Filipa Pajevic

Dr. Filipa Pajevic is an economic geographer, trained in urban studies. She holds a PhD from McGill University in Montreal and recently completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Toronto. She is a seasoned and internationally trained researcher, writer and instructor, fascinated by the relationship between labour markets and cities, specifically the impact of the changing world of work on city planning and policy. Her academic work was pioneering in exploring the impact of remote working on real estate and planning in Canada during COVID-19. As an instructor, she also taught urban development theory and research methods, and mentored graduate students on ethics and research security. She is passionate about sharing knowledge and informing the public through well-researched, factual, emotionally and intellectually stimulating journalism. She has published research in academic journals and op-eds in outlets including The Guardian and CityLab. She is currently a Global Journalism Fellow at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto.