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LEELA VISWANATHAN, PhD, MCIP, RPP Assistant Professor

School of Urban and Regional Planning Queen’s University

138 Union Street, Robert Sutherland Hall Rm 532 Kingston, Ontario, CANADA

Telephone: 613-533-6000 ext. 75038; Fax: 613-533-6905

e-mail: leela.viswanathan[at]queensu.ca

CURRICULUM VITAE

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS Current Assistant Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Queen’s University.

Appointed July 1, 2009.

2013- Cross-appointment to School of Environmental Studies, Queen’s University.

2009 Cross-appointment to Department of Geography, Queen’s University.

2007-2009 Adjunct Assistant Professor and Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Geography,

Queen’s University.

2008-2009 Visiting Professor/Researcher: Professeure Chercheure Invitée, Institut National

de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Urbanisation, Culture, Société (INRS-UCS),

working with Dr. Julie-Anne Boudreau, Canada Research Chair on the City and

Issues of Insecurity, http://www.labovespa.ca

2007 Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Environmental Studies, (PhD) York University

Dissertation Title: Postcolonial Planning: The Alternative Planning Group and

the Transformation of Social Planning at the Turn of the 21st Century.

1994 Master in Environmental Studies (Planning) (MES) York University

1991 Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) (B.A) McGill University

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS 2011 Steve Cutway Accessibility Award, Queen’s University

2008-2009 Julian Sziecz Award of Excellence in Teaching, Department of Geography,

Queen’s University

2007-2009 Queen’s University Postdoctoral Fellowship, Department of Geography

Leela Viswanathan, Curriculum Vitae

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2007-2011 Queen’s Research Travel Award

2007 Association of American Geographers, Urban Geography Speciality

Group, Travel Grant

2002-2006 Ontario Graduate Research Scholarship

2005 CERIS Graduate Student Research Award

2004 Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Fannie Mae Foundation

Travel Award

1994 Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) Award of Academic Excellence

(Book Award)

PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION

2010- Full Member (MCIP), Canadian Institute of Planners

2010- Registered Professional Planner (RPP), Ontario Professional Planners Institute,

1997-2010 Provisional Member, Canadian Institute of Planners/Ontario Professional

Planners Institute

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2006-2007 Research Assistant, York University, Faculty of Environmental Studies

Social sustainability, Diversity, and Public Space in Three Canadian Cities:

Calgary, Montréal, and Toronto, funded by SSHRC Standard Research Grant.

Dr. Barbara L. Rahder (Principal Investigator)

2001-2003 Senior Policy and Program Consultant, Government of Ontario,

Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities, Access to Professions and Trades

Unit

1999-2001 Policy Research Analyst, Toronto Training Board/Commission de formation de

Toronto

1998-1999 Planner (Policy and Research), Community Social Planning Council of Toronto

1997-1998 Community Planner, Metro Toronto Movement Literacy (MTML), Toronto, ON

1993-1997 Planning and Policy Researcher, Roeher Institute, Canada’s National Institute for

the Study of Public Policy affecting Persons with Disabilities (Toronto, ON)


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PUBLICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS Summary of Contributions (70)

Refereed Journal Articles 11

Refereed Book Chapters 3

Refereed Encyclopaedia Entry 2

Selected Papers Presented at Scholarly Meetings 17

Non-Refereed Contributions 7

University-wide and Departmental Academic Seminars 7

Organizer and Discussant at Academic Seminars and Workshops 2

Selected Invited Public Lectures 7

Professional Conference Papers 6

Professional Reports 8

*= current or former graduate student

Refereed Journal Articles (11)

McCarthy, Daniel D.; Millen, Martin; Boyden, Mary; Alexiuk, Erin*; Whitelaw, Graham;

Viswanathan, Leela; and Frances Westley. (Accepted). “A First Nations-led Social

Innovation: A Moose, a Gold Mining Company and a Policy Window.” Ecology and

Society.

Fraser, Clara M., and Leela Viswanathan. 2013. “The Crown Duty to Consult in Ontario

Municipal-Aboriginal Government Relations: Lessons Learned from the Red Hill Valley

Parkway Project.” Canadian Journal of Urban Research, 22, 1, supplement, 1-18.

Gilbert, Liette, Viswanathan, Leela, and Parastou Saberi*. 2013. Marginalized Expertise of

Community Organizations in Quebec’s Search for Interculturalism. Canadian Journal of

Urban Research, 22, 1, 21-43.

McCarthy, Daniel D; Whitelaw, Graham; King, Carolyn; King, Clynt; Viswanathan, Leela;

Cowan, Don; McGarry, Fred; and Scott Anderson. 2013. “Collaborative Geomatics and the

Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation.” International Journal of Technology,

Knowledge and Society, 9, 2, 1-15.

Crane, Annie*; Viswanathan, Leela; and Graham Whitelaw. 2012. Sustainability through

Intervention: A Case Study of Guerrilla Gardening in Kingston Ontario. Local Environment:

The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, 18, 1, 71-90.

