Awards
2025
CrimSL Research Cluster for The Study of Racism and Inequality (CSRI) award for “Systemic and Institutional Anti-Palestinian Racism in Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area Public School System.”
2025 ASSU Ranjini (Rini) Ghosh Excellence in Teaching Award (University of Toronto)
2024
Principal Investigator. Women and Gender Studies Institute Community Knowledge Alliance award. “Teach-In with Palestinian Feminists.” Co-applicant Dr. Muna Saleh, the Palestinian-Canadian Academics and Artists Network (PCAAN), Palestinian Feminist Collective (PFC), and the Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW). $7500.
2024
Application Submitted. “Examining The Impact of Heightened Islamophobia and Anti-Palestinian Racism on Canadian Muslims after Oct. 7.” SSHRC Insight Grant.
2021
Recipient of the University of Toronto’s “Hearing Palestine” Open Competition for its inaugural Manuscript Workshop. Manuscript title: “Epistemic Activism and White Feminist Settler Colonial Epistemologies: Palestinian Women’s Acts of Decolonial Epistemic Reconstitution.”
2012
Dissertation Committee Nomination for Governor General’s Academic Medal.
2012
Dissertation Committee Nomination for Canadian Association for Graduate Students’ and University of Microfilms International’s CAGS/UMI Distinguished Dissertation Award.
2008
The Mike Skinner Activist Award (CUPE 3906), awarded to the Founding Committee for the McMaster Centre for Women and Trans People.
2005-2006
Nomination for “Excellence in Teaching Assistantship” Award. Graduate Students Association. McMaster University.
2000
“Citizenship Award” at Earl Haig Secondary School (as voted by teachers and peers) for exceptional contributions to student-life (primarily, for voluntarily tutoring and mentoring under-privileged students living with me in Toronto Community Housing).
Scholarships and Bursaries
2012
The English and Cultural Studies Conference Fund. McMaster University. $1175.
2011
The English and Cultural Studies Conference Fund. McMaster University. $500.
2009-2010
English and Cultural Studies Departmental Scholarship. McMaster University. $6000.
2008
School of Graduate Studies Archival Research Fund. McMaster University. $2750.
2008
Institute of Globalization and the Human Condition Graduate Research Support Fund. McMaster University. $1250.
2008
English and Cultural Studies Departmental Scholarship. McMaster University. $10000.
2007
Middle Eastern Studies Association Graduate Student Bursary Award. $250.
2007
English and Cultural Studies Departmental Scholarship. McMaster University.$10000.
2007
Ross Reeves Travel/Research Scholarship. McMaster University. $2500.
2006
Schweitzer Travel Bursary. McMaster University. $858.
2006
English and Cultural Studies Departmental Scholarship. McMaster University.$10000.
2005
English and Cultural Studies Departmental Scholarship. McMaster University. $10000.
2004
English and Cultural Studies Departmental Scholarship. McMaster University. $3000.
2003
Aiming for the Top: Canada Millenium Scholarship. $3000.
2002
Aiming for the Top: Canada Millenium Scholarship. $3000.
2000
McMaster Honour Award for outstanding academic achievement: Entrance Scholarship. $750.
2000
University Entrance Scholarship for “Outstanding Academic Achievement and Community Service.” The Nile Association of Ontario. $500.