Welcome to a special edition of Foreword! In the spirit of Black History and African Heritage Month at Brock, Masters student Isabelle Hill and recent graduate Christabel Oghinan take the mic to explore what Black allyship looks like in research. They spoke with Dr. Andrea Doucet, Professor in Brock’s Department of Sociology and Canadian Research Chair in Gender, Work and Care, and recent PhD grad Dr. Sadie Goddard-Durant, Director of the Office of Equity Diversity & Inclusion at Durham College about how they negotiated the supervisor-student relationship and what allyship means to them.

This is the first of a two-part conversation recorded February 2024.

Links

Research highlights challenges faced by young Black mothers (Brock News, 28 August 2023)

A Report on the Experiences and Needs of Young Black Caribbean-Canadian Mothers in Toronto (PDF; Goddard-Durant et al 2021)

Experiences and Needs of Young Black Canadian Mothers in Toronto

TAIBU Community Health Centre

Andrea Doucet faculty profile

Black History & African Heritage Month at Brock University

Credits

Thank you for listening to Foreword! Special thanks for this episode go to hosts Isabelle Hill and Christabel Oghinan; guests Dr. Andrea Doucet and Dr. Sadie Goddard-Durant, and to coordinator Dr. Shannon Kerwin. Thank you also to Shakka Licorice and Aishah Sonekan and the Brock University Black History and African Heritage working group.

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