Jacqueline Rousseau
PhD Candidate / Contract Instructor
- MSW (Carleton), B.Ed. (McGill), BA Hons Sociology, Minor English Literature (Carleton)
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About Me:
I graduated with an MSW from Carleton University in 2009. I spent the next 13 years working in healthcare, first as a frontline social worker and then in various leadership and management positions. After leaving the hospital, I spent two years working as a social worker at a Family Health Team, my private practice, and as a Contract Instructor at Carleton. I started the Ph.D. program in 2022 while continuing to see clients in my practice.
I live in Carp, a lovely little village outside of Ottawa, with my family and our dog, Murphy. I enjoy hiking, sewing, reading, and spending time at the cottage.
Research Interests:
- Anti-fat bias and diet/wellness culture
- Health care access, discrimination, and equity
- Fat Liberation and fat activism
- Eating Dis/orders care, access, and equity
- Embodiment and embodied knowledge
Courses taught/teaching interest:
- SOWK 2202B – Introduction to Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families
- SOWK 5020 – Social Work in Healthcare
- SOWK 4600, 3600, 2021/2022 – Faculty Liaison
Publications
Rousseau, J. (Forthcoming). Starving the Symptom, Ignoring the Cause: GLP-1s and eating disorders. Excessive Bodies: A Journal of Artistic and Critical Fat Praxis and Worldmaking. Vol 3.
Rousseau, Jacqueline. 2026. Reflections from the Field: Anti-Fat Bias in Social Work. Transformative Social Work 4(2):7. https://doi.org/10.55016/x0ddbp74
Selected Conferences
Rousseau, J. (2026, June 6). Thickening Social Work: Integrating Fat Studies to Transform Theory and Practice [Conference presentation]. CASWE 2026, Ottawa, Ontario. https://conference.caswe-acfts.ca/
Rousseau, J. (2026, June 6). Resisting Anti‑Fat Violence in Clinical Spaces: GLP‑1s, Misdiagnosis, and the Future of ED Treatment. [Conference presentation]. CASWE 2026, Ottawa, Ontario. https://conference.caswe-acfts.ca/
Rousseau, J., & Grabinski, E. (2026, April 17). When clients bring ChatGPT to clinical practice: Weighty matters in mental health services for disordered eating [Conference presentation]. ECSWR 2026, Aberdeen, Scotland. https://www.ecswr2026.org/detailed-programme