Tanya Smith

BA (UNB), BSc (UNB), BSW (STU), MSW (Dal)
Assistant Professor / Field Education Coordinator (2023)
tdsmith@stu.ca

Tanya is a registered social worker with experience in the areas of child protection, sexual violence, trauma-informed practice, and impacts of trauma-exposed work. Tanya has provided workshops, training, and consultation to service providers and organizations in the areas of sexual violence, intervention services, trauma-informed practices, and the impacts of trauma-exposed work.

Tanya taught in the School of Social Work at STU part-time for five years before becoming full-time faculty in 2023 in the role of assistant professor and field education coordinator. As the field education coordinator, Tanya is responsible for the development, coordination, administration, and management of field education in the School of Social Work.

Tanya has a strong passion for trauma-informed practices, maintaining wellness in trauma-exposed work, and connecting social work theory to practice. Research interests include trauma-informed practice, gender-based violence, and social work field education.