Willis Opondo is a PhD student at the department of social justice education at OISE in the University of Toronto. He is currently a research associate with the Center of Excellence for Black Student Achievement at the Toronto District School Board. Previously, he taught sociology at Machakos University and the University of Nairobi in Kenya as an adjunct lecturer and worked as a consultant urban sociologist for organizations in East Africa. His research interests include Indigenous knowledges & governance, Anti-colonial studies, decolonization, and equity in education in Africa.
Projects
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Indigenous Governance in Africa: A Decolonial Dialogue
In the chapter, the authors look at how Indigenous governance systems in Africa provide a nuanced approach to the various...
- Researcher: Willis Akala Opondo
- Project Type: Journal Article
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The Price of (In)Authenticity
In my research project “The Price of (In)Authenticity”, I provide empirical evidence of the benefits and costs of racial assimilation...
- Researcher: Tosen Nwadei
- Project Type: Project
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Growing Apart
In my research project “Growing Apart”, I investigate how stigma concerning racialized aspects of physical appearance (like hair) sustains Black-non-Black...
- Researcher: Tosen Nwadei
- Project Type: Project
Network | Researcher Profile
Nwadei’s research primarily investigates the expression of racial and/or ethnic minority identities in predominantly-White settings (i.e., work, school, church, dating,...