Viswanathan, Leela; Whitelaw, Graham; and John Meligrana. 2012. Evaluating the Role of the

Project Course in Professional Planning Education and its Influence on Planning Policy and

Practice. Planning Practice and Research, 27, 3, 389 - 406.

Viswanathan, Leela. 2010. “Integrated, Equitable, and Transformative: A Hopeful Future for

Planning.” Plan Canada, 5, 3, 33-35.

Viswanathan, Leela. 2010. “Contesting Racialization in a Neoliberal City: Cross-cultural

collective identity as a strategy among alternative planning organizations in Toronto.”

GeoJournal, 75, 3, 261-272.

Viswanathan, Leela. 2009. “Postcolonial Planning and Ethno-Racial Diversity in Toronto:

Locating Equity in a Contemporary Planning Context” Canadian Journal of Urban Research,

18, 1, Supplement, 82-102.

Gilbert, Liette, and Leela Viswanathan. 2007. “Covering Multiculturalism: Popular images and

the politics of a nation as reflected in Maclean’s and L’Actualité. Canadian Ethnic Studies

Journal, 39, 3, 189-205.


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Viswanathan, Leela. 2005. “Beyond Transnationality: Building community and possibilities for

urban hybridities.” Women and Environments International – Special Issue: Feminisms, transnationality, and nation, 68/69, Fall/Winter, 13-15.

Refereed Book Chapters (3)

Viswanathan, Leela. (Forthcoming). Engaging Contradictions: Contesting Racial

Exclusion. In, C. Mele and R. Adelman (Eds), Race, Space and Exclusion. Routledge.

Viswanathan, Leela. (Forthcoming). Service-Learning and Civic Engagement in

Educating Future Professionals. In, O. Delano-Oriaran, M. Parks, and S. Fondrie (Eds.).

Service Learning and Civic Engagement: A Sourcebook. Thousand Oaks: Sage.

Viswanathan, Leela. 2007. “On Tim Hortons and Transnationalism: Negotiating Canadian-ness

and the role of activist/researcher.” In Luin Goldring and Sailaja Krishnamurthi

(Eds).‘Organizing’ the Transnational: Labour, politics, and social change. Vancouver: UBC

Press, 83-93.

Refereed Encyclopaedia Entries (2)

Hendler, Sue (2005), with contributions by Leela Viswanathan. 2013. Planning Ethics.

Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics. Ed. Carl Mitcham. Vol. 3. Detroit:

Macmillan Reference, 1414-1417.

Viswanathan, Leela. 2011. Entry on “Cultural Diversity” for Encyclopedia of Quality of Life

Research (A. C. Michalos, Ed). Springer Publishing.

Selected Papers Presented at Scholarly Meetings (17)

Viswanathan, Leela. 2013. “Engaging contradictions in neoliberalism and the racialization of

spaces.” SUNY Buffalo Symposium on Race, Space, and Exclusion. Buffalo, NY. September

18-20, 2013.

Viswanathan, Leela and Lindsey Gradeen.* 2013. “Labour Market Integration of Immigrants

as New Talent in Eastern Ontario.” Rural Economic Revitalization Conference. Kingston,

Ontario. April 8, 2013.

Viswanathan, Leela; Whitelaw, Graham; and John Meligrana. 2011. “Evaluating the Role of the

Project Course in Professional Planning Education and its Influence on Planning Policy and

Practice.” Canadian Association of Geographers and Association of Canadian University

Planning Programs (CAG/ACUPP) joint conference. Calgary, AB, May 31 to June 3, 2011.

Viswanathan, Leela, and Nathaniel Lewis.* 2010. “Examining the Relationship among

Immigrant Integration, Community Planning, and Sustainability in a Small Canadian City.”

Association of American Geographers (AAG) Conference, Washington DC, April 14-19,

2010.

Gilbert, Liette, Viswanathan, Leela, and Parastou Saberi*. 2010. “Governmentalities of

Accommodation and Tolerance in Montréal.” 40th annual Urban Affairs Association

Conference. Honolulu, Hawaii, March 10-13, 2010. (second author, researched, analysed

findings, and wrote 30% of paper).

Viswanathan, Leela. 2009. “Fostering Sustainable Immigrant Settlement in Small and Medium-

sized Canadian Cities.” Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Conference.

Las Vegas, NV, March 22-27, 2009.

Viswanathan, Leela. 2008. “Theorizing Cross-cultural Collective Formation and Action in

Neoliberal Toronto from 1998 to 2005.” Association of American Geographers (AAG)

Annual Conference. Boston, MA, April 14-19, 2008.


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Viswanathan, Leela. 2007. “Planning with Racialized Communities in Toronto, Canada: The

case of the Alternative Planning Group.” Planners’ Network Conference. New Orleans: May

30- June 2, 2007.

Viswanathan, Leela. 2007. “Contesting Racialization: The Alternative Planning Group, cross-

cultural collective identity, and the transformation of Toronto.” Association of American

Geographers Annual Conference. San Francisco: April 17-21, 2007.

