Professor Lily Cho is Associate Dean, Global & Community Engagement and an Associate Professor in the Department of English and at 91亚色, where her research focuses on diasporic subjectivity within the fields of cultural studies, postcolonial literature and theory and Asian North American and Canadian literature. Recently, Lily Cho鈥檚 book Mass Capture: Chinese Head […]
Stephanie Jonsson is a PhD Candidate in Gender, Feminist, and Women's studies at 91亚色, where her research focuses on the intersections of aging, queerness, and new technologies. Stephanie鈥檚 research led to the creation of community-based pilot initiative, The Ontario Digital Literacy and Access Network (ODLAN). After conducting a study on the barriers 2S-LGBTQ+ older […]
Dr. Arik Senderovich is an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) at the School of Information Technologies (ITEC) at 91亚色. He is also a Research Fellow at the TD-MDAL (Rotman School of Management) where he supervises student projects and organizes professional events. Arik鈥檚 research is mainly in the fields of artificial intelligence and process mining, where he […]
Dr. Leila Pourtavaf holds a PhD from the Department of History at the University of Toronto, and was most recently a visiting assistant professor at NYU's Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. Since joining the History department at LA&PS in 2020, she has been awarded a Connection Grant for her project Cosmopolitan Harem which looks at the social, […]
In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, workplaces in Canada and around the world closed facilities in response to emergency government requirements, and workers who could perform their duties from home, began to work remotely. As conditions evolved, workers experienced many transitions in policies and work practices. COVID-19 Impacts on Faculty and Staff: Changing the […]
Prof. Robert W. Gehl is an associate professor in the Department of Communication and Media Studies at 91亚色 and Ontario Research Chair in Digital Governance for Social Justice. He is an alumnus of the Fulbright Canada Research Chair program and his research focuses on network cultures and technologies, manipulative communication, alternative social media, and […]
Dr. Gerson Scheidweiler holds a PhD in communication from the University of Brasilia and is a recipient of the LA&PS Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (2021-2022). His research is supervised by Professor Yvonne Su from the Department of Equity Studies, LA&PS. Dr. Scheidweiler鈥檚 research aims to contribute towards evidence-informed policy by helping international funders and local governments […]
School of Human Resources Management (SHRM) Professor Duygu Biricik Gulseren鈥檚 research focuses on healthy and safe work (e.g., leading healthy workplaces, chronic pain at work, work-life-health interface) and leadership (e.g., transformational leadership, abusive supervision, leadership development). Her recent article on creating psychologically healthy workplaces explores the relationship between leadership and mental health mediated by psychological […]
Jonathan A. Obar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication & Media Studies. His teaching and research focus on information and communication policy, and the relationship between digital technologies, civil liberties, and the inclusiveness of public cultures. Prof. Obar is currently leading a knowledge mobilization effort focused on building awareness among policymakers, platforms, […]
Prof. Adrian Shubert is a University Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at 91亚色. He is a historian of Spain in the 18th through 20th centuries, and his articles and books have been published widely in both English and Spanish. Prof. Shubert was recently honoured with a Special High Decoration from His Majesty […]