Vice-President and Provost
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cheryl Regehr is the Vice-President and Provost for the University of Toronto. Former Dean of the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, she is a Professor in the Faculty of Social Work, and has cross-appointments to the Faculty of Law and the Institute for Medical Sciences at University of Toronto. She is also a visiting professor in the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health & Social Care Workforce at King's College London in the UK.
Professor Regehr’s practice background includes direct service in forensic social work and emergency mental health and in the administration of mental health programs. She was the director of the Crisis Response Team at Pearson International Airport, served on the mental health advisory for the Department of National Defence and Veteran’s Affairs Canada, and is currently a member of the CIHR Mental Health Advisory Group for COVID-19.
Professor Regehr’s six books and over 150 scholarly articles focus on forensic mental health; trauma and recovery; and stress, trauma and decision-making in high stress professions. This research was has been recognized by the International Campbell Collaboration for Systematic Reviews and the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. Her current Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada funded research projects involve testing a new model for improving professional decision-making in situations of risk and uncertainty; and understanding trauma in archivists. A further project explores the impact of video evidence of violent crime on those involved in the justice system.
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Sunday, November 13, 2022
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM