Assistant Professor
McMaster University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Alpha Abebe is currently an Assistant Professor at McMaster University with the Faculty of Humanities, where she teaches a range of interdisciplinary courses focused on equity and social justice, ethical leadership and reflexivity, and critical thinking and methodologies. She is also the Faculty Lead for Africa and Black Diaspora Studies at McMaster and is involved in several initiatives focused on achieving equity at McMaster and amplifying student voice on campus.
Dr. Abebe completed her doctorate at the University of Oxford in migration and development and her previous studies in her hometown of Toronto. Her research interests include African diasporas, transnational identities, critical pedagogies, and Black community engagement.
She has spent several years as an international and community development practitioner, working in a diversity of roles ranging from front-line support to strategy and program development. Her advocacy, research, and professional efforts have been largely devoted to engaging and championing youth from racialized, Black, and under-resourced communities.
Monday, May 1, 2023
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EDT