Ryan Lok

PhD Candidate | Planning

Ryan Lok
Prior Degrees

Master of Planning, Urban Development, Toronto Metropolitan University, 2021

Bachelor of Arts, Urban Studies and Minor in Sociology, University of Calgary, 2019

Supervisor

Dr. Jennifer Dean

Contact information

rtlok@uwaterloo.ca

Planning Interest

  • Planning for migrant (i.e., immigrant, refugee, temporary foreign worker, international student) settlement and integration
  • Planning for healthy, inclusive, and equitable communities
  • Place and migrant acculturation, health, and wellbeing
  • The built and social environments of smaller Canadian cities

Research Topic

Planning for immigrant settlement and integration: Examining the impact of the built and social environments on migrants’ wellbeing and acculturation outcomes in smaller Canadian cities.

Presentations/Publications/Professional Experience

Conference Presentations:

  • Zhuang, Z. C., & Lok, R. T. (2022, July 6). Exploring the Wellbeing of Migrants in Third Places: An Empirical Study of Smaller Canadian Cities. Canadian Institute of Planners Conference, Whistler, British Columbia.

  • Lok, R. T. , & Zhuang, Z. C. (2021, October 21). Planning with Diversity in Smaller Cities in Canada: A Study of Immigrant Lived Experiences in Brooks, Alberta, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Virtual.

  • Lok, R. T., & Zhuang, Z. C. (2021, October 8). Planning with Multicultural Diversity: A Case Study of Immigrant Lived Experiences in Brooks, Alberta, Metropolis Canada, Virtual.

  • Lok, R. T., & Zhuang, Z. C. (2021, October 5). Planning with Multicultural Diversity: A Case Study of Immigrant Lived Experiences in Brooks, Alberta, Alberta Professional Planning Institute, Virtual.

Of note

Recipient of: Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration, Graduate Student Stipend, Toronto Metropolitan University, 2020-2021

At the University of Waterloo