Adwoa Onuora

Adwoa Onuora is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Trent University’s Durham Campus. She holds a Ph.D. from OISE/University of Toronto. Her research focuses on structures and systems that marginalize Black women, children, and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, emphasizing health equity, social justice, and arts-based methodologies. She integrates critical feminist and Afro-indigenous pedagogies into her teaching, encouraging students to critically analyze intersectional disparities in health outcomes and societal norms.

• Education:
  • Honors B.A., University of Toronto
  • M.A., OISE/University of Toronto
  • Ph.D., OISE/University of Toronto

Her research achievements include coordinating Jamaica’s first pilot time-use survey on unpaid care work, influencing national policy interventions. She served as the 17th Nancy Rowell Jackman Chair in Women’s Studies at Mount Saint Vincent University, advancing global awareness of women’s issues. Her community work includes advocating for legislative reforms on gender-based violence and LGBTQ+ rights in Jamaica, collaborating with UN entities and national advisory boards like Jamaica’s National Strategic Action Plan to end Gender-Based Violence.

Onuora’s publications explore queer spaces in Caribbean universities, Black maternal pedagogies, and the role of music in social change. She actively supervises undergraduate and graduate students, emphasizing reciprocal learning between research and teaching.