Dr. Jill Hanley is a Professor at the 91社区 School of Social Work and Scientific Director of the SHERPA University Institute on Migration, Health and Social Services (). Dr. Hanley鈥檚 work focuses on closing the gaps between policies and practice concerning the social rights of migrant populations. This is reflected across the various realms of her work, including at Sherpa, where she leads a team of researchers in studies to enhance front-line interventions with migrants and propose policy changes to improve access to social rights by this group.
Dr. Hanley joined the faculty in 2006, coming to the School of Social Work having previously garnered experience at Tufts University (Boston), l'Universit茅 de Montr茅al and the Universit茅 Libre de Bruxelles. In her varied fields of study, be they Anthropology, Urban and Environmental Policy or Social Work, Dr. Jill Hanley consistently addresses issues of community development and social rights.
Throughout the past 20 years, Dr. Hanley has researched access to health, housing and labour rights for precarious status migrants - temporary foreign workers, refugee claimants and undocumented migrants, in particular. In this context, Dr. Hanley鈥檚 research explores strategies for promoting access to social rights at the individual, family and community level. A principal goal behind Dr. Hanley's research is to document the challenges faced by the migrants so that the information can be used to strengthen community groups in their development and pursuit of rights as well as to inform policy change. Her students often have the opportunity to connect to community-based initiatives through their academic work.
Dr. Hanley works closely with a number of community organizations where she engages in policy dialogue to highlight the needs of marginalized migrant communities. She is a co-founder of Montreal鈥檚 Immigrant Workers鈥� Centre, where she has been actively involved since 2000. As well, Dr. Hanley teaches courses on migration, social policy and anti-racism.
Education
Postdoctoral Studies, Universit茅 Libre de Bruxelles, Groupe d鈥櫭塼udes sur l鈥橢thnicit茅, la听Migration, le Racisme et l鈥橢xclusion (GERME), Institut de Sociologie (2004-2006)
PhD, Universit茅 de Montr茅al, Service social (2004)
Master of Arts, Tufts University, Urban and Environmental Policy (1999)
Bachelor of Social Work, 91社区, School of Social Work (1997)
Bachelor of Arts, 91社区, First Class Joint Honours in Anthropology and Geography
with a specialisation in Sustainable Community and International Development (1995)
Employment
2019-present Scientific Director, Centre de recherche SHERPA, Institut universitaire sur les 茅tudes ethnoculturelles, CIUSSS-Centre-Ouest
2006-present Associate Professor
91社区, Faculty of Arts, School of Social Work
Practice Experience
2000-辫谤别蝉别苍迟听听听 Immigrant Workers鈥� Centre: Coordination and administration; community organising; member of the Steering Committee; individual rights advising; workplace campaigns; popular education; supervision of student interns
2002-present听听听 Centre for Philippine Concerns: Popular Education Committee member; human rights campaigns; delegate to 2005 International Solidarity Mission (human rights investigation) and 2003 International Solidarity Affair in the Philippines (Labour Rights Conference), followed by six-week internship with people鈥檚 organisations in rural areas
2005-present听听听 Front de d茅fense des non-sydiqu茅s (FDNS): Member of migrant workers鈥� working group
2008-present听听听 R茅seau d鈥檃cc猫s 脿 la sant茅 pour les migrants (RASMi): Founding member; active in the M茅decins du Monde Clinique migrant
2010-辫谤别蝉别苍迟听听听 Canadian Council for Refugees: Member of working group on temporary foreign workers
