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Dr. Trevor Charles

March 21, 2011 Author

TweetProfessor, Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, ON. Born: British Columbia. Professor Trevor Charles is the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies at the University of Waterloo’s Department of Biology. He teaches courses in microbiology and molecular genetics, and runs a research lab with a focus on environmental genomics and bacterial-host interactions. Dr. Charles joined the Department of [...]

March 12, 2011 Author

TweetProfessor, Department of Sociology, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, ON. Born: Ghana. Dr. George Dei is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education, and is cross-appointed to the Department of Anthropology at University of Toronto. He served as the first Director of the Centre for Integrative [...]

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March 7, 2011 Criminal Justice

TweetMental Health Consultant, Phillips & Associates, Gormley, Toronto, ON. Born: Trinidad & Tobago. Dr. Michael Phillips has been described as “a pioneer in the design and implementation of diversion programs for criminal offenders with mental illness.” After initial studies in nursing administration, he shifted to hospital administration, winning awards for his work in the area of psychiatry [...]

January 28, 2011 Administration

TweetProfessor (Retired), Political Science, University of Guelph, ON. Born: Jamaica. Dr. Richard Phidd taught political science at the University of Guelph for several years until his retirement. In 2006, he was appointed a Fellow of McLaughin College at York University. Since retiring, he continues to work with former students undertaking case studies for public sector [...]

January 20, 2011 Author

TweetFull Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, ON. Born: Nigeria. Dr. Obiora Okafor joined the Osgoode Hall Law School as an Assistant Professor in 2000, was promoted to Associate Professor in 2003, and Full Professor in 2009. Background: He began his law career in Nigeria, where he practised as a Junior Partner from 1990-94; [...]

January 16, 2011 Author

TweetAssociate Professor of Geography, York University, Toronto, ON. Born: Ghana. Dr. Joseph Mensah joined York University in 2002 as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor of Geography, with tenure, in 2005. He is currently the Coordinator of International Development Studies at York, with a cross-appointment to the Department of Geography . Research areas: Critical [...]

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January 13, 2011 Agronomy

Tweet(Originally posted on Jan. 13, 2011. Re-posted today as part of our special Black History Month tribute highlighting 28 of Canada’s top influencers & trailblazers.) Soil Research Scientist Emeritus / Consultant, Eastern Cereal & Oilseed Research Centre, Ottawa, ON. Born: Jamaica. Dr. Constantine Campbell is recognized worldwide as one of the foremost specialists in research on [...]

December 21, 2010 Community

TweetAssociate Professor, Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON. Born: Barbados. Dr. Juliet Daniel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at McMaster University, where she has taught since 1999. Dr. Daniel teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on molecular and cell biology. Dr. Daniel’s interest is in cancer biology, with a focus on [...]

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December 12, 2010 Author

TweetWriter / Historian, Toronto, ON. Born: Listowel, ON. (Originally posted Dec. 12/2010.) Rella Aylestock Braithwaite has been researching and recording the history of Blacks in Canada since the 1960s and has, through her publications, made signiﬁcant contributions to the existing body of work. She began writing to ensure that her children knew their heritage. She wrote [...]

December 2, 2010 Music

TweetScientific Evaluator, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON. Born: Nigeria. Dr. Leonard Wosu is a Scientific Evaluator in the fungicide and herbicide toxicological evaluation section at Health Canada (since 2002). He participates in the review of submissions (data) from industry conducting toxicology evaluations and exposure assessments of pest control products (pesticides) in the protection of human health and the environment. Background: Earlier [...]

November 26, 2010 Author

TweetDirector, Office of Teacher Support & Associate Professor, Sociology and Equity Studies in Education, OISE & University of Toronto, Toronto, ON. Born: Kenya. Dr. Njoki Wane is the Director of Office of Teacher Support at OISE, and an Associate Professor of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. Her teaching and [...]

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