RESEARCH GRANTS
Surveying the Experiences of Black Journalists in Canada
$62,636,Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 2023-2025
Principal Applicant
Reporting In Black Communities: A Guide For Journalism Educators And Journalists In Canada.
$27,500, Canadian Council for UNESCO 2023-2025
Principal Applicant with Prof. Eternity Martis, Toronto Metropolitan University
Racialized and Indigenous Faculty Alliance Research Grant
$4,000, Carleton University 2021
Principal Applicant
Black Canadians’ Political Participation
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 2022-2023
Co-Applicant | Principal Applicant: Erin Tolley
Fostering Diversity in Sourcing by Journalists, Grant Funding Sources
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) 2022
Collaborator | Principal Applicant: Allan Thompson
Forced Change: Pandemic Pedagogy and Journalism Education
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) 2022
Collaborator | Principal Applicant: Patricia Audette-Longo
AWARDS & HONOURS
2025 NABJ ETHEL PAYNE FELLOWSHIP AWARD
Podcasts in Uganda & Ghana are reclaiming sex and sexuality
Producer, IDEAS, CBC Radio.
SIGNAL AWARDS
Silver, Activism, Public Service & Social Impact in a Limited Series Podcast 2025
Host. A project of Erin Tolley (Carleton University) and Operation Black Vote Canada. Produced by Garvia Bailey & Hannah Sung, Media Girlfriends.
CANADIAN ONLINE PUBLISHING AWARDS
Best Podcast (Academic) 2025 for Black on the Ballot
Host. A project of Erin Tolley (Carleton University) and Operation Black Vote Canada. Produced by Garvia Bailey & Hannah Sung, Media Girlfriends.
BLACK PODCASTING AWARDS
Best Black History Podcast 2022 for Strong and Free/Fort et Libre
Executive Producer, Media Girlfriends. Produced by Hannah Sung & Garvia Bailey.
RTDNA CANADA
Best Podcast 2022 for Strong and Free/Fort et Libre
Executive Producer, Media Girlfriends. Produced by Hannah Sung & Garvia Bailey.
DIGITAL PUBLISHING AWARDS
Best Podcast 2022 for Strong and Free/Fort et Libre
Executive Producer, Media Girlfriends. Produced by Hannah Sung & Garvia Bailey.
CANADIAN ONLINE PUBLISHING AWARDS
Best Multicultural Story 2021 for Strong and Free/Fort et Libre
Executive Producer, Media Girlfriends. Produced by Hannah Sung & Garvia Bailey.
MASSEY COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
William Southam Journalism Fellowship 2020
WOMEN IN DIVERSITY AWARDS
Influencer Award 2020
POYNTER INSTITUTE
Leadership Academy for Women in Media 2020
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE
Award for International Development Journalism 2003
WESTERN UNIVERSITY
William C. Heine International Study Fellowship 2003