Stephanie Begun

Dr. Stephanie Begun is an Associate Professor, PhD Director, and RBC Chair in Applied Social Work Research at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work. Her research focuses on improving the health and well-being of equity-deserving youth, with particular attention to youths' reproductive and sexual health access, education, and outcomes. She is also the co-founder and the co-director of the Youth Wellness Lab at the University of Toronto, a research collaborative that brings together academic researchers, community-based partners, and youth, with a shared goal of improving services and outcomes across multiple intersecting domains by, with, and for youth.