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Livianna Tossutti is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Political Science at Brock University. She previously served as an Associate Professor and has retired from full-time teaching. Her research focuses on local government and immigrant integration policies in Canada and the United States, with a particular interest in resilient cities and civic participation. Tossutti is the co-director of a SSHRC-funded Partnership Development Grant from 2024 to 2027, aimed at mobilizing subjugated knowledges within the Inclusive Niagara project. She is also the Principal Investigator of the SSHRC Insight Development Grant on the impact of COVID-19 on neighborhood resiliency and social community services in Toronto. Tossutti has authored several publications including books on Canadian politics and electoral participation of ethnocultural communities, and has contributed to various academic journals. She has received multiple nominations for teaching excellence awards throughout her career.
This entry applies to the general Graduate Studies standard for departments such as English Language and Literature, History, Philosophy, and Sociology.