Winners of the 2024 Equity Awards - 看片视频 University
Academic Staff category: R. Nanre Nafziger, PhD, Assistant Professor of African/Black Studies, Faculty of Education
R. Nanre Nafziger, PhD, is an educator-organizer-scholar who serves her various communities through writing, research, teaching, and pan-Africanist organizing. She currently works as an Assistant Professor of African/Black Studies in Education at 看片视频 Nanre鈥檚 research contributes to debates and collective knowledge production in the areas of critical education policy studies, Black/African Studies in Education, decolonial approaches to education, global critical race theory, critical youth studies, Black/Africana social movements, youth participatory action research; and the role of civil society in education and democratic nation-building in the Global South. Nanre is committed to building bridges between the university and community through engaged methodologies and pedagogies that enable education students to pursue social justice in their teaching and daily practices.
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Academic Staff category: Fr茅d茅ricka Petit-Homme, Course Lecturer, Schulich School of Music
Fr茅d茅ricka Petit-Homme embodies artistic citizenship. Trained as a classical singer and choral conductor, her eclectic career path re铿俥cts a passion for exploring the full spectrum of music making. From chorus work with OSM and contemporary opera with Musique 3 Femmes, to cross-cultural collaborations with local ensembles, Fr茅d茅ricka's journey demonstrates how non-linear careers can fuel personal and musical growth. As the visionary behind Ensemble Nigra Sum, she champions Afrocentric music, enriching Canada's cultural tapestry and demonstrating the power of embracing diverse musical traditions. Her commitment to community engagement, particularly through the "More than a Song: Gospel Music Workshops" hosted by 看片视频 University, fosters meaningful connections within the wider Montreal community. Petit-Homme's academic activities, which began in 2005 as a course lecturer at the Schulich School of Music, and her pursuit of a PhD in music education focusing on resilience, cultural production, and leadership in community gospel music, mirror her hands-on experience. Fr茅d茅ricka also brings the world of choral music to a wider audience through her CBC Music radio program, "Choral Concert," showcasing diverse choral works. Join her every Sunday morning as we celebrate the power and beauty of choral music together, coast to coast.
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Administrative and Support Staff category: Farah Chouayakh, Student Affairs Liaison for Muslim students, Office of the Dean of Students
Farah Chouayakh, 看片视频鈥檚 Student Affairs Liaison for Muslim students, is a passionate social justice advocate with extensive experience in international humanitarian and civil society projects on youth, women, refugees, and migrants,鈥痑s well as specific issues touching Muslim women and youth in Quebec. A firm believer in the unconditional sovereignty of human dignity, Farah鈥檚 personal mission in her role is to be there for all Muslim students, in all their rich diversity, and to help them鈥痳each their full potential as they navigate their unique journey at 看片视频. As an African, Arab, and visible Muslim woman who has been facing, surviving, and overcoming multiple systemic barriers since she has started her recent immigration journey to Quebec,鈥痵he advocates for the acknowledgement of diverse forms of expertise and experience, such as lived reality. In the same vein, she deeply believes in the key role of education and awareness-raising in stimulating collective critical reflection, cultivating authentic鈥痑llyship, and generating positive social change. She loves foregrounding personal stories, deconstructing stereotypes, biases, and prejudice to contribute in creating more egalitarian and inclusive spaces around her.
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Administrative and Support Staff category: 惭补诲别濒别颈苍别鈥疎濒颈蝉别鈥疦补诲濒别谤, Business Analyst Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at Enrolment Services
惭补诲别濒别颈苍别鈥疎濒颈蝉别鈥疦补诲濒别谤 (she/her) is the Business Analyst Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at Enrolment Services. Working on the Applicant Census and Students Census, these centralized demographic data collection tools are used to better understand the composition of our applicant pool and student population, informing data-driven operational decision making to address identified areas of underrepresentation.鈥疢adeleine鈥痺orks closely with鈥疊ranches鈥�- 看片视频's Community Outreach Program - on mentoring and supports for students with additional barriers to accessing higher education.鈥疢adeleine's work includes鈥痗onducting research, developing proposals,鈥痬anaging key performance indicators and impact assessments,鈥痝enerating and presenting reports, coordinating tailored trainings and resources, as well as鈥痑dvising on policy to drive change at 看片视频 for its communities.
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Student category: Yustine Carruyo Soto, Department of Psychology
Yustine Carruyo Soto is a third-year undergraduate Psychology student and currently serve as the 看片视频 Psychology Student Association鈥檚 senior representative on the psychology department鈥檚 EDI Committee. In this role, Justine has led initiatives aimed at improving access to research opportunities, mentoring and fostering a more inclusive climate within the committee and the department. Highlights of her work include spearheading the initiative to ensure equitable eligibility criteria to the Honours program and advocating for the creation of a new graduate course aimed at training clinical and research psychology students to work with marginalized communities. These initiatives are set to take place next fall. Beyond Justine鈥檚 university commitments, she has pursued research opportunities focused on understanding the influence of sociodemographic factors on cognitive outcomes among children who have survived cancer. Her career goal is to become a pediatric neuropsychologist dedicated to providing culturally sensitive care to marginalized families while advocating for improved access to services through research and practice.
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Student category: Kevin鈥疉h-Sen, PhD candidate, Educational Psychology in the Faculty of Education
Kevin鈥� Ah-Sen is a former secondary school English teacher and a 4th鈥痽ear PhD candidate in Educational Psychology in the Faculty of Education at 看片视频 He is a fellow at the Andrew W. Mellon-funded鈥� Diaspora Solidarities Lab,鈥� a Black feminist Digital Humanities collective where he co-leads the鈥� Remains // An Archive鈥� microlab. His interdisciplinary research examines theories and forms of racial and queer subjectivities and grief, and their conceptual and pedagogical limits. Additionally, 鈥疜evin 鈥痠s a founding member and convener of the 鈥痓lack symposium noir, a Montreal-based independent Black Studies collective.鈥� Kevin鈥檚 doctoral research is supported in part by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council鈥檚 (SSHRC) Canada Graduate Scholarships 鈥� Doctoral program. In fall of 2024,鈥� Kevin 鈥痺ill be joining The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College as a Visiting Research Scholar.
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