Gilbert, Liette and Viswanathan, Leela 2006. “Popular Images of Diversity and Multiplicity in

Canadian Cities.” World Planning Schools Congress. Mexico City: July 2006

Viswanathan, Leela. 2006. “Mega-City Masala: Cross-cultural coalition building and the

amalgamation of Toronto.” Presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG)

Annual Conference. Chicago: March 10, 2006.

Viswanathan, Leela, and Liette Gilbert. 2005. “Covering Multiculturalism: Popular images and

the politics of a nation.” Presented at the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association 18th Biennial

Conference. Ottawa: October 14, 2005.

Viswanathan, Leela. 2005. “On Contestations and Coalitions: The Alternative Planning Group

and the amalgamation of Toronto.” Presented at the Canadian Association of Geographers –

Ontario Division Conference. Ottawa: October 29, 2005.

Viswanathan, Leela. 2004. “Theorizing the Political City: Critical ethical considerations.”

Presented at the 45th Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of

Planning, Portland, Oregon, October 21-24, 2004.

Viswanathan, Leela. 2004. “Theorizing Community Gardens: On citizenship, community, and

culture. Presented at the 25th Annual American Community Gardening Association

Conference, Toronto, Ontario, October 1-3, 2004.

Viswanathan, Leela. 2004. “Culture and In/Difference in the City: Negotiating diversities.”

Presented at the Canadian Association of Cultural Studies Annual Conference, Hamilton,

Ontario, February 13-15, 2004.

Viswanathan, Leela. 2003. “Negotiating Social Inclusion in the City: Learning planning

practices from racialized groups in Toronto, Canada.” Presented at the AESOP-ACSP

Joint Congress, Leuven, Belgium, July 8-July 12, 2003.

Non-Refereeed Contributions (7)

Articles in professional journals (1)

Viswanathan, Leela; McLeod, Fraser*; King, Carolyn; Macbeth, Jared; and Erin Alexiuk*.

(2013) “Are we there yet? Making inroads to decolonize planning knowledge and practices in

Southern Ontario.” Plan Canada, 53, 2, 21-23.

Book Reviews (6)

Viswanathan, Leela. Forthcoming. Review of Christopher Niedt (Ed.) “Social Justice in Diverse

Suburbs,” Urban Affairs Review. DOI: 10.1177/1078087414520945

Viswanathan, Leela. 2008. Review of “Emotional Spaces and Paradoxical Places” Photography

Exhibit curated by Cheryl Sutherland*. Emotion, Space and Society, 1, 1, 72-73

Viswanathan, Leela. 2008. Review of Dory Reeves. “Planning for Diversity” (London: Taylor

and Francis, 2006). Planning Theory and Practice, 9, 4, 570-571.

Viswanathan, Leela. 2006. Review of Wisdom J. Tettey and Korbla P. Puplampu. “The African

Diaspora in Canada: Negotiating identity and belonging” (Calgary: University of Calgary

Press, 2005). Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal, 38, 1, 174.

Viswanathan, Leela. 2005. Review of Paul Anisef and Michael Lanphier (Eds.). “World in a

City.” (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002). Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal, 37, 1,

141.


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Viswanathan, Leela. 2005. Review of Ramón Grosfoguel. “Colonial subjects: Puerto Ricans in a

global perspective.” (Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2003). Progress in

Development Studies, 5, 4, 351-352.

University-wide and Departmental Academic Seminars (7) “ ‘Decolonization is Not a Metaphor’: Activist Writing Work.” Gender Studies Annual

Colloquium, Donald Gordon Centre, Queen’s University, April 25, 2014.

“Decolonizing Planning Knowledge and Practice in Ontario.” The School of Environmental

Studies 2012 Seminar Series, Queen’s University, February 9, 2012.

“Diversity, Postcolonialism, and Planning: Current Research, Future Possibilities.” School of

Urban and Regional Planning, Seminar Series at Queen’s University. January 2012.

“Planning, Settlement, and the ‘Colonial Present’.” Public Lecture for Studies in National and

International Development (SNID) Speaker Series at Queen’s University. November 18,

2010.

“Putting Planning into Practice: Transforming Social Planning Pedagogy Using a Community

Service Learning Model. Showcase of Teaching and Learning at Queen’s University, April

13, 2010.

“Mega-City Masala: Racialization and Social Planning in Toronto.” Lecture for Geography

Seminar Series. Department of Geography, Queen’s University, October 26, 2007.

“Covering Multiculturalism (with L. Gilbert). PhD Lunch Seminar Research Series. Faculty of

Environmental Studies, York University, November 15, 2005.

Organizer and Discussant at Academic Conferences (2)

Viswanathan, Leela (with Joshua Inwood, Department of Geology and Geography, Auburn

University). Panel Organizer “Seeking Democratic Alternatives to the Neoliberal State:

Geographies of Grassroots: Democracy and Community Resistance to Neoliberalism.”

Association of American Geographers, Annual General Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, March 22-

27, 2009.

Viswanathan, Leela. Panelist, “Neoliberalism/the Colonial Present and its Reproductions within

the academy.” Panel Title: People of Color Navigate the Academy: Part 1” Association of

American Geographers, Annual General Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, March 22-27, 2009.

