Interim Dean

Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs

Associate Professor

Elected College Member, Royal Society of Canada

School of Social Work
St. John's College
Room: J-2019
Memorial University 
St. John's, NL A1C 5S7

Tel: (709) 864-7940
Email: sgiwa@mun.ca /
deansocialwork@mun.ca 

Dr. Sulaimon Abiodun Olawale Giwa is a Nigerian-born Canadian citizen, and Canada-based educator, researcher, and scholar-activist, who works at the intersection of forensic social work and LGBTQ+ studies. He completed his Diploma in Law and Security Administration with a specialization in Police Education from Fleming College in 1999. He received a Bachelor of High Honours in Criminology and Criminal Justice with a concentration in Law and a minor in Women’s Studies in 2004, and a Masters of Social Work in Social Policy and Administration in 2006, both from Carleton University. He earned his PhD in Social Work from York University in the specialty areas of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in 2017.

Dr. Giwa joined the faculty at Memorial University in 2017, where he is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs in the School of Social Work, with a cross-appointment to the Department of Sociology (Police Studies). He is the Endowed Chair in Criminology and Criminal Justice at St. Thomas University, and is an antiracism, equity, diversity, and inclusion trainer and consultant. Before coming to Memorial University, he taught in the social work programs at Ryerson University and York University, and in the Police Foundations program at Sheridan College.

Dr. Giwa’s professional experience includes research and policy work at the community and federal levels, antiracist community and organizational change, and direct practice in diverse contexts, including policing and corrections. He has worked with coalition movements against police racial profiling for over a decade. He led the first community and multiagency responses to racial profiling in policing in Ottawa, Ontario. He has developed, coordinated, and implemented several educational workshops and training programs for police, health and social service providers, and the general public, to address issues of systemic racism in policing, enhance civic participation, and develop cultural sensitivity. Dr. Giwa has advocated for and worked with public-safety partner agencies and with incarcerated and formerly incarcerated service users and their families, facilitating the successful reintegration of these individuals back into their communities. He has also provided individual and group solution-focused brief counselling to at-risk youth experiencing challenging life situations, including cofacilitating an anger management program (Keeping It Cool) for male youths referred by the courts, the education system, and social/health agencies providing services to youth.

Dr. Giwa’s academic and applied-research program centralizes critical race transformative pedagogies and human rights theories as frameworks and analytic tools for social justice and equity. His research interests are in the areas of critical race and anti-Black racism; race and sexuality; LGBTQ+ migration, settlement, and integration; intersectional stigma and human rights; minority stress and coping; critical social work pedagogy; and the criminal justice system. Students, cognate faculties, community organizations, and government agencies frequently seek his policy and program development knowledge; his expertise in teaching and interdisciplinary content; and his supervision and mentorship for help in their practice. He is a member of the National Advisory Committee to Address Anti-Black Racism in Research and Research Training Programs, for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC); a member of the African, Caribbean, and Black National Expert Working Group, Rapid Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on STBBI Care and Prevention, Public Health Agency of Canada; and a member of the National Guideline Development Expert Advisory Committee for SOGIESC/LGBTQIA+ Newcomers and Refugees. He is a principal investigator and co-principal investigator on several research and public engagement projects, which have received funding from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; SSHRC; Dobbin Atlantic Scholarship Programme, Ireland Canada University Foundation; New Brunswick Law Foundation; and the Office of Public Engagement, Memorial University. He has published widely in peer-reviewed academic journals and in alternative venues, such as newspapers and magazines, and presented over 40 referred papers at local, national, and international conferences and meetings. He sits on the editorial advisory board for the Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality.

Dr. Giwa is an active member and participant in university and community life. He is part of numerous university committees, including the Research Advisory Committee on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and is the co-chair of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Anti-Racism Committee at Memorial University. His leadership also extends to being the convener for the Research Exchange Group on Gender, Sexuality, and Health at the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research. In addition to his university committee work, he is the chair of the City of St. John’s Anti-Racism Working Group; the co-chair of the City of St. John’s Inclusion Advisory Committee; the co-lead of the Training and Education subcommittee of the Anti-Racism Coalition of Newfoundland and Labrador; a member of the City of St. John’s Ad Hoc Budget Strategy Committee; an Advisory Board Member with Relationships First—Restorative Justice Education, Newfoundland and Labrador Consortium/Centre; and a Board Member with Quadrangle Community Centre of Newfoundland and Labrador, among others.

