Leanne is a Graduate Research Fellow at the Centre for Global Disability Studies, studying the intersections of Japanese Canadian history, literature and community wellbeing.

She has previously served as a researcher with FLOURISH: Community-Engaged Arts for Social Wellness and is part of OISE’s Disability Salon.

At Trinity College, Leanne is the Director of Literary Programming, leading an exciting new campaign around literature and sustainability called Trinity Reads. The winner of U of T’s 2023 Teaching Excellence Award, Leanne also teaches literature seminars at Trinity that build connections between academic research and creative writing.