Race

Dr. Nikhita Obeegadoo

Dr. Nikhita Obeegadoo

Assistant Professor

Race, colonialism, immigrant, slavery, indenture, Global South, islands, archipelagoes, climate change, literature, medical humanities, Africa, Indian Ocean, neocolonialism, diaspora

Paul Krause, PhD

Associate Professor

African-American history, labour history of U.S., race and racism, political history of U.S.

Sharalyn Orbaugh

Professor and Graduate Advisor

Associate, IGRSJ

Modern Japanese culture (literature, film, manga, animation, kamishibai), East Asian women’s issues, anti-racist pegagogy

Mark Schaller

Mark Schaller

Professor

Psychological process underlying the advancement of science, psychological processes in the formation of group stereotypes and intergroup prejudice, psychological foundations of culture

Katherine Sirluck, PhD

Instructor

Shakespeare, Renaissance drama, feminist theory, cultural anthropology, language, gender politics, contemporary drama, poetry

Prof. Handel Kashope Wright, PhD

Prof. Handel Kashope Wright, PhD

Senior Advisor to the President on Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence

Director, Centre for Culture, Identity and Education

Professor

Black Studies, African Studies, Cultural Studies, Youth; Identity issues; multiculturalism (Canadian and international); decolonialism; Sierra Leone; Cultural Studies of Education; Africana Cultural Studies; Anti-racism; social justice issues in education and society,

Marc-David Seidel, PhD, MBA, MS, BA

Marc-David Seidel, PhD, MBA, MS, BA

Director, W. Maurice Young Centre for Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Research

Professorship in Innovation, Associate Professor, OBHR Division, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group

Innovation, entrepreneurship, innovation ecosystems, distributed trust, blockchain, startups, social networks, immigration, discrimination, employment relationship, hiring, promotions, salary negotiation, corporate governance, director selection, telecommunications, long distance industry, airlines, travel, e-commerce

Paul Kershaw, PhD

Paul Kershaw, PhD

Associate Professor

Child care, parental leave, work-life balance, social policy, social care, social citizenship, responsibilities and rights, gender and politics, income assistance, child benefit package, social inclusion, neighbourhood effects on child development, Canadian federalism

Bruce Granville Miller

Bruce Granville Miller

Professor

Aboriginal peoples of North America, Coast Salish peoples, aboriginal law, aboriginal politics, concepts of indigeneity, human rights and Indigenous peoples, law and society, oral history evidence in court, comparative studies of aboriginal-state relations

Edward Grabb

Professor

Canada, United States, inequality, ethnicity, Quebec

Peter Suedfeld, PhD

Dean and Professor Emeritus

Decision-making under stress; psychology of extreme environments (polar, space, etc.); genocide; sensory deprivation; flotation tanks; resilience; political psychology

Patrick Moore

Associate Professor

Anthropological linguistics, languages of North America, sub-Arctic ethnography, ethno-history, gender

Jon Beasley-Murray, PhD in Literature (Duke)

Jon Beasley-Murray, PhD in Literature (Duke)

Associate Professor, Hispanic Studies; Chair, Latin American Studies Program

Latin America, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, Central America, Mexico, politics, political theory, cultural studies, literature, culture, film, history, the Left, revolution, revolutionary movements, populism, civil society, affect, habit, multitude, posthegemony, educational technology, blogs, Wikipedia

Lisa Loutzenheiser, PhD

Associate Professor

Multicultural, anti-racism, curriculum and pedagogy, gender, queer theories

Andrew Scott Baron, PhD

Assistant Professor, Developmental Psychology

Cognitive development, infancy, childhood, adolescence, racism, race, stereotypes, cooperation, bias, innateness, science education, multiculturalism, gender, ethnicity, neuromarketing, attitudes, preferences, psychology

Toni Schmader, PhD

Professor

Canada Research Chair in Social Psychology (TIer II)

Stereotyping, Prejudice, Social Stigmatization

Carlos Teixeira, PhD

Carlos Teixeira, PhD

Professor, Geography

Immigration, immigrants in Canada, housing experiences of immigrants, housing in small and mid sized cities, Kelowna, Okanagan Valley, suburbanization of immigrants, ethnic entrepreneurship, ethnic neighbourhoods, neighourhood change, Canada, Vancouver, Richmond and Surrey, Toronto, Kensington Market

Dr. Farah Shroff, BSc, MEd (Primary Health Care), PhD

Dr. Farah Shroff, BSc, MEd (Primary Health Care), PhD

Public Health Researcher and Educator

public health, social equity, women’s health, global politics, social determinants of health, anti-racism, anti-imperialism, integrative health, holistic health practices, yoga, meditation, indigenous systems of health, health policy,

Dr Ayesha S. Chaudhry, PhD

Dr Ayesha S. Chaudhry, PhD

Associate Professor

Islam, Muslims, religion, gender, human rights, intersectionality, race, family and children, discrimination, racism, Islamophobia, social justice

Annette Henry, PhD

Annette Henry, PhD

Professor, David Lam Chair in Multicultural Education

Race, gender, language, culture in education, equity and diversity