Tracey Bone

• Doctor of Philosophy (Social Work) - University of Manitoba, 2014
• Master of Social Work - University of Manitoba, 1998
• Bachelor of Social Work - University of Manitoba, 1984

Dr. Bone’s work focuses on human rights and social justice. Her research interests and expertise include:

• The scholarship of teaching and learning           
• Creative endeavour in social work education and practice
• Deaf studies                                                          
• Eating disorders and their impact
• Feminist practice/policy
• Criminal justice

Select recent and ongoing projects include:

Beyond the Books: Developing an interactive, case-based website*. 
Tracey Bone (PI), Eveline Milliken, Nancy Hansen & Leslie Tucker - 2022-2025
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Major Grant
Awarded: $18,054.00

Artists' voices: Exploring the role and impact of a community-based residency arts program for alumni artists.
Tracey Bone (PI) – 2024-2025
Faculty of Social Work Research and Knowledge Development Fund, University of Manitoba
Awarded: $5,000.00

Exploring the complex mental health and program access needs of Deaf and hard of hearing Manitobans
Tracey Bone (PI), Sherry Clark 
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Individual Partnership Engage Grant
Awarded: $17,234.00

The sibling experience of eating disorders
Tracey Bone (PI), Roberta Woodgate - 2018-2019
Faculty of Social Work Endowment Fund
Award: $3,180.50

Creating current Canadian content for Faculty of Social Work Feminist Perspectives courses
Tracey Bone, (PI), Eveline Milliken -2017-2019
Teaching Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) award
Award: $4,207.00

*Note: Website continues to be used in undergraduate courses

Dr. Bone teaches from an anti-oppressive, critical, and intersectional feminist perspective using creative pedagogy throughout her courses. She has co-created courses and supplemental course content at the undergraduate level and received funding to create an interactive case-based website that will be relevant and available for both undergraduate and graduate level courses. 

Dr. Bone returned from a one-year research study leave effective July 1, 2025. In the upcoming academic year, she will be teaching:

• SWRK 7620 – Paradigms, Methodologies and Methods for Social Work Research
• SWRK 7630 – Advanced Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families
• SWRK 2030 – Communication and Relational Skills in Social Work
• SWRK 3160 – Feminist Perspectives in Social Work Practice & Social Welfare Policy
• SWRK 4280 – Social Work with justice and mandated populations

Dr. Bone is accepting new students for thesis or dissertation supervision in her areas of expertise.

Dr. Bone has returned to serve on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Criminal Justice Association (CCJA) (2024-2028), and is the CCJA representative on the provincial affiliate, the Manitoba Criminal Justice Association (MCJA). 

Dr. Bone is the Faculty of Social Work representative on the Legal Help Center Board of Directors and is currently President of the LHC Board. She is also the Faculty of Social Work representative on the Master of Human Rights Program Committee. She is currently working with the Faculty of Law to explore a joint Master of Social Work/Law degree at the University of Manitoba. 

An active member of the Deaf Mental Health Committee, Dr. Bone has been involved providing mental health-related workshops in the community, co-organizing the translation of web-based mental health content into American Sign Language through funding from the Manitoba Accessibility Fund, and co-organizing a professional development conference for those working in and with the Deaf community. 

In September 2024, in partnership with the Centre for Canadian Ukrainian Studies Dr. 

Bone co-organized and moderated visiting international scholar from Tbilisi, Georgia.

For a review of Dr. Bone’s publications and work please visit: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tracey-Bone  

Selected journal articles:
Bone, T. A. (January 16 2024). Deaf Sign Language Users and the Criminal Justice System: A Human Rights, Social Justice Issue. Law360’ Canada. https://www.law360.ca/ca/articles/1786002/deaf-sign-language-users-and-criminal-justice-system-a-human-rights-social-justice-issue 

Bone, T. A. (Spring 2022). Deaf does not mean ‘dumb’: Deaf and hard of hearing federally sentenced persons face stigma. Actualites JUSTICE Report 37(1), 7-12. Ottawa: Canadian Criminal Justice Association (CCJA). Available online at http://www.justicereport.ca/ 

Bone, T. A. (Winter 2020). Deaf offenders: understanding and meeting the needs of this unique population of parolees. Actualites JUSTICE Report 35(4), 20-23. Ottawa: Canadian Criminal Justice Bone, T. A. (2019 November 9). Enhancing the rights of Deaf offenders through visual staff training content. Paper presented at the Canadian Criminal Justice Association 100th Anniversary Congress. Quebec City, Quebec. 

