About

Ilona Alex Abramovich is a Doctoral Candidate in the Adult Education and Community Development program at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education-University of Toronto.

Alex's research focuses on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, and queer (LGBTQ) youth homelessness in Toronto. Alex is currently investigating the changes that need to be implemented in the Toronto’s shelter system in order for it to become safer, more accessible, and more supportive for LGBTQ youth who are homeless.

Alex's PhD study is methodologically comprised of Arts-informed research, Critical Ethnography, and Participatory research.

As an artist, activist, and researcher Alex is interested in the use of Digital Storytelling, photovoice, and filmmaking.