Dr. Giwa’s life’s work is driven by an acute sense of equity and social justice, which is matched by his commitment to a collaborative, community, strengths-based approach to knowledge generation for the implementation of policy, practice, and system-level changes.

Further information about Dr. Giwa’s academic and professional work can be found here and here.

Funded Research and Public Engagement Projects

2020–2025 Co-Principal Investigator (in partnership with Ms. Wendolyn Schlamp, YWCA, and another co-principal investigator).
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, $487,443.
Fostering collaboration of services for LGBTQ2S+ newcomers in Newfoundland and Labrador.

2020–2023 Principal Investigator
Memorial University Seed, Bridge, and Multidisciplinary Fund, $10,000. 
What about us? Dynamic characteristics of male sex workers and their needs in Newfoundland and Labrador.

2020–2023 Co-Applicant (PI: Dr. Stephen Ellenbogen with other co-applicants and collaborators).
Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse, Quebec-Atlantic Node, $10,000.
Exploring cannabis harm reduction strategies for women and gender-variant people through community-based participatory research.

2021–2022 Principal Investigator
Memorial University Catalyst Conference Fund for Public Engagement, $5,000.
LGBTQ2S+ Community and Police Action Dialogue—Conference NL

2020–2022 Co-Applicant (PI: Dr. Stephen Ellenbogen with other co-applicants and collaborators).
Memorial University Seed, Bridge, and Multidisciplinary Fund, $9,943.75.
Exploring the accessibility of oncology camps for children and families affected by childhood cancer in Newfoundland and Labrador.

2020–2021 Principal Investigator
Memorial University SSHRC Research Exchange Grant, $2,000.
Resisting the stigma of racism: The coping experiences of gay men of colour in Canada.

2020–2021 Co-Principal Investigator (PI: Dr. Adrien Habermacher).
Université de Moncton Fonds de dotation de la Faculté de Droit, New Brunswick Law Foundation, $1,500.
Online legal education and professional competence.

2020–2021 Co-Applicant (PI: Dr. Dorothy Vaandering with other co-applicants and collaborators).
Memorial University Public Engagement Accelerator Fund, $10,000.
Learning from Indigenous experience: Making relational restorative justice real in Newfoundland and Labrador.

2019–2021 Principal Investigator
Memorial University Public Engagement Quick Start Fund, $2,500.
Police participation in Pride: LGBTQ2S+ community and police action
dialogue about the way forward.

2019–2020 Co-Applicant (PI: Dr. Dorothy Vaandering with other co-applicants and collaborators).
SSHRC Connection Grant, $24,893.
Learning from experience: Making relational restorative justice real in Newfoundland and Labrador.

2019–2020 Co-Applicant (PI: Dr. Stephen Ellenbogen with other co-applicants and collaborators).
SSHRC Connection Grant, $21,309.
Building student and community research capacity through scale-up projects.

2019–2020 Co-Applicant (PI: Dr. Stephen Ellenbogen with other co-applicants and collaborators).
Memorial University Public Engagement Quick Start Fund, $2,500.
Phase 2 of scale-up: Integrating capacity building.

2019–2020 Co-Applicant (PI: Dr. Delores V. Mullings).
Memorial University Public Engagement Accelerator Fund, $10,000.
Creating opportunities for dialogue among newcomer racialized women and community stakeholder to strategize about inclusive and welcoming workplaces.

2017–2020 Principal Investigator
New Faculty Start-up Funds, Memorial University of Newfoundland, $10,000.
Diversity in the workplace: Occupational experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) police officers in the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC).

2018–2019 Co-Applicant (PI: Dr. Delores V. Mullings).
Memorial University Public Engagement Quick Start Fund, $993.
Creating an inclusive and supportive work environment for newcomer racialized women in Newfoundland and Labrador: Facilitating dialogue among newcomers and community members.

2018–2019 Principal Investigator (with a co-investigator).
Memorial University Public Engagement Accelerator Fund, $10,000.
Settlement experiences of racialized lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) immigrants and refugees in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador: How do settlement agencies measure up?

2017–2019 Principal Investigator
Memorial University SSHRC Vice President’s Research Grant, $6,996.56.
Diversity in the workplace: Occupational experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) police officers in the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC).