2010-present听听听 Committee d鈥檃ction sur la traite internationale et interne (CATHII): Member of working group on human trafficking
2008-2012听听听听 脡DIFIS (脡quit茅 en D茅veloppement Immobilier 脿 des Fins d鈥橧nt茅r锚t Social): Founding Board member; secretary
1994-2009听听听听 Project Genesis: Storefront social rights advisor (1994-1997, 1999-2004); door-knocking (1994-1997); Board member (2000-2004, 2007-2009); Administrative Committee听听听听 (2005-2009)
1999-2008听听听听 Comit茅 d鈥檃ction de Parc Extension: Housing organizing & advocacy (1999-2004); Board member (2000-2004, 2006-2008)
Research
Areas of interest
- Social policy: immigration/refugee policy; labour rights; health; social housing
- Community organizing: cross-cultural; feminist; neighbourhood; anti-poverty; immigration; labour
- Community development: housing; community economic development
Active grants
2019-2024 Drolet, J., Wulff, Nicholas, Charles, Ayala, Hanley (site leader, Quebec), et al. Transforming the field education landscape; intersection of research and practice in Canadian social work field education. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). $1,980,640
2019-2021 Hanley, J. (Principal Investigator), Rousseau, C., Audet, G., et al. Sant茅, intervention sociale et immigration: des transformations globales aux adaptations locales, subvention, infrastructures. FQRSC Soutien aux infrastructures des recherche des institut et des centres affili茅s universitaires du sec. $332,000
2019-2020 Cleveland, J., Hanley, J. Acc猫s aux services m茅dicaux et m茅dicaments d鈥檕rdonnance pour les demandeurs d鈥檃sile sur l鈥櫭甽e de Montr茅al. Centre d鈥檈xpertise sur le bien-锚tre et l鈥櫭﹖at de sant茅 physique des r茅fugi茅s et des demandeurs d鈥檃sile (CERDA) du CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest de-l鈥櫭巐e-de-Montr茅al. $11,000
2019-2021 Bradley, Allan, Cr茅peau, Grey, Madokoro, Hanley (Collaborator), et al. Refugee protection, losses and struggles for justice: from local to global contexts. FQRSC Soutien aux infrastructures des recherche des instituts et des centres affili茅s universitaires du sec. $78,000
2019-2021 Papazian-Zohrabian, Hanley, Lafortune, Cleveland, Armand, et al. Programmation de recherche interdisciplinaire bas茅e sur une approche syst茅mique visant une meilleure compr茅hension des r茅alit茅s complexes des familles r茅fugi茅es et demandeuses d'asile et la promotion des pratiques favorisant leur bien-锚tre psychosocial et leur int茅gration. FQRSC Soutien aux infrastructures des recherche des instituts et des centres affili茅s universitaires du sec. $85,266
2019-2020 Hanley, J. (Principal Investigator), Cleveland, J., Rousseau, C, et al. S鈥檌nstaller : Comprendre les enjeux du parcours et de l鈥檌nt茅gration des demandeurs d鈥檃sile au Qu茅bec. FRQSC Actions concert茅es. $179,000
2019-2020 Hanley, J. (Principal Investigator), Cleveland, J., Rousseau, C, et al. S鈥檌nstaller : Comprendre les enjeux du parcours et de l鈥檌nt茅gration des demandeurs d鈥檃sile au Qu茅bec. FRQSC Actions concert茅es. $179,000
2018-2023 Preston, Akanko, Bedard, Belkhodja, Davis, Dyson, Gabriel, Ghosh鈥� Hanley鈥� Hennebry, Mohamoud, Penca, Reichhold, Rose, Schlosser, Shahbazi, Shields, T眉reg眉n, Veronis鈥� Zikic. Building Migrant Resilience in Urban Canada (BMRC). SSHRC Partnership Grant. $1,000,000
2018-2020 Merry, L., Ruiz Casares, M, Hanley, J, Archambault, I. Migrant Families with Children and Transnational Family Support. SSHRC Insight Development Grant. $60625
2016-2021 Hynie, M., Agic, Cleveland, Hanley (Site Leader, Montreal), Ives, McGrath, McKenzie, et al. Refugee integration and long-term health outcomes in Canada. CIHR Project Scheme. $1.34 million ($380,892 for Montreal).
