Tara Black

Tara Black joined the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work (FIFSW) in October 2013 as an Assistant Professor on a contractually limited-term appointment (CLTA). Now an Associate Professor, Dr. Black has over 20 years of child welfare experience in various capacities including positions at youth treatment centres, front-line child protection, co-manager for the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (CIS-2008), co-manager of the Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (OIS-2023) and managing the Ontario Child Abuse and Neglect Data Systems (OCANDS) project at the University of Toronto. Her current research interests are in child maltreatment, intimate partner violence, resilience, and research methods.