Samantha Abel Ph.D., Msw, Rsw

Samantha Abel, PhD, MSW, RSW, is a Clinical Social Worker at Flemingdon Health Centre since 2014 and operates a Private Practice as a Therapist since 2020. Abel has served as a Facilitator for Weight Stigma DEI Training since 2013 and was a Research Investigator at Ryerson University from 2016 to 2018, focusing on increasing fashion accessibility for plus-size consumers. As a Teaching Assistant at York University from 2014 to 2017, courses included Power and Society and Social Change in Canada, along with research involvement in poverty-related studies. Prior experience includes roles at the Centre For Independent Living, Community Action Resource Centre, and George Herman House, along with relevant educational qualifications from Toronto Metropolitan University and York University.