Our Team

Dr. Samantha Biglieri, MCIP, RPP (she/her)

Director - HAP Lab + Associate Professor

Samantha Biglieri is an Associate Professor in the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Toronto Metropolitan University and Director of the Health, Access + Planning Lab. As a Registered Professional Planner, her research uses critical approaches at the intersection of planning and health/wellbeing, making connections with practice to build inclusive and accessible communities. She researches the intersections of built form, health/ wellbeing, socio-spatial relationalities, care, accessibility and disability, older adults, and people living with dementia.

  • Madalynne Lawrence

    Research Assistant

  • Jeffery Wong

    Research Assistant

  • Samiha Hossain

    Research Assistant

  • Ife Olusegun

    Research Assistant

  • Raphaella Valeri

    Research Assistant

  • Brian Ogryzlo

    Research Assistant

  • Justine Bochenek

    Research Assistant

  • Venus Cheung

    Research Assistant

Affiliated Researchers

HAP Lab Alumni

Brittany Livingston

Lauren White

Dustin McDonald

Sophia Luu

Robbie McQuillan

Tomas Vilde

Ramya Ragavan

Anosha Alam

Juliana Moreno Baez

Edison Gao

Asra Khan