Soo Min Toh's main research interests deal with the interactions of sojourners with their host country co-workers and supervisors. She is interested in how these relationships affect the psychological, socio-cultural, and economic adaptation of the sojourners. She is also interested in the role of social undermining on the outcomes of immigrants. Currently, Soo Min is engaged in a research project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Council examining how the experiences of new immigrants in Canada affect their long-term career success.
Soo Min’s research has been published in premier journals such as the Academy of Management Review, the Journal of Applied Psychology, and Psychological Science, as well as numerous international conferences. She currently serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of World Business. She has taught courses in international management, as well as courses and workshops in organizational behaviour and human resource management since her appointment to UTM in 2003. Prior to joining UTM, Soo Min obtained her Ph.D. in Management at the Texas A&M University, and her Bachelors of Business Studies in the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
My scholarship involves examining power dynamics, socio-cultural inequalities, and actor interactions in the governance of shared resources through case study methods. I've conducted cross-national research on power dynamics for water management in the United States and India and fisheries governance in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. I also investigate pro-environmental behaviors among young adults, intergenerational climate justice, multiple knowledge systems in land management, and cultural ecosystem services. I am interested in supervising Masters or PhD students who would like to focus on projects on any of the themes mentioned above.
Ghazal Fazli is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto Mississauga and her research explores the impact of social, community, and environmental determinants of prediabetes and diabetes. As an epidemiologist, Ghazal has deep interests for research and policy initiatives that promote action on the social and environmental determinants of health to improve wellbeing and quality of life across the lifespan.
Maya Povhe is a Management, International Business, and Economics student at the University of Toronto. Throughout her degree, she has completed co-op internships in finance and politics, and is a student governor on the University of Toronto Governing Council. She is a co-chair of Rotary International’s Youth Advisory Council and has participated in SDG-focused Rotary projects around the world.
Maya’s work focuses on SDG 4 (Quality Education), 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), 10 (Reduced Inequalities), and 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). Her interdisciplinary research interests in inclusivity and human capital development stems from her work with the Reach Alliance, the Canadian Economics Association, and the Centre for International Governance Innovation.
Dr. Tracey Bowen is a Professor, Teaching Stream at University of Toronto Mississauga Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology, and an accomplished visual artist in her own right. Her research spans a diverse range of fields including visual literacy, multimodal writing, work-integrated learning, and student identity construction. She is currently Vice Dean of Teaching and Learning at UTM.
Professor Negin Dahya completed her undergraduate degree in English Literature and Psychology at the University of British Columbia, and her M.Ed. and PhD at York University’s Faculty of Education, with a focus on digital media production, learning, and representation among young people of colour. From 2014-2019, Professor Dahya was appointed as an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington, Information School in Seattle, WA.
Professor Dahya’s research explores the social and cultural context of digital media production and use with a focus on learning contexts and non-dominant communities. She conduct qualitative, feminist, and visual research with girls and women of colour and other non-dominant communities, including young people who are or have been incarcerated and refugee communities. Her work is situated at the intersection of education, media and cultural studies, and sociotechnical theory, with a focus on postcolonial feminist and critical race theories. Methodologically, she primarily adopts interview methods and visual research methods.
She has also published in the following journals: Comparative Education, American Educational Research Journal, Learning, Media & Technology, and Information, Communication & Society.
Samar Sabie is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology (ICCIT) at the University of Toronto. She is also the founder and director of the Open Design Collaboratory at ICCIT and holds a graduate appointment at the Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Design, and Landscape and the School of Information. Dr. Sabie's research focuses on the intersection of design, society, culture, and politics, particularly how design can support communities in reconfiguring or reimagining their environments in more equitable and sustainable ways. This research builds on her interdisciplinary training in architecture, computer science, and information science . Dr. Sabie is currently leading two long-term projects related to sustainability. The first is focused on improving the inclusivity and quality of education for communities in Canada through the development of socio-technological infrastructures that support the needs of homeschooling families. The second project examines how a university makerspace can serve as catalysts for advocacy and collaborations across communities in the Greater Toronto Area to support social and economic sustainability.
Ahmed is currently pursuing an Honours Bachelor of Science (HBSc) at the University of Toronto Mississauga, where he is majoring in Biology for Health Science and Chemistry. He has a deep interest in sustainable development, particularly within the realms of public health and environmental sustainability. Ahmed is passionate about finding innovative ways to address pressing global challenges, such as health disparities, climate change, and environmental degradation. He believes that fostering a healthier planet and society requires a holistic approach, integrating sustainable practices across various sectors.
Ahmed’s commitment to sustainability has been recognized through a Certificate of Achievement from the University of Toronto’s Sustainability Office. This accolade reflects his dedication to advancing initiatives that promote sustainable practices and environmental stewardship within his academic and local communities. Ahmed is driven by a desire to contribute to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), focusing on areas such as health, education, and environmental sustainability.