Usha George

Background

About Usha George

An accomplished leader, researcher, scholar, and teacher with over 28 years of academic experience in Canada, 23 of which have been in senior administrative roles at the University of Toronto and Ryerson University. Recipient of the 2015 Errol Aspevig Award for Outstanding Academic Leadership and a past director of the Ontario Metropolis Centre of Excellence for Immigration and Settlement (CERIS). George’s research and scholarly activities span the continuum of immigrant transition from newcomers to citizens. She has published extensively on immigrant settlement and integration and her work has contributed to policy and program changes in the area of newcomer settlement. She has paid special attention to the intersectionality of oppressions faced by racialized immigrant women. She is frequently referenced in the Canadian media on newcomer and settlement issues.