Researcher-members
QUESCREN researcher-members form a network of specialists in many fields exploring the many facets of English-speaking Quebec.
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Researcher-member directory
Allaire, Jean-François, Msc.A, MA
Researcher, Institut universitaire de première ligne en santé et services sociaux
Expertise
Community Development, Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Poverty/Social Exclusion, Social Services, Access to services, Social Inequality in health
Archibald, James, PhD
Invited Professor, Università degli Studi di Torino
Expertise
Law/policy, Linguistics/language use, Translation
Auger, Nathalie, MD, MSc, FRC, PC
Researcher, Centre de recherche du CHUM; Professor, Département de médecine sociale et préventive, Université de Montréal
Expertise
Demography, Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Health, Immigration/migration, Public Health, Epidemiology
Belkhodja, Chedly, PhD
Principal and Professor, School of Community and Public Affairs, Concordia University
Expertise
Community Development, Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Identity, Immigration/migration, Politics, Poverty/social exclusion, Rural/Remote regions, Francophones outside Quebec
Beneventi, Domenico A., PhD
Professor, English Literature, Université de Sherbrooke
Expertise
Arts/culture/literature, Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Education, Geography/mapping, Identity, Justice, Poverty/social exclusion, Montreal, Eastern Townships
Blanchet-Cohen, Natasha, PhD
Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director for Youth Work, Applied Human Sciences, Concordia University
Expertise
Community Development, Social Services, Youth, Indigenous Peoples
Bloom, Myra, PhD
Associate Professor, English, York University
Expertise
Arts/culture/literature, Communications/media, History/heritage, Identity, Translation, Women, 20th century Quebec fiction and drama
Bonin, Pierre-Olivier, PhD
Data Scientist, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Expertise
Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups,Identity, Law/policy, Politics, Sociolinguistics, Data Science
Bourhis, Richard Y., PhD
Emeritus Professor, Département de psychologie, UQAM
Expertise
Demography, Identity, Immigration/migration, Linguistics/language use, Psychology, Sociolinguistics, Ethnolinguistic vitality, Demolinguistics, Acculturation, Cross-cultural relations
Bukhari, Syeda Nayab, PhD
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Simone de Beauvoir Institute, Concordia University
Expertise
Communications/media, Community development, Diversity/ethno-cultural subgroups, Economic development/employment, Identity, Immigration/migration, Law/policy, Poverty/social exclusion, Seniors, Women
Byers-Heinlein, Krista, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Concordia University
Expertise
Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Psychology, Sociolinguistics, Youth, Bilingualism in infancy and childhood
Canton, Licia, PhD
Founding Editor-in-Chief, Accenti Magazine
Expertise
Arts/culture/literature, Communications/media, Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, History/heritage, Identity, Immigration/migration, Translation, Women, Italians, Montreal
Charpentier, Claude, PhD
Associate Professor, Philosophy, Bishop's University
Expertise
Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Identity, Immigration/migration, Psychology, Health, Religion, Social services, Philosophy, Pragmatism, Inequality, Eastern Townships, Estrie, Sherbrooke, Secularism, Reasonable Accommodation
Chouinard, Stéphanie, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Political Science, Royal Military College of Canada
Expertise
Justice, Law/policy, Politics, Language policy
Collins, Tya, PhD
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa
Expertise
Community development, Diversity/ethno-cultural subgroups, Education, Immigration/migration, Black studies, Disability studies
Cudmore, Jaimie, PhD Candidate
Literacy Quebec
PhD Candidate, Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture, McGill University
Expertise
Community development, Geography/mapping
Di Mascio, Anthony, PhD
Professor, Bishop's University
Expertise
Education, History/heritage, Identity, Law/policy, Politics, Rural/remote regions, Eastern Townships, Italian Canadians
Donovan, Patrick, PhD
Research Associate, QUESCREN, Concordia University
Expertise
Arts/culture/literature, Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Geography/mapping, History/heritage, Identity, Immigration/migration, Poverty/social exclusion, Religion, Social services, Ethnic relations, Ireland, Irish, Quebec City, Montreal
