Monica Sesma Vazquez
Positions
Assistant Professor and Couple and Family Therapy Program Coordinator
Faculty of Social Work
Contact information
Web presence
Phone number
Office: +1 (403) 220-5767
Location
2500 University Drive NW : MacKimmie TowerRoom 336
For media enquiries, contact
Don McSwiney
Office: +1.403.220.7083
Email: dmcswine@ucalgary.ca
Twitter: @UCalgary_FSW
Background
Educational Background
PhD Psychology, Universidad de las Americas, Mexico City,
MSW Social Work clinical specialization, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary,
MSc Psychology, Universidad de las Americas, Mexico City,
Biography
Monica Sesma-Vazquez, PhD, RSW, RMFT-SM (She/Ella)
Monica is a social constructionist-oriented social worker, family therapist, educator, supervisor, and researcher who lives in the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy) and Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, Canada. Monica is an Assistant Professor and the Academic Coordinator of the Couple and Family Therapy Program at the Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary. She is the Research Coordinator of the Calgary Family Therapy Centre. Monica is currently a Board Member of the Canadian Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Her current clinical and research interests focus on relational and systemic work with undeserved communities. Monica research focuses on mental health and wellbeing, children and their families, immigrants, refugees, and newcomers’ issues, and gender-based violence.
Research
Areas of Research
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Families and children
- Newcomers, immigrants, and refugees
- Clinical social work
- Family therapy
- Qualitative methodologies
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| SOWK 602 |
Awards
- Student Supervision, Mentorship, and Supporting Teaching Award, Faculty of Social Work. 2023
- Graduate Teaching Excellence Award, Faculty of Social Work. 2022
- Outstanding Contribution Award, Taos Institute. 2022
- Outstanding Contribution Award, Taos Institute. 2016
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