Biography

Clive Baldwin was born in the UK and moved to St Thomas in May 2011 to take up his post as Canada Research Chair in Narrative Studies.  He has degrees from the universities of Cambridge, Leicester and Sheffield and is a qualified social worker with experience in mental health, community work and not-for-profit sector development.  His PhD thesis focused on allegations of child abuse and he has published on this in legal, criminology, medical and social work journals.  He has also published on narrative and its contribution to ethics, policy, social work and the Self. 

Clive has taught in the Division of Dementia Studies at the University of Bradford, UK where he as the co-ordinator of the Master’s program and, prior to moving to St Thomas, was the Program Director of the MA in Mental Health in the Department of Social Work at the University of Bradford.  His teaching focused on ethics and values, mental health and research methods.

As Canada Research Chair he is exploring the role of narrative in understanding social care institutions, professional education and social and health care ethics.