Judith (Judy) Hughes

• Doctor of Philosophy (Social Work) - University of Toronto, 2006
• Master of Social Work  - University of Toronto, 2000
• Bachelors of Social Work - St. Thomas University, 1996

Dr. Hughes' program of research centers on exploring how professional service providers understand and respond to intimate partner violence. Her area's of specialization include:

• Violence Against Women;
• Professional and Institutional Practices;
• Social and Family Policy;
• Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods;
• Narrative and Discourse Analysis

Selected research funding and grants:

Understanding Family Violence in Shared Parenting with Young Children
Beth Archer-Kuhn (PI) with Michael Saini, Dora Tam, Judy Hughes, Ellen Gutowski, Susan Burke, Ajwang Warria, and Diana Lowe.
April 2026
Social Sciences and Research Council, Insight Grant
$103,281

Networking in Communities Across Canada to Support Meaningful Recruitment
Beth Archer-Kuhn (PI) with Dora Tam, Michael Saini, Judy Hughes
February 2022
VPR Catalyst Grant, University of Calgary
$10,676 

Virtual Simulations in Social Work Education
Judy Hughes (PI)
March 2021
Internal Research Development Fund, Faculty of Social Work, University of Mantioba
$5,000

Understanding Trauma Informed Pedagogy in Online Education during Turbulent Times
Colleen McMillan (PI) with Beth Archer-Kuhn, Heather Boynton, Judy Hughes, and Alice Schmidt Hanbidge
December 2020
D2L Innovation Guild Funding
$24,650

Housing and Covid-19 in Thompson
Marlney Bonnycastle (PI) with Lee Anne Deegan, Judy Hughes, Colin Bonnycastle, Giselle DeMeulles, and Chris Bignell as Co-I
October 2020
Sub-Grant of Northern Housing: New Partners in Northern Housing and Homelessness
$9,980

Northern Housing: New Partners in Northern Housing and Homelessness
Julia Christensen (PI) with Rebecca Alty, Trevor Bell, Carin Holroyd, LeeAnne Deegan, Colin Bonnycastle, Judy Hughes, Michele Wood, Darlene Wall, Kenneth Coates, Lori Chambers, Lisa Freeman, Lucy Kuptana, Anna Kirbyson, Anne Headrick, Linda Larcombe, Marleny Bonnycastle as Co-Applicants
June 2020
CMHC-SSHRC: Collaborative Housing and Research Network
$1.3 million

Selected publications:

Books: 
Luo, H., Khan, M.N., & Hughes, J. (Editors). (Under review). Immigration in the changing world: Canadian Realities. University of Toronto Press.

Scholarly journals:
Archer-Kuhn, B., Boynton, H., McMillan, C., Schmidt-Hanbidge, A., Hughes, J. (2025).Trauma-informed pedagogy: Social work students informing pedagogy. Journal of Social Work Education. 10.1080/10437797.2025.2601158. 

Archer-Kuhn, B., Saini, M., Tam, D., Hughes, J., Beltrano, N., Stills, M., Trudgill, D. (2023). Domestic Violence During COVID-19: Stories from Service Providers Engaging with Survivors. Journal of Family Violence. 

Archer-Kuhn, B., Saini, M., Tam, D., Hughes, J., Trudgill, D. (2023). A Survey of Mothers’ Experiences of Shared Parenting and Domestic violence. Family Court Review, https://doi.org/10.1111/fcre.12715 

Archer-Kuhn, B., Hughes, J., Tam, D., Saini, M., Beltrano, N. R., & Still, M. (2022). A balancing act when children are young: Women’s experiences in shared parenting arrangements as survivors of domestic violence. Journal of Family Violence, 1-13. 

Archer-Kuhn, B., Hughes, J., Tam, D., Saini, M., Beltrano, N., & Still, M. (2022). Who is going to keep us safe? Surviving shared parenting and COVID-19. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 32(1), 57-66.

Archer-Kuhn, B., Beltrano, N. R., Hughes, J., Saini, M., & Tam, D. (2021). Recruitment in response to a pandemic: Pivoting a community-based recruitment strategy to social media with hard to recruit population during COVID-19. International Journal of Social Research Methodology. DOI: 10.1080/13645579.2021.1941647 

Hughes, J., Delay, D., & Rocke, C. (2021). Taking up a social work identity: Preparing undergraduate students for entry-level generalist practice, 38(1), 71-91. 

Bonnycastle, C., Nixon, K., Bonnycastle, M., Hughes, J., & Groening, A. (2021). Re-establishing their Lives: Issues Relating to Affordable Housing for Women and their Children Escaping Violent Intimate Partner Relationships in Northern Manitoba. Northern Review, 51, 5-33.

Book chapters:
Hughes, J. and Hai, L. (2026). Violence, Abuse, and Neglect Against Older Adults. (Chapter 7). In Gerontological Social Work: Canadian Perspectives. Ontario: Northrose Educational Resources. 

Boynton, H.M., McMillan, C., Hanbidge, A., Archer-Kuhn, B., Hughes, J. (2024). Trauma informed pedagogy in turbulent times. In L. Tufford, A. Dylan (Eds.), Trauma-informed care in social work education: Implications for students, educators, pedagogy, and field. New York: Routledge.

Policy and community reports (Non-refereed):
Isaak, C. A., Osei-Yeboah, E., Hinds, A., Grover, M., Hunter, M., Lindberg, L., Hughes, J., Alabi, B. O., Peter, J., & Ogoe, S. (2023). 2018 Winnipeg Street Health Survey Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Sub-Report. End Homelessness Winnipeg. 

Bonnycastle, C., Deegan, L., Bonnycastle, M., and Hughes, J. (2023). Northern Homelessness During Covid-19. Research Report for Northern Housing: New Partners in Northern Housing and Homelessness Research Group. 

McMillan, C., Schmidt Hanbidge, A., Archer-Kuhn, B., Boynton, H.M., and Hughes, J. (2022). Understanding Trauma Informed Pedagogy in Online Education During Turbulent Times Research Project Brief. D2L Innovation Guild.

Invited guest speaker:
Hughes, J. (2024, November 20). Fifty years of Violence Prevention in Canada: What Did We Miss? UCD Centre for Canadian Studies/UCD School of Education Joint Seminar, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. 

Conference presentations: 
McMillan, C., Schmidt Hanbidge, A., Archer-Kuhn, Hughes, J., and B., Boynton, H.M. (2024, April 6). Understanding Trauma Informed Pedagogy in On-Line Education during Turbulent Times: A Mixed Methods Study in a Canadian Social Work Context. SWSD 2024 World Joint Conference. 

McMillan, C., Schmidt Hanbidge, A., Archer-Kuhn, B., Boynton, H.M., and Hughes, J. (2022, January 27). Understanding Trauma Informed Pedagogy in Online Education During Turbulent Times Research Project Brief. 2021 Researcher Presentations - D2L Innovation Guild Board.