2017–2018 Principal Investigator
Dobbin Atlantic Scholarship Programme, Ireland Canada University Foundation, $5,100.
Workplace diversity: Promoting the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) police officers in Atlantic Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and the Republic of Ireland.

2017–2018 Principal Investigator
Memorial University SSHRC Research Travel Grant, $1,924.18.
Racism as a determinant of health: The coping experiences of gay men of colour in Ottawa.

2006–2008 Principal Investigator
Department of Canadian Heritage Multiculturalism Funding Program, $128,104.
Community Policing: A Shared Responsibility.

Selected Publications

Refereed Books Published or In Press

1. Giwa, S. (Forthcoming, 2022). Racism and gay men of color: Living and coping with discrimination. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books/Rowman & Littlefield.

2. Mullings, D. V., Clarke, J., Bernard, W. T., Este, D., & Giwa, S. (Eds.). (2021). Africentric social work. Black Point, NS: Fernwood Publishing.

Non-Refereed Book In Press

1. Craig, A., Giwa, S., Ryan, A. J., & Thompson, S. (Eds.). (Forthcoming: Fall 2021). Acceptance: Stories at the centre of us. St. John’s, NL: Engen Books.

Accepted or Published Articles in Refereed Journals
*Denotes current or former student

1. Giwa, S., Colvin, R. A., Ricciardelli, R., & *Warren, A. P. (accepted). Workplace experiences of lesbian and bisexual female police officers in the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary. Women & Criminal Justice.

2. Karki, K. K., Moasun, F., Freymond, N., Giwa, S., & Zoltek, A. M. (accepted). MSW student perceptions of the professional identities of the social work practitioner and the social work researcher: Considerations for educators. Journal of Social Work Education.

3. Alessi, E. J., Greenfield, B., Yu, M., Cheung, S., Giwa, S., & Kahn, S. (2021). Family, friendship, and strength among LGBTQ+ migrants in Cape Town, South Africa: A qualitative understanding.  Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 38(7), 1941–1960. 

4. Giwa, S., Alessi, E. J., Mullings, D. V., & *Carlson-Strain, M. D. (2021). Are the needs of racialized lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer newcomers in Newfoundland and Labrador being met? Preliminary findings from a focus group discussion with Canadian stakeholders. International Journal of Social Welfare, 30(3), 342–352. 

5. Davis, E. B., Plante, T. G., Grey, M. J., Kim, C. L., Freeman-Coppadge, D., Lefevor, T., Paulez, J. A., Giwa, S., Lasser, J., Stratton, S. P., Deneke, E., & Glowiak, K. J. (2021). The role of civility and cultural humility in navigating controversial areas in psychology. Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 8(2), 79–97. 

6. Giwa, S., Colvin, R. A., Karki, K. K., Mullings, D. V., & *Bagg, L. (2021). Analysis of “yes” responses to uniformed police marching in Pride: Perspectives from LGBTQ+ communities in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. SAGE Open, 11(2). 

7. Djiadeu, P., Nur, J., Mbuagbaw, L., Giwa, S., Whitfield, D., & Nelson, L. E. (2021). HIV prevention and treatment interventions for Black men who have sex with men in Canada: A protocol for a scoping systematic review. BMJ Open, 11(3), e043055. 

8. *Smith, A.-A., *Tulk, D. M., *Ropson, M., *Snook, K. A., & Giwa, S. (2020). Female sex workers’ perceptions of front-line police officers’ ability to ensure their safety in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. Greenwich Social Work Review, 1(2), 68–77. 

9. Mullings, D. V., Giwa, S., Gooden, A., Karki, K. K., Shaikh, S., Spencer, E. B., & Anderson, W. (2020). The settlement and integration experience of temporary foreign workers living in an isolated area of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Journal of International Migration and Integration. 

10. Giwa, S., Mullings, D. V., Adjei, P. B., & Karki, K. K. (2020). Racial erasure: The silence of social work on police racial profiling in Canada. Journal of Human Rights and Social Work, 5(1), 224–235. 

11. Giwa, S., Mullings, D. V., & Karki, K. K. (2020). Virtual social work care with older Black adults: A culturally relevant technology-based intervention to reduce social isolation and loneliness in a time of pandemic. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 63(6–7), 679–681. 

12. Henrickson, M., Giwa, S., Hafford-Letchfield, T., Cocker, C., Mulé, N. J., Schaub, J., & Baril, A. (2020). Research ethics with gender and sexually diverse communities.  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(18), 6615. 

