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Daniella is a Doctoral graduate from the Department of Law and Legal Studies program at Carleton University. Her research interests include theoretical, social and legal constructions of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Sociology of Childhood, children’s rights and citizenship, research methods involving children and youth, child and youth participation models and child and youth advocacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supervisor:<\/strong> Dr. Dale Spencer<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DEGREES:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

PhD Law and Legal Studies (Carleton University)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M.A Child and Youth Studies (Brock University)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B.A Honours Child and Youth Studies (Brock University)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CONTRACT INSTRUCTOR (Carleton University):<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

(Former Instructor) SOCI\/ANTH 3045: Children and Childhood in a Globalized World<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SELECT PUBLICATIONS:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bendo, D., Hepburn, T., Spencer, D., & Sinclair, R. (2019). Advertising \u201cHappy\u201d Children: The Settler Family, Happiness, and the Indigenous Child Removal System, Children & Society, 1-15. doi:10.1111\/chso.12335<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bendo, D., & Mitchell, R. (2018). The Role of Canada\u2019s Child and Youth Advocates: A Social Constructionist Approach. In M. Freeman (Ed.), Children\u2019s Rights: New Issues, New Themes, New Perspectives (pp. 66-88). Leiden and Boston: Brill. (Reprinted from The International Journal of Children\u2019s Rights, 2017, 25(2), pp. 335-358).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bendo, D. (2018). Discourse Analysis: Investigating Canada\u2019s Child Advocates as Catalysts for Change. In S. Singer, & M. Harkins (Eds.), Educators on Diversity, Social Justice, and Schooling: A Reader (pp. 194-214). Toronto, ON: Canadian Scholars Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bendo, D. (2018). The Rights of Children on the Move: From Thoughts, to Words, to Actions. Proceedings of the Child Rights Academic Network. Carleton University, Ottawa, ON.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bendo, D., & Mitchell, R. (2017). The Role of Canada\u2019s Child and Youth Advocates: A Social Constructionist Approach. International Journal of Children\u2019s Rights, 25(2), pp. 335-358.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bendo, D. (2017). An Interview with Landon Pearson: On the Role of a Commissioner for Canada’s Children. The Canadian Journal of Children’s Rights, 4(2), pp. 92-104.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bendo, D. (2015). Children Have Rights, Right? Child Advocacy in the Lives of young People. Youth Voice Journal, 2056 \u2013 2969, pp. 1-26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

2019 – Ontario Graduate Scholarship ($15,000)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2016-2019 – SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship ($105,000)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2016 – Carleton University Entrance Scholar\u2019s Award ($3,000)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2015-2016 \u2013 SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship ($17,500)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2015 & 2016 – Ontario Graduate Scholarship (Declined)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2015-2016 – Dean of Graduate Studies Spring Fellowship ($4,000)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2015-2016 – Dean of Graduate Studies Excellence Scholarship ($5,000)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2014 \u2013 Dean of Graduate Studies Entrance Scholarship ($2,000)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013 \u2013 Brock University Scholar\u2019s Renewal ($1,000)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010 – Brock University Scholar\u2019s Award ($1,000)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SELECT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bendo, D. (15 June, 2018). Invited guest speaker to present the honourary degree of Doctor of Laws at Convocation. Carleton University, Ottawa, ON.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pearson, L., & Bendo, D. (17 October, 2017). Invited guest speaker – Children\u2019s Rights and Advocacy: An Overview of the UN Concluding Observations. Presentation at Queens University in Kingston, ON.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bendo, D. (12-14 October, 2017). Role and Function of Canada\u2019s Child and Youth Advocates. Presentation at the Conceptualizing Childhood and Youth Conference at Brock University, ON.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bendo, D. (26 June, 2017). The Role of Canada’s Child and Youth Advocates: A Social Constructionist Approach. Paper presentation at the International Summer Course on the Rights of the Child Conference. Moncton, New Brunswick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bendo, D. (24-26 June, 2015). A Qualitative Approach to Child Advocacy in Canada. Paper Presentation during the 32nd Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference: The Craft of Qualitative Inquiry at Brescia University (Western University), London, Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bendo, D. (1-5 June, 2015). \u2018Children Have Rights, Right?\u2019 Child Advocacy in the Lives of Young People. Paper Presentation during the 2015 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences Conference at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bendo, D. (20-23 May, 2015). A Discourse Analysis of Canadian Child Advocacy. Paper Presentation during the Eleventh International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry Conference at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bendo, D. (7-9 May, 2015). A Chance to Rise Up: Going beyond voice for Participation. Paper Presentation during the Popular Culture Association of Canada 5th Annual Conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bendo, D. (9 April, 2015). The Social Construction of Child Advocacy in Canada. Paper Presentation during the Mapping the New Knowledge\u2019s Conference at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bendo, D. (7 February, 2015). A Set of \u2018Glocal\u2019 Tools for Improving Health Equity in the Lives of Young People. Workshop Facilitator at Beyond Discovering: Defining \u2018Glocal\u201d Health Sustainability – Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research 2015 Undergraduate Global Health Forum, at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bendo, D. (1 November, 2014). Child Advocacy in Canada: What is that? Paper Presentation during The Successful Pedagogy: Advocating for Strong Evidence To Support Early Learning Conference, in Birmingham, England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bendo, D. (31 October, 2014). Child Advocacy in Canada: A Discourse Analysis of Policy and Practice. Paper Presentation during The National Advocacy Conference 2014, in Birmingham, England.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23036,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cu_people_first_name":"Daniella","cu_people_last_name":"Bendo","cu_people_initials":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_people_type":[156],"cu_people_expertise":[],"class_list":["post-23034","cu_people","type-cu_people","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cu_people_type-alumni"],"acf":{"cu_people_job_title":"PhD Alumni (Legal Studies)","cu_people_degree":"","cu_building":false,"cu_people_office_num":"","cu_people_pronoun":"none","cu_people_designation":"","cu_people_email":"daniellabendo@cmail.carleton.ca","cu_people_phone":"","cu_people_phone_ext":"","cu_people_linkedin":"","cu_people_bluesky":"","cu_people_twitter":"","cu_people_instagram":"","cu_people_facebook":"","cu_people_website":"","cu_people_orcid":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/23034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_people"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/23034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29384,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/23034\/revisions\/29384"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_people_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_type?post=23034"},{"taxonomy":"cu_people_expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_expertise?post=23034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}