
Team
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 UniversityZee 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.