13. Alessi, E. J., Kahn, S., Giwa, S., & Cheung, S. (2020). “Those tablets, they are finding an empty stomach”: A qualitative investigation of HIV risk among sexual and gender minority migrants in Cape Town, South Africa.  Ethnicity and Health. 

14. Giwa, S., Logie, C. H., Karki, K. K., Makanjuola, O. F., & Obiagwu, C. E. (2020). Police violence targeting LGBTIQ+ people in Nigeria: Advancing solutions for a 21st century challenge. Greenwich Social Work Review, 1(1), 36–49. 

15. Lefevor, G. T., Smack, A. C. P., & Giwa, S. (2020). Religiousness, support, distal stressors, and psychological distress among Black sexual minority college students. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 16(2), 148–162. 

16. Giwa, S., & Mihalicz, M. G. (2019). What’s all the fuss about social work syllabi? Action speaks louder than words in addressing the silence of Whiteness in social work curriculum: A game theory perspective.  Journal of Sociology and Social Work, 7(2), 46–63. 

17. Chaze, F., Giwa, S., Sheppard, N., & Burns, B. (2019). Mostly White, Christian, and straight: Informational and institutional erasure of LGBTQ and ethnoculturally diverse older adults on long-term care homes websites.  Journal of Aging and Long-Term Care, 2(1), 21–36. 

18. Giwa, S., & Chaze, F. (2018). Positive enough? A content analysis of settlement service organizations’ inclusivity of LGBTQ immigrants.  Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services, 30(3), 220–243. 

19. Giwa, S. (2018). Community policing in racialized communities: A potential role for police social work.  Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 28(6), 710–730. 

20. Giwa, S. (2015). More than a disease: Positive psychology’s relevance to social work practice with gay men of colour.  International Journal of School and Cognitive Psychology, 2(2). 

21. Meng, Y., Giwa, S., & Anucha, U. (2015). Is there racial discrimination in police stop-and-searches of Black youth? A Toronto case study.  Canadian Journal of Family and Youth, 7(1), 115–148. 

22. Giwa, S., James, C. E., Anucha, U., & Schwartz, K. (2014). Community policing—a shared responsibility: A voice-centered relational method analysis of a police/youth-of-color dialogue.  Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, 12(3), 218–245. (One of three most downloaded articles published in 2014.)

23. Nelson, L. E., Walker, J. J., DuBois, S., & Giwa, S. (2014). Your blues ain’t like mine: Considering integrative anti-racism in HIV prevention research with Black men who have sex with men in Canada and the United States.  Nursing Inquiry, 21(4), 270–282. 

24. Brennan, D. J., Asakura, K., George, C., Newman, P. A., Giwa, S., Hart, T. A., Souleymanov, R., & Betancourt, G. (2013). “Never reflected anywhere”: Body image among ethnoracialized gay and bisexual men.  Body Image, 10(1), 389–398. 

25. Greensmith, C., & Giwa, S. (2013). Challenging settler colonialism in contemporary queer politics: Settler homonationalism, pride Toronto, and two-spirit subjectivities.  American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 37(2), 129–148. 

26. Knott, T., & Giwa, S. (2012). African American disproportionality within CPS and disparate access to support services: Review and critical analysis of the literature.  Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 29(3), 219–230. 

27. Giwa, S., & Greensmith, C. (2012). Race relations and racism in the LGBTQ community of Toronto: Perceptions of gay and queer social service providers of color.  Journal of Homosexuality, 59(2), 149–185. 

Accepted or Published Refereed Book Chapters
*Denotes current or former student

1. Adjei, P. B., Mullings, D. V., & Giwa, S. (accepted). Using critical race and anti-colonial theories to reframe the conversation on youth violence in Toronto. In R. Bromwich, A. Bailey, & T. Harrison (Eds.), Gun violence and gun control: Critical engagements. Bradford, ON: Demeter Press.

2. Giwa, S., & *Bagg, L. (accepted). Applying critical race theory to understanding of antecedent risk factors for gang involvement and desistance among young Black men. In S. S. Shaikh, B. A. LeFrançois, & T. Macias (Eds.), Social work theory and practice. Black Point, NS: Fernwood Publishing.

3. Mullings, D. V., Clarke, J., Giwa, S., Bernard, W. T., & Este, D. (2021). A foundation for the social work profession. In Mullings, D. V., Clarke, J., Bernard, W. T., Este, D., & Giwa, S. (Eds.), Africentric social work (pp. 1–25). Black Point, NS: Fernwood Publishing.

