Marcia Hampton Rioux (née Gautschi) OC (1947 – September 20, 2021) was a Canadian legal scholar. She was a Distinguished Research Professor in the School of Health Policy and Management at York University.
Marcia H. Rioux | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 16, 1947 Trail, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | September 20, 2021 (aged 74) |
| Partner | Ezra B. W. Zubrow |
| Academic background | |
| Education | B.A., M.A., Carleton University PhD, Jurisprudence and Social Policy, 1993, University of California, Berkeley |
| Thesis | The equality-disability nexus: the history and law of mental handicap in Canada (1994) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | York University |
Early life and education edit
Marcia Rioux was born in Trail, British Columbia, Canada, in 1947.[1]
Career edit
Rioux began her academic career at the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in 1968 as a research assistant.[1] As the first Director of Research for the National Advisory Council on the Status of Women, she focused her research on indigenous women.[2] Before earning her PhD, Rioux worked as a Policy Analyst on the Law Reform Commission of Canada from 1977 until 1979.[1] In 1978, Rioux and Joanna McFadyen published a report that promoted a revision in the Canadian Criminal Code regarding sexual assault victims.[3] After earning her doctorate, Rioux worked as Director of the Roeher Institute in Downsview, Ontario, from 1987 until 2002.[4]
She was the Director of the York Institute of Health Research at York University from 2002 until 2014.[2] Starting in 2002, she also chaired York's School of Health Policy and Management.[5] In her role as director and chair, Rioux was invited to La Trobe University in 2008 to work with law professor Lee Ann Basser on developing disability policy in Victoria, Australia.[6] A few years later, Rioux, Basser, and Melinda Jones published Critical Perspectives on Human Rights and Disability Law through Brill Publishers.[7]
In February 2013, Rioux began an international research project to promote employment of people with disabilities in Bangladesh, India and Nepal.[8] By April, York University awarded Rioux the 2013 President's Research Excellence Award.[9] Later, in recognition of her academic achievements, York University appointed Rioux the title of Distinguished Research Professor.[10]
In 2014, Rioux was the recipient of the Lieutenant Governor's Community Volunteer Award in recognition of her contributions to Ontario communities.[11] Later that year, she was also named a Member of the Order of Canada for her research in the field of social justice.[12]
On February 3, 2015, Rioux was recognized by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations with the 2014 Status of Women Award of Distinction and the Lorimer Award.[13] She also published a co-edited book titled Disability, Rights Monitoring, and Social Change: Building Power out of Evidence.[14] The book, published through the Canadian Scholars’ Press, attempted to address the issues facing United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, such as civil society monitoring.[15]
She died on September 20, 2021.[16]
Selected publications edit
The following is a selected list of publications:[17]
- Web of the law: a study of sexual offences in the Canadian criminal code (1975)
- Human rights and health and safety in the workplace: balancing the rights of the worker and the needs of the employer (1984)
- How it happens: a look at inclusive educational practice in Canada for children and youth with disabilities (1992)
- The contradiction of kindness--the clarity of justice (1993)
- Reflections on the Canada Health and Social Transfer (1996)
- Atlas of literacy and disability (2003)
- Critical perspectives on human rights and disability law (2011)
- Disability, Rights Monitoring, and Social Change: Building Power out of Evidence (2016)
References edit
- ^ a b c Holmes, Gillian (June 1, 1999). Who's Who of Canadian Women, 1999-2000. University of Toronto Press. p. 198. ISBN 9780920966556. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ a b "2014 Status of Women Committee Award of Distinction CITATION FOR DR. MARCIA RIOUX" (PDF). ocufa.on.ca. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "Medical professionals under fire for tranquillizers given women". Winnipeg Free Press. Manitoba. June 3, 1978. p. 255. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "Marcia Hampton Rioux CV". Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "Faculty 2002" (PDF). calendars.registrar.yorku.ca. p. 191. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 28, 2006. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "Tackling the mystery of autism" (PDF). latrobe.edu.au. 2008. pp. 7, 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "Critical Perspectives on Human Rights and Disability Law – Edited by Marcia Rioux, Lee Ann Basser & Melinda Jones Review". Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs. 12 (2): 124–126. 2012. doi:10.1111/j.1471-3802.2012.01236_2.x.
- ^ "York receives $6.2 million from CIDA for international research projects". yfile.news.yorku.ca. February 4, 2013. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "Marcia Rioux - Awarded 2013 President's Research Excellence Award". yihr.info.yorku.ca. April 11, 2013. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "Two profs awarded 2013 Distinguished Research Professor title". yfile.news.yorku.ca. May 7, 2013. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "Prof. Marcia Rioux receives Lieutenant Governor's Community Volunteer Award". yfile.news.yorku.ca. March 27, 2014. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "Professor Marcia Rioux appointed to Order of Canada". yfile.news.yorku.ca. July 7, 2014. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "DRPI Co-Director Marcia Rioux awarded OCUFA Status of Women Award of Distinction". drpi.research.yorku.ca. 9 February 2015. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "New Book Launched: Disability, Rights Monitoring, and Social Change". drpi.research.yorku.ca. October 2015. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ Tobin Haley LeBlanc (Fall 2016). "Disability, Right Monitoring and Social Change: Building Power out of Evidence Review". Canadian Review of Social Policy (76). Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "MARCIA RIOUX Obituary (1947 - 2021) - Toronto, ON - Toronto Star". www.legacy.com. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- ^ "Au:Rioux, Marcia H." worldcat.org. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
