Leah’s work within the field of social work has focused on providing intersectional feminist based, trauma-informed interventions to survivors of gender-based violence. Leah’s practice is strongly rooted in an anti-racist, queer, and a sex positive perspective. Leah is a skilled educator who leverages Universal Design, emotional intelligence, and exceptional interpersonal skills to create an inclusive learning environment, encouraging students to engage deeply with complex and sometimes polarizing topics. Leah does this work because she believes that survivors deserve more than just survival. Leah uses she|her pronouns.
As the Sexual Violence Prevention Advisor, a component of the role was to independency design and deliver curriculum as a guest lecturer, teaching on behalf of faculty, tailoring content to the specific needs and focus areas of various programs. For example: when teaching in Doula Studies the curriculum was designed to educate students on how survivors navigate healthcare systems and processes and what a Trauma Informed Birthing Plan is and why and how to utilize this with clients. Throughout my eight-year tenure as the Sexual Violence Prevention Advisor, I regularly delivered guest lectures each semester in multiple programs. Below is a list of the courses, programs and faculties I was a guest lecturer in:
Marshall, L. (September 29, 2022) Beyond the Binary, Creating Inclusive Gender-Based Violence Supports, Presented at the Gender Collation of London’s Intersectional Intentional Inclusion Conference. London ON.
Marshall, L. (June 2, 2022) Queering Gender-based Violence Supports, Presented at ENH Canada Fierce and Sober Pride Edition. Toronto, ON.
Marshall, L. (October, 2019). Keynote Speaker, Sexual Violence and it’s Link to Substance
Use Disorder, Presented at Westover Treatment Centre, Annual Day of Discovery. Thamesville, ON.
Marshall, L., Bloom, L. (July, 2018). Substance Use During the Life Cycle of Sexual Violence, Presented at the 59th Annual Institute on Addiction Studies. London, ON.
Herlihy, P., Bloom, L., & Marshall, L. (November, 2016). The EAP Connection: Military Sexual Trauma & Campus Sexual Assaults, Presented at Employee Assistance Professionals Association World Conference. Chicago, IL.
Marshall, L. (November, 2016). Our Role in Stopping Sexual Violence and Harassment, Presented at Western Region Support Staff Conference. London, ON.