Michael Chrobok

Michael Chrobok

First Name: 
Michael
Last Name: 
Chrobok
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PhD Student, (he/him)
Biography : 

I am an urban geographer interested in food accessibility, gentrification, policy development, and consumer behaviour in North American cities.

My current dissertation research blends document analysis, mapping, and in-depth interviews to explore the design, implementation, and outcomes of New York City's "Food Retail Expansion to Support Health" (FRESH) program. I am also a team member on two ongoing research projects: an examination of gentrification and food environment change in the Bronx (PI: Dr. Nevin Cohen, City University of New York), and a study of purpose-built rental housing policy in four Canadian cities (PIs: Dr. Zachary Hyde and Dr. Alan Walks, University of Toronto).

I currently work as a Graduate Educational Developer in the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation at the University of Toronto, where I apply my 10 years of university teaching experience to develop workshops and pedagogical resources to support graduate student educators.

Education: 
PhD (In Progress), Geography, University of Toronto
MA, Geography, York University
BA, Geography & Political Science, York University

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Urban food accessibility and security, gentrification and food environment change, municipal food policy and governance, consumer behaviour.

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Dissertation Title: 
FRESH Food for Whom? The Design, Implementation, and Outcomes of Incentivized Supermarket Development in New York City
Dissertation Supervisors: 
Sarah Wakefield

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Michael Chrobok