Rina Arseneault, Associate Director
Rina Arseneault has been the Associate Director of the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research since November 1993. She has a Masters in Social Work and is a Registered Social Worker. From 2001 to 2003, she worked in the Psychiatry Emergency Services and at the HIV/ AIDS Clinic at the Ottawa Hospital.
She is recognized as an activist and educator on women issues. She has organized numerous training opportunities and workshops She also helped to develop the 8-course credited UNB Certificate program in Family Violence Issues and she is the instructor for the first course (Introduction to Family Violence Issues) and the last course (Multi-disciplinary Approaches to Family Violence) of the Program.
Her experience includes extensive work with community -- organizations, individual researchers, government agencies, the media and victims of violence.
In 1997, Rina was honoured with the NB Advisory Council on the Status of Women Recognition Award for her contribution to improving the status of women in New Brunswick. She also received the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Foundation Award in 2002, for her work in violence against women and family violence
