He holds a Ph.D. in Community Psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University, where his doctoral research examined African Canadian youths’ experiences of racism and empowerment in the workplace. He has been involved in numerous community-based research projects and program evaluations, including work as a Research Manager and Principal Investigator for evaluations of Better Beginnings, Better Futures, a community-based early childhood prevention program in disadvantaged communities, and postdoctoral research on the dissemination and implementation of Housing First, a supportive housing intervention for homeless people with mental illness.