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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Research and policy analysis focused on shelter, social, and supportive housing in Toronto. Helping build a more equitable city for vulnerable urban residents, emphasizing collaboration with Indigenous and community partners.

Edited Nokoko: Carleton's Journal of African Studies. Co-supervised graduate students working on Southern African research topics.

London, England, United Kingdom

SSHRC-funded postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Anthropology at the LSE. In this role I conducted research on the growing influence of financial and digital technologies over state social protection systems. The emergence of digital welfare states raises privacy, surveillance and access risks. This research was presented at international conferences and published in leading journals.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

As a research associate at the Centre for Social Change at the University of Johannesburg I contributed to the centre's academic research and teaching initiatives, including delivering presentations, publishing research papers, and supervising graduate students.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

In this role I helped design and teach new course offerings in the Urban Studies specialization in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies. I designed and taught the following courses: Introduction to Cities and Urbanization; Social Justice and the City; Geographies of Youth in an Urban Age; Geographies of Globalization. I also worked with faculty on a monthly public speaker series on urban change, and supervised graduate student research.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

As a Research Award Recipient at IDRC, I worked with the Inclusive Economies Research Team on their funded projects on solutions to unemployment in East and Southern Africa, co-funded by the ILO and UNDP. My own research examined the barriers to expanding technical and vocational education in South Africa and included partnerships with the Human Sciences Research Council. I helped undertake project funding reviews, synthesized research findings, attended project briefing and information… Show more As a Research Award Recipient at IDRC, I worked with the Inclusive Economies Research Team on their funded projects on solutions to unemployment in East and Southern Africa, co-funded by the ILO and UNDP. My own research examined the barriers to expanding technical and vocational education in South Africa and included partnerships with the Human Sciences Research Council. I helped undertake project funding reviews, synthesized research findings, attended project briefing and information sessions, and helped develop calls for funding proposals. In this role I also undertook training on integrating gender analysis into research, preparing effective research presentations, and navigating international research ethics frameworks. This work required an understanding of international development institutions and policy; higher education and skills training; and labour economics. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

As a course instructor I was responsible for designing and teaching a first year introductory course on International Development to 150+ undergraduate students. In this role I worked with a teaching team of 6 teaching assistants to develop tutorials, assignments, rubrics, and evaluation tools. As a survey course, I explored the histories of international development, the rise of global development institutions, early and contemporary globalization, gender and development, global food systems… Show more As a course instructor I was responsible for designing and teaching a first year introductory course on International Development to 150+ undergraduate students. In this role I worked with a teaching team of 6 teaching assistants to develop tutorials, assignments, rubrics, and evaluation tools. As a survey course, I explored the histories of international development, the rise of global development institutions, early and contemporary globalization, gender and development, global food systems, and climate change. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

I worked as a teaching assistant for undergraduate courses in the Department of Geography and Centre for Critical Development Studies, including Foundations of City Studies; Geographies of Urban Poverty; Introduction to International Development Studies; Logic of Geographical Thought; Megacities and Global Urbanization.

Working with the Centre for International Experience and the Centre for Critical Development Studies, I designed a unique condensed summer course for international students from Chonbuk National University, South Korea. Focused on international development topics, the course also provided insights into Canada's international development policy.

Toronto

Working as a contract-researcher for CUPE Ontario, I conducted research on care and working conditions in Ontario's Long-Term Care system. This research supported the union's Time To Care campaign aimed at improving standards for workers and clients across the sector. This included a review of provincial long-term care policy, reviewing coroner's reports, reviewing international studies on LTC staffing, and preparing reports and policy briefs.

Toronto, Canada Area

Teaching assistant for undergraduate course on Labour Relations in Canada.

Toronto, Canada Area

Working with the organizing team, I developed communications material to support unionization efforts in the Long Term Care and Home Care sectors. This role involved working closely with organizers on print and online communication strategies, producing video and web ads, and reaching out to workers in these sectors. In addition, I helped coordinate a worker-community campaign which brought together workers and home care clients to improve care standards across the sector.

New York City

As an editorial and marketing intern for North America's leading English-language progressive publisher, I was responsible for a variety of duties: Reviewing manuscript submissions; coordinating manuscript reviews; designing promotional campaigns and events; attending literary festivals and workshops; copy-editing; fact-checking; proof-reading; cover research and design; indexing.

Winnipeg, Canada

I started my journalism career at Canadian Dimension as a Publishing Assistant and soon became a National Editor, co-ordinating the publication of six print issues a year alongside regular web content. This role included a variety of editorial and marketing duties: fundraising; editorial writing; fact-checking; proof-reading; working with designers and illustrators; coordinating editorial meetings; commissioning articles.I am particularly proud of a series of events I organized at the… Show more I started my journalism career at Canadian Dimension as a Publishing Assistant and soon became a National Editor, co-ordinating the publication of six print issues a year alongside regular web content. This role included a variety of editorial and marketing duties: fundraising; editorial writing; fact-checking; proof-reading; working with designers and illustrators; coordinating editorial meetings; commissioning articles.I am particularly proud of a series of events I organized at the Winnipeg Millennium Library on the 2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis. These events were well-attended and presentations were later published as a book by Fernwood Press. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

As an editorial intern at NI, I helped with copy-editing and proofing of feature stories. I also wrote a feature article on movements promoting cycling infrastructure in the Global South.

Winnipeg, Canada Area

As a reporting intern I worked closely with senior reporters on a series of stories on local politics and business. My article on the fluctuations of global wheat prices and the impact on Manitoba's farmers was a front-page story.

Winnipeg, Canada Area

As an editorial intern at Canada's History magazine, I was responsible for editing, fact-checking and proofing multiple issues of the magazines. Working with the editorial team, I developed a special issue of the magazine focused on iconic Canadian photography. This special issue was later published as '100 Photos That Changed Canada' by Harper Collins, and features 5 of my essays on history and photography.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Working with newcomer and refugee youth, this role involved coordinating summer arts camps, soliciting donations form local businesses, and providing a supportive learning environment for youth in inner-city Winnipeg.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Urban & Economic Geography

Courses: Core in Human Geography; Peoples, Place and Livelihoods; Geography of Work; Labour Sociology; Geography of Class; Southern.

Master'S Degree, Development Economics And International Development

Courses: Politics of International Development; State, Citizens and Civil Society; Research Methods; Postcolonial Politics of Development.

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication And Media Studies

Courses: Introduction to Politics; Rhetoric, Writing and Communications; Indigenous Literature in Canada; Violence, Hegemony and the Rise.

Diploma, Journalism

Courses: Editing for print and web; broadcast production; radio production; graphic design and desktop publishing; investigative.