Shari Thompson

Shari Thompson is an EDI Program Coordinator and educator at Temerty Faculty of Medicine. She is a Doctorate candidate at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education; Social Justice Education and has been facilitating workshops and teaching for 15 years with a focus on social justice, equity, and empowerment. Her passion for education, social action and culture led her to complete a master’s degree with distinction in Digital Media, Culture and Education from the University of London. Shari has worked in healthcare since 2017, supporting injury prevention practitioners nationally and globally and is the former host and producer of Sunnybrook’s Centre for Injury Prevention podcast - Injury is NOT Equal. Shari brings not only a critical equity lens to her work, but her pedagogy is grounded in a trauma-informed and anti-oppressive practice.