Leonora C. Angeles

Leonora C. Angeles is a Professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC), holding dual affiliations with the School of Community and Regional Planning and the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice. She also serves as a faculty research associate at UBC’s Centre for Human Settlements. Her work focuses on community development, participatory planning, and transnational feminist networks, with a regional emphasis on Southeast Asia.

• Affiliations: School of Community and Regional Planning, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice, UBC Centre for Human Settlements.
• Roles: Director and Professor.

Her research interests span gender analysis in planning, participatory governance, and the politics of transnational feminist movements. She has conducted applied research in Brazil, Vietnam, and Southeast Asia, emphasizing capacity-building and equity-focused initiatives.

Key themes in her publications include food security, disaster resilience, and the intersection of gender, race, and neoliberalism in urban and rural contexts.

Her projects often address marginalized communities, such as farm laborers in Pakistan and LGBTQ2+ populations in urban centers, advocating for inclusive policies and transformative social learning.