*In April 2022, the university announced our new name of Toronto Metropolitan University, which will be implemented in a phased approach. Learn more about our next chapter.*
Dr. Henry Parada
Dr. Henry Parada is a Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University cross-appointed to Social Work and Immigration and Settlement Studies. From 2012 to 2015 he served as the Graduate Program Director at the School of Social Work. Dr. Parada currently teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses at Toronto Metropolitan University, and is also a regular guest lecturer at universities in the Dominican Republic. Dr. Parada’s program of research – focused on child protection, family violence, and children’s rights – has been directly shaped by his theoretical training in sociology, his on-the-ground social work experiences, and his personal ties to the Caribbean region and Latin American culture. He has published in the area of child protection and governance of workers and clients, institutional ethnography, the construction of subject locations, and community social work and education in Latin American. Dr. Parada has extensive experience collaborating with individuals, organizations, and institutions on the development, implementation, and evaluation of community driven and community focused projects. Dr. Parada immigrated to Canada from El Salvador and completed his BSW, MSW, and PhD in Toronto. Prior to taking up his academic appointment, he spent nine years working as a child protection worker.
"For every single success you have, you may have nine failures; and that's the nature of academia. So, be passionate about what you are doing, continue doing it, and try to work in partnership with some of your colleagues."
TMCIS occupies space in the traditional and unceded territory of nations including the Anishnaabeg, the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples, and territory which is also now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. This territory is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit, as well as the Williams Treaties signed with multiple Mississaugas.