Jerry Buckland, Professor, Economics and International Development Studies, Redekop School of Business, Canadian Mennonite University

Wendy Nur, Research Coordinator, Canadian Financial Diaries Research Project

Jodi Dueck-Read, Director of the Research Office; Associate Professor of Conflict Resolution Studies and Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies

Gail Henderson, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Queen’s University

Jennifer Robson, Associate Professor, Political Management, Carleton University

David Rothwell, Associate Professor, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University; Adjunct Professor, McGill University

Louise Simbandumwe, Co-Executive Director, SEED Winnipeg

Wayne Simpson, Professor of Economics, University of Manitoba

Guy Stuart, (Technical Advisor) Executive Director, Microfinance Opportunities, Fellow, Ash Center, Harvard University

Zee Howelko, Research Assistant (2025-26)


Sponsors & supporters

The research is sponsored by the ABLE Financial Empowerment Network with technical assistance from Microfinance Opportunities.

The research is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), SEED Winnipeg, Queen’s University, and Canadian Mennonite University.