People
![Anna Triandafyllidou](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-23_a-triandafyllidou.jpg)
Anna Triandafyllidou
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration
![Ebrahim Bagheri](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-23_e-bagheri.jpeg)
Ebrahim Bagheri
Canada Research Chair in Social Information Retrieval
NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Social Media Analytics
![Martha Munezhi](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-people-Martha-Munezhi.jpg)
Martha Munezhi
Executive Director
Institutional Board Members
![André McDonald](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/institutional-board/BD_McDonald_square.jpg)
André McDonald
Associate Vice-President, Research Innovation, Strategic Research Initiatives and Performance, University of Alberta
![Rachel Fernandez](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/institutional-board/BD_fernandez-square.jpg)
Rachel Fernandez
Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation, University of British Columbia
![Lyes Kadem](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/institutional-board/BD_kadem_square.jpg)
Lyes Kadem
Associate Vice-President, Research, Strategic Institutional Initiatives, Concordia University
![Steven N. Liss](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/institutional-board/BD_steven_liss_square.jpg)
Steven N. Liss
Vice-President, Research and Innovation, TMU
![Tanya (Toni) De Mello](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/institutional-board/BD-Toni-De-Mello-square.jpg)
Tanya (Toni) De Mello
Vice-President, Equity and Community Inclusion, TMU
![Johannes Dyring](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/institutional-board/BD_dyring_square.jpg)
Johannes Dyring
Assistant Vice-President, Research and Innovation, Business Development and Strategic Initiatives, TMU
![Anna Triandafyllidou](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-23_a-triandafyllidou.jpg)
Anna Triandafyllidou
Bridging Divides Scientific Director
![Ebrahim Bagheri](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-23_e-bagheri.jpeg)
Ebrahim Bagheri
Bridging Divides Scientific Co-Director
![Sandeep Kumar Agrawal](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-23_s-agrawal.jpg)
Sandeep Kumar Agrawal
University of Alberta Team Lead
![Antje Ellermann](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-23_a-ellermann.jpg)
Antje Ellermann
University of British Columbia Team Lead
![Mireille Paquet](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-23_m-paquet.jpg)
Mireille Paquet
Concordia University Team Lead
![Martha Munezhi](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-people-Martha-Munezhi.jpg)
Martha Munezhi
Bridging Divides Executive Director
Research Leads
Immigrant Health and Well-Being
![Josephine Wong](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-23_j-wong.png)
Josephine Wong
Toronto Metropolitan University
![Elizabeth Saewyc](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-23_e-saewyc.jpg)
Elizabeth Saewyc
University of British Columbia
Employment and Lifelong Learning
![Rupa Banerjee](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-23_r-banerjee.jpg)
Rupa Banerjee
Toronto Metropolitan University
![Suzanne Huot](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-23_s-huot.png)
Suzanne Huot
University of British Columbia
Place and Infrastructure
![Bilal Farooq](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-23_b-farooq.jpg)
Bilal Farooq
Toronto Metropolitan University
![Sandeep Agrawal](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-23_s-agrawal.jpg)
Sandeep Agrawal
University of Alberta
Citizenship and Participation
![Anna Triandafyllidou](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-23_a-triandafyllidou.jpg)
Anna Triandafyllidou
Toronto Metropolitan University
![Mireille Paquet](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-23_m-paquet.jpg)
Mireille Paquet
Concordia University
Training Working Group
Equity Diversity and Inclusion Working Group
![Yasmeen Abu-Laban](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-23_y-abu-laban.png)
Yasmeen Abu-Laban
University of Alberta
![Abdul-Fatawu Abdulai](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/BD-Abdulai_Pic_square.jpg)
Abdul-Fatawu Abdulai
University of British Columbia
![Elizabeth Saewyc](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-23_e-saewyc.jpg)
Elizabeth Saewyc
University of British Columbia
![Ebrahim Bagheri](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-23_e-bagheri.jpeg)
Ebrahim Bagheri
Toronto Metropolitan University
Knowledge Mobilization and Stakeholder Relations Working Group
Data Management, Technology and AI Adoption Working Group
![Wendy Cukier](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-23_w-cukier.jpg)
Wendy Cukier
Toronto Metropolitan University
![Antje Ellermann](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-23_a-ellermann.jpg)
Antje Ellermann
University of British Columbia
![Ali Mazalek](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-23_a-mazalek.jpg)
Ali Mazalek
Toronto Metropolitan University
![Anatoliy Gruzd](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-23_a-gruzd.jpg)
Anatoliy Gruzd
Toronto Metropolitan University
![Antoine Bilodeau](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-23_a-bilodeau.jpg)
Antoine Bilodeau
Concordia University
![Atefeh Mashatan](/content/dam/bridging-divides/images/people/cfref-23_a-mashatan.jpg)
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
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
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
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
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