Member of the International Committee, Royal Society of Canada, providing policy recommendations to the G7 and the G20.

2021- Present


As member of the University of Toronto Faculty Association (UTFA) Executive Council, I was a member of the negotiating team (2009-2012), chair of the Equity Committee (2009-2011), chair of the UTFA Appointments Committee (2011-2013), chair of the Workload Advisory Committee (2012-2013).

Co-author. 2010. “Equity Issues at the University of Toronto: A Preliminary Discussion.” UTFA Information Report # 13. Available here.

This was the first major report on gender, campus, and disciplinary salary inequalities at the University of Toronto.

2009 - 2013


2002 - 2006

Member of the Academic Advisory Council on International Trade, Government of Canada. This body reported directly to the deputy minister for international trade.


2001 - 2007

Consultant to the U.S. Library of Congress and contributing editor, Handbook on Latin America, for the library’s collection on the political economy of Mexico.


 1989 - 1994

Editor, Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies.


1994 and 2000

Officially accredited electoral observer for the 1994 and 2000 national elections Mexico.


1982 - Present

Frequent commentator in the media on Latin American issues. For recent media work, see my news section