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Audrey Jamal

Dr. Audrey Jamal
Assistant Dean, Strategic Partnerships and Societal Impact
Dean's Office
Email: 
ajamal@uoguelph.ca
Phone number: 
ext. 58042
Office: 
Macdonald Hall (MAC), Room 312A

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Dr. Audrey Jamal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management and the Assistant Dean (Strategic Partnerships and Societal Impact) in the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in sustainability, entrepreneurship and nonprofit leadership. 

Dr. Jamal is a community-engaged researcher. Her research focuses on the role of community engagement in advancing local economic development. Jamal’s research aims to build stronger, more resilient communities and looks at everything from community wealth building to newcomer integration, downtown renewal and the sharing economy. Jamal collaborates with a range of partners on research related to place-based strategies to build more sustainable and equitable economies. Collaborators include: Shorefast, Community Foundations of Canada, the Canadian Urban Institute, Social Innovation Canada and 10 Carden Shared Spaces.  

She earned her Ph.D. (Urban Planning) from the University of Waterloo and holds a M.A. (Conflict Analysis and Management) from Royal Roads University. 

Prior to joining Lang, Dr. Jamal served as the Chief of Staff in the Office of the President at the University of Guelph. In this role, she was focused on advancing campus-wide sustainability initiatives and U of G earned the prestigious Gold rating through the Sustainability Tracking and Rating System (STARS) program. She has previously held executive roles in the not-for-profit sector and has a background in project management, fundraising and community engagement.

Dr. Jamal currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Guelph General Hospital. 

  • Ph.D. (Urban Planning) University of Waterloo
  • M.A. (Conflict Analysis and Management) Royal Roads University
  • Graduate Certificate (Dispute Resolution) York University
  • B.A. University of Guelph

Journal Articles

 

  • Jamal, A., & Gordon, R. (2024). Grappling with governance: Emerging approaches to build community economies. Journal of Rural Studies, 107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103242

  • Jamal, A., & Scholten, J. (2024). Deployment and development of community wealth building in Canadian mid-sized cities. Community Development Journal. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsae017

  • Grady, J., & Jamal, A. (2020). Love, Money and City Building: 10C’s Social Finance Journey. Alternatives Journal, 45(1), 40–43.

  • Jamal, A. (2018). Coworking spaces in mid-sized cities: A partner in downtown economic development. Environment and Planning A, 50(4), .
  • Jamal, A. (2018). Regional Planning and Urban Revitalization in Mid-Sized Cities: A Case Study on Downtown Guelph. Canadian Journal of Urban Research, 27(1), 24–36.
  • Jamal, A. (2018). From Operational to Aspirational? Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) in Mid-Sized Cities. Planning Practice and Research, 33(5).

 

Books

  • Jamal, A., & Khouri, R. (2009). The ‘Other’ Within: A study of the Canadian-Arab community post September 11. G7 Books.

 

Industry Publications:

  • Jamal, A. (2018). A Welcome Place for Newcomers? Immigration and Ontario’s mid-sized cities. Mid-Sized City Research Series: Evergreen.
  • Jamal, A. (2018). New Urban Allies: Forging partnerships in mid-sized Cities. Municipal World, 15–40.
  • Jamal, A. (2016). Coworking Spaces in Mid-Sized Cities: An innovative approach to local economic development. Mid-Sized City Research Series: Evergreen.
  • Jamal, A., & Grady, J. (2016). The New Economy: The role of coworking in Ontario’s midsized cities. Municipal World, 29–34.
  • Jamal, A. (2015). Are Downtowns Back? Implementing the growth plan in Ontario’s midsized cities. Municipal World, 125(9), 19–21.

Research Funding:

  • University of Guelph, Lang GRA ($5000) 2024
  • Mitacs Accelerate ($30,000) 2022
  • Places to Grow Implementation Fund ($38,000) 2017

Research Partners and Collaborators:

  • Shorefast 
  • Canadian Urban Institute
  • Community Foundations Canada
  • Social Innovation Canada
  • 10 Carden Shared Spaces
  • Thrive PEC (Prince Edward County)
  • Polaris Transportation Group