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Ameil Joseph is an Associate Professor at McMaster University's School of Social Work, where they contribute to critical scholarship at the intersection of mental health, race, and social justice. Their work examines how ideas about difference, normalcy, sexuality, eugenics, race, ability and mental 'illness' cohere and perform within policy, law and practice, with over a decade of professional experience in mental health settings including supportive housing, settlement services, crisis respite, and forensic community treatment. Education: Ph.D in Social Work, York University (2009-2014) MSW, Wilfrid Laurier University (2005-2007) BA in Psychology, University of Waterloo (1998-2003) Dr. Joseph's research engages with critical mental health, postcolonial theory, critical race theory, and critical disability studies to examine the historical production of ideas about difference. Their scholarship particularly focuses on how these ideas manifest in mental health systems, immigration policy, and criminal justice, with attention to issues of social justice, violence, ethics, and confluence. Their work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical implications, addressing the complex interplay of colonialism, racism, sanism, and eugenics in contemporary social systems. Analysis of Dr. Joseph's recent publications reveals a sustained focus on colonial and eugenic violence within mental health, immigration, and criminal justice systems. Their scholarship consistently examines how racism, sanism, and ableism intersect to produce particular forms of state violence, particularly against racialized immigrants with mental health conditions. Recent work has expanded to address temporal dimensions of oppression, data colonialism, and community responses to grief and loss during the pandemic, demonstrating both theoretical sophistication and practical relevance to current social issues. Scientific Awards: University Scholar 2025 - Recognized for research leadership and impact among eight McMaster professors honored as University Scholars Dr. Joseph has secured significant research funding, including nearly $75,000 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for community-engaged projects addressing social justice issues. Their teaching portfolio includes advanced courses on critical mental health perspectives, race and colonialism in Canadian society, and social justice theory. While specific graduate students aren't listed in available materials, their extensive co-author network suggests active mentorship and collaboration. Dr. Joseph contributes to community-based initiatives in Hamilton addressing racism in healthcare and mental health systems, connecting academic scholarship with practical community responses to systemic issues. Dr. Joseph maintains an active presence in community responses to contemporary challenges, particularly through initiatives addressing grief during the pandemic and systemic racism in healthcare. Their work exemplifies the integration of scholarly rigor with community engagement, demonstrating how academic research can inform and be informed by real-world social justice efforts.

• Critical Mental Health
• Postcolonial Theory
• Critical Race Theory
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Mohamed Beshir is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. His research focuses on fire safety engineering, urban fire spread in informal settlements, and enhancing resilience in low- and middle-income communities. He teaches courses such as Fundamentals of Fire Safety Engineering and Fire Dynamics I , contributing to advanced engineering education. Education : PhD in Fire Safety Engineering, University of Edinburgh (2022). Professional Experience : Previously worked as a fire engineer at a leading UK consultancy, addressing fire safety in residential, retail, and historical buildings. Prof. Beshir’s research interests include fire and smoke dynamics, combustion modeling, compartment fires, and fire safety resilience. His work addresses environmental and economic sustainability in construction, alongside human behavior in fire scenarios. His scientific contributions span fire dynamics in informal settlements, wind effects on flashover, and energy harvesting technologies. He has received awards like the Sheldon Tieszen Student Award (2020) and the Best MSc Thesis Poster award (IMFSE, 2017). Teaching : CIVE 5609/IPIS 5504 (Fire Safety Engineering), CIVE 5610 (Fire Dynamics I). Collaborations : Worked with researchers like R. Walls, Y. Wang, and D. Rush on large-scale fire experiments and CFD modeling.

• Fire Dynamics
• Fire Safety Engineering
• Informal Settlements
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Andrew Green serves as Professor and Metcalf Chair in Environmental Law at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, where he teaches environmental law, climate change law, administrative law, natural resources law, judicial decision-making, and international trade. His scholarly contributions span multiple legal domains with particular emphasis on the intersection of environmental regulation and administrative governance. Green's research interests encompass Environmental Law , Administrative Law , Climate Change Policy , Judicial Decision-Making , and International Trade Law . His empirical approach to legal scholarship has produced significant insights into how judges make decisions, particularly in administrative contexts, and how trade rules interact with domestic environmental regulations. His work often bridges theoretical legal analysis with practical policy implications. His recent publications reveal a strong focus on Canadian climate policy implementation, judicial behavior in high courts, and the evolving standards of review in administrative law. The research demonstrates increasing interdisciplinary integration, incorporating machine learning approaches to analyze judicial decisions and examining the systemic challenges in environmental governance. His scholarship consistently addresses the tension between regulatory effectiveness and legal accountability. Metcalf Chair in Environmental Law Past co-President of the Society for Empirical Legal Studies Past President of the Canadian Law and Economics Association Former Associate Dean at the Faculty of Law Chair of the University of Toronto Academic Appeals Committee (2009-2018) Before joining the Faculty of Law, Green practiced environmental law in Toronto for six years, handling both litigation (including prosecutions, administrative appeals, and civil actions) and transactional work. His practical experience informs his scholarly work on regulatory design and implementation. His research has influenced policy discussions on climate change, securities regulation, and administrative law reform in Canada.