Eliadis, Pearl, BCL Oxon
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, McGill University
Expertise
Identity, Immigration/migration, Justice, Law/policy, Poverty/Social exclusion, Religion, Women, Human Rights, Religious neutrality
Forgues, Éric, PhD
Executive Director, Canadian Institute for Research on Linguistic Minorities, Université de Moncton
Expertise
Community Development, Demography, Health, History/heritage, Immigration/migration, Politics
Fralich, Russell, PhD
Associate Professor of Strategy, HEC Montréal
Expertise
Arts/culture/literature, Law/policy, Psychology
Fyson, Donald, PhD
Full Professor, Department of History, Université Laval
Expertise
History/heritage, Justice, Law/policy, Crime/criminals, Quebec City, Montreal
Gagné, Philippe, MA
Teacher, Department of French, Vanier College
Expertise
Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Education, Identity, Linguistics/language use, Sociolinguistics, French as a second language
Gallant, Nicole, PhD
Full Professor, INRS Urbanisation Culture Société
Expertise
Communications/media, Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Economic development/employment, Identity, Immigration/migration, Law/policy, Linguistics/language use, Politics, Rural/remote regions, Sociolinguistics, Youth
Gani, Raphaël, PhD
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Université Laval
Expertise
Education, History/Heritage, Identity, Justice, Law/policy
Gauthier, Carol-Anne, PhD
Psychology Teacher, CEGEP Champlain St. Lawrence
Expertise
Diversity/ethno-cultural subgroups, Economic development/employment, Education, Health, Identity, Immigration/migration, Justice, Linguistics/language use, Poverty/social exclusion, Psychology, Women, Youth, Quebec City
Gérin-Lajoie, Diane, PhD
Full Professor, OISE, University of Toronto, Centre de recherches en éducation franco-ontarienne (CREFO)
Expertise
Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Education, Identity, Youth
Grace, Robert J., PhD
Lecturer, Department of History, Université Laval
Expertise
Demography, History/heritage, Immigration/migration, Ireland, Irish, Quebec City
Hamilton, Leith, MSW
Consultant
Expertise
Community Development, Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Justice, Law/policy, Poverty/social exclusion, Social services, Montreal, Black community
Harrington, Matthew P., SJD
Professor, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal
Expertise
History/heritage, Justice, Law/policy, Politics, Religion, Constitutional law, Language rights, Legal history, United States, England
Hurley, Erin, PhD
Professor, Department of English, McGill University
Expertise
Arts/culture/literature, Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Identity, Women, Montreal, Theatre
Huston, Lorne, PhD
Professor (retired), History, Cégep Édouard Montpetit
Expertise
Arts/culture/literature, History/heritage, Theatre, Music, Montreal
Jean-Pierre, Johanne, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, York University
Expertise
Diversity/ethno-cultural subgroups, Education, Immigration/migration, Poverty/social exclusion, Youth, Ontario, Quebec, Maritimes
Jiwani, Yasmin, PhD
Full Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Concordia University; Concordia University Research Chair in Intersectionality, Violence, and Resistance
Expertise
Communications/media, Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Identity, Immigration/migration, Linguistics/language use, Politics, Religion, Seniors, Women, Youth, Media, Muslim minorities
Khaled, Rilla, PhD
Associate Professor, Design and Computation Arts, Concordia University
Expertise
Arts/culture/literature, Communications/media, Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Digital Media, Learning, Games
Kircher, Ruth, PhD
Researcher, Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, Frisian Academy in Leeuwarden (Netherlands)
Expertise
Identity, Immigration/migration, Law/policy, Linguistics/language use, Psychology, Sociolinguistics, Montreal
Koestner Richard, PhD
Full Professor, McGill Human Motivation Lab, McGill University
Expertise
Identity, Psychology, Education, Black community
Lacasse, Chantal, PhD
Independent Researcher
Expertise
Communications/Media, Education, History/heritage, Identity, Law/policy, Politics
Lamarre, Patricia, PhD
Professor, Education, Université de Montréal
Expertise
Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Education, Immigration/migration, Linguistics/language use, Sociolinguistics, Youth, Language practices, bilingualism, plurilingualism, linguistic ideologies, language practices and space, ethnography, community learning centers, English school system, French immersion, Quebec post-101
Lang, Jonathan, MA
Project Officer, InterParliamentary Union
Expertise
Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, History/heritage, Identity, Immigration/migration, Politics, Youth, Jewish community of Montreal
Leconte, Marie, PhD
Professor, Translation, Concordia University
Expertise
Arts/culture/literature, History/heritage, Linguistics/language use, Politics, Sociolinguistics, Translation, Montreal
Leimgruber, Jakob R. E., PhD
Assistant Professor, Linguistics, University of Freiburg, Germany
Expertise
Linguistics/language use, Sociolinguistics, Montreal
Leitch, Gillian I., PhD
Senior Researcher and Analyst, CDCI Research Inc
Expertise
History/heritage, Identity, Immigration/migration, Montreal, British population in Quebec
Levasseur, Catherine, PhD
Assistant Professor, Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute, University of Ottawa
Expertise
Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Education, Identity, Youth, Sociolinguistics
Lewis, Brian, PhD
Professor, Communication Studies, Concordia University
Expertise
Communications/media, Community Development, Law/policy, Politics
Luckerhoff, Jason, PhD
Full Professor, Communication Studies, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Expertise
Communications/media, Education, Identity, Youth
Lussier, Marie-Hélène, MA
Scientific Advisor, Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ)
Expertise
Demography, Health, Sociolinguistics
McGaughey, Jane, PhD
Johnson Chair of Québec and Canadian Irish Studies Diaspora Studies, School of Irish Studies
Expertise
History/Heritage, Identity, Immigration/migration, Men, Women, Irish
McIntosh, James, PhD
Professor, Department of Economics, Concordia University
Expertise
Demography, Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Economic development/employment, Education, Health, Poverty/Social exclusion
Magnan, Marie-Odile, PhD
Associate professor, Administration et fondements de l'éducation, Université de Montréal
Expertise
Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Education, Identity, Immigration/migration, Youth, English language school system, Quebec City, Montreal, Ethnic diversity
Martin, Cathy, PhD
Independent consultant / First Nation consultant
Expertise
History/heritage, Identity, Rural/remote regions, Community development, Economic development/employment, Education, Politics, Poverty/social exclusion, Indigenous peoples, First nations, Mi'gmaq, Mi'gmaq traditional territory, Gaspe, Atlantic Canada
Morgan, Ceri, PhD
Professor of Place-writing and Geohumanities, Keele University
Expertise
Arts/culture/literature, Communications/media, Diversity/ethno-cultural subgroups, Geography/mapping, Health, History/heritage, Identity, Indigenous peoples, Immigration/migration, Linguistics/language use, Politics, Poverty/social exclusion, Rural/remote regions, Sociolinguistics, Translation, Women, Eastern Townships, Montreal
Oakes, Leigh, PhD
Professor of French and Linguistics, Queen Mary University of London
Expertise
Immigration/migration, Justice, Linguistics/language use, Politics, Sociolinguistics, France, Sweden
O'Donnell, Lorraine, PhD
Affiliate Professor, School of Community and Public Affairs
Senior Research Manager, QUESCREN, Concordia University
Expertise
Community Development, History/heritage, Women, Jews, Irish
Oishi, Taro, PhD
Associate Professor, Geography, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
Expertise
Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Geography/mapping, History/heritage, Identity, Linguistics/language use
Patterson, Glenn, PhD Candidate
PhD Candidate, Ethnomusicology, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Expertise
Arts/culture/literature, Communications/media, History/heritage, Rural/remote regions, Gaspe Peninsula, Music, Ethnomusicology
Pattison-Meek, Joanne, PhD
Assistant Professor, Bishop's University, School of Education
Expertise
Community development, Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Education, Rural/remote regions, Youth, Eastern Townships
Pocock, Joanne, PhD
Research Consultant, JPocock Research Consulting
Expertise
Community development, Demography, Health, Official Language Minority Communities, Poverty/Social exclusion, Social services
Popica, Maria, MA
Teacher, Department of French, John Abbott College
Expertise
Community Development, Education, Identity, Linguistics/language use, Sociolinguistics, French as a second language
