Rimsha Rahman

MA Student, (she/her)
rimsha.rahman@mail.utoronto.ca

Campus

  • Downtown Toronto (St. George)

Fields of Study

  • Social & Political Geography

Areas of Interest

Education, Community-engaged research, Scarborough, intergenerational dynamics, transnational relations.

Working Dissertation

Title

Intergenerational Educational Attitudes in South Asian Families from Scarborough: An exploration between acculturation and social capital

Supervisors

Professor Mark Hunter
Professor Ahmed Allahwala

Biography

Rimsha is a Master of Art Candidate and her research will explore intergenerational educational attitudes in South Asian families from Scarborough with a focus on acculturation and social capital. She's passionate about civic engagement and youth development. Throughout her undergrad, she volunteered and worked with many organizations to advocate and promote post-secondary issues and civic literacy. She recently graduated from the City Studies co-op program at UTSC and served as Vice-President of Academics and University Affairs at the Scarborough Campus Student Union. Rimsha’s professional experiences include working at Employment Social Development Canada as a Junior Policy Officer, where she supported various policy and program designs aimed at increasing access to post-secondary education across Canada. In her free time, she likes to read and go on walks.

Publications 

The Power of Youth: A youth-led guide to engaging with voices of change. Plan International Canada · Aug 12, 2020

Education

MA, University of Toronto
HBA, University of Toronto

Cohort

  • 2022-2023