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Cheryl Teelucksingh

Dr. Cheryl Teelucksingh

Professor & Department Chair
EducationHonours BA (Queen’s University), MCS (University of Calgary), PhD (York University, Sociology)
OfficeJOR-313
Phone416-979-5000 x556213

Areas of Expertise:

environmental justice; racialization; community-based research

Research:

Professor Teelucksingh’s research over the last twenty years has focused on examining the relationship between environmental justice in Canada and concerns for social inequality. Dr. Teelucksingh also has participated in SSHRC and CIHR funded grants and has authored numerous publications in the areas of environmental justice and racialization in Canada. Her research uses a range of qualitative and quantitative methods to explore her areas of interest, including community-based research.

Courses:

  • SOC 470: Toronto: The Changing City
  • SOC 507: Race and Ethnicity in Canada
  • ISS 8930: Race and Ethnic Relations

Graduate Program Membership:

  • Environmental Applied Science & Management
  • Immigration & Settlement Studies
  • Policy Studies

Community & Professional Service:

Recent Publications:

Grant. A., S. Edge, A.A. Millward, L.A. Roman and C. Teelucksingh. 2024. Centering community perspectives to advance recognitional justice in urban environments: Lessons from urban forest practice. (external link, opens in new window)  Sustainability 2024 16(12): 4915.

Teelucksingh, C. 2023. “Being Black in Nature” (Chapter 16) in Reading Sociology, Decolonizing Canada, 4th edition, (external link, opens in new window)  edited by J. Jean-Pierre, V. Watts, C.E. James, P. Albanese, X. Chen, and M. Graydon. Don Mills: Oxford University Press.

Grant, A., A.A. Millward, S. Edge, L.A. Roman, and C. Teelucksingh. 2022. Where is environmental justice? A review of US urban forest management plans. (external link, opens in new window)  Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 77: 127737.

Teelucksingh, C. 2022. “Environmental Justice and Sustainability in Non/Informal Education,” Contributing Author Section 3.2. International Science and Evidence Based Education Assessment. UNESCO Future of Education Initiative. India: UNESCO MGIEP.

Poland, B., C. Buse, P. Antze, R. Haluza-DeLay, C. Ling, L. Newman, A-A. Parent, C. Teelucksingh, R. Cohen, R. Hasdell,  K. Hayes, S. Massot, and M. Zook. 2019. The emergence of the transition movement in Canada: Success and impact through the eyes of initiative leaders. (external link, opens in new window)  Local Environment 24(3): 180-200.

Teelucksingh, C. 2019. Diverse environmentalism and inclusivity in Toronto's green economy. (external link, opens in new window)  Environmental Sociology 5(1): 47-58.

Teelucksingh, C. 2018. Dismantling white privilege: The Black Lives Matter Movement and Environmental Justice in Canada. (external link, opens in new window)  Kalfou: A Journal of Comparative and Relational Ethnic Studies 5(2), 304. 

Masuda, J.R., C. Teelucksingh, T. Zupancic, A. Crabtree, R. Haber, E. Skinner, M. Fridell. 2018. Out of our inner city backyards: Re-scaling urban environmental health inequity assessment. (external link, opens in new window)  Social Science & Medicine 75(7): 1244-1253.

Teelucksingh, C. 2018. “Population, Urbanization, and Environment” (Chapter 15). In Principles of Sociology Canadian Perspectives, 4th ed., (external link, opens in new window)  edited by L. Tepperman and P. Albanese. Don Mills: Oxford University Press. 

Teelucksingh, C. 2017. Canadian Sociology: Environmental Justice. (external link, opens in new window)  Global Dialogue: Magazine for the International Sociological Association 7(2).