Meg Gibson is a visiting scholar and lecturer (True Visitor) in the School of Social Work at York, teaching courses on critical social work theory, practice, and research.

Meg Gibson is a visiting scholar and lecturer (True Visitor) in the School of Social Work at York, teaching courses on critical social work theory, practice, and research.

Margaret F. (Meg) Gibson completed her BA at Harvard University in History and Science, and her MSW and PhD at the University of Toronto in Social Work, with collaborative degrees in Women and Gender Studies. She has practiced in a variety of social work settings, including harm reduction programs, HIV programs, and mental health services. Most recently her research has focused on disability service systems and related discourses, starting from the everyday experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) parents. Her interests include disability studies, LGBTQ communities, the uptake of neuroscience in human services, research methods, parenting, and the history and philosophy of social work. Meg’s work has been published in journals including Disability & Society; The British Journal of Social Work; Culture, Health, & Sexuality; Disability Studies Quarterly; The Journal of Homosexuality; and Signs: A Journal of Women and Culture. She has edited a book collection entitled Queering Motherhood: Narrative and Theoretical Perspectives (Demeter Press, 2014).

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