The Experience of Emerging Adulthood Among Street-Involved Youth

About Cecilia BenoitDoug MagnusonMikael Jansson

Doug Magnuson is Professor at the University of Victoria Canada in the School of Child and Youth Care. He studies professional practice in various different contexts including child welfare street-involved youth group care and youthwork in higher education. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in data analysis and research methods. Mikael Jansson is a Scientist at the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR). His current research uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches to understand the lives of vulnerable populations and he has a particular interest in panel data. He has lead research teams focused on youth young adults and workers in low-prestige occupations. Cecilia Benoit is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology at the University of Victoria and Scientist at the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research. Her research examines the multiple dimensions of health inequities embedded in laws policies programs and research agendas and searches for evidence-based solutions to these systemic problems.