Jeffrey McCrossin, MSW, M.Sc.(A.)
Ph.D. Candidate, School of Social Work at McGill University
Jeffrey McCrossin is a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Social Work at McGill University where he also completed an M.Sc.(A.) in Couple and Family Therapy (2019). Prior to attending McGill, he earned his MSW at Carleton University (2012). In his home province of Nova Scotia, he worked as a clinical social worker, couple and family therapist, and psychotherapist in community mental health and neurorehabilitation settings.
Jeffrey maintains a private practice, and is an approved clinical supervisor with the Ordre des psychologues du Quebec. He has taught family therapy courses at McGill University in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and in the School of Social Work. His passion for teaching has been recognized by the Faculty of Arts, which awarded him the Graduate Student Teaching Award in 2022.
Jeffrey’s program of research is centered on the wellbeing of families of neurodiverse children, and explores ways in which support systems can facilitate pathways of family resilience. He examines how supports for caregivers—such as parenting programs, navigation services, and peer support—can have wider cascading benefits for the whole family, beyond the individual caregiver or child.
Jeffrey engages families in research to put their needs on the research-and-practice agenda in the social, healthcare, and education sectors. His research supported by KBHN fostered a strong relationship with the Family Support Institute of British Columbia, which led to the development of a model that intersects family resilience theory and caregiver peer support.
His research has been funded by several fellowships including from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, le Fonds du recherche du Quebéc – Santé, and various national pediatric research networks and philanthropic organizations. He is also a Quebec Autism Research Training Fellow, and recipient of the Trainee Leadership Award for Community Engagement from the Transforming Autism Care Consortium.
Jeffrey’s personal interests include spending time in nature near his home in the Laurentian mountains north of Montreal, and embarking on new adventures with his partner and daughter.
