Portraits of academics and partners

Posted October 3, 2024, by the Department of Geography & Planning, University of Toronto. This post is linked canonically to the original post.

SSHRC Partnership Grant: New Housing Alternatives for a Socially Just, Post-Covid Urban Canada

Congratulations to Alan Walks and Susannah Bunce on their newly awarded SSHRC Partnership Grant, New Housing Alternatives for a Socially Just, Post-Covid Urban Canada. The Partnership Grant provides funding for the next 7 years for research on housing in Canadian cities.

We also congratulate academic co-applicants and department faculty: David Hulchanski, Shauna Brail, Prentiss Dantzler; and former faculty and alumni including Alexandra Flynn, Betsy Donald, Godwin Arku, David Wachsmuth, Heather McLean, Luisa Sotomayor, Martine August, Nemoy Lewis, Kuni Kamizaki, and Nik Luka.

Full List of Academic and Community Partners

Source: Award Recipients for Partnership Grants: October 2023 Competition, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Grant #895-2024-1007.

Project Co-Directors

Robert Alan WalksUniversity of Toronto
Susannah BunceUniversity of Toronto

Co-applicants

Alexandra FlynnThe University of British Columbia
Andres PenalozaBC Non-Profit Housing Association
Anna KramerMcGill University
Betsy DonaldQueen’s University
Bhumika JhambAssociation of Community Organizations for Reform Now
Chiyi TamToronto Chinatown Land Trust
David WachsmuthMcGill University
Genrys GoodchildAdvocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario
Geordie DentFederation of Metro Tenants Associations
Godwin ArkuWestern University
Heather DorriesUniversity of Toronto
Heather McLeanAthabasca University
Howard MoriahBoys and Girls’ Club of Ontario
Jayne MalenfantMcGill University
J. David HulchanskiUniversity of Toronto
Jeremy WildemanCanadian Centre for Housing Rights
Julie MahUniversity of Toronto
Katherine MacDonaldAthabasca University
Kuni KamizakiThe University of British Columbia
Luisa SotomayorYork University
Lynne WoolcottWest Neighbourhood House
Maggie LowThe University of British Columbia
Martine AugustUniversity of Waterloo
Melissa WongSocial Planning Toronto
Michelle BuckleyUniversity of Toronto
Nat PaceCanadian Network Community Land Trust
Nemoy LewisToronto Metropolitan University
Nik LukaMcGill University
Penelope GursteinThe University of British Columbia
Prentiss DantzlerUniversity of Toronto
Ren ThomasDalhousie University
Ricardo TranjanCanadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Roza TchoukaleyskaWestern University
Sarah CooperUniversity of Manitoba
Shauna BrailUniversity of Toronto
Tara LevandierInclusion Canada
Ute LehrerYork University
Victor WillisParkdale Activity Recreation Centre
Zachary BradleyKensington Market Community Land Trust
Zachary HydeUniversity of Toronto

Collaborators

Catherine GilbertUniversity of Sydney
Katherine ShawThe University of Melbourne
Libby PorterRMIT University
Michael ShortUniversity College London
Nicola LivingstoneUniversity of Glasgow
Raymond SullivanThe Canadian Housing and Renewal Association
Stephen PomeroyMcMaster University
Susan MooreUniversity College London
Thomas MooreUniversity of Liverpool
Tuna Tasan-KokUniversity of Amsterdam

Partners


Advocacy Centre for Tenants OntarioTORONTO ON
Architecture sans frontières QuébecMONTRÉAL QC
Association of Community Organizations for Reform NowTORONTO ON
Athabasca UniversityATHABASCA AB
Atira Women’s Resource SocietyVANCOUVER BC
BC Non-Profit Housing AssociationVANCOUVER BC
Boys and Girls’ Club of OntarioNIAGARA FALLS ON
Boys and Girls’ Club of OntarioOSHAWA ON
Boys and Girls’ Club of OntarioSCARBOROUGH ON
Canada Mortgage and Housing CorporationOTTAWA ON
Canadian Centre for Housing RightsTORONTO ON
Canadian Centre for Policy AlternativesOTTAWA ON
Canadian Network Community Land TrustTORONTO ON
Co-operative Housing Federation of CanadaOTTAWA ON
Dalhousie UniversityHALIFAX NS
Downtown Eastside Community Land TrustVANCOUVER BC
Family Services Windsor-EssexWINDSOR ON
Federation of Metro Tenants AssociationsTORONTO ON
Inclusion CanadaOSHAWA ON
Kensington Market Community Land TrustTORONTO ON
MakeWay Charitable SocietySCARBOROUGH ON
McGill UniversityMONTRÉAL QC
Montreal’s Autonomous Tenants’ UnionMONTRÉAL QC
Parkdale Activity Recreation CentreTORONTO ON
Parkdale Encampment Support NetworkTORONTO ON
Queen’s UniversityKINGSTON ON
Social Planning TorontoTORONTO ON
Spence Neighbourhood AssociationWINNIPEG MB
The Neighbourhood Land TrustTORONTO ON
The University of British ColumbiaVANCOUVER BC
Toronto Chinatown Land TrustTORONTO ON
Western UniversityLONDON ON
West Neighbourhood HouseTORONTO ON
York UniversityTORONTO ON
Youth HQRED DEER AB


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