Fun fact:

Summering on her grandparent’s farm in the Jamaican countryside, Jhaenelle grew up playing with animals and exploring the land. In future, she hopes to have her own homestead with rescued pets and farm animals.

Jheanelle Anderson

SENIOR RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Jheanelle Anderson, MSW, RSW, is a Black disabled Social Worker and Researcher. Her work focuses on disability justice and research with communities at the intersection of Blackness, disability, and immigration. Her work includes the examination of gaps in research, policy, and service delivery for Black Canadians with disabilities titled "The Intersection of Blackness and Disability."

​Most recently, she co-led ASE Community's Capacity Building Research Project, an environmental scan done in collaboration with Employment and Social Development Canada. This included a Canada-wide audit of services supporting Black and racialized persons with disabilities and the development of an engagement strategy to improve the social inclusion and full participation of Black and racialized persons with disabilities in Canada. In addition, she has a background in community-engaged research with Black survivors of homicide victims, developing Culturally Responsive Evaluation frameworks, and co-designing knowledge mobilization plans with marginalized stakeholders.