Suhaib Riaz, University of Ottawa

Research

Societal Challenges Social Innovation Corporate Social Responsibility Social Change Marginalized Educational inequality NGO (1) Societal Challenges

Latest papers

The Impact of Rural Hospital Closures and Mergers on Health System Ecologies: A Scoping Review.
Medical care research and review : MCRR · 2025
Ethics at the Centre of Global and Local Challenges: Thoughts on the Future of Business Ethics.
Journal of business ethics : JBE · 2022

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Organizing to address societal challenges: Insights from multiple stakeholder interventions for education among the marginalized
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$38,289

All 1 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

The Impact of Rural Hospital Closures and Mergers on Health System Ecologies: A Scoping Review.

Coates A, Probst J, Sarwal K, Riaz S, Grudniewicz A

Medical care research and review : MCRR2025

DOI: 10.1177/10775587251355671 PMID: 40705018

02

Ethics at the Centre of Global and Local Challenges: Thoughts on the Future of Business Ethics.

Böhm S, Carrington M, Cornelius N, de Bruin B, Greenwood M, Hassan L, Jain T, Karam C, Kourula A, Romani L, Riaz S, Shaw D

Journal of business ethics : JBE2022

DOI: 10.1007/s10551-022-05239-2 PMID: 36212626

Organizing to address societal challenges: Insights from multiple stakeholder interventions for education among the marginalized

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Riaz, Suhaib

Keywords: Societal Challenges; Social Innovation; Corporate Social Responsibility; Social Change; Marginalized; Educational inequality; NGO

$38,289

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Societal Challenges Dear Professor Riaz, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "The Impact of Rural Hospital Closures and Mergers on Health System Ecologies: A Scoping Review." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Organizing to address societal challenges: Insights from multiple stakeholder interventions for education among the marginalized" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]