With a Master's of Health Sciences degree from the University of Toronto and a Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety from McMaster University, Bonnie?s career began as the first full-time coordinator of the LAMP Occupational Health Centre. It still operates today as the only occupational health medical clinic in an Ontario community health centre. After a long and varied career in community health, she worked as the part-time coordinator for RAACWI, which inspired her return both to the injured worker community and to school to pursue a doctorate in Critical Disability Studies at York University. Bonnie's doctoral research compares the relationships among benefit use, employment rates, and poverty among injured workers and others with permanent disabilities. Her preliminary research in this area was recently selected in an international essay competition held by the Irmgard Coninx Foundation in Berlin, Germany. As a research assistant with RAACWI, Bonnie has worked with Marion Endicott on comparing workers' compensation systems across several jurisdictions. Bonnie also sits on the board of directors of Injured Workers Consultants, a key RAACWI partner.

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