4. Clarke, J., Mullings, D. V., Bernard, W. T., Este, D., & Giwa, S. (2021). In our own words: This is the beginning. In Mullings, D. V., Clarke, J., Bernard, W. T., Este, D., & Giwa, S. (Eds.), Africentric social work (pp. 28–43). Black Point, NS: Fernwood Publishing.

5. Mullings, D. V., Giwa, S., & Adam, A. (2021). Black Caribbean Canadian elders. In Mullings, D. V., Clarke, J., Bernard, W. T., Este, D., & Giwa, S. (Eds.), Africentric social work (pp. 160–183). Black Point, NS: Fernwood Publishing.

6. Clarke, J., Mullings, D. V., & Giwa, S. (2021). Black lives under lockdown: COVID-19 and racial injustice converge. In Mullings, D. V., Clarke, J., Bernard, W. T., Este, D., & Giwa, S. (Eds.), Africentric social work (pp. 285–319). Black Point, NS: Fernwood Publishing.

7. Mullings, D. V., Giwa, S., Clarke, J., Bernard, W. T., Este, D., Quelleng, H. K., Gyamfowa, A., & Hay, A.-M. (2021). Epilogue: In conversation—this is not the end. In Mullings, D. V., Clarke, J., Bernard, W. T., Este, D., & Giwa, S. (Eds.), Africentric social work (pp. 320–346). Black Point, NS: Fernwood Publishing.

8. Giwa, S., Norsah, K., & Chaze, F. (2020). Navigating the spaces between racial/ethnic and sexual orientation: Black gay immigrants’ experiences of racism and homophobia in Montréal, Canada. In J. G. Smith & C. W. Han (Eds.), Home and community for queer men of color: The intersection of race and sexuality (pp. 107–148). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books/Rowman & Littlefield.

9. Giwa, S. (2018). Coping with racism and racial trauma: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of how gay men from the African diaspora experience and negotiate racist encounters. In D. W. Riggs (Ed.), The psychic life of racism in gay men’s communities (pp. 81–103). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books/Rowman & Littlefield.

10. Pon, G., Giwa, S., & Razack, N. (2016). Foundations of anti-racism and anti-oppression in social work practice. In A. Al-Krenawi, J. R. Graham, & N. Habibov (Eds.), Diversity and social work in Canada (pp. 38–58). Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press.

Major Encyclopedia Articles
*Denotes current or former student

1. Giwa, S. (2014). Social work practice and people of color. In L. H. Cousins (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Human Services and Diversity (Vols. 1-3, pp. 1230–1234). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

2. Giwa, S., & *Boyd, K. (2014). Discrimination/institutional racism. In L. H. Cousins (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Human Services and Diversity (Vols. 1-3, pp. 383–387). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

Technical Reports and Evaluations
*Denotes current or former student

1. Giwa, S., Craig, A., *Warren, A. P., & Byrnes, B. (2021). LGBTQI2S+ housing and senior care. Final report. St. John’s, NL: Gray Gays NL.

2. Giwa, S., Craig, A., Byrnes, B., & *Warren, A. P. (2021). LGBTQI2S+ housing and senior care. Progress report. St. John’s, NL: Gray Gays NL.

3. Giwa, S., & Jackman, M. C. (2020). Missing persons investigation and police interaction with racialized people who identify as LGBTQ2S+. Independent Civilian Review into Missing Person Investigations. Toronto, ON: Toronto Police Services Board.

4. Giwa, S., *Carlson-Strain, M., & Mullings, D. V. (2019). Settlement experiences of racialized lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender immigrants and refugees in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador: How do settlement agencies measure up? Final report. St. John’s, NL: The Office of Public Engagement, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

5. Giwa, S. (2018). Workplace diversity: Promoting the inclusion of LGBT police officers in Atlantic Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and the Republic of Ireland. Dobbin Atlantic Scholar Report. Dublin, ROI: Ireland Canada University Foundation.

6. Giwa, S., Brunet, N., Chipman, C. W., & Semerad, D. (2018). Restoring confidence in pride: The way forward. St. John’s, NL: St. John’s Pride Inc.

7. Giwa, S. (2016). Forces for change: Exploring multicultural community leaders’ perspectives on Ottawa’s gang violence. A discussion forum summary report prepared for Crime Prevention Ottawa. Ottawa, ON: Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization.

