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Anna Triandafyllidou
Bridging Divides Scientific Director

Anna Triandafyllidou

Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration

Ebrahim Bagheri
Bridging Divides Scientific Co-Director

Ebrahim Bagheri

Canada Research Chair in Social Information Retrieval
NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Social Media Analytics

Martha Munezhi
Bridging Divides Executive Director

Martha Munezhi

Executive Director

Institutional Board Members

Rachel Fernandez

Rachel Fernandez
Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation, University of British Columbia

Aaron Johnson

Aaron Johnson
Associate Vice President, Strategic Institutional Initiatives & Innovation, Concordia University

Steven N. Liss

Steven N. Liss
Vice-President, Research and Innovation, TMU

Tanya (Toni) De Mello

Tanya (Toni) De Mello
Vice-President, Equity and Community Inclusion, TMU

Johannes Dyring

Johannes Dyring
Assistant Vice-President, Research and Innovation, Business Development and Strategic Initiatives, TMU

Anna Triandafyllidou

Anna Triandafyllidou
Bridging Divides Scientific Director

Ebrahim Bagheri

Ebrahim Bagheri
Bridging Divides Scientific Co-Director

Sandeep Kumar Agrawal

Sandeep Kumar Agrawal
University of Alberta Team Lead

Antje Ellermann

Antje Ellermann
University of British Columbia Team Lead

Mireille Paquet

Mireille Paquet
Concordia University Team Lead

Martha Munezhi

Martha Munezhi
Bridging Divides Executive Director

Research Leads

Immigrant Health and Well-Being

Josephine Wong

Josephine Wong
Toronto Metropolitan University

Elizabeth Saewyc

Elizabeth Saewyc
University of British Columbia

Employment and Lifelong Learning

Rupa Banerjee

Rupa Banerjee
Toronto Metropolitan University

Suzanne Huot

Suzanne Huot
University of British Columbia

Place and Infrastructure

Bilal Farooq

Bilal Farooq
Toronto Metropolitan University

Sandeep Agrawal

Sandeep Agrawal
University of Alberta

Citizenship and Participation

Anna Triandafyllidou

Anna Triandafyllidou
Toronto Metropolitan University

Mireille Paquet

Mireille Paquet
Concordia University

Training Working Group

Equity Diversity and Inclusion Working Group

Yasmeen Abu-Laban

Yasmeen Abu-Laban
University of Alberta

Abdul-Fatawu Abdulai

Abdul-Fatawu Abdulai
University of British Columbia

Elizabeth Saewyc

Elizabeth Saewyc
University of British Columbia

Ebrahim Bagheri

Ebrahim Bagheri
Toronto Metropolitan University

Knowledge Mobilization and Stakeholder Relations Working Group

Data Management, Technology and AI Adoption Working Group

Wendy Cukier

Wendy Cukier
Toronto Metropolitan University

Antje Ellermann

Antje Ellermann
University of British Columbia

Ali Mazalek

Ali Mazalek 
Toronto Metropolitan University

Anatoliy Gruzd

Anatoliy Gruzd
Toronto Metropolitan University

Antoine Bilodeau

Antoine Bilodeau
Concordia University

Atefeh Mashatan

Atefeh Mashatan
Toronto Metropolitan University

Researchers by Institution

Anna Triandafyllidou
Bridging Divides Scientific Director
Co-Lead Citizenship and Participation Theme
Member Employment and Lifelong Learning Theme
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration

Ebrahim Bagheri
Bridging Divides Scientific Co-Director
Co-Lead Equity Diversity and Inclusion Working Group
Canada Research Chair in Social Information Retrieval
NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Social Media Analytics

Rupa Banerjee
Co-Lead Employment and Lifelong Learning Theme
Member Place and Infrastructure Theme
Canada Research Chair in Economic Inclusion, Employment and Entrepreneurship of Canada's Immigrants

Wendy Cukier
Member Employment and Lifelong Learning Theme
Co-Lead Knowledge Mobilization and Stakeholder Relations Working Group
Diversity Institute Founder

Hilary Evans Cameron
Member Citizenship and Participation Theme

Bilal Farooq
Co-Lead Place and Infrastructure Theme
Member Employment and Lifelong Learning Theme
Canada Research Chair in Disruptive Transportation Technologies and Services

