Rachelle Hole, PhD
Rachelle Hole is an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, School of Social Work. She teaches in the areas of social work, disability studies, and qualitative inquiry. Her teaching and research are informed by feminist and poststructural theories.
Currently, Dr. Hole’s research activities include a project evaluating services and supports for adults with developmental disabilities in B.C., a study exploring the employment experiences of individuals with disabilities in the current political context emphasizing for-profit employment counselling services, and research exploring the theoretical concept of relational identities discursively performed in narratives of cultural Deafness.
Rachelle has worked for over 20 years in a variety of capacities with Deaf individuals and their families including a position as a community mental health worker for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind Well-Being Program.
Contact
Rachelle Hole
Faculty of Health and Social Development
UBC Okanagan
Tel: 250-807-8741
Email: rachelle.hole@ubc.ca






