Niki, Izumi - Centre for Global Social Policy

Izumi Niki is a Ph.D. student at the Department of Sociology, University of Toronto, and a Registered Social Worker in Ontario. Her research interest is in paid and unpaid care work, gender, immigration policy, and anti-oppressive practice, especially in Japan and East Asia. She has received a BA and MA in Sociology from International Christian University in Tokyo and a Master of Social Work with a Collaborative Masters in Asia Pacific Studies from the University of Toronto. She has worked with seniors for many years as a Certified Care Worker in Japan and a Recreation Therapist for Japanese Canadian and Chinese seniors in Toronto.