Usha George
Member Citizenship and Participation Theme
Academic Director, Toronto Metropolitan Centre for Immigration and Settlement

Anatoliy Gruzd
Member Citizenship and Participation Theme
Co-Lead Data Management, Technology and AI Adoption Working Group
Canada Research Chair in Privacy Preserving Digital Technologies

Sepali Guruge
Member Place and Infrastructure Theme

Atefeh Mashatan
Member Immigrant Health and Wellbeing Theme
Member Place and Infrastructure Theme
Data Management, Technology and AI Adoption Working Group
Canada Research Chair in Quality of Security (QoSec) Framework for Internet-of-Things (IoT)

Ali Mazalek
Co-Lead Knowledge Mobilization and Stakeholder Relations Working Group
Canada Research Chair in Digital Media and Innovation

Ali Miri
Member Place and Infrastructure Theme
Member Work and Lifelong Learning Theme

Allison Petrozziello
Member Citizenship and Participation Theme

Daniel Rubenson
Member Citizenship and Participation Theme

Sanjay Ruparelia
Member Citizenship and Participation Theme
Jarislowsky Democracy Chair

Frank Russo
Member Immigrant Health and Well-Being Theme
NSERC-Sonova Senior Research Chair in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience

Pedro Seguel
Member Employment and Lifelong Learning Theme

Josephine Wong
Co-Lead Immigrant Health and Wellbeing Theme
Member Place and Infrastructure Theme

Zhixi Cecilia Zhuang
Member Citizenship and Participation Theme
Member Place and Infrastructure Theme

Mireille Paquet (opens in new window) 
Concordia University Team Lead
Co-Lead Citizenship and Participation Theme
Concordia University Research Chair on the Politics of Immigration

Antoine Bilodeau
Member Citizenship and Participation Theme
Co-Lead Data Management, Technology and AI Adoption Working Group

Zachary Patterson (opens in new window) 
Member Place and Infrastructure Theme

Colin Scott
Member Citizenship and Participation Theme

Sandeep Agrawal
University of Alberta Team Lead
Co-Lead Place and Infrastructure Theme

Yasmeen Abu-Laban (opens in new window) 
Member Citizenship and Participation Theme
Co-Lead Training Working Group
Canada Research Chair in The Politics of Citizenship and Human Rights

Xingfei Liu (opens in new window) 
Member Employment and Lifelong Learning Theme

Elizabeth Onyango
Member Immigrant Health and Well-Being Theme

Geoffrey Rockwell (opens in new window) 
Member Citizenship and Participation Theme

Sophie Yohani
Member Immigrant Health and Well-Being Theme

Antje Ellermann (opens in new window) 
University of British Columbia Team Lead
Member Citizenship and Participation Theme
Co-Lead Knowledge Mobilization and Stakeholder Relations Working Group

Irene Bloemraad (external link) 
Member Citizenship and Participation Theme

Abdul-Fatawu Abdulai
Member Immigrant Health and Well-Being Theme

Daniel Hiebert (opens in new window) 
Member Place and Infrastructure Theme
Co-Lead Knowledge Mobilization and Stakeholder Relations Working Group

Vince Hopkins
Member Citizenship and Participation Theme
Member Work and Lifelong Learning Theme

Suzanne Huot (opens in new window) 
Member Place and Infrastructure Theme
Co-Lead Employment and Lifelong Learning Theme

Sean Lauer (opens in new window) 
Member Place and Infrastructure Theme

Elizabeth Saewyc (opens in new window) 
Co-Lead Immigrant Health and Well-being Theme
Co-Lead Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Working Group

Tony Fang
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Member Work and Lifelong Learning Theme
Stephen Jarislowsky Chair in Cultural and Economic Transformation

Arthur Sweetman
McMaster University
Member Work and Lifelong Learning Theme
Ontario Research Chair in Health Human Resources

Karine Côté-Boucher
Université de Montréal
Member Citizenship and Participation Theme

Phil Triadafilopoulos
University of Toronto
Member Citizenship and Participation Theme

Ethel Tungohan
York University
Member Citizenship and Participation Theme
Canada Research Chair in Canadian Migration Policy, Impacts and Activism