Student Researchers

Current/Recent Assistants

  • Jian Hao Chiah (Econ, W20/S20/F20)
  • Yunus Bozkurt (Econ, W20/S20/F20)
  • Muhammad Shahmir Masood (BComm, F18/W19/F19)
  • Joshua Mete (Educ, F18/W19)
  • Loretta Bailey (BA Communications& Politics; S18)
  • Elizabeth Lotfali (BA Economics & Sociology; S18)
  • Alec Klimowicz (BA Hons Economics; S18)
  • Qasim Abbas (BA Hons Anthropology; S18)
  • Lisa Druchok (MPPAL; W18)
Previous Assistants, by Project

OSAP Project

Project Coordinator: Brenda Spotton Visano

Community Partner: BCFAN

Student Designers/Facilitators:

Dalubuhle Ndlovu (Fall 2016-Winter 2017)
Tawfic Amandi (Fall 2016-Winter 2017)
Andréanne Joanne Dibo-Amandy (Winter 2017-Summer 2017)

Engaging Marginalized Youth in Financial Literacy Programs

Project Coordinator: Imo Ek-Udofia

Community Partner: PEACH

Student Designers/Facilitators

  • Imo Ek-Udofia
  • Femi Lawson
  • Hayet Coghlan
  • Joshua Vincent
  • Harold Astudillo
  • Dalubuhle Ndlovu
  • Jordan Davis
  • Jarrel Tomlinson

Student Contributors

  • Andy Atkins
  • Avon Duah-amankwah
  • Abdirahman Hashi
  • Jameelah Henry
  • Jermaine Johnson
  • Lameck Zingano (S10)

Payday and Other High Cost Loans

  • Omar Hamwi (BA Hons Econ, 2007) S07
  • Zubair Kaisar (BA Hons Economics 2016) W15 F15
  • Rinelda Nanushi (MA Economics 2010) F09/W10
  • Alanna Smith (York University, BA Hons Econ, 2007)  S07
  • Monica Zamfir(BA Hons Economics 2009) S09/F09/W10

Microcredit Program Evaluation

Project Coordinator: Neil Britto

Community Partner: Access Community Capital Fund

Student Designers

  • Neil Britto (BAS 2012) S09-F12
  • Nazanin Ghanavizi (PhD SPT) FW12-13

Student Contributors

  • Erika MacDonald (MA-Sociology, 2013)
  • Lazerd Aliu (BA Hons Econ, 2009) S09
  • John Cosentino (BA Hons Econ, 2009) S09
  • Bogdan Panasyuk ( BA Hons Econ, 2009) S09
  • Vladimir Perisic ( BA Hons Econ, 2009) S09

Financial Literacy Self-Assessment Quiz

Project Coordinator: Neil Britto

Community Partner: Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University

Student Writers

  • Neil Britto
  • Dona Geagea
  • Steven Gonçalves
  • Adnan Raja
  • Justin Yan

Student/Staff Programmers

  • Oren Shamesh
  • Oksana Silkina

Student Contributors

  • Shazma Abdulla
  • Lazerd Aliu
  • Andrew Cheng
  • Sally Fung
  • Amy Lin
  • Vivan Li
  • Hashmat Rohian
  • Xingtao Zhu

Microcredit Program Design

  • Community Partner: Black Creek Microcredit Program
  • Varun Dua (BA Hons Econ, 2007) S07/F07
  • Edric Kevin Low (BA Hons Econ, 2008) F07/W08
  • Ali Maksoud (BA Bus Econ 2009) W08
  • Swetha Subbiah (BA Hons Bus Econ, 2007) S07/F07/W08/S08
  • Tom Tran (BA Hons Econ 2009)
  • Gigi Yip (BA Hons Econ, 2008) F07/W08

Related Projects

Non-Traditional Pathways to Post-secondary Education in Ontario

  • Brendan Forsyth (MA Sociology, 2014)
  • Jessica Rayne (MA Sociology, 2014)
  • Raquel Pineda-Lopez (TYP 2014)

Gender-based Budgeting in Canada

  • Atinderpal Chahal F14
  • Omesh Chandan F14
  • Raeed Kabir F14
  • Zubair Kaisar F14
  • Chi Quynh Tran F14