Dr. Mandeep Mucina

Biography

Mandeep has dedicated 20 years working alongside children, youth, and families in diverse contexts in Canada. She began her career in Victoria with after-school care and youth programming, earning her degree in Child and Youth Care. In Vancouver, she served as a child protection worker with the Aboriginal Family Services team, supporting Indigenous children and youth in care and working with families for reunification. During this time, Mandeep began supporting women and girls involved in the child protection system and survivors of family, domestic, and sexualized violence. Inspired by resilience and resistance, she pursued a Master of Social Work to deepen her practice in the gender-based violence sector. After obtaining her MSW, Mandeep worked with migrant families facing family violence, focusing particularly on young girls experiencing “honour”-related violence, which informed her PhD research. She earned her doctorate in Adult Education and Community Development from the OISE at the University of Toronto, where her research examined “honour”-related violence within life histories of South Asian women. Since joining the University of Victoria in 2017, Mandeep has taught child welfare practice courses and theory research courses in undergraduate and graduate programs.

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