Quirk, Erin, PhD
Assistant Professor, Département des arts, langues et littératures, Université de Sherbrooke
Expertise
Linguistics/language use, Psychology, Sociolinguistics, Montreal, Eastern Townships
Ravensbergen, Frances, PhD
Non-profit organizational change, community-based evaluation, strategic planning
Expertise
Community Development
Reia, Jhessica, PhD
Fellow, McGill University, Department of Art History and Communication Studies
Expertise
Arts/culture/literature, Communications/media, Geography/mapping, Law/policy, Street performance, Brazil/Quebec comparative study
Reid, Wendy, PhD
Associate Professor, HEC Montreal (retired)
Expertise
Arts/culture/literature, History/heritage, Montreal, Leadership, Philanthropy
Ryder, Andrew, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychology Department, Concordia University
Expertise
Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Health, Identity, Immigration/migration, Psychology, Social Services
Sanderson, Duncan, PhD
Independent Researcher/Sociologist
Expertise
Community development, Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Health, Seniors, Quebec City
Segalowitz, Norman, PhD
Full Professor, Psychology Department, Concordia University
Expertise
Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Health, Identity Linguistics/language use, Psychology, Second-language learning, Minority integration
Sfeir, Ghada, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Concordia University
Expertise
Cosmopolitanism, Multiculturalism, Social Studies, Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Education, Identity, Immigration/migration, Social exclustion and inclusion
Starr, Lisa, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University
Expertise
Education
Stout, Dale, PhD
Professor, Psychology Department, Bishop's University
Expertise
Identity, Immigration/migration, Psychology, Religion, Social Services, Eastern Townships
Talbot, Robert J., PhD
Manager of Research, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada
Expertise
History/heritage, Identity, Politics, OLMCs, Anglophone-Francophone rapprochement
Traves, Samantha, PhD
Research Associate, Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University
Expertise
Demography, Education, Geography/mapping, Poverty/social exclusion, Social services
Turner, Robin, MA
PhD Candidate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Expertise
Arts/culture/literature, Communications/media, Diversity/ethno-cultural subgroups, Education, History/heritage, Identity, Linguistics/language use, Politics, Religion, Sociolinguistics, Women, LGBTQ+
Vieira, Aimee, PhD
Independent Researcher and Consultant
Retired Professor, Sociology, Norwich University
Expertise
Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Economic development/employment, Education, Identity, Immigration/migration, Linguistics/language use, Rural/remote regions, Eastern Townships
Vieux-Fort, Karine, PhD
Conseillère en développement de la recherche et en mobilisation des connaissances, Faculté des sciences sociales, Université Laval
Expertise
Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Education, Identity, Linguistics/language use, Youth, Quebec City, Montreal
Villalta, Anna, PhD Candidate
Assistant Director, Educational Services, English Montreal School Board
Expertise
Education
Villella, Mélissa, PhD
Professor, Unité d'enseignement et de recherche en sciences de l'éducation, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT)
Expertise
Identity, Education, Leadership, Anti-Black Racism
Warnke, Jan, PhD Candidate
PhD Candidate, Geography, Université Laval
Expertise
Community Development, Demography, Economic development/employment, Geography/mapping, Health, Identity, Immigration/migration, Linguistics/language use, Rural/remote regions, Seniors, Social Services, Spatial analysis, Needs analysis, Geodemographic profiling
Williams, Dorothy W., PhD
President and Founder, Blacbiblio.com, Inc.
President Da Costa Angelique Institute (DAI)
Founding member, Black Arts History of Montreal (BAHM)
Expertise
Arts/culture/literature, Community development, Demography, Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Economic development/employment, Education, History/heritage, Identity, Immigration/migration, Social Services, Youth, Poverty/Social exclusion, Biography, Bibliography, Archives, Publishing, Montreal, Black community
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Zanazanian, Paul, PhD
Associate Professor, McGill University
Expertise
Community development, Diversity/Ethno-cultural subgroups, Education, History/heritage, Identity
