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Dr. Martha Munezhi is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the School of Policy Studies in Kingston, Canada. She is also the Executive Director, Bridging Divides at the Office of the Vice President-Research and Innovation at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), Toronto, Canada. 

Martha holds PhD, MSc and BSc degrees in Sociology, Demography and Economics. Her current work focuses on administrative management of the  Migrant Integration in the Mid-21st Century: Bridging Divides research program. Bridging Divides is a Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) research program that uses analytics, artificial intelligence and data-driven research to build a modern understanding of migrant integration in urban centres, locally and around the world. 

Martha has conducted research at numerous academic, government and not-for-profit organizations in Canada, the United States and Zimbabwe and believes in the importance of data-driven decisions and research that improves lives. Her research has been funded by grants from Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) and Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). 

She is a Fulbright Fellow (2011-2013), Population Reference Bureau Fellow (2014-2015) and Philanthropic Education Organisation Fellow (2013-2014). She served on Queen’s University’s Senate as a Staff Senator; was a member of Queen’s University’s General Research Ethics Board; served on the Board of Kingston Community Health Centres and Kingston Health Sciences Centre; and led the Black Community Representation and Inclusion Working Group that is implementing the Scarborough Charter at Queen’s University.