2000
Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations

Teaching Award

2004
Canadian Association of University Teachers

Award for Dedicated Service

2012
Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations

Status of Women Award of Distinction

Principal Investigator : York University Community Finance Project

From Challenging the Text to Constructing it in a Large Economics Classroom: Revealing the Not-so-Common Sense of the Capitalist Mode of Production

Gendering Social Location in a Post-Keynesian Theory of Financial Crises

Building and Sustaining Community-University Partnerships in Marginalized Urban Areas

Is There a Best Fit? Assessing Alternative Entrance Pathways into an Undergraduate Degree for Non-Traditional Students at York University

Advancing Critical Financial Literacy with Marginalized Youth

Quantitative Results for a Qualitative Investor Model – A Hybrid Multi-Agent Model with Social Investors

A Hybrid Multi-agent Model for Financial Markets

Room to grow : celebrating Atkinson's living legacy

Exploring the socio-economic causes of, and institutional conditions that contribute to, episodic crises in financial systems, this book will be of interest to those studying and researching international economics and political economy.

Financial Crises: Socio-Economic Causes and Institutional Context

Brenda Spotton Visano is a University Professor in the School of Public Policy & Administration and the Department of Economics at York University. A graduate of McGill University, Iowa  State University and  University of Toronto, she is a member of the National Research Sub-Committee advising the National Steering Committee on Financial Literacy.

Professor Spotton Visano was the Inaugural Director of the Transition Year Program at York University (2010-2015) and a Director of the ACCESS Community Capital Fund (2009-2015). Other previous leadership positions include the President, Canadian Women Economists Network and the Chair of Senate of York University. 

Among her publications is her 2006 book “Financial  Crises:  Socio-economic Causes and Institutional Context” and her 2009 co-edited book “Room to Grow: Celebrating Atkinson’s Living Legacy,”a collection of reflections on the contributions of Atkinson College to advancing higher education for non-traditional students. In addition to publishing many book chapters and articles in top-tier refereed academic venues, she is the author of 16 government, professional, and technical reports for various government ministries and agencies in Canada, UNESCO and NGOs. 

Professor Spotton Visano has been invited to contribute to various government consultations including those held by the Alberta Ministry of Finance, Ontario Ministry of Finance, Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, the Federal Task Force on Financial Literacy and the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Her current research project in Community Finance and Consumer Financial Services is a multi-faceted project focused on Canadian micro-financial services delivery, regulation and education. 

Collaborating with community partners in the Black Creek Financial Action Network and numerous graduate and undergraduate students, Professor Spotton Visano engages a variety of research methods to examine ways to improve access to basic financial services for low income Canadians.

Macroeconomic and Monetary Policy

Alternative Financial Institutions (Payday Lenders  Microcredit)

Financial Literacy

Economic Literacy

Social Justice

Financial Education

Community Outreach

Community Development

Leadership

University Teaching

Adult Education

Professional Webpage

York University Community Finance Project

Progressive Economics Forum

Black Creek Microcredit

Canadian Women Economists Network

A Vision for a Better Canada Requires Cooperation

Ottawa’s financial literacy strategy is noble, but it’s not enough

Encouraging the entrepreneurial spirit

Canada learns from Bangladesh about ways to tackle poverty

The Pedagogical Consequences of the Crisis: Is Economics Changing?

Gender Budgeting and Analysis

Financial Crises: Socioeconomic Causes and Institutional Context

The  Global Economic Crisis: Can Canada Escape a Lost Decade?

Knowing where you stand before knowing where to go...

University Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies

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