Task Force on Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence

Dr. Handel Kashope Wright

Dr. Wright is the Senior Advisor to the President on Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence and a Professor in the Department of Educational Studies in the Faculty of Education. He is also Director of the Centre for Culture, Identity and Education.

His work focuses on continental and diasporic African cultural studies, critical multiculturalism, anti-racist education, qualitative research, and cultural studies of education. Dr. Wright’s current research examines postmulticulturalism, youth identity, and belonging in the Canadian context.

Dr. Shirley Chau

Dr. Chau is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work in the Faculty of Health and Social Development at UBC Okanagan and current Chair of the Race Ethnic and Cultural Issues (RECI) Caucus as well as a member of the Board of Directors at the Canadian Association of Social Work Education (CASWE).

An experienced practitioner and teacher of social work practice methods, her research interests in social work practice include racialized populations, social and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, and interprofessional health service programming and delivery to minoritized individuals and groups.

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