Catherine Leviten-Reid
Shannon School of Business, Cape Breton University
Our Team
Our team is made up of a dedicated mix of academics, housing professionals, students, lived experts, and housing and social support organizations. Our team has expertise and interest in understanding how health and well-being, housing stability, social connections, neighbourhood opportunities, economic hardship and housing quality has impacts on people and society.
Academic Leadership & Advisors
Jacqueline Kennelly
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University
Nazeem Muhajarine
College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Sarah Buhler
College of Law, University of Saskatchewan
Stephen Augustine
Indigenous Affairs and Unama’ki College, Cape Breton University
Isobel Findlay
Department of Management and Marketing, University of Saskatchewan
Luc Thériault
Sociology Department, University of New Brunswick
Steve Pomeroy
Centre for Urban Research and Education (CURE), Carleton University
Xavier Leloup
Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Brenda Parker
College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, University of Illinois Chicago
Community Partners & Advisors
Erika Shea
New Dawn Enterprises
Len Usiskin
Quint Development Corporation
Jeff Morrsion
Canadian Housing and Renewal Association
Larissa Silver
Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa
Brian Gilligan
Ottawa Community Housing Corporation
Dee Ann Bernard
Rural Development Network
Aijia Deng
Cape Breton Community Housing Association
International Collaborators & Advisors
Guy Johnson
School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University)
Melissa Fernandez Arrigoita
Department of Sociology and Lancaster Institute of Contemporary Arts, Lancaster University
Andrew Greenlee
Department of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Students & Research Assistants
Machiweyi Kunzekweguta
University of Saskatchewan
Isobel Araujo
University of Illinois Chicago
Blanca Desjarlais
Carleton University
Leif Harris
Carleton University
Mannie Mirzaei
University of Saskatchewan
Sabbir Ahmed
University of Saskatchewan
Sam Rezazadeh
University of Saskatchewan
Laurence Simard
Institut national de la recherche scientifique
Reza Sohrabi
Carleton University
Melissa MacDonald
Membertou First Nation
Vikram Nichani
University of Saskatchewan
Rebekah Mifflin
Cape Breton Community Housing Association
Tiffany McDougall
Cape Breton University
Holly Petersen
Carleton University
Claire Maxwell
National Project Coordinator
Laura Fisher
Cape Breton University
Kenechukwu Christopher Aneke
University of Saskatchewan
Leke Ivo Jingwa
University of Saskatchewan
Kavya Chandra
University of Saskatchewan
Logan Lute
Cape Breton University
Kevin Partridge
Carleton University
Emory Shaw
Institut national de la recherche scientifique
Past Team Members
Aijia Deng
Cape Breton University
Haleh Mir Miri
University of Saskatchewan
Andy Crosby
Carleton University
William Roy
Cape Breton University, Former National Coordinator
Minh Trang Dang
Cape Breton University
Genevieve Johnston
Carleton University
Mathieu Samon-Savage
Carleton University
Moon Goldstein
University of Illinois Chicago
Caitlin Olauson
University of Saskatchewan
Alice Conroy
Carleton University
Margaret Dechman
Cape Breton University
Misha Maitreyi
University of New Brunswick
Elaine Laberge
Carleton University
Partner Organizations
United Way Greater Toronto
Canadian Housing and Renewal Association
Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Nova Scotia Health
Cape Breton Community Housing Association
Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia
CBRM Community Entity, Community Action on Homelessness
Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation
United Way East Ontario, Ottawa
Elizabeth Fry Society of Saskatchewan
City of Ottawa
Saskatoon Housing Initiatives Partnership
Community Legal Assistance Services for Saskatoon Inner City Inc.
Camponi Housing Corporation / SaskNative Rentals Inc.
Saskatoon Society for the Protection of Children
Saskatoon Poverty Reduction Partnership
National Affordable Housing Corporation
Local Immigration Partnership Saskatoon
Saskatchewan Landlord Association Inc.
Canadian Association on Rural and Remote Housing and Homelessness
BC Housing Management Commission
New Dawn Enterprises
Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa
Ottawa Community Housing
Quint Development Corporation
City of Saskatoon
Office of Residential Tenancies