• Environmental Law
• Administrative Law
• Climate Change Law
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Liisa Seppänen serves as Adjunct Professor of Urban Archaeology at the University of Turku, leveraging dual expertise in archaeology and cultural history alongside professional background in business and communications. Her academic foundation includes a PhD in Archaeology (2012) and MA in Cultural History, both from the University of Turku. Her educational qualifications: PhD in Archaeology, University of Turku (2012) MA in Cultural History, University of Turku Seppänen's research centers on medieval urban landscapes, particularly Turku (Finland's oldest city and a major medieval Swedish settlement). She investigates construction activities, townscape evolution, and multidisciplinary urban development frameworks while addressing critical questions about cultural heritage valuation, preservation methodologies, and social complexity in urban transitions. Her fieldwork includes directing Finland's largest urban excavation (1.2+ hectares) in Lahti (2013-2014), which catalyzed studies on stakeholder collaboration in city planning. Her 2014 publication analyzes interdisciplinary data collection and dissemination challenges in urban archaeology, reflecting consistent engagement with practical heritage management issues across Scandinavia and international contexts. No scientific awards were documented in the source material. While no student advising or grant activities were specified, Seppänen actively contributes to the international Archaeology, Architecture and Contemporary City Planning network (established 2013) and has delivered invited lectures at the University of Bergen (2015) and University of Turku (2014) on archaeological information valuation. Her collaborative work with urban planners and heritage specialists constitutes her primary research ecosystem, focusing on integrating archaeological insights into contemporary city development processes.

• Urban Archaeology
• Cultural Heritage
• Urban Development
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Priti Narayan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Faculty of Arts. Her research and teaching focus on urban processes and politics in India, with an emphasis on state-society relations, feminist methodologies, and public scholarship. Prior to joining UBC, she was a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University’s Mellon Initiative in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities. PhD in Geography, Rutgers University (2019) Narayan’s research explores how marginalized communities in Chennai, India, negotiate slum evictions through collective action. She collaborates with the Pennurimai Iyakkam (“Women’s Rights Movement”) to document working-class activists’ lived experiences and theorize their contributions to urban studies. Her work bridges academic and activist knowledge, advocating for interdisciplinary approaches to environmental justice and labor rights. Recent projects examine urban development in Tamil Nadu, labor codes, and occupational health for construction workers. Her academic publications span journals like Gender, Place & Culture , Urban Studies , and Environment and Planning D: Society and Space , often co-authored with local activists. She emphasizes ethnography, archival analysis, and collaborative methods. Scientific Awards : SSHRC Insight Development Grant (2023) UBC PRE Fund Award (2023) CIHR Operating Grant (Co-PI, 2021-23) Hampton New Faculty Research Grant Narayan supervises graduate students in Geography and Interdisciplinary Studies, including Varun Panickar and Paroma Wagle (postdoctoral). She currently does not accept new supervisees. Her courses at UBC include topics like urban environmental politics and climate change.

• Urban Development
• South Asia
• State-Society Relations
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Christopher Storie is a Professor of Geography at the University of Winnipeg, specializing in GIS, Remote Sensing, and Urban Geography. He holds an office in Lockhart Hall (5L03) and teaches courses such as Introduction to GIS, Remote Sensing, and Urbanization in the Developing World. His research focuses on Deep Learning applications for automated land use/land cover mapping, informal settlement mapping, and urban-rural fringe detection. Key research interests include leveraging neural networks for geospatial analysis, urban dynamics in regions like Mexico City, and collaborative international fieldwork. He has contributed to over 20 peer-reviewed articles since 2000, emphasizing satellite imagery analysis and environmental monitoring. His work bridges technical geospatial methods with socio-environmental challenges in urban and developing regions.