2012-2019听 Neis, B. (P.I听.), Arnold, Aure, Barber, Barnetson, Bornstein, Cresswell, Dorow, Dupr茅, Gravel, Greenwood, Hanley, High, Hughes, Jackson, Johnson, Leiter, Lippel, Macdonald鈥� On the Move: Employment-Related Geographical Mobility in the Canadian Context. SSHRC Partnership Grant. ($ 2,500,000)
听2011-2013听 Gravel, S. (P.I.), Hanley, J., Bernstein, S., and Bourdabat, B. L'embauche des travailleurs 茅trangers temporaires dans le secteur de la transformation alimentaire et de l'horticulture ornementale : enjeux de gestion et de conditions de travail. SSHRC Operating Grant. ($60,000)
2009-2013听听 Rousseau, C. (P.I.), Rummens, A., Glass, Goldring, Hamilton, Hanley, J., Jimenez, Measham, Montgomery, Munoz, Nadeau, Ouimet, Ruiz, Simich, Vanthuyne, Wazana, and Zelkowitz. The migratory status of the child and limited access to health care: Equity and ethical challenges. CIHR Operating Grants. ($604,368)
Completed grants
2008-2012听听听听听听 HANLEY, J. (P.I.), L'acc猫s aux services sociaux et aux soins de sant茅 pour les travailleurs migrants temporaires: Strat茅gies d'action individuelles, familiales et collectives. Fonds qu茅b茅cois de la recherche sociale et culturelle (脡tablissement des nouveaux chercheurs, FQRSC). ($45,000)
2008-2012听听听听听听 HANLEY, J. (P.I.), DAGENAIS, L.F., GRAVEL, S., LIPPEL, K., and SHRAGGE, E. The Right to Health and Social Services for Precarious Status Migrants to Quebec: Access to Medicare & Workers鈥� Compensation. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). ($150,000)
2010-2011听听听听听听 WALSH, C. (P.I.) et al, HANLEY J. (P.I. Montreal site), IVES, N., and RACINE, G. Uncovering Invisibility(ies): Understanding Experiences of Newcomer Women across the Homeless Spectrum. HRSDC Homelessness Partnering Strategy, Homelessness Knowledge Development Grant.听 ($20,000)
听2010-2011听听听听听听 GURUGE, S. (P.I.), MATSUOKA, A. et al, BEAULIEU, M. (P.I. Quebec site), GAL, S., HANLEY, J., LITHWICK, M., & SUSSMAN, T. Moving forward: Development of a program of research on prevention of abuse and neglect, and health promotion among older immigrant women. CIHR Meetings, Planning, and Dissemination (MPD) Grant. ($25,000)
Professional Grants and Contracts听2012-2014听听听听听听 Comit茅 d'action contre la traite humaine interne et internationale (CATHII), HANLEY, J., OXMAN-MARTINEZ, J., and RICARD-GUAY, A. Besoins et ressources pour les victimes de la traite des personnes. S茅curit茅 publique Canada. ($200,000)
2011-2013听听听听听听 J. HANLEY and A. CHOUDRY in partnership with the Immigrant Workers Centre. Les droits sociaux des travailleurs migrants en r茅gions: un projet de d茅veloppement de comp茅tences des intervenants communautaires. MELS Fonds des services aux collectivit茅s. ($70,000)
2010-2012听听听听听听 HANLEY, J. (P.I.) and SHRAGGE, E. in partnership with the Immigrant Workers 听听听 Centre. Les droits du travail et de l鈥檌mmigration des travailleurs migrants听: un projet de听 d茅veloppement de capacit茅 en 茅ducation populaire. Minist猫re de l鈥櫭ヾucation, des loisirs et 听听听听听听 du sport (Fonds de service aux collectivit茅s) ($78,000)
Independent research
听2012-2013听听听听听听 HANLEY, J (P.I.), BEEMAN, I, HANNAN, M and SJOLLEMA, S. Youth at risk and the Writers in the Community Program: an exploratory evaluation. (Unfunded research).
Publications
Peer-reviewed journal articles
Hanley, J., Ives, N., Lenet, J., Walsh, C. A., Hordyk, S.-R., Ben Soltane, S., & Este, D. (2019). Migrant women鈥檚 health and housing insecurity: an intersectional analysis.鈥�International Journal of Migration, Health & Social Care: 15(1): 90-106.
