Support Committee Leads
Data, Design & Evaluation
Souraya Sidani, Ryerson University
Souraya Sidani is a Full Professor at the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing and Canada Research Chair in Design and Evaluation of Health Interventions. Her areas of expertise are in quantitative research methods, intervention design and evaluation, and measurement. Souraya’s research interests focus on evaluating interventions and advanced practice roles, on examining patient preferences for treatments, and on refining research methods and measures for determining the clinical effectiveness of interventions.
Education & Training
Sandeep Agrawal, University of Alberta
Sandeep Agrawal is a Full Professor & Director, School of Urban and Regional Planning and Associate Chair, Faculty of Science, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences. Sandeep is an urban and regional planner whose research interests include land use planning and design, international planning, multiculturalism and human rights and planning policy. Sandeep will lead the ICOI Political Inclusion Research Stream.
Knowledge Mobilization & Policy
Sepali Guruge, Toronto Metropolitan University
Sepali Guruge is a Full Professor in the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing. For the past 25 years, Sepali has demonstrated a solid commitment to increasing the visibility and highlighting the resiliency of marginalized populations. Her program of research focuses on immigrant health, with particular attention to the complex intersections between health, immigration, gender, violence, and aging. She has led related projects in several countries. Her work can be found at: