Centre for Critical Qualitative Health Research (CQ)

Izumi Sakamoto

Associate Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work

• Campus
  • St. George
• Faculty
  • Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
• Centres
  • Centre for Critical Qualitative Health Research (CQ)

Areas of Expertise

• Anti-Asian racism
• Asian Canadian identities & model minority myth
• Canadian experience (immigrant employment discrimination)
• Community-based; participatory; arts-based research
• Critical consciousness and social work pedagogy
• Critical international social work
• Critical tacit knowledge
• Homelessness and diversity
• Immigrants and refugees
• Integration and cultural adaptation of immigrants
• Japanese Canadian identities; arts; activism & communities
• Multicultural and anti-oppressive social work
• Qualitative research
• Skilled immigrants and employment barrier (Canadian experience)

Office: 416-946-8224
Languages: Japanese
Website
Email: izumi.sakamoto@utoronto.ca
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online

Michael Atkinson

Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education

Cross-Appointed, Dalla Lana School of Public Health

• Campus
  • St. George
• Faculty
  • Dalla Lana School of Public Health
  • Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education
• Department
  • Kinesiology
• Centres
  • Centre for Critical Qualitative Health Research (CQ)
  • Joint Centre for Bioethics

Areas of Expertise

• Illness; pain and suffering
• Invisible disabilities (epilepsy; insomnia; anxiety)
• Masculinity studies
• Qualitative research
• Sport and violence

Office: 416-978-7205
Email: michael.atkinson@utoronto.ca
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online