Delores V. Mullings
Institution: Memorial University
Country: Canada
Delores is an Associate Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland in the School of Social Work.
She is a member of a large extended family and is the mother of two living children.
Delores' community based experience is located in hostels and shelters, sexual assault centres and child welfare agencies working primarily with and for women who are survivors of partner assault, street involved and/or homeless. Her scholarly interests are aligned with the concept of Anti-Black racism and the theoretical orientation of Critical Race Theory through which she explores topics such as Black mothering, health and social needs of older Black Caribbean Canadian adults, older immigrants, Black queer older adults, institutional racism, newcomers in rural and small urban centres and professional attraction and retention in rural and remote areas. Her other areas of interest include teaching and learning andragogy such as community service learning, the scholarship of teaching and learning, student centred learning, interdisciplinary collaboration, international distance collaborative teaching and mentorship.
She is a member of a large extended family and is the mother of two living children.
Delores' community based experience is located in hostels and shelters, sexual assault centres and child welfare agencies working primarily with and for women who are survivors of partner assault, street involved and/or homeless. Her scholarly interests are aligned with the concept of Anti-Black racism and the theoretical orientation of Critical Race Theory through which she explores topics such as Black mothering, health and social needs of older Black Caribbean Canadian adults, older immigrants, Black queer older adults, institutional racism, newcomers in rural and small urban centres and professional attraction and retention in rural and remote areas. Her other areas of interest include teaching and learning andragogy such as community service learning, the scholarship of teaching and learning, student centred learning, interdisciplinary collaboration, international distance collaborative teaching and mentorship.