Bone, T. A., Wilkinson, E. Ferndale, D., & Adams, R. (2020). Indigenous and Deaf people and the implications of ongoing practices of colonization: A comparison of Australia and Canada. Humanity & Society, 1-27. https://doi-org.uml.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/01605976211001575 

Bone, T. A. (2019). No one is listening: members of the Deaf community share their depression narratives. Social Work in Mental Health, 17(1), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2018.1498045  (Epub. Aug. 6, 2018). 

Bone, T. A. & Roberts, M. (2019). An investigation into the routes to inpatient care at the Pantang Hospital Ghana via the criminal justice system.  Ghana Medical Journal, 53(2), 100-108. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v53i2.4 

Bone, T. A. (2018). Art and mental health recovery: Evaluating the impact of a community-based participatory arts program through artist voices. Community Mental Health Journal, 54(8), 1180-1188. 

Rogers, K., Bone, T., Schwartz, K., Slater, J., Thakrar, S., & Heinonen, T. (2018). Exploring identity: What we do as qualitative researchers. The Qualitative Report, 23(3), 532-546. Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol23/iss3/3 

Selected book chapters:
Bone, T. A. (2019).  Deaf mental health: Enhancing linguistically and culturally appropriate practice. In A. Al-Krenawi and M. Zangeneh (Eds.) Culture, Diversity and Mental Health; Enhancing Clinical Practice. (pp. 61-82). Series Title: Advances in Mental Health and Addiction. Springer International Publishing.

Bone, T. A. (in press). From Parole Officer to Social Work Professor in Canada: Criminal Justice Social Work Education and Practice with Deaf Offenders.  In C. Bald & I. Martenez Herrero (Eds.). Routledge International Handbook of Criminal Justice Social Work. Routledge.

Bone, T. A. (in press). Incorporating cultural humility as my on-going guiding principle. In T. Crowe &   K Takayama (Eds.) Research Methods with DHH Communities. Gallaudet University Press. 
 

Report article:
Bone, T. A. (Winter 2020). Deaf offenders: understanding and meeting the needs of this unique population of parolees. Actualites JUSTICE Report 35(4), 20-23. Ottawa: Canadian Criminal Justice Association (CCJA).
 

Edited books:
Bone, T. A. (Ed.). Deaf Mental Health: From Theory to Practice (under review for publication 2025 with Springer International). 
 

Website report:
Bone, T. A. (2025 April) Manitoba Criminal Justice Association (MCJA) April 2025 Speaker Series – Joy Smith and Janet Campbell, The Joy Smith Foundation. Manitoba Criminal Justice Association website http://www.mcja.ca/april-2025-speaker-series-joy-smith.html

Conference proceedings:
Bone, T. (2019). International Trauma Summit, Executive Summary. World Federation for Mental Health. 

Selected presentations:

National/International:
Bone, T. A. (2025 April 1). “I’m Deaf, not deaf”: Recognizing identity as a pathway to resilience. Paper presentation at the Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK., International Week. 

Bone, T. A. (2025 April 3). A Deaf-centric approach to clinical practice & research – ‘Mattering’. Paper presentation at the Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK., International Week.

Bone, T. A. (2024). Acknowledging Deaf Identities in Canadian Corrections. Poster presentation at the 6th World Congress on Probation and Parole, The Hague, The Netherlands. April 16-19, 2024. 

Bone, T. A. (2022 September 30). Deaf offenders: Fingerspelling isn’t the only way to communicate. Paper presented at the 5th World Congress on Probation and Parole. Ottawa, Ontario. 

Bone, T. A., Daniels, I., & Millard, J. (2022 June 30). The Journey of Women’s mental health within the World Federation for Mental Health and Relevance Today. Paper presented at the World Federation for Mental Health hybrid Congress 2022. London, England. Virtual presentation. Winner of one of two Best Congress Paper awards. 

Bone, T. (2022 June 17). Deaf offenders: The role of Social Work. Workshop (45 minute) presented at the National Organization of Forensic Social Work 2022 Conference. New Orleans, LA. 

Bone, T. A. (2019). Modern Day Slavery: Exploring the mental health and human rights of women and girls in Canada. United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW 63) NGO Parallel event. Co-Sponsors Mental Health Association in Taiwan and World Federation for Mental Health. New York, New York.  March 21, 2019. 

