Notes on Contributors
Katie Bannon
is a recent MEd graduate from the Social Justice Education (sje) program at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Bannon teaches Business Software courses at a post-secondary institution in Toronto, where they focus on integrating community-based action and applying an anti-oppressive and equity-based lens into pedagogy. Bannon also participates in grassroots community-based solidarity groups that are dedicated to actioning towards futures that align with Indigenous sovereignty and Black liberation.
Elizabeth Charles
is a Social Justice Advocate, Educator & Writer and senior People & Culture Leader who is completing her doctoral studies in Social Justice Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (oise) at The University of Toronto. Her research focuses on intersectionality and leadership and centres the ontological and epistemological experiences of Black and non-Black women senior leaders in Canadian workplaces. As Founder of ehc Solutions Inc., Charles partners with communities of business leaders, students and educators to build inclusive intelligence for global leadership.
Khulood Agha Khan
is currently an elementary school teacher at the Halton District School Board and a student for a Doctorate of Social Justice in Education at the University of Toronto. She is a recipient of Bigger Hedges Technology Integration in Curriculum Award 2018 from the University of Toronto during her Masters of Teaching. She identifies herself as a Muslim Immigrant woman in Canada. Her research focuses on Math anxiety in elementary teachers and social justice barriers faced by the immigrant Muslim women in Canada. Her passion to improve educational pedagogy through research has guided her to be sensitive to the needs of families and students and has prompted her to focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion in the school community.
Dionisio Nyaga
earned his Ph.D. at Social Justice Education-oise/ University of Toronto. He has master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Ryerson University’s School of Social Work. He is currently a Lecturer at Ryerson University, School of Social Work, teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses. His Doctoral research is focused on uncoupling Black masculinity through the narratives of Kenyan men in Toronto. His teaching, research and practice interests are in the areas of critical anti-oppression, community development and engagement, anti-Blackness, masculinity studies, diaspora and transnational studies, cultural studies, men and masculinities, social justice, Indigenous and spirituality studies.
Fritz Pino
is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina. She completed a PhD in Social Justice Education and a Masters in Social Work from the University of Toronto. Pino’s research focuses on the lives and experiences of historically marginalized communities, particularly those who identify as lgbtq+, racialized immigrant, and older adult. Pino is interested in examining how racialized lgbtq navigate the complexities and contradictions of everyday life in the margins as reflected through their bodily performances, affect and emotions, and personal desires. Her empirical and community work has been informed by critical intersectionality approaches, particularly from a queer diasporic lens, which pays significant attention to the impact of transnational migration, nation-state of belonging, and normative discourses.
Rose Ann Torres
is an Assistant Professor of Sociology within the Department of Social Science at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John. Torres has published articles and books on gendered citizenship, politics of culture, health, healing, work, Indigenous epistemologies, community development, critical research methodologies, Asian Canada is burning, and identity formation. Her research interest includes post-structural theory, ethical dilemmas and responsibilities, community health and wellness, community development and engagement, economic security, social wellness, and women and gender issues.