CURRENT CERIS AFFILIATES BY POPULATION INTEREST

(This page shows current CERIS affiliates as of February 29, page updated quarterly each year.)

Afghani Immigrants
Parto Pajoohesh
Population Interest: Afghani immigrants/Farsi speakers
 
African and Caribbean
Mirna Carranza
McMaster University
Population: Caribbean & other Spanish speaking groups

Monica Chi
University of Toronto
Population Interest: Caribbean

 Dan Rodriguez Garcia
Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
Population Interest: African (Senegalese, Gambian and Moroccan)

Jenna Hennebry
Wilfrid Laurier University
Population Interest: Caribbean

Ric Knowles
University of Guelph
Population Interest: African Canadian

Sirena Liladrie
Ryerson University
Population Interest: Caribbean

 Wangari Muriuki
Jiamini Community Consultants
Population Interest: New Canadians from Continental Africa

Samuel Noh
University of Toronto
Population Interest: Caribbean and African blacks

Robert Remis
University of Toronto
Population Interest: Persons immigrating from Africa and the Caribbean

Denise L. Spitzer
University of Ottawa
Population Interest: Sub-Saharan African Refugees
 
Arabic Speaking Groups
Jenna Hennebry
Wilfrid Laurier University
Population Interest: Muslim/Arab

Gillian Kerr
Real World Systems Inc.
Population Interest: Qatari and gulf Arab countries

Lillian Magalhaes
University of Western Ontario
Population Interest: Muslim Arab immigrant women

Olive Wahoush
McMaster University
Population Interest: Arabic speaking peoples
 
Asian
Wenhong Chen
Duke University
Population Interest: Asian

 Wei Wei Da
Brescia University College
Population Interest: Asians

Weizhen Dong
University of Waterloo
Population Interest: Asian-Canadian
Ann Kim
York University
 Population Interest: Asian

Ric Knowles
University of Guelph
Population Interest: Asian Canadian

Wei Li
Arizona State University
Population Interest: Asian

Samuel Noh
University of Toronto
Population Interest: Asian

Rick Sin
McMaster University
Population Interest: Asian Canadians

Mandana Vahabi
Ryerson University
Population Interest: Asians

Qiang Zha
York University
Population Interest: Asian

Y. Rachel Zhou
McMaster University
Population Interest: Asian immigrant communities

Hong Zhu
Population Interest: Chinese and other Asian ethno-racial immigrants
 
Black
Minelle Mahtani
University of Toronto
Population Interest: Black

Samuel Noh
University of Toronto
Population Interest: Caribbean and African blacks

Robert Remis
University of Toronto
Population Interest: Black population in Ontario and Canada
 
Brazilian
Rosana Barbosa
St. Mary's University
Population Interest: Brazilians

Iara Lessa
Ryerson University
Population Interest: Brazilians

Fernando Nunes
Mount Saint Vincent University
Population Interest: Portuguese-Canadians,  Brazilian-Canadians, other Portuguese-speaking communities
 
Central American
Mirna Carranza
McMaster University
Population: Central Americans
 
Children and Youth
Roma Chumak-Horbatsch
Ryerson University
Population Interest: Immigrant school aged children and their parents

Rachel Birnbaum
University of Western Ontario
Population Interest: Immigrant children of separated families

Wasim Ghani
Ryerson University and York University
Population Interest: Children of immigrants ('second generation')

Kenise Murphy Kilbride
Ryerson University
Population Interest: Immigrant children and their educational success

Martha Kuwee Kumsa
Wilfrid Laurier University
Population Interest: Oromo refugee youth, Refugee and immigrant youth

Dominique Riviere
Population Interest: Marginalized children & youth, privileged (race, class, gender) children & youth, elementary and high school students
 
Chinese
Wenhong Chen
Duke University
Population Interest: Chinese

Wei Wei Da
Brescia University College
Population Interest: Chinese (Mandarin-speaking) immigrants

Weizhen Dong
University of Waterloo
Population Interest: Chinese-Canadian

Dan Rodriguez Garcia
Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
Population Interest: Chinese

Harpreet Kaur
Guru Nanak Dev University
Population Interest: Chinese

Min-Jung Kwak
University of British Columbia
Population Interest: Chinese

Ruth Lee
Hamilton Health Sciences
Population Interest: Chinese

 Wei Li
Arizona State University
Population Interest: Chinese

Lucia Lo
York University
Population Interest: Chinese

Joanna Anneke Rummens
The Hospital for Sick Children / University of Toronto
Population Interest: Ethiopian, Filipino, Hong Kong Chinese, Tamil Jamaican, Mainland Chinese, Serbian, Somali

