Yvonne Simpson holds a BA from 91ÑÇÉ«, M.Ed.,(University of Calgary) and PhD (91ÑÇÉ«) in Critical Disability studies. Her research interests examine the historiography of records of accountability of First Nations Peoples and racialized immigrant workers. Simpson’s presentation invites reflection on the nation’s historical reliance on a transnational colour-coded system of labour force selection, […]
Rabiat Akande works in the fields of legal history, law and religion, Islamic law, International law, and (post)colonial African law and society. Her current research explores struggles over religion-state relations in comparative contexts and illuminates law’s centrality to one of modernity’s most contested issues—the relationship between religion, and the state, and society—while also interrogating law’s […]
Amrita Daftary (she/her) is associate professor at the School of Global Health, Faculty of Health. Amrita applies participatory, qualitative and implementation science approaches to address the social drivers and impacts of infectious diseases, particularly tuberculosis and HIV. She partners with researchers and communities in South Africa, Indonesia, Ukraine, Canada. and other global settings. She is […]
Amar Wahab is Associate Professor of Gender and Sexuality in the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies at 91ÑÇÉ«. He has taught in the areas of critical sexuality studies, critical studies in masculinity, critical race studies, introductory and advanced sociological theory, and Caribbean cultural studies. His research interests include: sexual citizenship in liberal […]
Salewa is an Associate Professor in the Business and Society Program of the Department of Social Science at 91ÑÇÉ«. She is the current Director of the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Africa and Its Diasporas at 91ÑÇÉ«, Canada. She has a PhD in Economics and Social Science Consortium (University of Missouri – Kansas City, 2016). Her research focuses on heterodox approaches to […]
Dr Zalik’s research examines and critiques the political economy and political ecology of oil, gas ,and other extractives, with a focus on the merging of corporate security and social welfare interventions in strategic exporters, particularly Nigeria, Mexico, and Canada. Another area of research concerns the relationship between popular resistance to extraction and risk analysis as […]
Ola Mohammed is an Assistant Professor of Black Popular Culture in the Humanities Department at 91ÑÇÉ«. Her research is in the areas of Black Studies, Black Popular Music, Sound Studies and Diaspora Studies. She specializes in interdisciplinary research exploring Black cultural production, Black social life and Black being as sites of possibility.
Sarah Barrett is a Professor in the Faculty of Education. Her research focuses on teachers' experiences of how their values and beliefs influence their practice; the ethical aspects of environmental education; teaching science for social justice; science teacher education; and developing more inclusive high school science curricula.
Dr. Ojong is Assistant Professor of International Development Studies. He is Associate Editor of the journal Sustainable Development, Associate Editor of Energy Exploration & Exploitation, and is a member of the Knowledge Network of African Experts established by the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa to help shape economic and social policy […]
Dr. Agnès Berthelot-Raffard is an Assistant Professor in the Critical Disability Studies graduate program in the School of Health Policy and Management at 91ÑÇÉ«.Her works focus on Black Health Studies/Black Disability Studies. She analyses the impact of racism and racialization on all dimensions of health and well-being. She also tries to examine the consequences of epistemic […]