Catrina Brown, Dalhousie University

Research

neoliberalism mental health social work social justice

Latest papers

Neoliberalism, Control of Trans and Gender Diverse Bodies and Social Work.
Journal of evidence-based social work (2019) · 2023
Challenging the Constraints of Neoliberalism and Biomedicalism: Repositioning Social Work in Mental Health.
Qualitative health research · 2022 · first author
Dismantling Addiction Services: Neoliberal, Biomedical and Degendered Constraints on Social Work Practice.
International journal of mental health and addiction · 2022

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Interrogating the Impact of Neoliberalism on Social Justice Approaches to Mental Health in Social Work
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$99,982
Challenging dominant addiction discourse: making harm reduction work for women with alcohol use problems
SSHRC · 2005 · Principal investigator
$179,868

All 2 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Neoliberalism, Control of Trans and Gender Diverse Bodies and Social Work.

Doll K, Brown C, Johnstone M, Ross N

Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)2023

DOI: 10.1080/26408066.2023.2192707 PMID: 37330682

02

Challenging the Constraints of Neoliberalism and Biomedicalism: Repositioning Social Work in Mental Health.

Brown C, Johnstone M, Ross N, Doll K

Qualitative health research2022First author

DOI: 10.1177/10497323211069681 PMID: 35382646

03

Dismantling Addiction Services: Neoliberal, Biomedical and Degendered Constraints on Social Work Practice.

Ross N, Brown C, Johnstone M

International journal of mental health and addiction2022

DOI: 10.1007/s11469-022-00779-0 PMID: 35368454

04

Harm Reduction for Women in Treatment for Alcohol Use Problems: Exploring the Impact of Dominant Addiction Discourse.

Brown C, Stewart SH

Qualitative health research2021First author

DOI: 10.1177/1049732320954396 PMID: 32985360

Interrogating the Impact of Neoliberalism on Social Justice Approaches to Mental Health in Social Work

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Brown, Catrina G.

Keywords: neoliberalism; mental health; social work; social justice

$99,982

Challenging dominant addiction discourse: making harm reduction work for women with alcohol use problems

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Brown, Catrina G.

Keywords: women; addictions; harm reduction; alcohol use; mental health; health; health education; health policy; feminist practice; women centered theory and practice; feminist/postmodern theory and practice; narrative theory and practice

$179,868

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

Marjorie Johnstone

Faculty

3 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: neoliberalism Dear Professor Brown, 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 "Neoliberalism, Control of Trans and Gender Diverse Bodies and Social Work." (2023), 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 "Interrogating the Impact of Neoliberalism on Social Justice Approaches to Mental Health in Social Work" (2020), 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]