Tungohan, E., Hanley, J. (2019). Introduction to the themed section: a question of caring鈥恊thical and policy dilemmas arising from care migration.鈥� International Journal of Care and Caring. 3(2): 225-227.
Hanley, J., Al Mhamied, A., Cleveland, J., Hajjar, O., Hassan, G., Ives, N., Khyar, R., Hynie, M. (2018). The Social Networks, Social Support and Social Capital of Syrian Refugees Sponsored to Settle in Montreal: Indications from their early experiences of integration.鈥�Canadian Ethnic Studies鈥�50(2):鈥�123-149.鈥�
Hanley, J., Larios, L., Salamanca Cardona, M., Henaway, M., Dwaikat Shaer, N., Ben Soltane, S., Eid, P. (2018). Gender dynamics of temporary placement agency work: (Im)migrants, know your place! Canadian Diversity
Malhaire L., L. Castracani et J. Hanley (2018) 芦 La d茅fense des droits des travailleuses et travailleurs immigrants. Enjeux et d茅fis d鈥檜ne mobilisation collective 脿 Montr茅al 禄, Revue multidisciplinaire sur l鈥檈mploi, le syndicalisme et le travail. 11(1)鈥�: 32-59.
Beatson, J., Hanley, J., and Ricard-Guay, A. (2017). The Intersection of Exploitation and Coercion in Cases of Canadian Labour Trafficking. Journal of Law and Social Policy 26. (1): 137-158.
Gravel, S., Bernstein, S., Villanueva, F., Hanley, J., Crespo, D. (2017). Gestion de la diversit茅 dans les entreprises saisonni猫res qui embauchent des travailleurs 茅trangers temporaires. Canadian Ethnic Studies 49(2)
Hanley, J., Larios, L and J-H Koo. (2017). Does Canada 鈥淐are鈥� about Migrant Caregivers?: Implications under the Reformed Caregiver Program. Canadian Ethnic Studies 49(2):121-139.
Villanueva F, Gravel S, Bernstein S, Crespo D, Hanley, J. (2017). Precariedad y flexibilidad laboral en el sector agr铆cola: la situaci贸n de los trabajadores migrantes temporales en Quebec. Revista Analisis de la Realidad Nacional. 6(128): 66-85.
Hanley, J., & Wen, Y.. (2016). Social policy frameworks of exclusion: the challenge of protecting the social rights of 鈥榰ndocumented migrants鈥� in Quebec and Shanghai. Journal of Asian Public Policy, 1-19.
Meloni, F, Rousseau, C, Ricard-Guay, A, & Hanley, J. (2016). Invisible students: institutional invisibility and access to education for undocumented children. International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care.
Walsh, C. A., Hanley, J., Ives, N., & Hordyk, S. R. (2016). Exploring the experiences of newcomer women with insecure housing in Montr茅al Canada. Journal of International Migration and Integration, 17(3), 887-904.
Wen, Y., & Hanley, J. (2016). Enhancing Social Support for Migrant Families: A Case Study of Community Services in a Shanghai Urban Village and Implications for Intervention. Asian Social Work and Policy Review, 10(1), 76-89.
Hanley, J., Gravel S, Bernstein S. Villanueva F, Crespo Villareal D. (2015). Central American temporary foreign workers in Qu茅bec small towns: A portrait of community response. Journal of Rural and Community Development 10(3): 23-50.
Hordyk, Shawn Renee, Hanley, Jill, & Richard, 脡ric. (2015). "Nature is there; its free": Urban greenspace and the social determinants of health of immigrant families. Health & Place, 34, 74-82.
Villanueva, F, Crespo, D, Gravel, S, Bernstein, S, Hanley, J. (2015). Les travailleurs 茅trangers temporaires au Qu茅bec鈥�: le paradis un peu plus loin. Revue de droit compar茅 du travail et de la s茅curit茅 sociale. 1: 58-69.