Nino Scavello
Population Interest: Chinese diaspora

Denise L. Spitzer
University of Ottawa
Population Interest: South-east Asian, Chinese, Chilean, Somali

Lu Wang
Ryerson University
Population Interest: Chinese immigrants in Canada, Mainland Chinese immigrants in Canada

Qiang Zha
York University
Population Interest: Chinese

Y. Rachel Zhou
McMaster University
Population Interest: Chinese communities, Mandarin-speaking

Hong Zhu
Population Interest: Chinese and Mandarin speaking immigrants
 
Disabilities
Valentina Capurri
Population Interest: People with disabilities
Education
Kenise Murphy Kilbride
Ryerson University
Population Interest: Immigrant children and their educational success

Dominique Riviere
Population Interest: Marginalized children & youth, privileged (race, class, gender) children & youth, elementary and high school students

Shaunda Wood
St. Thomas University
Population Interest: International/immigrants students in public school, International/immigrant students in higher education

Biljana Vasilevska
Population Interest: Teachers in programs for immigrant adults
 
Ethiopian
Robin Mason
Centre for Research in Women's Health
Population Interest: Somali

Joanna Anneke Rummens
The Hospital for Sick Children / University of Toronto
Population Interest: Ethiopian, Filipino, Hong Kong Chinese, Tamil Jamaican, Mainland Chinese, Serbian, Somali
 
Family
Rachel Birnbaum
University of Western Ontario
Population Interest: Separated and/or divorced families, Cultural issues related to high conflict divorce

Roma Chumak-Horbatsch
Ryerson University
Population Interest: Immigrant school aged children and their parents

Amber Gazso
York University
Population Interest: Racialized, visible minority low income families; Immigrant, refugee, and Canadian-born families

Kenise Murphy Kilbride
Ryerson University
Population Interest: Immigrant families and their needs during settlement
 
Filipino and Filipino-Canadian
Bonnie McElhinny
University of Toronto
Population Interest: Filipino, Filipino-Canadian

Cesar Polvorosa
York University
Population Interest: Filipinos

Joanna Anneke Rummens
The Hospital for Sick Children / University of Toronto
Population Interest: Ethiopian, Filipino, Hong Kong Chinese, Tamil Jamaican, Mainland Chinese, Serbian, Somali
 
First Nations
Marco Fiola
Ryerson University
Population Interest: First Nations

Ric Knowles
University of Guelph
Population Interest: First Nations
 
Francophone
Marco Fiola
Ryerson University
Population Interest: Francophone and Anglophone minorities in Canada

Monica Heller
University of Toronto
Population Interest: Francophone Canada

Maryse Lemoine
Population Interest: Francophone minorities in Ontario

John Walter Maury
Population Interest: Linguistic - Francophone minorities
 
Health and Mental Health
Rick Sin
McMaster University
Population Interest: Psychiatric consumer-survivors, People suffering from Problem gambling

Donna Stewart  
University Health Network
Population Interest: Immigrant/refugee women's health, Reproductive health in newcomers
 
Indian
Usha George
Ryerson University
Population Interest: East Indian

Harpreet Kaur
Guru Nanak Dev University
Population Interest: Sikhs, Other parts of Indian Diaspora
 
Internationally trained professionals
Adnan Turegun
Carleton University
Population Interest: Internationally trained professionals and trades people
 
Iranian
Minelle Mahtani
University of Toronto
Population Interest: Iranian

Vappu Tyyskä
Ryerson University
Population Interest: Iranian

 Shiva Sadeghi
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)/University of Toronto
Population Interest: Iranian immigrants
 
Irish
Parto Pajoohesh
Population Interest: Iranian immigrants/Farsi speakers

Nino Scavello
Population Interest: Irish diaspora
 
Italian and Italian-Canadian
Nino Scavello
Population Interest: Italian diaspora

Patricia K. Wood
York University
Population Interest: Italian Canadians
 
Jewish
Ida Berger
Ryerson University
Population Interest: Jewish groups

Robert Kenedy
York University
Population Interest: Jewish

 Cynthia Levine-Rasky
Queen's University
Population Interest: Jewish

Marina Morgenshtern
Wilfrid Laurier University
Population Interest: Former Soviet Jewish immigrants
 