• GIS
• Remote Sensing
• Urban Geography
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Brent Doberstein is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of Waterloo, Faculty of Environment. His research and teaching focus on disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and sustainable resource management, particularly in developing countries across Asia and in Canada. His research interests include: Hazards and disaster risk reduction Climate change adaptation and managed retreat Post-disaster reconstruction and institutional capacity building Sustainable resource and environmental management Parks and protected areas Over the next five years, he is particularly interested in supervising graduate students in themes related to disaster risk reduction, climate adaptation, and managed retreat. His recent publications reflect a strong emphasis on community resilience, policy evaluation, and cross-national comparisons, especially in Southeast Asia and Canada. Key trends in his work include the integration of local knowledge, social equity in disaster recovery, and innovative frameworks like the PARA model for flood risk management. His scientific contributions are recognized through publications in leading journals such as International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction , Climate and Development , and Disasters . Dr. Doberstein actively supervises graduate students, many of whom are co-authors on his recent publications. He has taught courses including GEOG101, GEOG306, GEOG356, and led field research in Indonesia. He has also been involved in research projects related to flood recovery in Canada and post-disaster adaptations in countries like the Philippines, Bangladesh, and Thailand. He leads research initiatives centered on post-disaster adaptations at individual, community, and national levels, often working with interdisciplinary teams and international collaborators. His work contributes significantly to policy development and community resilience planning in vulnerable regions.

• Resource and Environmental Management
• Disaster Risk Reduction
• Climate Change Adaptation
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Lana Salman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto . A scholar of international development and urban politics, her research focuses on everyday statecraft, social reproduction, and urbanism in the Middle East and North Africa. PhD, University of California, Berkeley (City and Regional Planning, Global Metropolitan Studies) MUPP, American University of Beirut Her research explores how urban populations negotiate citizenship and state formation through: Land access and infrastructure development Microfinance institution operations Post-revolutionary governance practices Transdisciplinary north-south comparative analysis Current projects include: Tunisia State-Making: Ethnographic study of urban poor communities' role in statecraft Brussels-Beirut Comparison: Analysis of social workers' roles in refugee resettlement and urban displacement

• International Development
• Urban Politics
• Social Reproduction
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Dr. David Busolo is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of New Brunswick and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Dalhousie University. His research program focuses on health promotion and cancer prevention among immigrant and refugee populations, with particular emphasis on healthcare access barriers and culturally competent interventions. His funded projects include improving mammography access for Syrian refugee women, examining cancer screening participation among newcomers, and developing nature-based wellbeing approaches for immigrant communities. Dr. Busolo employs community-engaged methodologies and qualitative approaches to address health disparities. He has received recognition including the McCain Foundation Young Scholar Award and serves on scientific advisory committees including the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute. His work informs policy development, including contributions to cultural safety standards for nursing practice.

• Cancer Prevention
• Immigrant Health
• Refugee Health
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Luisa Sotomayor is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change at York University, where she also serves as the Director of the City Institute. Her academic work bridges urban planning, governance, and socio-spatial justice, with a strong focus on inequality, housing, informality, and participatory planning. She is actively engaged in research across Latin America and Canada, contributing to critical debates on urban policy and citizenship. Education: PhD in Planning, University of Toronto MSc in Planning, University of Toronto BA in Sociology, National University of Colombia Her research interests center on urban inequality, housing precarity, socio-legal exclusions, and the formation of informal urban peripheries. She critically examines how state and non-state actors, community activism, and legal frameworks shape urban planning agendas. Her work questions the capacity of planning to address socio-spatial injustices and foster more equitable, democratic cities. The recent publications reflect a strong engagement with judicialization of urban planning in Bogotá, student housing precarity in Toronto, sanctuary city policies, and the impacts of social urbanism in Medellín. Collectively, her scholarship reveals a transnational, interdisciplinary approach that connects urban theory with grassroots realities, emphasizing legal mobilization, policy mobility, and the lived experiences of marginalized populations. Scientific Awards and Recognitions: MITACS Accelerate (2023-2024) EUC Dean’s Service Award (2021-2022) York University Academic Innovation Fund Award (2020-2021, 2021-2022) SSHRC Insight Grant (2022-2025) MITACS Global Link (2019) MITACS Accelerate (2021, 2022) SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant (2020-2021) SSHRC Connections Grant (2018-2019) SSHRC Doctoral Award (2011-2015) International Development Research Centre, Doctoral Award (2011) Luisa Sotomayor supervises graduate students in Environmental Studies, Geography, and Planning programs. She has led major funded research projects including SSHRC Insight and Partnership Engage Grants, focusing on issues such as vertical peripheries in Colombia, policy mobility in Latin American cities, legal mobilizations in urban planning, and student housing affordability in Toronto. Her collaborative work with institutions across Canada and Latin America underscores her commitment to engaged, interdisciplinary scholarship. She is involved in research labs and teams through the City Institute at York University and leads multi-institutional collaborations such as StudentDwellTO, which brings together faculty and students from OCAD University, Toronto Metropolitan University, University of Toronto, and York University to address student housing challenges. Her work continues to influence urban planning theory and practice in both the Global North and South.

