Director, Community-Based Research
brenda [ at ] wellesleyinstitute.com
Brenda Roche, PhD is Director of Community-Based Research at the Wellesley Institute, an independent non-profit research and policy institute working to advance health equity through community-based research, community engagement, social innovation and policy development. She has recently returned to Toronto from the UK, where she was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Anthropology and Health at the Gender, Violence and Health Centre of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She comes with academic and community based research experience exploring social and health issues in urban settings, including homelessness, sexual health, violence and psychological trauma and distress. Her doctorate, through the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, examined discourses on trauma' that operate within the context of refugee resettlement, and how these influence health and social care practices for women (and their families) seeking political asylum in the United Kingdom.
