Catherine Kyakuhaire

Areas of Interest

  • Black Feminist Thought
  • Black Geographies
  • Critical Race Theory
  • Black Mental Health
  • Transnational Feminist Theory

Biography

Catherine Kyakuhaire (she/her) is a MA student at the Women and Gender Studies Institute. Her undergraduate degree at UofT included Women and Gender Studies, and Critical Studies in Equity and Solidarity. Her research interests lie in the intersection of housing issues and single motherhood, homelessness, Black mental health, gender, race and sexuality. Her research will be exploring the experiences of single motherhood and the dilemma of public housing in Ontario Canada.

Program: MA 2023

Education

BA, University of Toronto

Honours and Awards

2023

Brookfield Peter F Bronfman Leadership Award

2023

Dr. Joyce Connolly Award

2022

Dr. Joyce Connolly Award

2021

June Straker Award

2021-2023

Phyllis Velona Walker Scholarship

2020-2022

Dean’s List Scholar

2020

Woodsworth College Staff and Faculty Admission Scholarship