Brian ray

Biography

  Dr. Brian Ray is currently working as a Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Ottawa, Canada. His research interests includes People, Cities and Lands. He is serving as an editorial member and reviewer of several international reputed journals. Dr. Brian Ray is the member of many international affiliations. He has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities. He has authored of many research articles/books related to People, Cities and Lands. 

Research Interest

 Brian Ray’s research generally revolves around the ways in which people organize their everyday lives in multi-ethnic cities. Brian’s research interests are numerous and include discrimination, racism and anti-racism in Canada, evolving linguistic landscapes in Ottawa-Gatineau, housing affordability and homeownership among refugees and immigrants, homelessness, gender inequality, social networks, and the geographic dimensions of employment in large metropolitan areas. Brian’s most recently funded research projects include:  • The Toronto Second Generation Project: A study examining the social mobility of the Canadian-born children of immigrants (i.e., the second generation) who live in Toronto. Co-investigator: Valerie Preston, York University.    • Queering the Suburbs: A project tracing the dynamic social geographies of LGBTQ2S households and individuals living in Toronto, Vancouver and Montréal. Co-investigators: Alison Bain (York University) and Julie Podmore (John Abbott College).   • Ottawa-based projects associated with the Migration and Resilience in Urban Canada / Immigration et resilience en mileu urbain, a SSHRC-funded Partnership Grant. Brian is also a member the MRUC/IRMU Knowledge Mobilization Committee.