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Jean Augustine Chair Team


Carl James

Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community & Diaspora | Principal investigator for JAC projects 


Anika Forde

PhD Director, Research & Programs 


Prilly Bicknell-Hersco

Research Assistant | Education, PhD Student


Melissa Mckay

Research Assistant | Education, PhD Student


Sonia Lewis

Research Assistant | Education, PhD Student


Alanah Broomfield

Research Assistant | Socio-legal Studies, PhD Student


Firrisaa Abdulkarim

Quantitative Research Assistant | Sociology, PhD Student


Steven Di Zio

Research Assistant


Melissa Ombija

Research Assistant


Oluwatimileyin Aina

Research Assistant


La Toya Hinds

Research Assistant


Richerd Edwerds

Research Assistant


Silja Mitange

Social Media, Engagement & Communications Lead


Kimari Wight

Social Media, Engagement & Communications


JAC Faculty Associates

JAC Advisory Committee Member


Steve Simpson
Raquel Walker
Velma Morgan


Tana Turner
Andrew Allen


Winston Husbands
Karen Murray

Research Partners


Dr. Gillian Parekh

York University - Securing Black Futures Research & Data Hub


Dr. Annette Henry

UBC - Securing Black Futures - UBC Black Futures


Dr. Kevin Hewitt

Dalhousie - Securing Black Futures Young Gifted & Black


Dr. Jennifer Adams

University of Calgary - Securing Black Futures Black STEMM Comm


Dr. Juliet Daniel

McMaster University - Securing Black Futures Mac iSTEP


Dr. Awad Ibrahim

Ottawa University - Securing Black Futures Student Everyday Experiences


Dr. Kisha McPherson

Toronto Metropolitan University - ONCAT & AIM



Volunteers


Oluwatimileyin Aina

Student Programs Volunteer


Melissa Ombija

Student Programs Volunteer


Awwal Abass

Student Programs Volunteer

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