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 […]
Margaret Ofori Asubonteng is a Black African Human Resource Management student with interests in Black studies, labor, equity, law, student engagement, and community development. Her academic and leadership pursuits explore the intersection of Black lived experiences, institutional systems, social justice, and belonging within educational and professional spaces. She currently serves as an Upper-Year Student Engagement […]
Olayinka Akinseesin is a PhD student in Law at York University. His research explores the intersections of intellectual property law, artificial intelligence, and social justice, with particular attention to how emerging technologies impact African and diasporic communities. He holds an LLM from York University and a Bachelor of Laws from Afe Babalola University, and he […]
Chef Bashir Munye is a Somali-born, Italian-raised culinary educator, food advocate, and co-founder of the African Food Study Centre. With over 25 years of experience, he is committed to decolonizing culinary practices and promoting food sovereignty. Bashir has served as a culinary professor at George Brown College, where he designed inclusive curricula and mentored future […]
Clifton Grant is a Graduate Student in the Department of Social Legal Studies at York University and an Executive Member of the Harriet Tubman Institute. His research interests explore the intersectionality of race, education and criminality primarily by exploring the "school to prison pipeline" that disproportionately impacts marginalized and racialized communities. The Canadian mosaic has […]
Molade Osibodu is an assistant professor of education at York University. Her research interests include understanding how to make mathematics humanizing for Sub-Saharan African youth; harnessing mathematics education to redress injustices related to race (particularly anti-Blackness), equity, and power; and exploring African immigrant and refugee math experiences; and African indigenous mathematics practices. Dr. Osibodu situates […]
Dr Sylvia Bawa is a global sociologist and tenured Associate Professor of Sociology at York University in Canada with expertise in human rights, development, gender and globalization. With immense experience working with international and local organizations and groups on development, social justice and human rights issues, her expertise in these areas have been recognized through […]
Beauty is an interdisciplinary scholar in sociolinguistics and health policy and equity passionate about mobility and social justice. Her sociolinguistic work has allowed her conduct research on language, migration, and social change. Her work focuses on Nigerian immigrants in Cape Town, drawing on their everyday lived experiences as immigrants to examine their social positioning as […]
Dr Jessica Braimoh is a critical sociologist whose teaching and research interests include the interrelation between race, class, gender and criminalization; socio-legal processes and organizing institutions (e.g., social welfare, education); and the experiences of “at-risk” populations. Guided by principles of social justice, Jessica's research uses a social justice lens to investigate the institutional processes by […]