About Heather, PhD (ABD), RSW

Heather Lynn Beveridge is a medical Social Worker. She has worked with burn survivors and their families for over 20 years in a pediatric hospital, pediatric burn camps, and the BC Professional Firefighters’ Burn Fund. She began her career on the burn unit at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and she continues to be the camp social worker at Camp BUCKO (a camp for burn survivors in Ontario). In 2009, she relocated to British Columbia to pursue a PhD at the University of British Columbia. Her doctoral research was conducted in Uganda, exploring cultural beliefs and stigma around people living with facial differences. She is a member of the board of directors for the Canadian Burn Survivors Community, and a member of the emotional support team at the annual meeting for the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors.