Faye Mishna joined the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work in 1999 as an Assistant Professor. She served as the Dean from 2009-2019. She is currently a Professor Emerita in the Faculty and is the University Ombudsperson.  She is a Senior Fellow, Massey College. 

Her program of research focuses on bullying/cyberbullying; consensual sexting and non-consensual image sharing among youth; informal cyber technology use in social work practice; and clinical practice. An integral component of her research entails collaboration with community agencies and organizations.

She is the PI on one SSHRC Insight Grant: Consensual and Non-Consensual Sexting among Youth: Perspectives of Parents/Caregivers.

On behalf of the Faculty, Faye accepted the University of Toronto Northrop Frye Award for the Faculty’s Simulation Program in 2017. In 2016, she was awarded the Distinguished Recent Contributions Award from the Council of Social Work Education (U.S.A.). She is an Inaugural Fellow of the Society for Social Work and Research, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare. She maintains a small private practice in psychotherapy and consultation. 

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