Abigail Jackson is a research associate at the Institute for Research on Public Policy.

Shaimaa Yassin is a senior research director at the Institute for Research on Public Policy. She leads the Toward a More Equitable Canada research program, which has published studies on affordability, including housing and other basic needs that intersect with climate and energy policy, food insecurity and income supports for lower income Canadians, and proposed dental care and pharmacare programs. She leads the IRPP’s role as a research and knowledge mobilization partner of the Affordability Action Council and also serves as a member.  She manages the IRPP’s postdoctoral fellowship program in support of Indigenous, Black and other racialized scholars.

Jiaxin Gu is a PhD candidate in sociology at the University of British Columbia. She was a research intern at the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) from February to July 2025, where she contributed to the IRPP-Future Skills Centre project. Her research explores themes of immigration, labour market integration, social epidemiology and adolescent substance use in North America. She holds a BA (Honours) and an MA in sociology from the University of British Columbia.