About the Doc

Born in Trinidad and Tobago and a resident of Toronto, Canada for over 15 years, Dr. Marilyn J is an independent scholar, educator, consultant and cultural critic trained in the areas of diversity leadership, equity, education and workplace issues. Most importantly, as an advocate for equity, I am committed to social justice where my expertise is central to the cultural resistance of African Canadian Women’s Leadership. My research on diversity leadership challenges the practice of using a universal paradigm on leadership without acknowledging differences and inclusion.

Dr. Marilyn Johncilla recently found Canadian Academy for Diversity Leadership™. CADL™ brings together practitioners of diversity leadership to network and share ideas.

CADL™ is a flagship program launched in 2010 where leaders learn and share knowledge about diversity leadership in the workplace, organizations and communities. We recognize that corporate responsibility encourages diversity leadership through inclusion because of our increasingly diverse workplace of immigrants, women, differently abled people, people of color and people with different sexual orientations. We at CADL™ encourage exploring diversity leadership talent through discussions, research, published articles, videos, courses, workshops, training, etc. CADL™ also aims to make diversity leadership visible through talented practitioners and role models.

MARILYN PATRICIA JOHNCILLA, Ph.D.

Ph.D. Sociology and Equity Studies in Education

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

MA Adult Education and Counselling Psychology

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

BA (Hons) Sociology and Women's Studies

York University

TEACHING AND RESEARCH

PUBLICATIONS

Published Referred Journal Articles
Johncilla, M.P. A Living Africa (poem). JENda: A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies. No 17, 2010. African Women in Dimensions: Part I.

Johncilla, M.P. Doctoral Thesis: Black Women’s Leadership: Indigenous Knowledges for Empowerment. British Journal of Sociology of Education. Vol. 29(2), 2008

Johncilla, M.P. The ABCs of Black Women’s Leadership. Women in Higher Education. Vol. 16(8), 29, 2007

Yearwood, M.P. Spaces of My Empowerment (poem). Canadian Woman Studies/les cahiers de la femme, Vol. 23 (2), 13, 2004

Yearwood, M.P. The Healer Woman (art). Canadian Woman
Studies/les cahiers de la femme, Vol. 23 (2), 113, 2004

Yearwood, M.P. African Women Leaders (poem). Pulse:   A Journal of
Anticolonial Thought, Expression and Activism, 2003

Chapters in Book (Refereed)

Johncilla, M.P. (2011). My Story: ‘It is less about how I became a feminist’ than ‘Ain’t I a  womanist/feminist?’ In L. M. Gajardo and J. Ryckman (Eds.), Becoming Feminists: An anthology of how we became feminists (37-39). Toronto: Resources for Feminist Research (RFR/DRF)

Yearwood, M.P. and B. Daniel (2002). African Canadian Women’s Bodies as Sites of
Knowing and No-ing. In S.M. Abbey (Ed.), Ways of Knowing in and through the Body: Diverse Perspectives on Embodiment (pp. 253-258). 4th Bi-Annual Summer
Institute: Canadian Association for the Study of Women and Education. Welland,
Ontario: SOLEIL

Work in Progress

Books

Healing through Mapping my Indigeneity: Poetry, Art and Voices of Resistance on my Journey

Critical Cultural Resistance of African Canadian Women’s Leadership (call for papers)

Black Women’s Leadership: Indigenous Knowledges for Empowerment

Non-Refereed Articles and Books

Johncilla, M.P. The Guardian: Cupe3902. Sessional Hiring Grievance a Success,
April, Vol. VI(9), 2, 2009

Johncilla, M.P. (2009). Change Your Frequency with Empowerment Thoughts: In Sixty Days or Less (E-book)

CONFERENCE PAPERS PRESENTED

Online discussion: Participant on Women and Men: Equal Sharing of Responsibilities, 7 July – 1 August, 2008
Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW) of the United Nations Congress
Discussion Week 1: July 7 – 11, 2008: Gender stereotypes and equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men in the private sphere
Discussion Week 2: July 12 – 17, 2008: The effects of unequal sharing of responsibilities on women’s full participation in the public sphere
Discussion Week 3: July 21 – 25, 2008: HIV/AIDS and equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men
Discussion Week 4: July 28 – August 1, 2008: Other Issues, wrap up and recommendations for future action

