Stephanie Begun

Dr. Stephanie Begun is an Associate Professor and RBC Chair in Applied Social Work Research at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work. She completed her doctoral training at the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work, where her dissertation focused on family planning attitudes, experiences, and social network influences among youth experiencing homelessness.
Her current research focuses on improving the health and wellness of equity-deserving youth, with particular attention to youths' reproductive and sexual health access, education, and outcomes.
Stephanie has been recognized through awards received at academic conferences, including the North American Forum on Family Planning and the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting.
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 advisors, with a shared goal of improving services and outcomes across multiple intersecting domains by, with, and for youth.
Stephanie is also Cross-Appointed Affiliated Faculty with the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, and a Faculty Affiliate with the University of Toronto School of Cities. She was named Director, Social Work Research to the Contraception and Abortion Research Team (CART-GRAC), based out of the University of British Columbia.