• Urban Planning and Policy
• Housing
• Urban Governance
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Leonora C Angeles is a Professor at the University of British Columbia's School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), serving as Admissions Chair with joint appointments as Associate Professor in Women's and Gender Studies and Director of the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice. Previously a Faculty Research Associate at UBC's Centre for Human Settlements, she conducted international development projects across Southeast Asia, Brazil, and Vietnam. Her academic credentials include a Diploma, Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy from Queen's University, reflecting foundational training in interdisciplinary social sciences. Angeles' research critically interrogates community development through participatory planning, governance, and transnational feminist frameworks. She examines how gender, race, class, sexuality, and (dis)ability intersect in planning processes, with deep regional expertise in Southeast Asia. Her scholarship challenges conventional development paradigms by centering feminist participatory action research that prioritizes community agency and social justice, particularly in agrarian transitions and urban governance contexts. Analysis of her recent publications reveals consistent interdisciplinary engagement with political economy, disaster resilience, and feminist planning methodologies. Her work demonstrates methodological rigor in qualitative and participatory approaches while maintaining regional specificity in Philippine and Southeast Asian contexts. Key thematic threads include pandemic governance, food security, transnational marriage systems, and climate adaptation, all analyzed through intersectional power dynamics. As Graduate Program Advisor for the Centre for Women's and Gender Studies, Angeles mentors emerging scholars in critical methodologies. Her international research collaborations, particularly in the Philippines and Vietnam, have generated significant insights into participatory governance and capacity building, though specific grant mechanisms are not detailed in available sources. She actively shapes UBC's research ecosystem through leadership in the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice and Centre for Women's and Gender Studies, driving interdisciplinary scholarship at the nexus of planning, gender, and social justice while maintaining strong community-university partnerships in the Global South.

• Community Development
• Social Policy
• Participatory Planning
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Dr. Andrea M. Brown is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Wilfrid Laurier University's Faculty of Arts. Her research focuses on urban food security, governance in East Africa (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania), migration dynamics, and co-productive governance models. She examines how policy frameworks address urban poverty, women's political inclusion, and informal settlement challenges in African cities. Her work emphasizes participatory governance approaches and their implications for marginalized urban populations. Notable projects include analyses of Uganda's urban policies, refugee food security in Kampala, and women's rights in African urban contexts. Dr. Brown’s research bridges political theory, development studies, and urban sociology to address pressing challenges in African urbanization. She teaches courses on African politics, urban governance, and development studies. Her office is located in DAWB 4-128, with weekly office hours on Mondays 1:30-2:30pm. She speaks English professionally and is actively involved in mentoring students exploring urban development and African governance topics.

• Urban Food Security
• African Governance
• Co-productive Governance
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Neda Maghbouleh serves as Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), holding a cross-appointment to the graduate department at St. George campus. She holds the prestigious Canada Research Chair in Migration, Race, and Identity and received the Ontario Early Researcher Award. As Principal Investigator of the RISE (Refugee Integration, Stress, and Equity) Team, she leads a major SSHRC Insight Grant (2018-2023) examining refugee settlement experiences in Canada. Her research critically investigates racialization processes among Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian populations in North America, challenging the Black-White racial binary. She specializes in refugee integration dynamics, Iranian diaspora identity formation, and gendered migration experiences. Her methodological approach combines critical race theory with feminist and qualitative frameworks, particularly in refugee motherhood studies and digital activism among Muslim-American youth. Analysis of her publications reveals evolving thematic focus from Iranian-American identity politics (2009-2017) to contemporary refugee integration challenges. Her work consistently examines how structural inequalities manifest in everyday interactions, with increasing emphasis on Syrian refugee experiences in Canada since 2018. Key contributions include reframing MENA racial categorization and developing trauma-informed frameworks for refugee settlement. Her scientific recognition includes: Canada Research Chair in Migration, Race, and Identity Ontario Early Researcher Award Through the RISE Team, Maghbouleh directs community-engaged research on refugee health equity, collaborating with scholars like Melissa Milkie and Ito Peng. Her SSHRC grant supports interdisciplinary investigation of Syrian mothers' settlement stressors and resilience factors, informing Canadian integration policies. Current projects emphasize participatory methodologies that center refugee voices in knowledge production. She leads the RISE research collective, an interdisciplinary team developing evidence-based interventions for refugee health equity through mixed-methods investigation of settlement challenges and community support systems.