Wen, Y, and Hanley, J. (2015). Rural-to-urban migration, family resilience, and policy framework for social support in China. Asian Social Work and Policy Review 9(1):18-28.
Gravel, S., Bernstein, S., Hanley, J., Villanueva, F., & Crespo-Villareal, D. (2014). Impact de l鈥檈mbauche des travailleurs 茅trangers temporaires sur la cohabitation de r茅sidence et des m茅tiers dans les communaut茅s rurales du Qu茅bec: le point de vue des employeurs. Diversit茅 urbaine, 14(2), 97-122.
Gravel, S., Villanueva, F., Hanley, J., Bernstein, S., Crespo, D., Ostiguy, E. (2014). Les mesures de sant茅 et s茅curit茅 au travail aupr猫s des travailleurs 茅trangers temporaires : le cas du secteur agro-alimentaire. PISTES, 16(2)
Hanley, J., Gravel, S., Lippel, K., Koo, J-H., (2014). Pathways to Healthcare for Migrant Workers: How can health entitlement influence occupational health trajectories? PISTES, 16(2)
Ives, N., Hanley, J., Walsh, C., Este, D. (2014). Transnational elements of newcomer women鈥檚 housing insecurity: remittances and social networks. Transnational Social Review 4(2-3):152-167.
Raymond, 脡., Greneir, A., and Hanley, J. (2014). The community participation of seniors with disabilities: A matter of self-determination, inclusive environments and identity integration. Journal of Applied and Community Psychology, 24(1): 50-62.
SJOLLEMA, S, HORDYK, S-R, WALSH, C, HANLEY, J, IVES, N. (accepted). Found Poetry, Finding Home. Journal of Poetry Therapy.
HANLEY, J, BEN SOLTANE, S and KOO, J-H. (forthcoming Spring 2013). Travailleurs migrants professionnels/Statut 鈥減eu qualifi茅鈥�: 茅volution de la non-reconnaissance des qualifications 茅trang猫res. Revue qu茅b茅coise de droit international.
BEN SOLTANE, S, HANLEY, J and HORDYK, S-R. (Fall 2012). R茅v茅ler l鈥檌tin茅rance des femmes immigrantes 脿 Montr茅al : documenter l鈥檌tin茅ra
nce diff茅remment. Revue F茅min脡tudes.
SIKKA, A, LIPPEL, K. and HANLEY, J. (Winter 2012). Access to Health Care and Workers鈥� Compensation for Precarious Migrants in Qu茅bec. Ontario and New Brunswick: 91社区 Journal of Law and Health Vol 4(3).
HANLEY, J. and VADDAPALLI, N. (2011). Les travailleuses domestiques: Proletariat 脿 domicile. Nouveaux cahiers du socialisme, No. 5.
HANLEY, J., PREMJI, S., LIPPEL, K., and MESSING, K. (2010). Action Research for the Health and Safety of Domestic Workers in Montreal: Using Numbers to Tell Stories and Effect Change. New Solutions 20(4):421-39.
BooksChoudry, A, Hanley, J, Shragge, E. (2012). Organize!: Building from the Local for Global Justice. Oakland, CA: PM Press.
Choudry, A., Hanley, J., Jordan, S., Shragge, E., and Stiegman, M. (2009). Fight Back: Workplace Justice for Immigrants. Blackpoint, NS: Fernwood Press.
Book chapters
Mbakogu, I. & Hanley, J. (2019). The Quest for Education as a Factor of Vulnerability to Child Trafficking: Reflections on 鈥渃hild rescue鈥� from the perspective of West African children. In Palgrave International Handbook on Human Trafficking, J. Winterdyk & J. Jones, eds. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Ricard-Guay, A. & Hanley, J. (2019). Challenges of addressing both forced labour and sexual exploitation. In Palgrave International Handbook on Human Trafficking, J. Winterdyk & J. Jones, eds. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Hanley, J., Stiegman, M., Speirs, K and Lavigne, V. (2018). 鈥淔oreigners鈥� on the family farm: An employment relationship with family on both sides. In S. Gervais, M.A. Poutanen, R. Iacovici (eds.), [Field] Brussels: Peter Lang Press, pp. 277-297.
