Daniel Uy, PhD student, Research Assistant

Daniel is a mixed-race queer man with research interests in queer anthropology, critical race theory, and sociology of sport.  Daniel’s qualitative ethnographic research is on racialized queer people within health and physical fitness, and sport.  Daniel is also in the collaborative specialization in Sexual Diversity Studies through the Mark S. Bonham Centre.

Deniece Bell, Master’s Student, Research Assistant

Deniece is a lifelong learner, Health and Physical Education teacher, and graduate student pursuing a Masters in Kinesiology with an emphasis on decolonizing fitness and finding ways to support anti-racism, LGBTQ2S+ inclusiveness, and wellness for EveryBody.

Jasmine Lew, Master’s Student, Research Assistant

Jasmine is conducting collaborative autoethnographic research on biculturalism and sport in Canadian contexts and is the coordinator for the Learning to Lead Program: Navigating Physical Cultures and Building Life Skills for BIPOC Women at U of T.

Saidur Rahman, PhD candidate, Research Assistant

Saidur works in the area of decolonizing sport studies and physical activity. His research interests include: physical cultural studies, sociology of sport, nationalism, sport for development and peace, and public policy.

Zeana Hamdonah, PhD candidate, Research Assistant

Zeana is a Muslim Palestinian-Canadian woman with research interests pertaining to Critical Race Theory, Health Policy, Global Health, War and Peace, Sociology of Empires, Imperialism and Colonialism, Political Theory, Health Equity Research and Critical Qualitative Methodologies. She is also the recipient of the 2021 Bruce Kidd Social Science and Humanities Research Fellowship.

Aayah Amir, Lab Coordinator

Aayah is a Sudanese-Canadian PhD student in the Department of Social Justice Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. Her research interests include theorizing racial justice, arts-based social justice education, and oral literacies. Aayah enjoys dancing and playing basketball in her free time.

Alex I. McKenzie

Alex conducts and consults on research projects addressing gender and racial equity in sport and sport psychology. Alex helped secure a SIRC Researcher-Match Grant to conduct research on the first of its kind in Canada – a mentorship program for Black women coaches.

Braeden McKenzie

Braeden is a PhD Candidate whose research focuses on equity, injury, and the conceptualization of risk in sport and physical activity spaces. Braeden is a senior research assistant on the Ontario University Athletics Anti-Racism Project.

Devon Bowyer

Devon identifies as Settler with Trinidadian Heritage. He completed his Master of Public Health in Indigenous Health at Dalla Lana School of Public Health and is the former Chair of the BIPOC Varsity Association (BVA) and was a member of the University of Toronto Varsity Men’s Soccer team from 2013-2018. Devon is currently the COVID-19 Logistics manager at Auduzhe Mino Nesewinong (Place of Health Breathing).

Michelle Brownrigg

Michelle is the Senior Director & Chief Program Officer for Hart House at the University of Toronto and former Director of Physical Activity and Equity at UofT in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education. She has been an independent consultant in various areas of health, sport, arts, and community development. Michelle was a research assistant on the Ontario University Athletics Anti-Racism Project.