Sessional Assistant Professor
Credentials
Ph.D. candidate, Geography, University of British Columbia
M.A., Geography, University of British Columbia
B.A. (Hons.), Urban Studies, York University
Research Keywords
Labour markets; Crossborder migration; Occupational communities; Technology work; Regional development; Bourdieusian analysis
Contact Information
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
416 736 2100
Research Interests
Brandon Takayuki Hillier is an economic geographer and urban researcher. His current work examines Canada’s uneven economic integration with the United States. He focuses on how the Canadian educational system is integrated with American labour markets, and how these crossborder connections are leveraged by different social groups. He has investigated the flow of engineering graduates from the Kitchener-Waterloo region to the Bay Area and New York. Key theoretical interests include crossborder and inter-regional labour regimes, family reproduction, educational decision-making, elite formation, and work culture.
He currently teaches courses on urban planning, research methods, urban technology, global cities, and professional development (for co-op). He is affiliated with the City Institute, the Global Labour Research Centre, and the Institute for Technoscience and Society at York University. He previously studied Japan’s industrial development, central banks, and smart cities. His work is supported by SSHRC and DAAD.
Research Projects
Research Output
Courses
| Course Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ENVS 1210 | Cities, Regions, and Planning in a Globalizing World |
| ENVS 3228 | Doing Urban Research: Theory and Practice |
| ENVS 3800 | Digital Worlds and Urban Futures: Cities, Technology, and Justice |
| ENVS 4223 | Global Cities |
| COOP 2001 | Co-op Professional Development |