Congress Conference, 2008

University of British Columbia, Vancouver

SOCINET/Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE). Paper presented: Border Crossing: Antiracism Transformational Leadership within Teacher Training Education

Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID). Paper presented: Sani Baat and Gender-Based Domestic Violence in Trinidad and Tobago

WomenWatch Online discussion: Participant on Women in Leadership Roles, 19 November - 15 December 2007

WomenWatch - The UN Internet Gateway on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women

32nd Annual Caribbean Studies Association Conference, May/June 2007

Salvador da Bahia, Brazil,Tropical da Bahia and Sol Vitoria Marina hotels. Paper presented: Domestic Violence against Women: A Trinidad and Tobago Internet Case Study

7th Annual Critical Race Studies Conference, April 2007

Researchers and Academics of Colour for Equity (RACE)

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. Paper presented: A Lack of Black Privilege in the Global Metropolis

8th Annual Indigenous Women’s Symposium

Indigenous Women Celebrating Our Diversity, March 2007

Trent University, Peterborough. Paper presented: Living in Turtle Island: Different Lenses of African Indigenousness/ity/city (Panel Discussion)

Congress Conference, 2006

York University, Toronto

Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association. Paper presented: The Empowerment of African Canadian Women’s Leadership: Memory and Indigenous Knowledge Literacy

The Annual New College Conference of the University of Toronto

Racism and National Consciousness: Race, Nation, State and Racial Profiling, 2005,

Toronto, Ontario

Chair of the Panel: Topics Racism, Cultural Diversity and Multicultural Education in

Canada, Whiteness as Property and ’Black Crime’ and the African Mind

Yoruba Cultural Association of Cuba 8th Global Yoruba Congress Oricha 2003, Cuba. Paper presented: Transnational Understanding of Orisha: Using the Technology of the Internet

The Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities Conference, 2002, Toronto, Ontario with the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID).

Presenter and Chair of the section Education and Development: Paper: Beyond Boundaries: feminist education for gender development within developing countries

The Canadian Association for the Study of Women and Education (CASWE): 4th Bi-Annual Summer Institute 2002, OISE/UT, Toronto, Ontario. Paper presented: African Canadian Women’s Bodies as Sites of Knowing and No-ing

The Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities Conference, 2002, Toronto, Ontario with the Canadian Women’s Studies Association (CWSA). Paper presented: Constructing Narratives: African Caribbean Canadian Women in Academia

Conference on Transformative Learning: Multiple Currents: Expanding the Boundaries of Transformative Learning, 2001, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. Paper presented: An Unmasked Educator

The Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities Conference, 2001, Universite Laval, Quebec with the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID). Paper presented: Systems of integrating effective women’s leadership for empowerment, resistance and transformation in gender development

The Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities Conference, 2000, Edmonton, Alberta with the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID). Paper presented: Women’s Leadership Training in Micro-Business: The Case of the Women’s Leadership and Enhancement Institute of Trinidad and Tobago

The Department of Sociology and Equity Studies (SESE) Conference, 2000, OISE/UT,

Rethinking Sociology and Equity Studies: Challenges of the New Millennium. Paper

presented: Excerpts from my MA thesis Women’s Leadership Training in Micro-Business:

The Case of the Women’s Leadership and Enhancement Institute of Trinidad and Tobago

PUBLIC LECTURE

Department of Sociology, York University
Course: 3620 Race and Colonialism, Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Guest Lecture: Black Women’s Leadership
           
Women’s Health in Women’s Hands
BWWAD
Transgenerational Trauma, Identities and Resistance, Thursday, June 11, 2009
Guest Speaker: Spiritual Literacy and Diversity Leadership

Bloor Collegiate, Black History Month Celebration, 2006

Guest Speaker: Topic Acknowledging Contemporary African Canadian Women Leaders

Human Systems Limited, Human Resource Consultants, Leadership Training, 2005, Trinidad

Keynote Speaker: Topic Transformative Women’s Leadership in Trinidad and Tobago and the effects of globalization

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, Teacher Education Department, 2001

Guest Speaker: Topic Antiracism Education in Canada and Human Rights Issues