EDUCATION
Student, PhD in Planning, Department of Geography
expected date of completion 2013 | University of Toronto | Toronto, Ont.
Masters in Environmental Studies
2005 | York University | Toronto, Ont.
Bachelor of Journalism
Certificate in Public Relations
2003 | University of Regina | Regina, Sask.
Certificate in New Media Communications
2001 | Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology | Regina, Sask.
Bachelor of Science (honours) in Combined Science
1999 | University College London | London, UK
EXPERIENCE/ACTIVITIES
Student Representative
2010 - present | Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning | Tallahassee, FL
Student Representative and Treasurer
2010 - present | Association for Canadian Studies | Montréal, Que.
Teaching Assistant, CITC02 Learning in Community Service
Summer 2010 | University of Toronto at Scarborough | Toronto, Ont.
Teaching Assistant, GGRA03 Cities and Environments
Spring 2010 | University of Toronto at Scarborough | Toronto, Ont.
Paper: Immigration and Richard Florida's Creative City
3rd Annual Ethnic and Pluralism Studies Graduate Research Conference
January 28-29, 2010 | University of Toronto | Toronto, Ont.
Teaching Assistant, SOCI3840 Mass Communications: Media and Society
2003-5 | York University | Toronto, Ont.
ACADEMIC BIO
Nehal El-Hadi is a writer, social researcher and media producer, who is enrolled in the Urban Planning doctoral program at the University of Toronto. She received her Masters in Environmental Studies from York University in 2005, where she explored mass media representations of Canadian environmental issues. While at York, she was awarded Fellowships by the Society of Environmental Journalists and the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism. Her undergraduate degrees are in Journalism and Combined Science from the University of Regina (Sask.) and University College London (U.K.) respectively. Her current research interests are in environmental sustainability and community development for minority populations, and her creative work focuses on the intersections of, and interactions between, culture, identity and environments. Born in Khartoum, Sudan, Nehal has lived in the United Kingdom, the Sultanate of Oman and Canada.
Student, PhD in Planning, Department of Geography
expected date of completion 2013 | University of Toronto | Toronto, Ont.
Masters in Environmental Studies
2005 | York University | Toronto, Ont.
Bachelor of Journalism
Certificate in Public Relations
2003 | University of Regina | Regina, Sask.
Certificate in New Media Communications
2001 | Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology | Regina, Sask.
Bachelor of Science (honours) in Combined Science
1999 | University College London | London, UK
EXPERIENCE/ACTIVITIES
Student Representative
2010 - present | Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning | Tallahassee, FL
Student Representative and Treasurer
2010 - present | Association for Canadian Studies | Montréal, Que.
Teaching Assistant, CITC02 Learning in Community Service
Summer 2010 | University of Toronto at Scarborough | Toronto, Ont.
Teaching Assistant, GGRA03 Cities and Environments
Spring 2010 | University of Toronto at Scarborough | Toronto, Ont.
Paper: Immigration and Richard Florida's Creative City
3rd Annual Ethnic and Pluralism Studies Graduate Research Conference
January 28-29, 2010 | University of Toronto | Toronto, Ont.
Teaching Assistant, SOCI3840 Mass Communications: Media and Society
2003-5 | York University | Toronto, Ont.
ACADEMIC BIO
Nehal El-Hadi is a writer, social researcher and media producer, who is enrolled in the Urban Planning doctoral program at the University of Toronto. She received her Masters in Environmental Studies from York University in 2005, where she explored mass media representations of Canadian environmental issues. While at York, she was awarded Fellowships by the Society of Environmental Journalists and the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism. Her undergraduate degrees are in Journalism and Combined Science from the University of Regina (Sask.) and University College London (U.K.) respectively. Her current research interests are in environmental sustainability and community development for minority populations, and her creative work focuses on the intersections of, and interactions between, culture, identity and environments. Born in Khartoum, Sudan, Nehal has lived in the United Kingdom, the Sultanate of Oman and Canada.