I am privileged and grateful to work with many brilliant, creative and supportive people who “get stuff done”. Please visit the various Research Project websites, especially the GTV Incubator, and those listed in the Links page to see the people I work with across projects. Listed here are key staff and students involved in current work.
staff and post-doctoral fellows
Jen MacGregor, Senior Research Associate, Western University
jen macgregor, phd
I am a Senior Research Associate in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at Western University and a Community Research Associate at Western’s Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children.
I completed my PhD in Social Psychology, studying interpersonal relationships and self-esteem, at the University of Waterloo (2011). Desiring to be involved in research with greater potential for ‘real world’ impact, I began post-doctoral work on family violence and knowledge mobilization at Western University. In this role I received an Ontario Women’s Health Scholars Award to conduct a qualitative study on the work people do for their health, collaborated with the Region of Peel on a community-based research project, and began to contribute to interdisciplinary research projects involving violence experts from across Canada and beyond. For example, as a member of the Domestic Violence at Work Network (DVatWorkNet.org), I was a lead researcher on the first Canadian national study on the impacts of domestic violence on the workplace. Transitioning into a research associate role in 2015, I continued to work in the area of intimate partner violence, including managing a series of systematic review projects. My current projects include evaluating trauma- and violence-informed training initiatives (GTVIncubator.uwo.ca) and conducting a systematic review of qualitative research on the benefits and drawbacks of work for women exposed to intimate partner violence.
graduate students
Tanaz Javan, PhD,
Western University
tanaz javan, msc
My doctoral dissertation research, completed and successfully defended in early 2022, evaluated the implementation and integration of trauma- and violence-informed care (TVIC) into community-based health and social services in London, Ontario. My project used multiple case study methodology to qualitatively explore how organizations in different stages of TVIC implementation take up and integrate these principles and practices. My previous background in Psychology and Neuroscience provides a strong base of quantitative research methods.
Jill Veenendaal, BA, MA
Jill Veenendaal is PhD candidate in the Health Information Science program, Faculty of Information and Media Studies at Western University. She is supervised by Dr. Nadine Wathen. Her doctoral work focuses how COVID-19 affected the violence against women services sector. Jill's broad research interests include the role that trauma- and violence-informed (TVIC) practices can play in the health and social service settings. She holds a BA in Political Science and MA in Sociology, and has professional experience as a program evaluator.
Jill Veenendaal, PhD Candidate
Western University
caitlin burd, ba, ma
Caitlin Burd, PhD Candidate
Western University
Caitlin Burd is PhD candidate in the Health Information Science program, Faculty of Information and Media Studies at Western University, supervised by Dr. Nadine Wathen. Through her work as a relief Residential Counsellor at a women's shelter in Ontario, Canada, she developed a passion for supporting women and children experiencing abuse, and a desire to further her understanding of the systems involved in addressing intimate partner violence in Canada. Her broad research interests center on issues related to violence against women and gender inequality, intersectionality, and problem-setting in Canadian public policy. Caitlin's doctoral work focuses on analyzing the framing of intimate partner violence, and preventative solutions, in Canadian policy and federally funded programs to develop ways to strengthen Canada's approach to addressing violence. She completed her Master of Arts in Sociology in 2018 and Honours Specialization Bachelor of Arts in Criminology in 2015, both at Western University.
Naji naeemzadah, BA, MA
Naji Naeemzadah is a PhD candidate in the Health Information Science Department at Western University and is supervised by Dr. Nadine Wathen. His doctoral work focuses on the news media’s portrayal of intimate partner violence (IPV) during the COVID-19 pandemic and its implications for policy development in Canada. Naji holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy, Administration and Law, a Graduate diploma in Justice System Administration, a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, and a college diploma in Computer Networking.