Safia Abdulle

PhD Candidate

York University, Toronto, ON, Canada

2021 — 

I am a 5th year doctoral candidate at the School of Social Work.

I study the intersections of Blackness and disability. I work to understand how Black neurodivergence has been societally situated as pathology and deviance.

I am also a Course Director, and doctoral research assistant at the School of Social Work, and a doctoral teaching assistant in the Department of Human Rights at York University.

Awards and Fellowships:

• Graduate Merit Award, Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023
• Wilhelm Cohnstaedt Social Justice Award, York University, 2023
• Doctoral Graduate Fellowship, York University, 2021

Clinical Social Worker and Therapist

Ontario, Canada, Virtual and In-Person Services

2021 — 

I am a Registered Social Worker in Ontario, Canada. I hold a Masters in Social Work, a BA Honours in Developmental Psychology, and a certification of specialization in Autism and Behavioural Sciences.

I provide counselling, consultation, and clinical supports to children, youth, and young adults primarily those with minoritized backgrounds and identities.

I utilize strengths-based, anti-oppressive, anti-racist, neurodiversity-affirming approaches in my work.

Professor

Greater Toronto Area, ON, Canada

2022 — 

I am a Professor and Educator in the School of Community Services at Seneca College, teaching in the Mental Health, Addictions, and Mental Health Intervention programs.

I am passionate about using critically-focused, student-centered teaching pedagogies that supportively challenge student learning.

Community Service

Toronto, ON, Canada

2022 — 

I am a Board Member and Advisor at Level Justice – a national legal justice education organization.

I sit on the Board for the Black Youth Justice Program, which provides culturally relevant justice education and mentorship for Black youth in Canada.

As possible, I also volunteer for a number of local community agencies and research groups that support equity-focused work.