The Department of Neighbouring

Public record · portfolio

Selected Work

Public works, policy writing, research, teaching and publications.

A growing record of the Department’s work with institutions, communities and places.

01 / Selected work

On the record.

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People gathering in a Toronto park

Fighting global warming with joy

Policy + writing

An essay on joy, public gatherings and everyday neighbouring as climate infrastructure: building the relationships and sustained collective effort that adaptation requires.

Spacing · Natalie Brown and Kate MulliganToronto · September 2026

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Vote With Your HE/ART participatory worksheet

Vote With Your HE/ART

Public work

A non-partisan public work inviting people to map what the city gives them, what they give back and what municipal government may not fully see or count. Supported in 2026 by Voice the Vote and the Democratic Engagement Exchange.

Voice the Vote · Democratic Engagement ExchangeToronto · 2026

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Invitation as Urban Policy article title

Invitation as Urban Policy

Policy + writing

An essay arguing that invitation is part of urban policy: not only who is allowed into public space, but who is expected, welcomed and enabled to belong there.

Spacing MagazineToronto · June 2026

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Trinity College at the University of Toronto

Neighbour in Residence

Residency + teaching

A year-long residency at Trinity College, University of Toronto, connecting teaching, research and civic practice through Canadian Health Policy in Global Context.

Trinity College · University of TorontoToronto · 2026–27

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Dr. Kate Mulligan speaking on an arts and public health panel at Lincoln Center

Arts & Public Health

Research + public learning

A public conversation at Lincoln Center about arts participation as a public health strategy and a form of civic infrastructure.

Lincoln Center PresentsNew York · July 2026

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Cover of Exploring Place and Health through Community Health Interventions

Exploring Place and Health through Community Health Interventions

Book · forthcoming

A collection on place, community health and the infrastructures that shape health and wellbeing.

Edited by Michelle Vine, Rachel Harris, Kate Mulligan and Jennifer DeanRoutledge · 2026

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