Keynote Speakers Mary Daly and Michael Ungar
Our keynote speaker on Thursday, 15 May, is Mary Daly, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the Department and a Fellow of Green Templeton College.
Mary Daly’s research interests and expertise are international in scope, focused on the analysis of social policy in OECD countries, with a particular interest in family, gender, care/social care, and poverty. Most of her work is comparative, in both European and international contexts.
Mary Daly researches the following social policy areas:
family policy, including parenting, policies for children, and the governance of family life; gender differences and inequalities; care systems, especially in regard to meeting needs, complexity, and inequalities; poverty and welfare; comparative social policy development; and EU social policy.
Our keynote speaker on Friday, 16 May, is the founder and Director of the Resilience Research Centre at Dalhousie University, Michael Ungar.
In 2022, Dr. Ungar was ranked the number one social work scholar in the world in recognition of his ground-breaking work as a family therapist and resilience researcher.
His work has influenced the way human development and organizational processes are understood and studied globally, with much of Dr. Ungar’s clinical work and scholarship focused on the resilience of marginalized children, families, and adult populations experiencing mental health challenges at home and in the workplace.
Dr. Ungar’s work emphasizes how to use the theory of resilience to increase both individual and institutional agility during crises.