University of Toronto

Lightman, E., A. Mitchell and D. Herd, “Fighting Child Poverty in Ontario: The Deprivation Index”, paper presented at 8 ^th Congress, US Basic Income Group (Eastern Economics Association), New York City, Feb 29, 2009

Lightman, E., Mitchell A. and Herd D. , “Towards Economic Security for New Immigrants: Beyond Workfare” paper presented as part of a panel, Approaches to Economic Security in Canada: Challenges, Possibilities, and Strategies” The 12th BIEN Congress on Basic Income, University College Dublin, Ireland, June 20-21, 2008

Lightman, E., Mitchell A. and Herd D. , “‘Work first’ and immigrants in Toronto”, 12 ^th Biennial Jerusalem Conference in Canadian Studies, Jerusalem, June 16-19, 2008

Lightman, E. “Whatever Happened to the Welfare State?” Arnulf Pins Memorial Lecture (invited lecture), Hebrew University, Jerusalem, February 25, 2008

Lightman, E., Um S. , Mitchell, A , and Herd D. , “Post-Secondary Education and Social Assistance in Ontario”, Seventh Congress of the U.S. Basic Income Guarantee Network, “What Next: Framing a BIG Discussion for the Next Election and Beyond”, March 7-9, 2008, Boston . Also presented at Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, annual conference, Toronto (June 2008).

Mendelson, M, Lightman, E., and A. Mitchell, “A Basic Income for Canadians with Disabilities” paper presented at annual conference, US BIG (Basic Income Guarantee) Network, Eastern Economics Association, New York City, February 2007.

Lightman, E., A. Mitchell and D. Herd, “Precarious Lives: Work, Health and Hunger on Social Assistance in Toronto”, 5 ^th International Conference on Health and Mental Health in Social Work, Hong Kong, December 2006. Received the Outstanding Abstract Award.

Lightman, E., A. Mitchell and D. Herd, “From Welfare to Workfare and Beyond: Continuity Alongside Change”, Le centre d’histoire des régulations sociales, Université du Québec à Montréal, Pauvreté et rapports sociaux au Canada, XIX et XX siècles , Montreal, October 2006.

Lightman, E., “”Civil Society, the State and Charitable activity”, International Symposium on Charity Development, UBC School of Social Work and Family studies, Vancouver, July 2006.

Mitchell, A., Lightman, E. and D. Herd, "Employment characteristics among social assistance recipients in Canada 1996 - 2001", Federation of Canadian Demographers, Special Conference, Longitudinal studies and demographic challenges of the 21st century , Universite de Montreal, November 2005.

Lightman, E., A. Mitchell and D. Herd, “Living on the Edge: Tracking the experiences of current and former welfare recipients in Toronto”, CASSW, London 2005

Lightman, E., A. Mitchell and D. Herd, “"Making Policy: Exploring the On the Ground Implementation of Ontario Works", 13 ^th biennial Social policy Conference, University of New Brunswick, June 2005

Herd, D., Lightman, E and Mitchell, A, “Living On the edge: Human Experiences of Economic Deprivation”, invited panellist, plenary session, Eastern Economic Association, USBIG (Basic Income Guarantee) Network, Fourth Congress, New York City, March 5, 2005.

Lightman, E, A Mitchell and D Herd, "Local Solutions?: Exploring the local implementation of Ontario Works" , 2004 CASSW Annual Conference, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, May 29-June 1, 2004.

Lightman, E, A Mitchell and D Herd, "Leavers, Mixers, Stayers and Cyclers: Experiences of Workfare in Toronto" , 2004 CASSW Annual Conference, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, May 29-June 1, 2004.

Lightman, E, Mitchell, A and Herd, D, "Rituals of Degradation: Administration as Policy in the Ontario Works Program" invited and refereed paper presented at the National Welfare-to-Work Conference, St. John's Newfoundland, November 16-18, 2003.

Lightman, E, Mitchell, A and Herd, D, "Social Exclusion and Workfare in Toronto", refereed paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work (CASSW), Learned Societies Conference, Halifax - June 2003

Lightman, E, Mitchell, A and Herd, D, "Life after Welfare in Toronto" refereed paper presented at the 12th Biennial Social Welfare Policy Conference, University of Ottawa, June 2003.