Chavon Niles

Dr. Chavon Niles is a Guyanese Canadian researcher, scholar, educator, and advocate dedicated to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. She earned her PhD from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Niles is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, cross-appointed in the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. Her research focuses on critical disability studies, health equity, and systemic change, exploring the lived experiences of underserved populations. This includes immigrants with disabilities navigating healthcare systems, individuals living with Long COVID, and their experiences of systemic oppression and inequities in access to care. She also investigates the utilization of rehabilitation services in underrepresented countries such as Guyana and examines the dual roles of caregivers with spinal cord injuries as parents.