Liam Riley, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

urbanization food security foodscapes sustainable development goals urban environments informal economies youth qualitative GIS

Latest papers

Prevalence and determinants of intimate partner violence against mothers of children under-five years in Central Malawi.
BMC public health · 2020 · senior author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

South-South Migration and Migrant Food Insecurity: Interactions, Impacts and Remedies (MiFood Project)
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$849,500
Mapping African urban foodscapes: youth experiences in Malawi's informal settlements
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$52,220
Consuming urban poverty 2: secondary urbanization, food security, and local governance in Africa
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$291,734

All 4 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Prevalence and determinants of intimate partner violence against mothers of children under-five years in Central Malawi.

Chilanga E, Collin-Vezina D, Khan MN, Riley L

BMC public health2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09910-z PMID: 33267864

South-South Migration and Migrant Food Insecurity: Interactions, Impacts and Remedies (MiFood Project)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Grants

Keywords: south-south migration; food security; cities; corridors; global south

$849,500

Mapping African urban foodscapes: youth experiences in Malawi's informal settlements

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Riley, Liam

Keywords: urbanization; food security; foodscapes; sustainable development goals; urban environments; informal economies; youth; qualitative GIS; participatory GIS; Africa; Malawi

$52,220

Consuming urban poverty 2: secondary urbanization, food security, and local governance in Africa

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Crush, Jonathan S.

Keywords: food security; urban geography; secondary cities; local governance; food systems; global development; Africa; comparative urbanism

$291,734

Connecting the SDGs through food: urbanization and food security in the global south

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Crush, Jonathan S.

Keywords: urbanization; food security; global south; global development; sustainable development goals; environment; nutrition; inclusivity; informal economies; supermarketization

$23,922

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

Frequent collaborators

Delphine Collin-Vézina

Children, Family

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: urbanization Dear Professor Riley, 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 "Prevalence and determinants of intimate partner violence against mothers of children under-five years in Central Malawi." (2020), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]