The C ollective for Gender+ in Research looks forward to hosting the second o f our re-imagined online teach-in series called Gender+ and COVID-19: D ata for Justice. Moderated by host\, Dr. JP Catungal (UBC)\, our secon d teach-in will see numerous speakers present short 5-7 minute talks about the various ways data can be mobilized by and for communities during the pa ndemic\; how communities are responding to the need for intersectional data collection and analysis\; and what some of the vulnerabilities might be fo r specific individuals and communities in the push to collect and dissemina te health data. Participants are welcome to ask questions to the panel at t he end of their presentations.
Dr. John Paul (JP) Catungal (UBC\, moderator) is an interdisciplinary scholar trained in the nexus of critical human geography and intersectional feminist theorizing. His resear ch interests concern Filipinx and Asian Canadian studies\; feminist and que er of colour critique\; migrant\, anti-racist and queer community organizin g\; and the politics of education\, mentorship\, teaching and learning. JP is currently Assistant Professor in Critical Racial and Ethnic Studies with UBC’s Social Justice Institute\, where he was previously an instructor and Postdoctoral Fellow. His active research projects include “Mentorship as P olitical Practice”\, a community partnered research project with the Kababa yan Academic Mentorship Program (KAMP)\; “Queer World Cities”\, in partners hip with Dr. Natalie Oswin (at McGill University)\; and an oral history of HIV/AIDS in Vancouver BC\, with various local community partners. He teache s courses on theories of subjectivity\, representation and queer of colour critique\, as well as global social justice issues and Asian Canadian studi es.
Faithe Day\, PhD (Purdue Uni versity / Assistant Director\, COVID Black) (she/her) is a CLIR Postdoctora l Fellow in Data Curation within the Libraries and School of Information St udies and African American Studies and Research Center at Purdue University . Faithe develops curriculum\, data collection\, and curation projects in c ollaboration with other scholars to identify critical frameworks and best p ractices to ensure an ethical and justice-centered approach to data curatio n\, with a focus on Black and LGBTQIA+ Community Based Data and Discourse.< /p>
Dr. June Francis (SFU / Co-Chair\, Hogan’s Alley Society) is an Associ ate Professor of Marketing and is the Co-Founder of The Co-Laboratorio proj ect that works to strengthen cross-sector collaboration\, learning and inno vation — for more inclusive resilient solutions in governance\, policies an d industry practice. She is also Director of the Institute for Diaspora Res earch and Engagement at SFU. The Institute’s mandate is to strengthen the l inks between scholarly research\, policy and practice related to multi-cult ural and diaspora communities and their role in building innovative\, susta inable and inclusive initiatives.
< strong>Courtney Skye (Yellowhead Institute) Ganyáhdę: niyagˀes yaóˀdę:\, Ganyęˀge̲ho:nǫˀ niyagǫ̲hwę́jˀodę: neˀ Courtney. Gayogo̲ho:noˀ ǫdé wayę́:staˀ. Ohswe:gęˀ hǫ: gyagohdo:gęh. Grihoˀgwa:s niyagoihoˀdęhsroˀdę:. C ourtney is a researcher\, policy development consultant and Cayuga language student. She is a Research Fellow with the Yellowhead Institute\, a First Nations-led governance think tank at the Faculty of Arts\, Ryerson Universi ty. She has led policy development for the public sector at local\, provinc ial\, and national levels\, with a specific focus on youth development and ending violence against Indigenous women\, girls\, queer\, Trans\, gender-d iverse\, and Two-Spirit people. Her work focuses on the promotion of the po litical mobilization of Indigenous women\, queer\, Trans\, gender-diverse\, Two-Spirit people and youth to create transformational change in communiti es.
Kevonnie Whyte (Vancouver Coastal Health / Black in BC Mutual Aid Collective) is a Business Analyst at Vanco uver Coastal Health. She is passionate about seeing people reach their full potential and does this through developing\, implementing and managing the processes involved with improving people’s workplace experiences- especial ly the experiences of those most marginalized. When you don’t see her at th e gym\, doing yoga\, or hanging out with friends\, you will find her active in the black community as she currently sits on the board of the National Congress of Black Women Foundation as well as the City of Vancouver Racial and Ethno-Cultural Advisory Committee.
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