Korean
Monica Chi
University of Toronto
Population Interest: Korean

 Ann Kim
York University
 Population Interest: Korean

Min-Jung Kwak
University of British Columbia
Population Interest: Korean
 
Latino and Latin American
Rosana Barbosa
St. Mary's University
Population Interest: Latin Americans

Liette Gilbert
York University
Population Interest: Latinos

 Wei Li
Arizona State University
Population Interest: Latino/Hispanic

Lillian Magalhaes
University of Western Ontario
Population Interest: Latin American undocumented workers

Laura Simich
University of Toronto
Population Interest: Latin American

Donna Stewart
University Health Network
Population Interest: Latin America

Mandana Vahabi
Ryerson University
Population Interest: Latin Americans
 
Linguistic/Language Minority
Marco Fiola
Ryerson University
Population Interest: All linguistic minorities living in urban centres

Khalis M. Hassan
York University
Population Interest: Linguistic

Kenise Murphy Kilbride
Ryerson University
Population Interest: Immigrant women and their access to acquiring English

John Walter Maury
Population Interest: Linguistic - Francophone minorities

Ali Mohamed Mohamud
Somali Canadian Community Organization
Population Interest: Linguistic

 Shiva Sadeghi
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)/University of Toronto
Population Interest: Language minority students in Ontario classrooms

Hong Zhu
Population Interest: Non-native English/French speaking immigrants

 
Low Income
Amber Gazso
York University
Population Interest: Racialized, visible minority low income families

Ingrid Waldron
Scadding Court Community Centre
Population Interest: Poor and low income
 
Mexican
Tanya Basok
University of Windsor
Population Interest: Mexican seasonal agricultural workers

Mirna Carranza
McMaster University
Population: Mexicans

Jenna Hennebry
Wilfrid Laurier University
Population Interest: Mexican
 
Middle East
Mandana Vahabi
Ryerson University
Population Interest: Middle East
 
Muslim
Dan Rodriguez Garcia
Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
Population Interest: Muslim

Wasim Ghani
Ryerson University and York University
Population Interest: Muslim immigrants

Jenna Hennebry
Wilfrid Laurier University
Population Interest: Muslim/Arab

Lillian Magalhaes
University of Western Ontario
Population Interest: Muslim Arab immigrant women

Shiva Sadeghi
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)/University of Toronto
Population Interest: Muslim communities

Olive Wahoush
McMaster University
Population Interest: Muslim families

Gökçe Yurdakul
Brock University
Population Interest: Muslim populations
 
Newcomer
Wade Pickren
Ryerson University
Population Interest: Recent immigrants

June Ying Yee
Ryerson University
Population Interest: Newcomers to Canada
 
Immigrant Service Provider
Michael Reading
St. Olaf College
Population Interest: Municipal and community immigrant service providers

Beth Wilson
Community Social Planning Council of Toronto
Population Interest: Non-profit sector workers
 
Israelis
Marina Morgenshtern
Wilfrid Laurier University
Population Interest: Isreali immigrants
 
Portuguese
Lillian Magalhaes
University of Western Ontario
Population Interest: Portuguese speaking immigrant women

Fernando Nunes
Mount Saint Vincent University
Population Interest: Portuguese-Canadians,  Brazilian-Canadians, other Portuguese-speaking communities
 
Refugee
Amber Gazso
York University
Population Interest: Immigrant, refugee, and Canadian-born families

Martha Kuwee Kumsa
Wilfrid Laurier University
Population Interest: Oromo refugee youth, Refugee and immigrant youth, Refugee and immigrant women

Susan McGrath
York University
Population Interest: Diverse refugee populations

Denise L. Spitzer
University of Ottawa
Population Interest: Sub-Saharan African Refugees

Adnan Turegun
Carleton University
Population Interest: "Visible Minority" immigrants and refugees

Biljana Vasilevska
Population Interest: Refugees of war and domestic violence

Olive Wahoush
McMaster University
Population Interest: Refugees and refugee claimants settling in Canada
 
Religion
Ida Berger
Ryerson University
Population Interest: Religious groups

Abdulhamid Hathiyani
OISE, University of Toronto
Population Interest: Varied religious backgrounds