Milliken, E. & Bone, T. (2018 July 4). Creating Current Canadian Content for Feminist Perspectives courses. Paper presented at the SWSD Conference, Dublin, Ireland. 

Bone, T. (2016, October 16). Deaf mental health; Exploring Deaf depression narratives through case study research. Paper presented at the World Federation for Mental Health Conference 2016, Cairns, Australia. 

Bone, T. & Heinonen, T. (2017, May). Metaphors: Using creative expression to explore the qualitative researcher identity. Paper presented at the Canadian Association of Social Work Educators Conference 2017, Toronto, Ontario. May 27-June 2, 2017 

Bone, T. (2017 May). Art as the conduit to personal growth, engagement and identity. Paper presented at the Canadian Association of Social Work Educators Conference 2017, Toronto, Ontario. May 27-June 2, 2017. 
 

Local: 
Bone, T. A., Irwin, J-L, Kelani, K. (2024 Nov. 27).  A Deaf-centric approach to health research. Centre for Human Rights Research - Methods & Mediums, University of Manitoba.  

Bone, T. A. & Irwin, J-L. (2024 January 30). Research Results: Health and mental health access in the Deaf communities. Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Services (EPPIS) professional group.  

Bone, T. A. (2019 November 17). The mental health impact of human trafficking. Traffic Jam: Raising Awareness and Funds for Klinic’s Human Trafficking Hotline event. Winnipeg, Manitoba. 

Bone, T. A., El-Gabalawy, R., & Holm, S.  (2017 January 25). A mixed method investigation of the impact of involvement in a participatory arts program in Canada: Effect of involvement in Artbeat Studio Inc. Paper presented at the Artbeat Studios Inc. Fundraiser: the story and the stats: mental health recovery through participatory arts. Winnipeg, Manitoba. 

Bone, T. A. (2015 September 25). Pathways to Pantang: A forensic mental health case study with inpatients at the Pantang Psychiatric Hospital, Ghana, West Africa. Paper presented at the International Research Forum, Faculty of Social Work, University of Manitoba. 

Bone. T., Bart, N., & Bart, L. (Nov. 7, 2009).  I’ve been pony tailing it ever since: Healing the identity rupture of mental illness through art. Paper presented at the 30th annual Canadian Art Therapy Association Conference. The Canadian Mosaic; Art therapy approaches from East to West. Winnipeg, Manitoba. 

Media:

Bone, T. A (2024 March 23). Invited panelist – Carmen The Opera. Topic: Interpersonal violence. Carole Shields Auditorium, Millenium Library, Winnipeg 

Bone, T. A. (2022 July 26). Moderator – World Federation for Mental Health Women’s Mental Health Section webinar. Human Trafficking of girl children and women and the Impact on mental health. (90 minutes).  

Bone, T. A. (2021 February 17). (Moderator). COVID-19: Does Social Work need to pivot to a new normal? [Video] in Women as Caregivers & Essential Service Workers: Challenges and Support Webinar, Women’s Mental Health Section, World Federation for Mental Health. Webinar. 

Bone, T. A. (2019 September 26). Eating Disorder research and more. crazy-talk podcast. Host Lee Thomas. Aired December 2019. Available at https://leethomas.ca/crazy-talk 

Bone, T. A. (2019 May 2). Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Pre-recorded Interview re: Posthumous Induction of Dr. Brock Chisholm into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. YouTube Link https://www.youtube.com/embed/dvmtLWHnfTM?rel=0 

Bone, T. A.  (2019 February 28).  Eating disorders and the Sibling Experience. Co-Interviewee Elaine Stevenson. 680 CJOB Radio Talk Show Hosts Richard Cloutier and Julie Buckingham. 

Bone, T. A. (2018, June 13). The F-word: Revisiting Feminism. TEDX Winnipeg Speaker. RBC Convention Center, Winnipeg.  Manitoba. https://tedxwinnipeg.ca/speaker/tracey-bone/ 

Bone, T. A.  (2017). Meeting the needs of Deaf offenders in a correctional setting: Staff training content for the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC). The creation of internal online resources for CSC staff engaging with Deaf offenders. Updated text, and two distinct training videos created. The first; a role-play without, followed by role-play with an ASL-English Interpreter; the second an interview with a Deaf University of Manitoba Linguistics Professor.