| Rethinking positionality, pedagogy, and implications for planning practice: A case study of an international student housing studio project. OPPI Planning Exchange BlogThis blog was published on the Planning Exchange Blog with Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) in September, which reflects on the housing studio research process and the implications for planning pedagogy and practice. The blog provides open access to the public in addition to being shared with over 4,000 OPPI members who are planning professionals.
Toronto Metropolitan University | Publication | 2025-09-26 | Zhuang, Z., Krywulak, J. |
| Nowhere to stay: Canada needs a rights and responsibility approach to international student housing Toronto Metropolitan University | Publication | 2026-01-18 | Zhuang, Z. |
| ACSP conference Toronto Metropolitan University | Conference | 2024-09-01 | Zhuang, Z. |
| CESA conference Toronto Metropolitan University | Conference | 2024-11-14 | Zhuang, Z. |
| 61st ISOCARP World Planning CongressOn December 9th, 2025, Dr. Zhixi Zhuang presented “Introducing: TMU Global Migration Institute & Bridging Divides program” at the 61st ISOCARP World Planning Congress in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, showcasing various project activities within the Bridging Divides projects she leads. The Planning congress called on ‘Cities & Regions in Action’, to analyze, discuss, and search for better pathways for urban and regional planning aiming at improving the quality of life of citizens beyond the current time of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity of crisis convergence and building resilience.
Toronto Metropolitan University | Conference | 2025-12-09 | Zhuang, Z. |
| 61st ISOCARP World Planning CongressOn December 9th, 2025, Dr. Zhixi Zhuang presented “Introducing: TMU Global Migration Institute & Bridging Divides program” at the 61st ISOCARP World Planning Congress in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, showcasing various project activities within the Bridging Divides projects she leads. The Planning congress called on ‘Cities & Regions in Action’, to analyze, discuss, and search for better pathways for urban and regional planning aiming at improving the quality of life of citizens beyond the current time of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity of crisis convergence and building resilience.
Toronto Metropolitan University | Conference | 2025-12-09 | Zhuang, Z. |
| City-Builder Perspectives on Emerging Housing Opportunities and Challenges Toronto Metropolitan University | Conference | 2023-10-10 | Zhuang, Z. |
| Comparing housing experiences of international and domestic Students in Ontario and Alberta: Preliminary survey findings. Welcoming Campus, Inclusive Community: Building Housing In Toronto Metropolitan University | Conference | 2025-06-16 | Zhuang, Z., Banerjee, R., Rushde Akbar, El Toukhy, M., Krywulak, J. |
| Stories Matter: Using Photovoice to Understand Migrants’ Perceived and Lived Experiences in Smaller Canadian Cities. Toronto Metropolitan University | Conference | 2023-06-19 | Zhuang, Z. |
| Welcoming campus, Inclusive community: Building Housing Infrastructure for International Students. Toronto Metropolitan University | Conference | 2024-11-06 | Zhuang, Z. |
| Zhuang, Z. C. (2025). Building inclusive housing infrastructure for international students. In the Panel Session “Navigating Policies and Narratives: Housing, Employment, and Lived Experiences of International Students” that Zhixi Zhuang organized. Metropo Toronto Metropolitan University | Conference | 2025-03-13 | Zhuang, Z. |
| Zhuang, Z. C. (2025). Housing as a Human Right: Addressing Canada's Housing Challenges for International Students. UAA, Vancouver. Toronto Metropolitan University | Conference | 2025-04-29 | Zhuang, Z. |
| Zhuang, Z. C., El Toukhy, M. & Krywulak, J. (2025) International students’ housing struggles and resilience in the GTA: Barriers, Strategies, and Impacts on Wellbeing. Welcoming Campus, Inclusive Community: Building Housing Infrastructure for International Toronto Metropolitan University | Conference | 2025-06-16 | Zhuang, Z., El Toukhy, M., Krywulak, J. |
| You Can‘t Google This - Inhabit PodcastPodcast: Erika, Eunice, and Lauren continue their food tour of Toronto‘s North York suburb with food writer Suresh Doss. Inside Dream Yunnan Chòng’s new uptown location, they discover Suresh’s tech roots and get his hot takes on big data’s blind spots. Then Eunice’s mentor and family friend Dr. Zhixi Zhuang shares her keys to planning an emotional city. Also: the Internet of Things. Toronto Metropolitan University | Activity | 2023-08-15 | Zhuang, Z. |
| OPPI Planning Exchange Blog Toronto Metropolitan University | Event | 2025-09-26 | Zhuang, Z., Krywulak, J. |
| CAG conference Toronto Metropolitan University | Conference | 2024-10-01 | Zhuang, Z. |
| Psychological Resource as a Necessary Condition for Students’ Mental Health and Study Adjustment Toronto Metropolitan University | Publication | 2024-07-09 | Ming Li, Michał Wilczewski, Paola Giuri, Zhuang, Z. |
| Welcoming Campus, Inclusive Community: Building Housing Infrastructure for International Students. Toronto Metropolitan University | Publication | 2024-04-01 | Zhuang, Z. |
| MP Julie Dzerowicz, Chair of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, House of Commons, Parliament of CanadaDr. Zhixi Zhuang has been serving as an Advisory Council Member to MP Julie Dzerowicz, Chair of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, House of Commons, Parliament of Canada since September 2026.
On November 12, 2025, she was invited by the MP to join community leaders at Davenport Budget 2025 Townhall, where she addressed critical budget issues related to international students and housing.
On March 25, 2026, she was invited as a witness to deliver a testimony on Canada’s immigration system to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration at the House of Commons of Canada.
Toronto Metropolitan University | Partnership | 2026-09-01 | Zhuang, Z. |
| Pathways to Success: Building Support Infrastructures for Internationally Trained Planning Professionals Toronto Metropolitan University | Publication | 2023-04-12 | Zhuang, Z. |
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