Dr. Kofi Antwi-Boasiako

Assistant Professor

Phone: 4758
Email: kantwib@uwo.ca

Kofi Antwi-Boasiako, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at King’s University College at Western University, Canada. Prior to joining King’s, he practised in Ontario’s child welfare system for over 15 years. He brings insights gained through those experiences to his studies and teaching. His programme of research focuses on racial disparities in the child welfare system and how we can improve outcomes for children, youth, and families from marginalized and vulnerable communities.

Education

• PhD, University of Toronto
• MSW, University of Toronto
• MA, McMaster University
• BA (Hons), University of Ghana

Research

• Child maltreatment
• Child welfare
• Racial disparities
• Decision-making tools
• Intersectionality
• Marginalized and vulnerable populations

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Antwi-Boasiako, K., Fallon, B., King, B., Trocme, N., & Fluke, J. (2022). Understanding the overrepresentation of Black children in Ontario’s child welfare system: Perspectives from child welfare workers and community service providers. Child Abuse & Neglect, 123, 105425.

Antwi-Boasiako, K., Fallon, B., King, B., Trocme, N., & Fluke, J. (2022). Addressing the overrepresentation of Black children in Ontario’s child welfare system: Insights from child welfare workers and community service providers. Child Abuse & Neglect, 123, 105423.

Antwi-Boasiako, K., Fallon, B., King, B., Trocmé, N., & Fluke, J. (2021). Examining decision-making tools and child welfare involvement among Black families in Ontario, Canada. Children and Youth Services Review, 126, 106048.

Mohamud, F., Edwards, T., Antwi-Boasiako, K., William, K., King, J., Igor, E., & King, B. (2021). Racial disparity in the Ontario child welfare system: Conceptualizing policies and practices that drive involvement for Black families. Children and Youth Services Review, 120, 105711.

Antwi-Boasiako, K., King, B., Fallon, B., Trocmé, N., Fluke, J., Chabot, M., & Esposito, T. (2020). Differences and disparities over time: Black and White families investigated by Ontario’s child welfare system. Child Abuse & Neglect, 107, 104618.

Baiden, P., Antwi-Boasiako, K., & den Dunnen, W. (2019). Effects of suicidal ideation on unmet mental health needs among young adults in Canada. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28, 436-446.

Baiden, P., Fallon, B. & Antwi-Boasiako, K. (2017). Effect of social support and disclosure of child abuse on adult suicidal ideation: Findings from a population-based study. The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders, 19(6), e1-e8.

King, B., Fallon, B., Boyd, R., Black, T., Antwi-Boasiako, K., & O’Connor, C. (2017). Factors associated with racial differences in child welfare investigative decision-making in Ontario, Canada. Child Abuse & Neglect, 73, 89-105.

Baiden, P., Tarshis, S., Antwi-Boasiako, K., & den Dunnen, W. (2016). Examining the independent protective effect of subjective well-being on severe psychological distress among Canadian adults with a history of child maltreatment. Child Abuse & Neglect, 58, 129-140.

Peer-Reviewed and Invited Presentations

Antwi-Boasiako, K., Fallon, B., Fluke, J., King, B., Trocmé, N., Chabot, M., & Esposito, T. (2020, October). Child maltreatment-related investigations involving Black and White families in Ontario, Canada. Paper presented as part of multi-country studies of disparities in child welfare at Kempe Center International Virtual Conference. University of Colorado, CO, United States.

Antwi-Boasiako, K., King, B., Fallon, B., Trocmé, N., Fluke, J., Chabot, M., & Esposito, T. (2020, July). Trends in child maltreatment-related investigations involving Black and White families in Ontario, Canada. Paper presented at Practice and Research Together (PART) Summer Webinar. Toronto, ON, Canada.

King, B., Fallon, B., Boyd, R., Black, T., Antwi-Boasiako, K., & O’Connor, C. (2018, January). Racial differences and the contribution of child, caregiver, and socioeconomic risk factors to child welfare investigative decision-making in Ontario. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work Research. Washington, DC., United States.

Tarshis, S., Baiden, P., Antwi-Boasiako, K., & den Dunnen, W. (2018, January). Examining the independent protective effect of subjective well-being on severe psychological distress among Canadian adults with a history of child maltreatment. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work Research. Washington, DC., United States.

Antwi-Boasiako, K., Goodman, D. & Fallon, B. (2016, October). Poverty and over-representation of Black and Indigenous children and families involved in Ontario child welfare. Paper presented at Re-imagining Child Welfare Systems in Canada. Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.