Dr. Shelley L. Craig

Shelley L. Craig, PhD, LCSW is professor of Social Work at the Factor Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto and Canada Research Chair in Sexual and Gender Minority Youth (SGMY). She has published extensively and generated research funding to develop research and practice that cultivates resilience in the lives of SGMY, particularly leveraging information and communication technologies and evidence-informed interventions. She is the Principal Investigator of the International Partnership for Queer Youth Resilience (INQYR) and the international student training network (ISTN). Dr. Craig has been engaged in many community organizations including as Co-Chair of WorldPride, Vice-President of PFLAG National, and is grateful to be the recipient of multiple awards including the Ontario Association of Social Work (OASW) Inspirational Social Work Leader. As co-developer and purveyor of the AFFIRM interventions, Dr. Craig is actively involved in research, training, and consulting associated with effective implementation across a wide range of sites both nationally and internationally.