Jennifer Hewson

Biography

Dr Hewson has been actively involved in leadership roles in FSW since joining the University of Calgary community in 2005 including Director of the Centre for Social Work Research and Professional Development, PhD and MSW Thesis Coordinator, Field Education Coordinator, Interim Field Education Director, Graduate Program Director, Associate Dean - Teaching and Learning, and Team Lead of the Clinical Social Work Practice Certificate – Gerontology. She is currently assisting with the development of a Leadership and Indigenous Engagement Certificate. Dr Hewson has also been actively engaged in community and professional service in the field of gerontology including previous roles as the Co-Chair of the 2015 Canadian Association on Gerontology’s (CAG) 44th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, the Social Sciences Division Chair on the CAG Board of Directors (2016-2018), a member of various Age-friendly Calgary and Older Adult Service Provider committees (2008-2022), a member of The City of Calgary’s Social Well-being Advisory Committee (2019-2021), and a member of the Calgary Community Development Conference Coordinating Committee (2009-2013).

                      
She is passionate about student engagement, experiential and inquiry-based learning, and fostering an inclusive teaching and learning environment. Dr Hewson has co-authored several journal articles on the student experience. Her practice approach is grounded in the teaching and learnings from her PhD in Educational Studies with a specialization in Adult, Continuing and Community Education. Her commitment to experiential learning has also resulted in various field education roles. In addition to field education leadership positions in FSW, she has been a co-supervisor/field instructor with community practitioners and the faculty liaison for numerous BSW and MSW practicum placements. She has also been extensively involved in practicum seminar instruction for undergraduate and graduate students and has co-authored several journal articles and a book chapter on social work field education.

Publications

Morrison, L., McDonough, M. H., Won, S., Matune, A. J., & Hewson, J. (in press). Older adults' physical activity and social participation during COVID-19: Changes in participation and perspectives on program delivery. Activities, Adaptation & Aging. Accepted June 19, 2022.

Patterson, M., McDonough, M. H., Hewson, J., Culos-Reed, S.N., & Bennet, E. (in press). Social support and body image in group exercise programs for women. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology. Accepted June 13, 2022.

Zimmer C., McDonough, M. H., Hewson, J., Toohey, A. M., Din, C., Crocker, P. R. E., & Bennett, E. V. (2022). Social support among older adults in group physical activity programs. The Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. Published online March 28, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2022.2055223

Zimmer, C., McDonough, M. H., Hewson, J., Toohey, A., Din, C., Crocker, P. R. E., & Bennett, E. V. (2021). Experiences with social participation in group physical activity programs for older adults. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 43(4), 335-344. https://doi.10.1123/jsep.2020-0335

Beselt, L. J., Patterson, M. C., McDonough, M. H., Hewson, J., & MacKay, S. (2021). A meta-study of qualitative research on social support related to physical activity among older adults. Kinesiology Review. 10(1), 51-65. https://doi.org/10.1123/kr.2020-0005

Burns, V. F., St-Denis, N., Walsh, C. A., & Hewson, J. (2020). Creating a sense of place after homelessness: We are not “ready for the shelf”. Journal of Aging and Environment. https://doi.10.1080/26892618.2020.1858382

Archer-Kuhn, B., Lee, Y., Hewson, J., & Victoria Burns. (2020). Growing together: Cultivating inquiry-based learning in social work education. Social Work Education, 41(3), 333-353. https://doi.10.1080/02615479.2020.1839407

Archer-Kuhn, B., Ayala, J., Hewson, J., & Letkemann, L. (2020). Canadian reflections on the Covid-19 pandemic in social work education: From tsunami to innovation. Social Work Education, 39(8), 1010-1018. https://doi.10.1080/02615479.2020.1826922

Walsh, C. A., Gulbrandsen, C., Hewson, J. A., & Paul, K. (2019). "Fallen Between the Cracks”: Exploring Subsidized Housing from the Perspectives of Low-Income Preseniors. Journal of Housing for the Elderly. https://.doi:10.1080/02763893.2019.1627264

Ayala, J., Drolet, J., Fulton, A., Hewson, J., Letkemann, L., Baynton, M., Elliott, G., Judge-Stasiak, A., Blaug, C., Gérard Tétreault, A., & Schweizer, E. (2018). Restructuring social work field education in 21st-Century Canada: From crisis management to sustainability. Canadian Social Work Review, 35(2), 45-65.

Hewson, J., Kwan, C., Larkin-Black, T., Samaha, A., & Lai, D. (2018). Evaluating age-friendliness: A case example of a baseline assessment of one mid-sized Canadian city. The Journal of Aging and Social Change 8(3), 1-16. doi:10.18848/2576-5310/CGP/v08i03/1-16

Toohey, A., Hewson, J., Adams, C., & Rock, M. (2018). Pets, social participation, and aging-in-place: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement, 37(2), 200-217. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0714980818000107

Ayala, J., Drolet, J., Fulton, A., Hewson, J., Letkemann, L., Baynton, M., Elliott, G., Judge-Stasiak, A., Blaug, C., Gérard Tétreault, A., & Schweizer, E. (2018). Field education in crisis: Experiences of field education coordinators in Canada, Social Work Education, 37(3), 281-293. https://doi:10.1080/02615479.2017.1397109

Hewson, J., Kwan, C., Shaw, M., & Lai, D. (2018). Developing age-friendly social participation strategies: Service providers' perspectives about organizational and sector readiness for aging baby boomers. Activities, Adaptation & Aging, 42(3), 225-249. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2017.1398034

Shaw, M., Hewson, J., Hogan, D., Raffin, S., & Simon, J. (2018). Characterizing readiness for Advance Care Planning from the perspective of residents, families and clinicians: An Interpretive Descriptive study in supportive living. The Gerontologist, 58(4), 739-748. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnx006

Awards

Student Union Teaching Excellence Award (2010)