is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at McMaster University. A core aspect of his bigger research program revolves around the scholarship of teaching and learning, in particular critical pedagogies, epistemic hegemony, racism and whiteness in knowledge production and dissemination. He is working on a co-edited volume, Decolonizing African Studies Pedagogies (forthcoming with Palgrave).

has a degree in biology from Colombia. Currently, she is a Ph.D. candidate in Natural Resources and Environmental Services at the University of Northern British Columbia. Her research focuses on sustainable forest management, and she advocates for wildlife conservation. She is also interested in interdisciplinary research that supports decision-making in social issues related to equity in minorities and women.

is a current undergraduate student at the University of Northern British Columbia studying integrated sciences with a focus on biochemistry and biology. She is new to research, but she is passionate about human rights advocacy and the study of intersectionality, particularly with regard to race, gender, and socioeconomic issues affecting minorities.

is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Northern British Columbia. She conducts research exploring how stress differently influences our body and behaviours across the life span, with a specific focus on the role of sex and gender.

has a PhD in International Development and Globalization Studies from the University of Ottawa. She has conducted research for the Diversity Institute and the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN), and is currently an external fellow at the Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa (TISCA). Her research focuses on the areas of (de)coloniality, international development, migration and diasporas.

is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, Earth, and Environmental Science at the University of Northern British Columbia. His research is usually focused on the mountains, with a focus on glaciers, snowpacks, climate change, and remote sensing. He is currently co-leading a chapter on scientific and Indigenous knowledge of Mountain Environments for the forthcoming Canadian Mountain Assessment, and looks forward to advancing the discussion of racism and epistemic oppression in the Canadian academy.

is the Vice-Provost, the Associate Vice-President Research (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion), and a professor of political science at the University of Calgary. She has published extensively on racialization, Blackness, and critical race feminism, and has won numerous awards. Dr. Smith is also a part of the External EDI Advisory Board for Innovation, Science and Economic Development, the SSHRC Council and Executive, the Statistics Canada’s Immigration and Ethnocultural Advisory Committee, and more.

is a Ph.D. candidate and teaching assistant at McMaster University Political Science department. Tastekin focuses on political economy, international relations, and political theory from a critical perspective, and his areas of interests extends to social class, race and gender issues. In his Ph.D. project, Tastekin investigates developmental affairs in the Middle East and North Africa region

Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada

Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Canada

Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada

Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University, Canada

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Professor University of Northern British Columbia, Canada

Associate Professor, Department of Indigenous Education, University of Victoria, Canada