Dr. Roxane Caron

Associate Professor

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Biography

Roxane Caron is an Associate Professor within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the School of Social Work, Université de Montréal. Her research interests center around the life experiences of refugee women, particularly the challenges they face in refugee camps, as well as their struggles, strengths, and resistance strategies. She examines the transformations that refugee women undergo in exile, focusing on how their identities and affiliations maintain or change. Her research also covers themes such as immigration controls, clandestine migration, and forced migrations, with a current concentration on populations in the Middle East and Quebec. As a qualitative researcher, Caron utilizes life narratives and ethnography, emphasizing intersectional feminist, decolonial, and transnational theoretical frameworks. Her dedication to social work practice is rooted in a transnational and decolonial perspective, intersecting theory with real-world challenges faced by marginalized communities.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2015-01-01 — Present

Université de Montréal • Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Teaching and conducting research focused on refugee women's experiences and social work practices.

Courses

SVS-6931 – Practical Intervention Seminar SVS-69342 – Internship Seminar 2

Requirements for Université de Montréal

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
MSc in Pharmacology or equivalent Research supervisor confirmation
Application Checklist
  • Transcripts
  • Birth certificate
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Proof of French proficiency (B2/C1)
Specialization Notes

Department of Pharmacology and Physiology - Research intensive with options in Neuropharmacology and Pharmacogenomics.