Jessica Jung

Jessica Jung is the Program Administrator for Bridging Divides at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). She previously worked as the Events and Operations Administrator for both Bridging Divides and CERC Migration. She also contributed to the Beyond the Metropolis project at CERC Migration as a Research Assistant and was the Research Coordinator for the Toronto Metropolitan Centre for Immigration and Settlement. Jessica holds an MA in Immigration and Settlement Studies from TMU, where her research focused on sanctuary city policies and practices in mid-sized Ontario cities. She completed her HBA at the University of Toronto, majoring in Diaspora and Transnational Studies with minors in Linguistics and Canadian Studies. Her interests include newcomer settlement and integration in small and mid-sized Canadian cities, and she is passionate about fostering community and belonging in places with less demographic diversity.