国民彩票

Biography

Dr. Jeff Karabanow is Professor of Social Work at 国民彩票 in the Faculty of Health and cross-appointed with International Development Studies, College of Sustainability and The School of Health and Human Performance. He has worked with homeless young people in Toronto, Montreal, Halifax and Guatemala. His research focuses primarily upon housing stability, service delivery systems, trauma, and homeless youth culture. He has completed a film documentary looking at the plight of street youth in Guatemala City and several animated shorts on Canadian street youth culture. He has numerous academic publications in these areas including: Being Young and Homeless: Understanding how youth enter and exit street life. (Peter Lang Inc 听NY.,2004) ; Leaving the Streets: Stories of Canadian Youth (Fernwood Publishing, Halifax, 2010) and Homeless Youth and the Search for Stability (WLU Press Inc., Ontario, 2018). Dr. Karabanow is one of the founding members of Halifax鈥檚 Out of The Cold Emergency Shelter and is the Co-Director of the 国民彩票 School of Social Work Community Clinic. He was awarded the 国民彩票 Faculty of Health Senior Research Award (2014) and the William Webster Excellence in Interprofessional Education Award (2019). He is also a recent awardee of the Senate of Canada 150 Medal (2019).

New Media

An animated short exploring the homelessness sector in two Nova Scotian communities during the early phases of COVID. It is based on the SSHRC-funded 2021 study entitled "COVID-19 and Homelessness: Promoting Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery in Two Communities in Nova Scotia" by Jeff Karabanow, Kaitrin Doll, Catherine Levitan-Reid, Jean Hughes and Haorui Wu. Narration: Jeff Karabanow. Illustration/Animation: Shannon Long. Compositing: Patrick Long.听Chellist: Colin Matthews.听

The animated short entitled Walking Through Wonderland captures a glimpse of youth homelessness in a surreal and edgy manner. Framed around two characters building a friendship on the street, this artistic work highlights the dualisitic nature of youth homeless culture - on one hand there is a sense of community and safety; on the other hand, many of these young people have experienced traumatic family pasts and exploitative street encounters. The film was funded by The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and is loosely based on health focused research carried out by Drs. Jeff Karabanow and Jean Hughes of 国民彩票 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Bryan Hofbauer and Derek Jessome developed the film in collaboration with group of youth who have experienced homelessness.

The poetic narrative of "This Film Is More Than Its Title" is the brainchild of Melanie Barron and exposes longing for both acceptance and independence in modern day culture. The film's ryhtmic lyrics told through stop-motion animation share a sense of deep loneliness and betrayal, but at the same time, a nonchalant resilience. The animated short was supported through Drs Jeff Karabanow and Jean Hughes Social Science and Humanities Research Council street youth film camp.