Adia Giddings (she/her) is a doctoral student in the Department of History at York University. She received her Master's in History at Concordia University. Her MA research focused on the labour and immigration activism of the Household Workers' Association of Montreal. She specifically focused on the labour organizing of Caribbean household workers and the support […]
Dr. Karine Coen-Sanchez is an independent sociologist whose interdisciplinary research examines institutional governance, race, migration, identity, and public policy. She is the developer of Human Systems Mediation™, an original interdisciplinary framework that explains how governance systems, organizational cultures, and human experience interact to shape policy implementation and institutional outcomes. Her scholarship has also contributed conceptual […]
dr. Cyrus is a multidisciplinary scholar/researcher, filmmaker, musician, author, poet, and changemaker. From arriving as a fresh-off-the-boat 10 year-old from India, to a professional musician touring across North America, to a documentary filmmaker, to a migration scholar and assistant professor, Cyrus has consistently curated stories and scholarship promoting social justice, equity, and engagement in amplifying […]
Sheba Abena Wiafe is currently completing her PhD at York University in the Social and Political Thought Program. Her research focuses on investigating the migratory movements of African women to Europe against the histories of the trans-Saharan and trans-Atlantic slave trade through Black critical theoretical and psychoanalytic approaches. Her written work is forthcoming with The […]
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) […]
Dr. Mary Isibor is an African historian, interdisciplinary scholar, and Postdoctoral Fellow at the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Africa and its Diasporas, York University. With over a decade of teaching, research, and mentorship experience at the University of Benin, Nigeria, her work bridges historical scholarship with contemporary issues shaping Africa, its diasporas, and global […]
Sylvia Esther Gyan (PhD) is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Ghana and a visiting Professor at the Department of Sociology, York University, with over a decade of experience in teaching and research. She teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses and actively mentors and supervises students. From December 2018 to November 2023, […]
Dr. Roshnie Doon (she/her/hers) is the Secretary of the Caribbean Academy of Sciences (CAS) Regional Executive at The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. In this role, she oversees all chapters across the Caribbean, including those in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Jamaica, Guadeloupe, Antigua and Barbuda, and Barbados. Additionally, she […]
I completed my bachelor’s degree at Acadia University where I graduated with honours, double majoring in Sociology and Political Science. My honours thesis focused on the ‘’Impact of South Sudanese Cultural Marriage Practices on Women's Pursuit of Post-Secondary Education in Canada.” My research interest includes social justice in education and the contribution of African women […]
Dr James C. Simeon is the Head of McLaughlin College and Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA), Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, and a former Director of the SPPA, and a former Acting Director and Deputy Director at the Centre for Refugee Studies at York University. Prior to […]