• Race and Ethnicity
• Migration Studies
• Refugee Integration
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Abidin Kusno is a Professor at the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University, where he has been a faculty member since 2015. He previously held the Canada Research Chair in Asian Urbanism and Culture at the University of British Columbia and taught at New York University and Binghamton University. His academic training includes a PhD and MA in Art History from Binghamton University and a BA in Architecture from Petra University, Indonesia. Education: PhD in Art History, Binghamton University MA in Art History, Binghamton University BA in Architecture, Petra University, Surabaya, Indonesia His research lies at the intersection of urban studies, cultural studies, history, and political theory, with a regional focus on Indonesia—especially Jakarta. He investigates how urban space, architecture, and infrastructure shape political consciousness, cultural memory, and social identities in postcolonial contexts. His work critically engages with themes such as informality, environmental crisis, urban nostalgia, religious spatial practices, and the politics of planning. The 15 most recent publications reflect a consistent engagement with Southeast Asian urbanism, particularly Jakarta’s transformation. The research spans topics from kampung studies and flood governance to Islamist spatial performances and transnational real estate developments. Collectively, the works demonstrate a deep interdisciplinary approach that combines architectural analysis, historical inquiry, and critical theory. Scientific Awards and Recognitions: Canada Research Chair Tier II Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Asian Research Institute, National University of Singapore Research Fellow, Swedish Collegium for Advanced Studies, Uppsala, Sweden Early Career Senior Scholar, Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, University of British Columbia As a supervisor and mentor, while no students are listed in the provided text, he has led major research projects such as the SSHRC-funded Inundation and Environmental Politics in Southeast Asia (2016–2021), which examined socio-political responses to environmental degradation in Jakarta. He has also contributed significantly to academic discourse through editorial roles, including guest editing volumes on modernism and postcolonial traditionality in the built environment. While no formal lab or research center is mentioned, his work is closely affiliated with the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR), where his research project was hosted. His ongoing scholarly contributions indicate active engagement with global urban theory, particularly in recentering knowledge from the Global South.

• Urban Studies
• Architecture
• Cultural Studies
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Roger Keil is Distinguished Research Professor at the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Toronto. A political scientist by training, he has anchored his career in urban geography and urban studies, leading major international research initiatives and publishing extensively on global suburbanization, urban political ecology, and the intersection of cities and infectious disease. Education: Dr.Phil. (Political Science), Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Research Interests: Keil’s work spans three core areas: global suburbanization , examining governance, land, and infrastructure in 21st-century suburban growth; cities and infectious disease , tracing the socio-ecological dimensions of pandemics from SARS to COVID-19; and urban political ecology , investigating how urban societies govern their relationships with nature, health, and mobility. His research keywords include Sub/urbanization, infectious disease, and urban political ecology. Scientific Awards: 2024 York University Research Award: Outstanding Knowledge Mobilization & Impact 2023–28 CIFAR Fellowship, Humanity’s Urban Future 2013 York University President’s Research Excellence Award Grants & Projects: Principal Investigator, CIFAR SNSF Catalyst Grant (2024–25): Future-Proofing “Climate Boomtowns” ($75,000) Co-Investigator, CIFAR Catalyst Grant (2024–25): Visualizing the Urban Future ($30,000) Principal Investigator, Global Suburbanisms MCRI (2010–19): $2.5 million Co-Applicant, SSHRC Partnership Development Grant (2018–21): StudentMoveTO ($199,934) Co-Applicant, IDRC Rapid Research Fund (2018–20): Ebola community-based initiatives ($359,989.75) Labs & Teams: Keil was founding director of York University’s City Institute (CITY) (2006–13) and has held the York Research Chair in Global Sub/Urban Studies (2015–19). He is currently a Faculty Fellow of the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, co-leading projects on pandemic urbanism and planetary health.

• Global Suburbanization
• Urban Political Ecology
• Cities and Infectious Disease
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