The AHCP Faculty and Graduate Student Cluster is a community of interdisciplinary UofT scholars united in exploring a wide range of issues related to Toronto’s affordable housing crisis. By recognizing the complexity and multifaceted nature of this challenge, we come together regularly to discuss and debate, through a multi-dimensional lens, the causes, processes, and consequences of our city’s declining housing affordability. While the cluster’s primary intention is to create a critical mass of knowledge among housing researchers across the tri-campus, we strongly acknowledge the role evidence-based research can play in policy development and decision-making. As such, we leverage our scholarly strengths and collaborate on research projects to develop solutions for Toronto’s housing crisis and advance an equitable and socially just housing policy arena. We welcome all scholarly involvement and want our initiatives to be accessible to any interested faculty and graduate students. If you have any questions or are interested in joining our research community, please connect with our coordinator Tash Cheong (tash.cheong@mail.utoronto.ca).
Cluster Members
Stephanie Begun, PhD
Assistant Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work; Cross-Appointed Affiliated Faculty: Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
University of Toronto St. George
stephanie.begun@mail.utoronto.ca
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Larry Bourne, PhD
Emeritus Professor, Geography and Planning
University of Toronto St. George
bourne@geog.utoronto.ca
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Shauna Brail, PhD
Associate Professor, Institute for Management & Innovation
University of Toronto Mississauga
shauna.brail@utoronto.ca
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Paula Braitstein, PhD
Associate Professor and CIHR Research Chair of Applied Public Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health
University of Toronto St. George
paula.braitstein@utoronto.ca
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Michelle Buckley, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Human Geography
University of Toronto Scarborough
michelle.buckley@utoronto.ca
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Katy Chey
Lecturer, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design
University of Toronto St. George
katy.chey@daniels.utoronto.ca
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Joe Hermer, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
University of Toronto St. George
joe.hermer@utoronto.ca
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David Hulchanski, PhD
Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
University of Toronto St. George
david.hulchanski@utoronto.ca
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Zachary Hyde, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Geography
University of Toronto Scarborough
zachary.hyde@utoronto.ca
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Ted Kesik, PhD
Professor of Building Science, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design
University of Toronto St. George
ted.kesik@daniels.utoronto.ca
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Katie Kilroy-Marac, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology
University of Toronto Scarborough
katie.kilroy.marac@utoronto.ca
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Julie Mah, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Institute on Municipal Finance & Governance
University of Toronto St. George
julie.mah@utoronto.ca
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Tam Perry, PhD
Professor, The School of Social Work
Wayne State University
teperry@wayne.edu
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Matti Siemiaticki, PhD
Associate Professor, Geography and Planning
University of Toronto St. George
matti.siemiatycki@utoronto.ca
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Alison Smith, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
University of Toronto Mississauga & Scarborough
allisonmary.smith@utoronto.ca
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Mark Sterling
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design
University of Toronto St. George
mark.sterling@daniels.utoronto.ca
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William Strange, PhD
Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy, Rotman School of Management
University of Toronto St. George
william.strange@utoronto.ca
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Trevor Wideman, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies
University of Toronto St. George
trevor.wideman@utoronto.ca
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Shane Williamson
Director, Master of Architecture Program, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design
University of Toronto St. George
shane.williamson@daniels.utoronto.ca
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Affordable Housing Challenge Project 