Selected Invited Public Lectures (7) “Inquiry at Queens: Accessibility in Programming and Teaching” Stauffer Library Speakers’

Corner, Thursday, March 8, 2012.

“Building Capacity for Community Development through Collaborative Planning and Education:

Notes from Kingston.” Keynote Address to the Queen’s Women’s Association Annual

General Meeting and Luncheon. Forthcoming, October 18, 2011.

“Challenges and Opportunities to Social Planning in Kingston.” Presentation to the Social

Planning Council of Kingston and Area. Annual General Meeting. March, 11, 2011.

“Alternative Planning in Toronto; Then and Now.” Presentation to public forum on alternative

social planning, convened by the Alternative Planning Group and Community

Neighbourhood Centres, Toronto, Ontario. August 21, 2009.

“Building Capacity for Community Change.” Keynote address to the City of Kingston’s

Neighbourhood and Transportation Committee’s (convened by the Social Planning Council

of Kingston and Area). Public Workshop: Creating Resilient Neighbourhoods: A practical

approach. Kingston Frontenac Public Library, December 5, 2007.


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“Mega-City Masala: Racialization and Social Planning in Toronto.” City Seminar Series, CITY

Institute at York University, February 3, 2007.

“Planning in Whose Interest? The Alternative Planning Group and the Transformation of Social

Planning in Toronto, Canada.” Presentation by invitation International Seminar of the

London Women and Planning Forum (LWPF) and the University of Queen Mary, London,

UK: June 21, 2006.

Professional Conference Papers (6)

Viswanathan, Leela. Social Inclusion and Social Movements in Toronto. Presented to the

Immigrant Leadership Program, Maytree Foundation. Toronto. October 2004.

Viswanathan, Leela. Helping Immigrants Contribute to Ontario’s Economy. Presented at the

Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) Assessor Conference, 20th Annual

Conference of the Canadian Language Training Association (CLTA). Toronto

Harbourfront Castle Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, February 15, 2002.

Viswanathan, Leela. Employment-related Training for Immigrant Women: A demographic and

policy context. Presented at “The Role of Employment and Training in the Settlement of

Immigrant Women in Toronto, Conference of the Toronto Training Board. Toronto, Ontario,

March 29, 2001.

Viswanathan, Leela. The Meaning of Meaningful Consultation, with Susan Brown and Dale

Crawford. Presented at “Northern Exposure: Linkages and Partnerships,” the Local

Training and Adjustment Boards’ Co-Chairs’ 2000 Conference. Thunder Bay, Ontario,

May 26-28, 2000.

Viswanathan, Leela. Building Bridges: Promoting Inclusive Policy in Post-Secondary

Education, presented at the Canadian Association for Community Living Conference.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, October 5-7, 1996.

Viswanathan, Leela. Social Movements and Issue-based Organizing in Toronto. The Politics of

Transnational Ties: Implications for Research, Communities, Policy. Joint Conference of

the Centre for Education and Research on Latin America and York Centre for Asian

Research, York University, Toronto, March 7- 8, 2003.

Professional Reports (8) Alexiuk, Erin*; Millen, Martin; Boyden, Mary; McCarthy, Daniel; Viswanathan, Leela; and

Graham Whitelaw. July 2012. Working with MaRS. A partnership proposal prepared on

behalf of the Anishanaabe Maamwaye Aki Kiigayewin for SiG @ MaRS. Toronto, Ontario.

Canada.

Ontario. Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities (Leela Viswanathan, Policy Researcher

and Writer). 2002. The Facts are In! A study of the characteristics and experiences of

immigrants seeking employment in regulated professions in Ontario. Toronto: Queen’s

Printer. ISBN 0-7794-3513-3.

Viswanathan, Leela. 2001. “Immigrant Women and Training: A Framework.” Employment-

Related Training for Immigrant Women. Toronto Training Board Community Perspective

Series, 1, 1, 2-4.

Viswanathan, Leela. 2000. The Implementation of the Skills Development Employment Benefit

Program: A preliminary look. Toronto: Toronto Training Board.

Viswanathan, Leela. 2000. Toronto Training Board 2000-2001 Environmental Scan: Training

for Toronto’s ‘new’ Economy. Toronto: Toronto Training Board.

Viswanathan, Leela. 1999. Special Report: The Status of Native Child Care in Toronto. In Julie

Mathien and Leela Viswanathan. Taking Stock: The Status of Child Care and Children’s


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Services in Toronto. Toronto: City of Toronto and Community Social Planning Council of

Toronto.

Viswanathan, Leela. 1999. The Blueprint for Change—Final Report. A Literacy Service Plan

for Toronto and York Region. Toronto: Metro Toronto Movement for Literacy.

The Roeher Institute. (Leela Viswanathan Principal Researcher and Writer). 1996. Building

bridges: Inclusive postsecondary education for people with intellectual disabilities. North

York, ON: The Roeher Institute.