8. Giwa, S. (2010). Ontario Black gay men’s summit—cultures of sexuality and Black men’s health: Summit summary and outcomes. A report prepared for the African and Caribbean Council on HIV/AIDS in Ontario (ACCHO), Toronto, ON.

9. Giwa, S. (2008). Community policing—a shared responsibility: Final project report & evaluation. A report prepared for the Department of Canadian Heritage, Multiculturalism Program. Ottawa, ON: South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre.

10. Giwa, S., Pepper, D., & White, V. (2008). Community policing—a shared responsibility project: A focus on police-minority relations in Ottawa. A report prepared for the Ottawa Police Services Board. Ottawa, ON: Ottawa Police Service.

11. Giwa, S., Sethi, A., Smith, B., & Wabano, M. (2006). Reconciliation—looking back, reaching forward: Indigenous peoples and child welfare. A research project for the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada (FNCFCSC). Ottawa, ON: Carleton University.

12. Conners, D. E., & Giwa, S. (2005). Ottawa Police Liaison Committee for the LGBT Communities: Report on the Community Mobilization Scorecard. Ottawa, ON: Ottawa Police Service.

Professional and Popular Writings
*Denotes current or former student

1. Giwa, S. (2021, July 24). Peace at Pride—I’m not your Black bogeyman.  

2. Giwa, S. (2021, June 19). Cancel culture at work during Pride? 

3. Giwa, S., & Simpson, J. (2020, September 10). Equity, diversity and inclusion: Identifying a shared language for change.

4. Giwa, S. (2020, September 3). We must act to fight anti-Black racism. 

5. Giwa, S. (2018, September 1). Police and community relations.  

6. Giwa, S., *Gathercole, L., *Gellately, K., & *Pardy, A. (2018, July 1). Teaching to serve: Enriching social work students’ education through university-community social justice learning.  Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Social Workers. Connecting Voices, 2018, pp. 14 & 21. 

7. Giwa, S. (2018, May 27). LGBTQ immigrants need better settlement services.  Reprinted in the National Post, Toronto.com, Canadian Immigrant, and many others.

8. Giwa, S. (2018, April 30). Minorities in our province face a 1 in 8 chance of discrimination.    The article featured on the cover of the May print edition.

9. Giwa, S. (2018, April 18). Newfoundland needs immigrants and anti-racism action now.    Reprinted in the National Post, Halifax Chronicle Herald, Montreal Gazette, Windsor Star, Indigenous Lands & Resources Today, and many others.

10. Giwa, S. (2017, July 20). Policing the RNC.  

11. Giwa, S. (2017, April 11). Why Ottawa businesses should step up and hire former gang members.  

12. Giwa, S. (2017, January 9). New year, a new opportunity for improving police-community relations.  

13. Giwa, S. (2016, October 1). Policing, anti-Black racism, and the politics of White victimhood.  

14. Giwa, S. (2016, September 1). Community forum tackles anti-Black racism.  

15. Giwa, S. (2016, March 22). Second chances key to stamping out gangs.  Ottawa Citizen. 

16. Giwa, S. (2015, June 16). Saunders must change stance on carding at tomorrow’s board meeting. 

17. Giwa, S. (2015, May 14). Don’t expect much change from new Toronto police chief. 

18. Giwa, S. (2014, February 21). Race data project shows signs of promise.  Ottawa Citizen, p. B5. 

19. Giwa, S. (2013, October 2). Police discreditable conduct: Legislative change needed. Available at socialjusticejournal.org/police-discreditable-conduct-legislative-change-needed/

20. Giwa, S. (2013, July 17). Racial and sexual minority studies is at a crossroads in Canada: Why racialized scholars need to lead the way. 

21. Giwa, S. (2013, April 3). Ottawa police race data collection project: Institutional response to racial profiling.  

22. Giwa, S. (2011, January 5). Anger vented at Ottawa police racial profiling forum. 

23. Giwa, S. (2010, November 15). Race matters: In anti-gay protests, gay bashings, and suicides. 

24. Giwa, S. (2010, October 27). Race matters: Media coverage of the LGBT suicides.  Excalibur, p. 8. 

25. Giwa, S. (2009, April). Refugee claims based on sexual orientation discrimination. FOCALPoint: Canada’s Spotlight on the Americas, 8, 14–15.