Following her Speaker Series lecture, you are warmly invited to join an informal afternoon coffee chat with Dr. Margarita Mondaca on research with minoritized communities.
This session will provide an opportunity to discuss various methods used to conduct research with minoritized communities. The different contexts of Canada and Sweden will be considered to highlight insights that researchers, community service providers, health professionals, and policymakers can learn from one another’s approaches. This conversation will include reflections on how to build meaningful research partnerships and strategies to remain responsive to dynamic changes in countries’ immigration policies. In particular, the discussion will emphasize the importance of highlighting the everyday, situated lived experiences of migrant populations.
This is an in-person event held in C.K. Choi 231, UBC Vancouver. Coffee, refreshments, and fun and inclusive vibes will be provided!
About Margarita Mondaca
Margarita Mondaca is an occupational therapist specializing in mental health and human rights, with over 20 years of clinical and educational experience across Latin America, Sweden, and international contexts. Her work focuses on populations facing vulnerability and marginalization, with particular attention to the ethical dimensions these conditions raise. Grounded in a commitment to human rights and equity, she emphasizes how health and social participation are shaped by broader social, economic and historical forces. Her current research explores everyday life and vulnerability among people living in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas and subjected to reinforcing stereotyping discourses. She is also chair of the examination board and faculty member for the European Master of Science in Occupational Therapy.