Available at:

http://steps-forward.org/pdf/Building_Bridges_Inclusive_Post_Secondary_Education.pdf

FUNDED RESEARCH GRANTS

Total Grants as Principal Investigator (PI) = $88,114 Social Science and Humanities Research Council, Insight Partnership Development Grant,

2013-2016. Anishnaabe Maamwaye Aki Kiigayewin (AMAK): Fostering Innovations in

Intercultural, corporate-Indigenous Relations and Mine Restoration.

Role: Co-Applicant

Amount: $192,670 for three years

Principal Investigator: Daniel McCarthy, Environment and Resource Studies, University of

Waterloo.

2011-2014 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Partnership

Development Grant, Partnerships in Rural Economic Development

Role: Co-Applicant

Principal Investigator: Dr. Y. Chan. Monieson Centre, Queen’s School of Business

Amount: $238,610 over three years; funds distributed among 14 researchers.

2011-2013 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Insight

Development Grant, Decolonizing Planning Knowledge and Practices in the Mushkegowuk

Territories

Role: Principal Investigator

Co-Investigators: G.S. Whitelaw (Queen’s University); D. McCarthy (University of Waterloo).

Amount: $70,766 over two years.

2011-2012 SARC Grant, Queen’s University, Planning for the Memorialization of First

Nations Residential Schools


Amount: $7,748 for one year

2010-2011 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Community

University Research Alliance, Letter of Intent, Neighbourhood Houses in Canada

Role: Co-Applicant

Principal Investigator: M.C. Yan, University of British Columbia

Amount: $20,000 distributed among 11 researchers.

2010-2011 SARC Grant, Queen’s University, Geographies of Volunteering




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2010-2011 Centre for Teaching and Learning – Community Service Learning Research

Grant- Queen’s University, Putting Planning into Practice: Transforming Social Planning

Pedagogy using a Community Service Learning Approach.


Amount: $2,500

2009 SARC Grant, Queen’s University, Fostering Sustainable Immigrant Settlement



UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE Queen’s University School of Urban and Regional Planning, Assistant Professor, 2009-

SURP 812: Qualitative Methods in Planning (core course) Methods: Lectures; small group

discussions; role playing. 2010 (twice); 2011-present

SURP 817: An Intellectual History of Urban and Regional Planning (core course: taught with

D. Gordon). Methods: Lectures, small group discussions; optional field trips. 2009-present

SURP 823: Urban Planning Project in Housing and Human Services (core course) Methods:

Workshop/studio; new project every year; weekly coaching in small groups; field trips; 2009-

2011.

SURP 870: Health and Social Planning (formerly Program Development for the Human

Services; foundations course) Methods: Lectures and seminar-style discussions; field trips;

guest lectures from front-line social service planning and delivery. 2012-present

SURP 871: Social Planning (elective) Method: Community Service Learning model; lecture;

field trips; supervised group student projects in partnership with community organization;

Winter 2011 (Partner: Pathways to Education, Kingston); Fall 2012 (Partner: Kingston North

Anglican Ministries), and Fall 2013 (Partner: Kingston North Anglican Ministries).

SURP 875: Community Practicum (elective) Method: Student supervised community-based

research and work experience. 2010; 2011; 2013.

SURP 888: Healthy Communities (elective: taught with A. Agarwal) Method: Lectures, small

discussion groups. 2010 and 2011

SURP 891: Directed Study – Topics: Planning for Climate Change, 2011; Social Innovation

and Planning, 2013; Developmental Evaluation, 2013.

SURP 802: Qualitative Methods: Case Studies (methodology module) Methods: lecture;

demonstrations; seminar format. 2009

SURP 800: Master Project Research Proposal (methodology module) Methods: weekly

seminar. 2010-

Queen’s University Department of Geography, Adjunct Assistant Professor, 2007-2009;

cross-appointed Assistant Professor, 2009-

GPHY 352: Gender and the City (elective 3rd

year undergraduate course) Methods: Lectures,

Tutorials. Fall 2007; Fall 2008.

GPHY 338: Urban Political Geography (elective 3rd

year undergraduate course) Methods:

Lectures, Tutorials. Winter 2008; Fall 2009; Fall 2011; Fall 2013.

GPHY 491B: Geographies of Social and Cultural Change. (4th year Honours Seminar) Topic:

Social and Spatial Justice. Methods: Seminar format; weekly student presentations. Winter

2009.


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York University, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Sessional Instructor, 2007

ENVS 6132: Environmental Design (Graduate Planning elective course in Environmental

Studies), Methods: Illustrated lectures; student presentations; seminar format.

York University, Teaching Assistant, 2002-2006

2005-2006 Teaching Development Graduate Assistant,Faculty of Environmental Studies

2006 ENVS 2009 Quantitative Methods in Environmental Studies, Faculty of

Environmental Studies

2004-2005 URST/SOSC 2710 City Lives and City Forms: An Introduction to Urban Studies,

Division of Social Sciences/Urban Studies

2003-2004 SOSC 1350 Women and the Law, Division of Social Sciences/Women Studies &

Law and Society

2002-2003 ENVS 1500 Introduction to Science in Environmental Studies, Faculty of

Environmental Studies

Guest Lectures Queen’s University

“Social Planning: History and Contemporary Trends.” Lecture for OT 861 Community

Development. Occupational Therapy Program, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's

University, Kingston, March 2, 2010; March 1, 2011; February 5, 2012; January 15, 2013.

