Jewel Amoah is a Canadian-Trinidadian human rights advocate, activist and academic. She is committed to research, advocacy and activism to inspire and produce systemic change, enhance access to justice and the full enjoyment of rights.

She is currently the Assistant Dean, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at the Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at the University of Toronto. In that role Jewel woks collaboratively with academic, administrative and student leaders to

develop and implement initiatives aimed at advancing equity, diversity and inclusion within the learning and working environments across the Daniels Faculty

She has facilitated organizational change in various domestic and international public sector entities by raising awareness of harassment, discrimination, human rights and equity in teaching, learning and working environments. These environments have provided an opportunity to apply and expand her academic analysis of intersectionality and its impact on the attainment of equitable outcomes on the basis of race, gender identity, religion and disability, amongst other identity dimensions.