Hanley, J. (2016). The 鈥淩egionalization鈥� of Immigration in Quebec: How has government policy shaped the social, employment and education experiences of newcomers to small cities and towns? In G. Tibe Bonifacio & J. Drolet (eds), Immigration and the Small City: Canadian Experiences and Perspectives. New York: Springer.
Koo, J-H., and Hanley, J. (2016). Migrant Live-In Caregivers: Control, Consensus and Resistance in the Workplace and the Community. In Unfree Labour? Struggles of Migrant and Immigrant Workers in Canada, eds. Aziz Choudry and Adrien Smith. Oakland: PM Press, 37-54.
Ricard-Guay, A. Hanley, J., Montgomery, Meloni, Rousseau. (2014). 脢tre sans papier et devenir m猫re au Qu茅bec鈥�: comment acc茅der aux soins de sant茅 n茅cessaires. In L鈥檌nt茅gration des familles d鈥檕rigines immigrantes, Faisal Kanout茅 et Gina Lafortune, eds. Montr茅al: PUM.
HANLEY, J., STEIGMAN, M., and SPEIRS, K. (forthcoming 2013). 鈥淔oreigners鈥� on the Quebec farm: An employment relationship with family on both sides. In S. Gervais, M.A. Poutanen, R. Iacovici (eds.), Being Quebecois: Ethnicity and Race in 19th to 21st Century Quebec. Montreal: 91社区-Queen鈥檚 University Press.
GAL, S. and J. HANLEY. (forthcoming). Elder Abuse: Is Precarious Immigration Status a Factor? In M. Baffoe (ed.), Strangers in a New Homeland, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
HANLEY, J., SHRAGGE, E., RIVARD, A., and KOO, J. (2012). 鈥淕ood enough to work? Good enough to stay!鈥� Organizing Temporary Foreign Workers. In C. Straehle and P. Lenard (eds.), Canada鈥檚 Guestworker Programs, Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
TORRES, S., SPITZER, D., HUGHES, K., and HANLEY, J. (2012). From Temporary Worker to Resident: The LCP and its Impact Through an Intersectional Lens. In C. Straehle and P. Lenard (eds.), Canada鈥檚 Guestworker Programs, Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
OXMAN-MARTINEZ, J. and HANLEY, J. (2011). An Intersectional Lens on Various Facets of Violence: Access to Health and Social Services for Women with Precarious Immigration Status. In Olena Hankivsky et al (eds.), Health Inequities in Canada: Intersectional Frameworks and Practices. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press.
Popular and Professional Journals听Hanley, J., Hachey, A., and T茅trault, A. (2017). Le droit international 脿 l鈥櫭ヾucation: un droit brim茅 pour les enfants sans statut au Qu茅bec. 脡ducation Canada 57(3).
Hanley, J., and Berry Mendez, M. (Winter 2015). Travailleurs 茅trangers temporaires: toujours plus pr茅caire. 脌 Babords 58.
Hanley, J., Beeman, Hannan, McKale, Sjollema. (Fall 2014). Youth at risk and the Writers in the Community Program: An exploratory evaluation. In the Know 4(1):6-8.
Ricard-Guay, A. Hanley, J., Dionne. (March 2014). Les personnes victimes de la traite au Qu茅bec鈥�: agissons ensemble pour assurer leur protection et r茅pondre 脿 leurs besoins. Agir de concert pour le mieux-锚tre des victimes. Montr茅al鈥�: CAVAC, p.7.
HANLEY, J. and SHRAGGE, E. (2010). Organizing Temporary Foreign Workers: Rights and Resistance as Canada shifts towards the use of Guestworkers. Social Policy, Fall 2010, Vol. 40(3), p6.
听CHOUDRY, A., HANLEY, J., Jordan, S., Shragge, E., & Stiegman, M. (2009). Respect et r茅sistance, 听Revue du CREMIS Vol. 2(4).
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