Catherine Mardon

Catherine Mardon is a Canadian writer, activist, and lawyer.[1][2]

Biography

Catherine Mardon was born in Oklahoma, but spent many years living in St. Petersburg, Florida.[2] She currently lives in Canada. Her academic background includes a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from Oklahoma State University, a Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma, and a Bachelor of Art from Newman University.[1] She received a Master's degree in Theological Studies from Newman Theological College in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1][2]

Mardon is a social activist, having worked for family farmers, with ecumenical organizations, for the homeless, and as a speaker on social justice issues.[2] She was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar in 1988.[1] Her legal practice also included archdiocesan tribunal work, death penalty appeals, and a variety of low income concerns.[2] Mardon was also a mediation trainer responsible for the recruitment, training, supervision and evaluation of over 180 volunteer mediators.[1]

After being attacked in 1991 for providing testimony against the leader of a white supremacist group, which left her with physical injuries, a traumatic brain injury and PTSD, she became an advocate for the disabled.[3]

Mardon has written many books on mental illness and a series of children's books that have been translated into 18 different languages.[3]

She is married to fellow writer and activist Austin Mardon

Bibliography
  • Curveballs (2012)[4]
  • Gandy and Parker Escape the Zoo: An Illustrated Adventure (2013, with Austin Mardon)[5]
  • Screwballs (2015)[6]
  • Gandy and the Princess (2015, with Austin Mardon)[7]
  • Gandy and the Cadet (2015)[8][9]
  • Gandy and the Man in White (2016, with Austin Mardon)[10][11]
  • Gandy and the Man in Black.(2016)[12]
  • Gandy and the Underwater City(2017)[13]
  • Gandy and the Sea Cow(2016)[14]
  • Gandy and the Mastodon(2015)[15]
  • Gandy At the Beach (2017)[16]
  • Gandy and the Fiddler (2017)[17]
  • Gandy and the Lumberjack (2017)[18]
  • Gandy and the Bonefish (2017)[19]
  • Gandy and the Lady (2018)[20]
  • Gandy and Christopher
  • Gandy and the Musician (2017)[21]
  • Gandy and the Piper
  • Canadian Polar Explorers
  • Alphabet Soup
  • Therapeutic Parenting
  • Hoarding the Family Secret Behind Closed Doors.
  • Listen to the Right Voices: Pastoral Care of Persons with Schizophrenia
  • The A Word
  • How to Build and Maintain Relationships with Mental Illness

Awards and honors

References
  1. "Mardon, Catherine A.". Canadian Who's Who 1910. 22 January 2016.
  2. "Authors". Golden Meteorite Press. Golden Meteorite Press. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. Mardon, Austin; Mardon, Catherine (29 March 2016). "Austin and Catherine Mardon: Home ownership offers safe place for people with disabilities". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  4. Mardon, Catherine (2012). Curveballs. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Golden Meteorite Press. ISBN 978-1-897472-10-1.
  5. Mardon, Catherine; Mardon, Austin (2013). Gandy and Parker Escape the Zoo: An Illustrated Adventure. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Golden Meteorite Press. ISBN 978-1897472828.
  6. Mardon, Catherine (2015). Screwballs. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Golden Meteorite Press. ISBN 978-1-897472-54-5.
  7. Mardon, Catherine (2015). Gandy and the Princess. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Golden Meteorite Press. ISBN 978-1897472569.
  8. "Mardon, Catherine A.". Canadian Who's Who 1910. 22 January 2016. author: [...] Gandy & Cadet 2015
  9. Mardon, Catherine (2015). Gandy and the Cadet. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Golden Meteorite Press. ISBN 9781897480182.
  10. Mardon, Catherine (22 January 2016). "Mardon, Catherine A.". Canadian Who's Who 1910. author: [...] Gandy and the White Man
  11. Mardon, Catherine; Mardon, Austin (2016). Gandy and the Man in White. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Golden Meteorite Press. ISBN 9781897480274.
  12. "Mardon, Catherine A.". Canadian Who's Who 1910. 22 January 2016. author: [...] Gandy and the Rear Window forthcoming 2016
  13. Gandy and the underwater city (Book, 2017). [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 988155226.
  14. Gandy and the sea cow (Book, 2016). [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 951552382.
  15. Gandy and the mastodon (Book, 2015). [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 915264143.
  16. Gandy at the beach (Book, 2017). [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 988155225.
  17. Gandy and the fiddler (Book, 2017). [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 1048403749.
  18. Gandy and the lumberjack (Book, 2017). [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 985966125.
  19. Gandy and the bonefish (Book, 2017). [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 1032013096.
  20. Gandy and the lady (Book, 2018). [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 1079056010.
  21. Gandy and the musician (Book, 2017). [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 987578762.
  22. Turchansky, Lorraine (22 December 2017). "Advocates for the mentally ill honoured by the pope - Grandin Media". Grandinmedia.ca. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  23. "Mrs. Catherine Mardon | The Governor General of Canada". Gg.ca. 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  24. "Lieutenant Governor celebrates champions in mental health and addictions - LG". Lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca. 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
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