January 28, 2014.

“Integrated Community Sustainability Planning: the case of Kingston, Ontario.” Lecture for

ENSC 390 Sustainability. School of Environmental Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston,

March 12, 2010.

“Doing Cross-cultural and Feminist Research in Human Geography” Lecture for GPHY 856

Graduate Seminar: Research Issues in Human Geography. Department of Geography,

Queen’s University, November 13, 2007.

University of Toronto

“Megacity Masala – Redux: The history, theory, and practice of the Alternative Planning

Group.” Lecture for JPG 1505 Graduate Seminar on Planning the Multicultural City,

Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto (St. George Campus)

Toronto, February 22, 2010; March 2, 2012.

“Representing the City: Diversity in planning and activism” Lecture for ENV 321

Approaches to Environmental Studies. University of Toronto, January 17, 2008.

Ryerson University

“Social Inclusion in the City: Learning planning practices from racialized groups in Toronto.”

Lecture in UPN 800 Planning Seminar. School of Urban and Regional Planning,

Ryerson University, March 2004.

York University

“Local Knowledge as Methodology in Planning and Environmental Studies Research.” Lecture

for ENVS 8101 PhD Seminar in Environmental Studies. Faculty of Environmental Studies,

York University, Toronto, January 19, 2010.


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“Multiculturalism, Immigration, and Canadian Cities: Past, present, and futures. Lecture in ENVS

6133 Plurality and Planning. Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, February

2006.

“Urban Diversity and Interculturalism.” Lecture in ENVS 6133 Plurality and Planning. Faculty of

Environmental Studies, York University, January 2005.

“South Asian Political Organizing in Toronto.” Lecture in AS/SOCI 3430 Ethnicity, Power, and

Identity. Faculty of Arts, Department of Sociology, York University, February 2003.

“Reflections on Social Planning and Policy Analysis: Professional Experiences, Challenges,

and Opportunities.” Lecture in ENVS 6131 Introduction to Planning (1st year graduate

course). Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES), York University, September 2002.

GRADUATE STUDENT SUPERVISION (Queen’s University)

Master of Planning Research Reports (21 total: 6 active; 15 completed)

† Recipient of SSHRC Joseph Armand Bombardier Canadian Graduate Scholarship (CGS)

Active

1. Aghabozorgafjeh, Saharsadat. Active. Redesign of Shannon and Headway Parks;

Improving Their Accessibly, Amenities, and Facilities. (Supervision transferred from

Prof. Patricia Collins in January 2013).

2. Anderson, Graham. Active. Identifying Factors for Success in Planning and Designing

Supportive Housing Projects in Ottawa, Ontario.

3. Berry, Josh. Active. A Greener Future for Farmers in the Niagara Fruitbelt: Evaluating

Conservation Easements as a Tool for Encouraging Environmental Sustainability in

Ontario's Greenbelt.

4. Joseph, Kecil. Active. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?: Examining the Consequences of

the City of Toronto Public Square By-Laws on Diversity in the Public Square at Yonge-

Dundas Square.

5. Rac, Michael.†Active. Is Everyone in the Pool? Lessons on Access and Equity from the

Regent Park Aquatic Centre (Joseph A. Bombardier, SSHRC recipient)

6. Summers, Meghan. Active. Green Infrastructure and Stormwater Management.

Completed

7. Adema, Justin. 2011. Planning for Places of Worship: Facilitating the Development of

Urban Churches. 2009-2011. Current position since graduating: Planner, Weston

Consulting Group, Oakville, ON.

8. Alger, Morgan. 2013. City in Colour: Addressing Kingston’s Graffiti Problem. 2011-

2013. Current position since graduating: Planner, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and

Housing, Kingston, ON.


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9. Brown, Radhika.†2013. Getting Safety on Track: Expanding Edmonton’s LRT Design

Guidelines to Improve Women’s Perceptions of Safety at Transit Stations. Current

position since graduating Development Officer, Strathcona County, Edmonton, AB.

10. Bendle, Johannes. 2012. Planning Senior-Friendly Neighbourhoods: A Comparative

Analysis of James Bay and Fernwood, Victoria, British Columbia. 2010-2012. Current

position since graduating: Planner, Fort St. John, BC.

11. Danford, Nicholas. 2013. Bylaws and Brothels. 2011-2013. Current Position since

graduating: Planning and Communications Technician at City of Port Coquitlam, BC.

12. Doyle, Amy. 2012. Social Media and the Role of the Planner: A Practical Approach.

2010-2012. Current Position since graduating: Junior Planner, County of North Dundas

ON.

13. Gradeen, Lindsey.†2013. Can You Dig It? Community Gardening Policy in three

Canadian Cities. Current Position since graduating: Research Assistant, Queen’s

University, Kingston, ON.

14. Kukic, Mladen. 2013. Everything Tastes Better Standing Up: Bylaws and the Food Truck

Industry in Toronto and Vancouver. 2012-2013. Current Position since graduating:

Facilities Planning Specialist, City of Toronto.

