Barbara Lee, University of British Columbia

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of British Columbia profile.

Latest papers

Decision-Making and Relationship Competence When Reporting Suspected Physical Abuse and Child Neglect: An Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation.
Clinical social work journal · 2021
Decision-Making Factors in the Mandatory Reporting of Child Maltreatment.
Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2019 · senior author
Asian-Canadian children and families involved in the child welfare system in Canada: A mixed methods study.
Child abuse & neglect · 2017 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Resilience at a Cost: Deconstructing Resilience and its Hidden Consequences for Immigrant Workers in three Canadian Provinces
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$366,811
Strengthening mental health services through enhancing the capacity of health workers in Somalia (MH Care-Somalia)
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$420,752
Bridging Critical Social Work Education and Clinical Practice: A Design-Based Research Study Using Simulated Practice
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$73,318

All 6 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Decision-Making and Relationship Competence When Reporting Suspected Physical Abuse and Child Neglect: An Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation.

Tufford L, Lee B, Bogo M, Wenghofer E, Etherington C, Thieu V, Zhao R

Clinical social work journal2021

DOI: 10.1007/s10615-020-00785-6 PMID: 33583967

02

Decision-Making Factors in the Mandatory Reporting of Child Maltreatment.

Tufford L, Lee B

Journal of child & adolescent trauma2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s40653-018-0211-2 PMID: 32318195

03

Asian-Canadian children and families involved in the child welfare system in Canada: A mixed methods study.

Lee B, Fuller-Thomson E, Fallon B, Trocmé N, Black T

Child abuse & neglect2017First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.06.022 PMID: 28686926

Resilience at a Cost: Deconstructing Resilience and its Hidden Consequences for Immigrant Workers in three Canadian Provinces

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gyan, Charles

$366,811

Strengthening mental health services through enhancing the capacity of health workers in Somalia (MH Care-Somalia)

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ibrahim, Mohamed

Keywords: Conflict Settings; Health Workers; Mental Health; Mhgap; Psychosocial Support; Somalia

$420,752

Bridging Critical Social Work Education and Clinical Practice: A Design-Based Research Study Using Simulated Practice

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lee, Barbara

Keywords: social work practice; social work education; critical social work; design-based research; simulation; mixed methods research

$73,318

Bridging Critical Social Work Education and Clinical Practice: A Design-Based Research Study Using Simulated Practice

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Asakura, Kenta

Keywords: social work practice; social work education; critical social work; design-based research; simulation; mixed methods research

$35,768

Exploring the Barriers and Facilitators for Effective Child Welfare Intervention for Asian-Canadian Children and Families: Perspectives of Service Users and Service Providers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Lee, Barbara

Keywords: Asian; Children; Families; Child Welfare; Child Protection; Child Abuse and Neglect; Social Work; Best Practices

$74,390

Promising Practices for Children and Youth: A Model of Canada-China Collaboration

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Tam, Dora M.Y.

Keywords: children and youth mental health; Canada-China collaboration

$199,590

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

School of Social Work
Other Social Work
Other

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Lea Tufford

Other Social Work

2 shared papers, latest 2021

Esme Fuller-Thomson

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2017

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Lee, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Decision-Making and Relationship Competence When Reporting Suspected Physical Abuse and Child Neglect: An Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation." (2021), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Bridging Critical Social Work Education and Clinical Practice: A Design-Based Research Study Using Simulated Practice" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]