Tracy Fisher, PhD
Doctoral Faculty - School of Leadership Studies · Fielding Graduate University
A Black Feminist anthropologist with an intersectional perspective on race, gender, sexuality, class, nation, and social justice
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Women of Color Feminisms Feminist Theory and Methodologies Grassroots Organizing Citizenship
Dr. Lyn Phillipson
Associate Professor & Principle Research Fellow · University of Wollongong Australia
Lyn is an award-winning public health academic involved in research and action to promote aged and dementia friendly communities
Public Health Qualitative Methods Ageing Dementia Vulnerability
Mark Warschauer
Professor of Education and Informatics · UC Irvine
Mark Warschauer is a Professor of Education and Informatics at the University of California, Irvine.
Literacy Educational Technology Online Learning Education Language
Stephanie Limoncelli
Associate Professor of Sociology · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Labor Gender Sociological Theory International Organizations
Anne Berit Rafoss
Project Coordinator - National Network of Age-friendly Communities · The Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities
Anne Berit has been responsible for creating awareness of the age-friendly agenda in Norway.
Ageing Age-Friendly Networks Health Politics Healthcare Sector Elderly Care Stategies
Christine Saulnier
Nova Scotia Director · Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Christine Saulnier serves as the Nova Scotia director for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
Research Women and Politics Canadian Public Policy Social Policy Antipoverty
Tiffany Muller Myrdahl
Urbanist and Feminist Geographer · Simon Fraser University
Specializes in equity and inclusion. Uses policy analysis and collaborative research with women and LGBTQ people to examine urban change.
Geographies of social difference (with an emphasis on gender and sexuality) Municipal Social Inclusion Policy Qualitative and Mixed Method Research Oral history methods for research and policymaking
Kia Lilly Caldwell, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies, College of Arts and Sciences · UNC-Chapel Hill
Dr. Caldwell can discuss the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on people of color in the U.S. and Brazil.
Critical Race Studies Black Feminism Gender and Race in Brazil Afro-Latin Studies African Diaspora Studies
Alana Officer
Unit Head, Demographic Change and Healthy Ageing · World Health Organization
Alana Officer coordinates the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) & oversees WHO's work on age-friendly environments.
Disability and Rehabilitation Public Health Communications Age-friendly Environments Ageism
Dorota Blumczynska
Executive Director · Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba Inc.
Welcoming refugees into our communities strengthens the fibers of our societies and enriches our human experiences.
Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Diversity Social inclusion Refugee Resettlement Public Speaking
Jacqueline Kennelly
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology · Carleton University
Professor Kennelly's work encompasses youth cultural studies, critical educational studies, urban sociology, and social movements
Youth Cultures Citizenship Democracy Social Inclusion and Exclusion Globalization and Neoliberalism
Ian Chodikoff
Founder and Director · Fora Strategic Planning Inc.
Founder and Director of a trust-based urban consultancy that helps clients see the invisible opportunities in their urban environments.
Urban Design Architecture Urban Planning
Martha Radice
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology · Dalhousie University
An anthropologist who studies the social, spatial and cultural dynamics of cities.
Urban Studies Public Space Études urbaines Espace public Multiculturalism and cosmopolitanism
Georgeen Theodore
Director, Master of Infrastructure Planning Program · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Professor Theodore focuses on the relationship between strategic planning and local development
Equitable Economic Development Participatory & Dialogic Processes Regional Development Sustainable Building Design Strategic Planning