Teresa Macías
Assistant Professor
Office: Ross Building, S816
Phone: (416)736-2100 Ext: 66319
Email: tmacias@yorku.ca
Primary website: http://www.yorku.academia.edu/TeresaMacias
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Accepting New Graduate Students
Teresa Macías earned a Ph.D. from OISE at the University of Toronto. Her Ph.D. Thesis entitled "On the Pawprints of Terror": The Human Rights Regime and the Production of Truth and Subjectivity in Post-Authoritarian Chile traces 20 years of history in the development of Chilean state policy to deal with human rights abuses. Her work deals with issues of disappearances, torture, truth commissions and compensation policy. Her research and teaching interests also include professional and research ethics, and critical anti-racist and anti-colonial practice and teaching methods.
Degrees
PhD, Oise/University of TorontoMaster of Education, Oise/University of Toronto
BSW, Ryerson University
Research Interests
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | GS/SOWK5250 3.0 | A | Graduate Research Seminar | SEMR |
| Fall 2025 | AP/SOWK4130 3.0 | A | Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees | LECT |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2026 | AP/SOWK4020 3.0 | N | Issues in the Study of the Welfare State | SEMR |
| Winter 2026 | GS/SOWK5450 3.0 | M | Practice Research Paper Seminar | SEMR |
Teresa Macías earned a Ph.D. from OISE at the University of Toronto. Her Ph.D. Thesis entitled "On the Pawprints of Terror": The Human Rights Regime and the Production of Truth and Subjectivity in Post-Authoritarian Chile traces 20 years of history in the development of Chilean state policy to deal with human rights abuses. Her work deals with issues of disappearances, torture, truth commissions and compensation policy. Her research and teaching interests also include professional and research ethics, and critical anti-racist and anti-colonial practice and teaching methods.
Degrees
PhD, Oise/University of TorontoMaster of Education, Oise/University of Toronto
BSW, Ryerson University
Research Interests
All Publications
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | GS/SOWK5250 3.0 | A | Graduate Research Seminar | SEMR |
| Fall 2025 | AP/SOWK4130 3.0 | A | Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees | LECT |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2026 | AP/SOWK4020 3.0 | N | Issues in the Study of the Welfare State | SEMR |
| Winter 2026 | GS/SOWK5450 3.0 | M | Practice Research Paper Seminar | SEMR |
