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Alison L. Bain is a Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Department of Geography at York University. She holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Cambridge, an MA in Geography from the University of Toronto, and a BA (Honours) in Geography from Queen's University. Her research focuses on urban social geography, particularly the intersections of arts-led urban development and LGBTQ2S populations in cities and suburbs across Canada and Germany. She examines how cultural workers engage with issues of identity formation, place-making, and spatial politics, emphasizing the changing dynamics of neighborhoods. Bain teaches urban geography at both undergraduate and graduate levels, having developed courses that explore public space, spatial politics, and the geographies of gender and sexualities. Her scholarly contributions include significant publications on the dynamics of queer suburban lives, feminist pedagogies, and the socio-spatial impacts of arts districts. She is committed to fostering scholarly exchange in feminist geography and addressing key knowledge gaps related to the needs of LGBTQ2S communities in suburban contexts.
Department of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies graduate programs generally follow the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) B+ minimum requirement.