Economic Security Project: Participants

Principal Investigators

  • Marjorie Griffin Cohen (Women’s Studies and Political Science, SFU)
  • Seth Klein (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – BC Office)

Academic Co-investigators

  • Paul Bowles (Economics, UNBC)
  • Daniel Cohn (Political Science, SFU)
  • David Green (Economics, UBC)
  • Fiona MacPhail (Economics, UNBC)
  • Stephen McBride (Political Science, SFU)
  • Arlene McLaren (Sociology, SFU)
  • Jane Pulkingham (Sociology, SFU)
  • Marge Reitsma-Street (Human and Social Development, UVIC)
  • Margot Young (Law, UBC)
  • Habiba Zaman (Women's Studies, SFU)

Academic Collaborators

  • Shauna Butterwick (Education, UBC)
  • Olena Hankivsky (Women's Studies, SFU)
  • Michael Hayes (Geography, SFU)
  • Clyde Hertzman (Health Care and Epidemiology, UBC)
  • Kim McGrail (Health Services and Policy Research, UBC)
  • Margaret McGregor (Medicine, UBC and Mid Main Health Clinic)
  • Marina Morrow (Women's Studies, UBC)
  • Aleck Ostry (Health Care and Epidemiology, UBC)
  • Graham Riches (Social Work, UBC).

Community Partners

  • Aboriginal Women's Action Network (Fay Blaney)
  • BC Coalition of People with Disabilities (Tom McGregor, Glen Sanford)
  • BC Coalition of Women's Centres (Dodie Goldney)
  • BC Cooperative Association (John Restakis)
  • BC Federation of Labour (Glen McInnis)
  • BC Government and Service Employees' Union (Anne Marie Delorey, Mike Eso, Jeff Fox, Mary Rowles)
  • BC Health Coalition (Terrie Hendrickson)
  • BC Nurses' Union (Patricia Wejr)
  • BC Seniors' Network (Joyce Jones)
  • CCPA-BC (Sylvia Fuller, Marc Lee, John Irwin)
  • Canadian Union of Public Employees (Mike Dumler)
  • Coalition of Childcare Advocates of BC (Sharon Gregson, Susan Harney)
  • End Legislated Poverty (Lesley Moore)
  • First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition (Steve Kerstetter)
  • Hospital Employees' Union (Marcy Cohen)
  • Philippine Women's Centre of BC (Cecilia Diocson)
  • Poverty and Human Rights Project (Gwen Brodsky)
  • Prince George Community Planning Council & UNBC (Alex Michalos)
  • REACH Health Clinic (Colleen Fuller)
  • Social Planning and Research Council of BC (Michael Goldberg)
  • Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre (Tom Durning)
  • Trade Union Research Bureau (David Fairey)
  • VanCity Savings Credit Union (Elisabeth Geller, Sidney Sawyer)
  • Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group (Bruce Wallace)
  • Working Group on Poverty & MOSAIC (Annie McKitrick, Eyob Naizghi)