15. McCrady, James (Brook). 2011. Fitting the Knowledge Economy Jigsaw Piece for

Belleville, Ontario: Benchmarking Performance with Canadian Cities and Underpinning

the Role of Downtown. 2009-2011. Current Position since graduating: Planning Analyst,

Resort Municipality of Whistler, BC.

16. Miller, Kieran Grattan. 2011. Backyard Chicken Policy: Lessons from Vancouver,

Seattle and Niagara Falls. 2009-2011. Current Position since graduating: Planner,

Growth & Community Services, City of Fredericton, NB.

17. Morrison, Blaise. 2010. Planning for Partnerships under the Neoliberal Paradigm: A

Study of the Bedford Waterfront Development’s Public Consultation Process. 2009-2011.

Current Position since graduating: Project Planner, GENIVAR (Consultants), Halifax,

Nova Scotia.

18. Ryan, Bartholomew. (co-supervised with G. S. Whitelaw). 2009. Urban Agriculture from

the Fringe: Pursuing a Greener Toronto. 2008-2010. Current Position since graduating:

Private Consultant, Newmarket, ON.

19. Singh, Brahmhanand (Ken). 2009. An examination of the issue of homelessness in

Kingston with emphasis on addressing the medical health needs of homeless adult men in

the city using outreach services. 2008-2010. Current Position since graduating: Planner,

Government of Guyana, Lands Management Department.

20. Spears, Tara. 2012. Creating a Safe and Vibrant Downtown Guelph: Determining

Elements of the Built Environment that will Enhance Women's Feelings of Safety. 2010-

2012.Current position since graduating: Land Use Planner, IBI Group (Kingston, ON).


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21. Van Koughnett, Claire. 2011. Public Power in the Planning Process: An Evaluation of

Access, Deliberation, and Accountability in the Decision-Making Processes used to

create the Lansdowne Partnership Plan. 2009-2011. Current position since graduating:

Planner, City of Ottawa.

Master of Public Administration Research Reports (1 completed)

1. Ghaem-Maghami, Shervin. 2011. Emerging Models of Public Participation in Local

Decision-Making: Planning for Sustainability in Ontario. 2010-2011.

Master of Planning Thesis Supervision (4 total: 2 active; 2 completed)

Active

1. McLeod, Fraser.† Active. Finding Common Ground: A Critical Review of Land Use and

Resource Management Policies in Ontario, Canada and their Intersection with First

Nations.

2. Tan, Rebecca. Active. The Ethics, Feasibility, Opportunities and Challenges of

Developing a Facility Accessibility Design Standard for the Queen’s University Master

Plan.

Completed

3. Callahan, Christopher. 2012. Examining the Existence of Collaborative Planning and

Sustainable Development in a First Nation Community-based Planning Context. Co-

supervised with Dr. Graham S. Whitelaw. Defended August 23, 2012. Current Position

since graduating: PhD Candidate (Geography), University of Saskatchewan.

4. Hovey, Christina. 2012. Planning for the Memorialization First Nations Schools: A case

study of the Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford, Ontario. Defended September 6,

2012. Current position since graduating: Planner, Dillon Consulting, Ottawa, ON.

Master Thesis Supervisory Committee member (1 active)

1. Delema, Lindsay. Social Businesses and Marginalized Populations. MSc Candidate,

School of Rehabilitation Studies, Queen’s University. Supervisor: T. Krupa. Active.

PhD Thesis Supervisory Committee member (2 active)

1. Abs, Rachel. A Road for Our Future: Montrealers and the East-West Expressway, 1962-

1978. PhD Candidate, Department of History, Queen’s University. Supervisor: K.

Dubinsky.

2. Roy, Ronald. Immigration, Identity, and Citizenship in two Canadian Francophone

Minority Communities: Sudbury, Ontario and Moncton, New Brunswick. PhD Candidate,

Department of Geography, Queen’s University. Supervisor: A. Kobayashi.


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UNDERGRADUATE SUPERVISION (Queen’s University)

Undergraduate theses supervised or co-supervised (1 completed) Crane, Annie. 2011. Intervening with Agriculture: a participatory action case study of guerrilla

gardening in Kingston, Ontario. (co-supervised with Graham S. Whitelaw). School of

Environmental Studies, Queen’s University. 2010-2011. Current position since graduating: MA

Candidate, Geography, University of Washington in Seattle, WA.

TRAINING OF GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS (RAs) (9 RAs since 2009)

Time Period Name

September 2012 – April 2014 Fraser McLeod, MPL Candidate, School of Urban and Regional

Planning, Queen’s University

August 2012 – December 2013 Lindsey Gradeen, MPL Candidate, School of Urban and Regional


April 2012 – September 2013 Erin Alexiuk, MES Candidate, Environment and Resource

Studies, University of Waterloo

September 2011 – April 2012 Christopher Callahan, MPL Candidate, School of Urban and

Regional Planning, Queen’s University

September 2011 – April 2012 Christina Hovey, MPL Candidate, School of Urban and Regional


April 2010 – January 2011 Nathaniel Lewis, PhD Candidate, Geography (Vanier Scholar),

Queen’s University

January 2010 – April 2010 Bartholomew Ryan, MPL Candidate, School of Urban and

Regional Planning, Queen’s University

December 2010 – September

2011

Bita Vorell, MPL Candidate, School of Urban and Regional


October 2009 – December

2009

Andrea Hamilton, MPL Candidate, School of Urban and Regional


GRADUATE EXAMINATION COMMITTEES Summary: Total of 19 (not including supervisees)

M.A. 4; (Geography)

M.Ed 1; (Education)

MES 9; (Environmental Studies; Environment and Resource Studies)

MPL 1; (Urban and Regional Planning)

M.Sc 2; (Kinesiology and Health Studies; School of Rehabilitation Studies)

PhD 2; (Geography)

Graduate Examination Committee details

Name Degree Department University Role, Year

Alim Habib PhD Geography Queen’s Internal Examiner,

2013

Joanne Linnay MES Environmental Studies Queens Chair, 2013


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Erin Alexiuk MES Environment and

Resource Studies

Waterloo External Examiner,

2013

Lynn Despatie MES Environment and

Resource Studies

Waterloo External Examiner,

2012

Emily Keller MES Environmental Studies Queen’s Chair, 2012

Simon Smith MES Environmental Studies Queen’s External Examiner,

2012

Mike McHugh MES Environmental Studies Queen’s External Examiner,

2011

Juliene McLaughlin MES Environmental Studies Queen’s Chair, 2011

Ronald Roy PhD

Qualifying

Exam

Geography Queen’s External

Committee

Member/Examiner,

2011

Soultana Macridis M.Sc Kinesiology and Health

Studies

Queen’s External Examiner,

2011

Holly Youden

(Gardner)

MES Environmental Studies Queen’s External Examiner,

2010

Alicia Ritcey MES Environmental Studies Queen’s External Examiner,

2010

Hagar Akua Prah M.Ed Education Queen’s External Examiner,

2010

Sarah Ramey MPL Urban and Regional

Planning

Queen’s Internal Examiner,

2010

Grace Baey M.A. Geography Queen’s External Examiner,

2010

Ka-Ming (Neville)

Lee

M.A. Geography Queen’s Internal Examiner,

2009

Cheryl Sutherland M.A. Geography Queen’s Internal Examiner,

2008

Meghan Brooks M.A. Geography Queen’s Internal Examiner,

2008

ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS

Service to the School of Urban and Regional Planning, Queen’s University 2013- Cross-appointment to School of Environmental Studies

2010- Faculty Academic Committee, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Chair

2010- School of Urban and Regional Planning, Unit Research Ethics Board, Chair

2010 Member, Alumni and 40th Anniversary Reunion Organizing Committee

2009- Cross-appointment to Geography Department

2009- Faculty Liaison for Geography/MPL coordinated degree program


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2009- Faculty Academic Committee, Member

2009 Special Events and Professional Development Committee (Faculty

Liaison)

Service to Queen’s University 2012- Member (Faculty Representative) Education, Awareness, and Training Working

Group, Disability Accessibility Framework.

2012-2013 Member, Principal’s Faculty, Staff and Student Advisory Committee

2010-2011 Co-Chair (with A. Leger), Centre for Teaching and Learning, Community

Service Learning Research Grant, Adjudication Committee

2010-2011 Faculty Member/Delegate, Employment Equity Standards Compliance

Committee, chaired by VP-Human Resources

Service to York University 2005-2007 Executive Committee, CITY Institute at York University,

2005-2006 Coordinator, PhD Student Research Forums, Faculty of Environmental Studies,

York University

2003-2004 Committee of Instruction, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University

2002-2003 Graduate Curriculum Committee, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York

University

Service Contributions to Grant and Scholarship Review Committees 2011 Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Planning and Environmental Studies

Reviews for Scholarly Journals 2009- Urban Studies; Cultural Geographies; Emotion, Space, and Society.

2011- Gender, Place and Culture

2012- Canadian Planning and Policy/Canadian Journal of Urban Research;

Population and Environment; Rural and Remote Health;

2013- Antipode; International Journal of E-Planning Research; Plan Canada


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Membership in Scholarly Organizations 2013- Canadian Association of Community Service Learning (CACSL)

2012- Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE)

2008- Association of American Geographers (AAG)

2007- Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG)

2007- Planners’ Network (Canada)

Service Contribution to Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP)

2010-2011 Academic supervisor for CIP Student Internship Program: “Preparation of Case

Studies in Climate Change Planning.”

Community Service

2011- Member, Health Promotion Committee, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Kingston

and District

2009-2010 Member of the Neighbourhood and Transportation Committee and

Steering Committee of the Quality of Life Roundtable, both convened by the

Social Planning Council of Kingston and District.

2009 Member of Policy Research Advisory of the Local Immigration Partnership in

Kingston, Ontario, convened by the Immigrant Services Kingston and Area

(ISKA) / Kingston Community Health Centres (KCHC)

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