Nia Akilah Wilson (she/her) is a doctoral student in the Department of Humanities at 91亚色. She is a research associate with the YRC II in Black Sonic Cultures. Nia earned her MA in Human Geography from University of Toronto. Her SSHRC CGS-M funded thesis focused on the experiences of Black women with anti-black surveillance […]
Beatrice Nkundwa is an undergraduate student in environmental arts and justice at 91亚色. She studied Swahili a language from Tanzania and she is a Kirundi interpreter and translator. Clientship and human settlements are part of her research on social, economic and political development. Humanitarian assistance is one of her areas of studies and work. […]
Orji Boniface Ifeanyi, Ph.D, is a member of the Economic History Society, United Kingdom, Historical Society of Nigeria (HSN) and Lagos Studies Association (LSA). He has a Ph.D in History and International Studies, University of Ilorin, Nigeria. He has won academic distinctions, prizes, and awards, including the coveted Osaka University Nakashima Centre Essay Award (2010) […]
Mary Uhunoma Isibor, PhD is a Lecturer in History and International Studies at the University of Benin, Nigeria. Her research spans gender and economic history, entrepreneurship, migration and diaspora studies, socio-cultural history, and peace and conflict studies, with current work examining the resilience of African and Black women entrepreneurs in Toronto and across the diaspora. […]
Jake Dan-Azumi is a professor of Political Science and Development Studies and the Technical Assistant to the Director General, the National Institute for Legislative & Democratic Studies, Nigeria National Assembly. He has extensive experience in development work focusing on democratic governance and public policy, parliamentary institutional strengthening, research, peace and security, human rights, conflict and […]
Chris Francois is a master鈥檚 student in the Development Studies program at 91亚色. Their research interests include queer migration, diasporas, and Latin American and Caribbean identities. Francois holds a previous master鈥檚 degree in Global Affairs from Tsinghua University, and a bachelor鈥檚 degree in peace and conflict resolution from Manchester University. They currently serve as an […]
Mary Goitom is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Work, 91亚色. Dr Goitom鈥檚 research explores migration, mobilities, diasporic connections, transnational processes, and social relations. Her work is centered on community-based research and is grounded in Ethiopian epistemologies and larger African traditional knowledge systems. Dr Goitom鈥檚 work explores transnational social fields in relation […]