Paul Lewkowicz
Queen's University
Population Interest: Religious minorities

Ali Mohamed Mohamud
Somali Canadian Community Organization
Population Interest: Religion

 Edith Jacobet Wambayi
Health and Life Promotion Research Consultancy (HELP)
Population Interest: Religious
 
Second Generation Immigrant
Monica Boyd
University of Toronto
Population Interest: Immigrant offspring

Wasim Ghani
Ryerson University and York University
Population Interest: Children of immigrants ('second generation')

Norman R. McLeod
Region of Peel
Population Interest: Descendants of immigrants living in Peel

Stella Park
University of Toronto
Population Interest: Second generation immigrants
 
Senior/Elderly
Snezana Boskovic
Population Interest: Serbian seniors (and their adult children)

Monica Chi
University of Toronto
Population Interest: Older adults/elderly/seniors

Wei Wei Da
Brescia University College
Population Interest: Elderly immigrants

 Victor Hetmanczuk
Ukrainian Canadian Social Services (Toronto) Inc.
Population Interest: Ukrainian Canadian seniors

Lynn McDonald
University of Toronto
Population Interest: Ethno-cultural older adults, socially marginalized older adults, and economically marginalized older adults
 
Serbian
Snezana Boskovic
Population Interest: Serbian seniors (and their adult children)

Joanna Anneke Rummens
The Hospital for Sick Children / University of Toronto
Population Interest: Ethiopian, Filipino, Hong Kong Chinese, Tamil Jamaican, Mainland Chinese, Serbian, Somali
 
Somali
Rich Janzen
Centre for Research and Education in Human Services
Population Interest: Somali

Robin Mason
Centre for Research in Women's Health
Population Interest: Somali

Joanna Anneke Rummens
The Hospital for Sick Children / University of Toronto
Population Interest: Ethiopian, Filipino, Hong Kong Chinese, Tamil Jamaican, Mainland Chinese, Serbian, Somali

Denise L. Spitzer
University of Ottawa
Population Interest: South-east Asian, Chinese, Chilean, Somali
 
South Asian
Usha George
Ryerson University
Population Interest: South Asian

Wasim Ghani  
Ryerson University and York University
Population Interest: South Asian immigrants

Minelle Mahtani
University of Toronto
Population Interest: South Asian

Denise L. Spitzer
University of Ottawa
Population Interest: South-east Asian, Chinese, Chilean, Somali

Vappu Tyyskä
Ryerson University
Population Interest: South Asian

Margaret Walton-Roberts
Wilfrid Laurier University
Population Interest: South Asian
 
Sudanese
Laura Simich
University of Toronto
Population Interest: Sudanese
 
Tamils
Sharry Aiken
Queen's University
Population Interest: Sri Lankan Tamils

Robin Mason
Centre for Research in Women's Health
Population Interest: Tamil

Joanna Anneke Rummens
The Hospital for Sick Children / University of Toronto
Population Interest: Ethiopian, Filipino, Hong Kong Chinese, Tamil Jamaican, Mainland Chinese, Serbian, Somali

Laura Simich
University of Toronto
Population Interest: Tamil

Vappu Tyyskä
Ryerson University
Population Interest: Tamil
 
Turkish
Ebru Ustundag
Brock University
Population Interest: Turkish

Gökçe Yurdakul
Brock University
Population Interest: Turkish immigrants in Germany, Kurds in Turkey
 
Ukrainian and Ukrainian-Canadian
Victor Hetmanczuk
Ukrainian Canadian Social Services (Toronto) Inc.
Population Interest: Ukrainian Canadian seniors
 
Women
Monica Boyd
University of Toronto
Population Interest: Immigrant women

Kenise Murphy Kilbride
Ryerson University
Population Interest: Immigrant women and their access to acquiring English

 Tahira Jibeen
Population Interest: Females

Martha Kuwee Kumsa
Wilfrid Laurier University
Population Interest: Refugee and immigrant women

Iara Lessa
Ryerson University
Population Interest: Women

Sirena Liladrie
Ryerson University
Population Interest: Women of colour

Lillian Magalhaes
University of Western Ontario
Population Interest: Portuguese speaking immigrant women, Muslim Arab immigrant women

Biljana Vasilevska
Population Interest: Immigrant women

Shaunda Wood
St. Thomas University
Population Interest: Women

 
Last Updated: May 02, 2008