The Presidential Search Committee is responsible for the search for 91亚色鈥檚 ninth president and vice-chancellor.

As part of the process of developing the mandate and position profile for the University鈥檚 next president and vice-chancellor, the committee members would like to hear from as many members of the University community as possible.

We invite you to offer your perspectives. We have scheduled our third consultation for: Thursday, Sept. 17 on the Keele Campus at 10 a.m. to noon in the Dr. Robert Everett Senate Chamber, N940 Ross Building.

The session will be in-person with virtual available to those who are unable to join in-person.

Registration for the session:

The Search Committee has prepared questions to consider in advance of the sessions (or if you would like to prepare a written response). The questions can be found here.

If you prefer to write your response, please take a moment to comment in confidence to: yorkpvc@boyden.com or by completing the survey available at . Your comments will not be attributed to you, but will be shared with the committee.

Antonio Di Domenico
Chair Presidential Search Committee鈥�

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I am pleased to inform the 91亚色 community that Beth Herbel-Eisenmann has been appointed dean of the Faculty of Education effective Jan. 1, 2027, following a national and international search process.

Herbel-Eisenmann joins 91亚色 from Michigan State University, a globally top-ranked Faculty of Education, where she is a Red Cedar Distinguished Professor in Teacher Education and director of the Program in Mathematics Education. She also holds a part-time appointment as a professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway.

Herbel-Eisenmann earned a PhD from Michigan State University in curriculum, teaching and educational policy, specializing in mathematics education and teacher education. She held prior faculty appointments at the University of Wyoming, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto and Iowa State University before returning to Michigan State University in 2008.

Equity, power and voice sit at the centre of Herbel-Eisenmann's scholarship. Her research examines how language and discourse in mathematics classrooms and informal education spaces can reproduce or disrupt systems of privilege and oppression.

A distinctive feature of Herbel-Eisenmann's administrative leadership record is her service as a program officer at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) from 2019 to 2022, where she managed large portfolios of grants, facilitated U.S. national workshops and contributed to internal policy and process improvements. Among her most notable achievements in this role was collaborating on a small team to co-design and launch the U.S. National Science Foundation's Racial Equity in STEM program, for which the team received the NSF Director's Award for Superior Accomplishment in 2022.

Herbel-Eisenmann is an internationally recognized and active scholar, with more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, including in many leading journals in mathematics education and education research. She has edited multiple books and journal special issues and contributed extensively to international research handbooks and professional resources for educators.

Her research has attracted more than US$12.5 million in funded research, including a prestigious NSF CAREER award, and focuses on equity, strengths-based pedagogies and community-engaged research.

 Through sustained partnerships with school boards and communities across Canada, the United States and Norway, she has led collaborative projects centred on Indigenous and newcomer education and advanced the integration of human rights principles into mathematics teacher education.

Her contributions have been recognized through numerous honours, including the 2023 Distinguished Scholar Award from the American Educational Research Association, the 2016 Journal of Research on Leadership Education Best Article Award and the 2010 Early Career Award from the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators.

Her record of service reflects deep experience in mentoring and building inclusive cultures and extends to community engagement, including volunteering to facilitate a Youth Voice and Action Council at a local high school and serving on the board of directors and education committee for South Haven LGBTQ+ Advocacy. She has received awards from Michigan State University for her work as a mentor and community-engaged scholar.

I extend my thanks to the members of the search committee for their commitment and guidance throughout this process. I also thank Sarah Barrett for her leadership and service as interim dean of the Faculty of Education during this transition period.

Sincerely,

Lisa Philipps
Interim President and Vice-Chancellor

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As cardiovascular disease remains one of the leading causes of illness and death worldwide, cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs have been shown to reduce mortality, lower hospital readmissions and improve quality of life.

Despite its proven value, significant gaps remain in who is referred to cardiac rehabilitation and who ultimately participates, particularly in parts of the world where cardiovascular disease places a disproportionate burden on health systems and patients.

"Even when CR programs are available, patients still face barriers to being referred, accessing programs and affording care," says Carson. "Understanding these gaps helps identify where changes in healthcare systems and policies could improve access, particularly in lower-resource settings.鈥�

Previous studies had tracked barriers to cardiac rehabilitation and identified disparities in participation across countries and health care systems. However, the COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted CR delivery and access worldwide, says Carson. As a result, the global cardiac rehabilitation landscape had not been comprehensively assessed in the years since, with little recent data available on referral practices, wait times, funding models and the costs individuals face when seeking care.

"An updated audit was therefore needed to understand what CR looks like globally today, where progress has been made, and where gaps in referral and access persist,鈥� says Carson.

Under the supervision of 91亚色 Professor Sherry L. Grace and Adjunct Professor Gabriela Ghisi, Carson conducted a global survey of CR programs in 2025 examining referral practices, limitations to participation, wait times, strategies to improve entry to treatment, funding models and patient costs.

The researchers ultimately received survey responses from 1,505 CR programs across 90 countries. Program leaders completed questionnaires about how care is delivered, how people utilize services and the financial challenges both patients and providers face. The researchers then analyzed the results by country income level.

Among the study's observations was the limited adoption of systematic referral systems, which automatically refer eligible individuals to cardiac rehabilitation rather than relying on a clinician to manually make the referral.

"It was striking that systematic referral, despite being an effective way to increase CR use, was implemented in only about one-fifth of programs globally," says Carson.

The finding also reflected one of the study's broader themes: inequity in access. Systematic referral was far more common in high-income countries than in middle- and low-income countries, with programs in high-income countries estimating that roughly 80 per cent of eligible patients were referred to rehabilitation compared with about 50 per cent in middle-income countries.

The study also found that access was shaped not only by referrals, but by whether patients could afford to participate.

"One finding that stood out to me was the magnitude of the financial barriers," says Carson. "Programs globally estimated that 50 per cent of indicated patients may forego CR because of out-of-pocket costs."

Nearly half of surveyed programs relied on direct patient payments as a source of funding. When patients were required to pay, they covered an average of about 60 per cent of rehabilitation costs themselves. In lower-middle-income countries, patients often paid the entire cost of care out of pocket.

Together, the findings point to a broader inequity. Many of the countries carrying the greatest burden of cardiovascular disease also face some of the greatest barriers to rehabilitation, meaning access to treatment known to improve survival and quality of life can depend on where patients live and what they can afford.

The study also highlighted efforts already underway to improve participation. Researchers found that many programs are taking steps to make cardiac rehabilitation more accessible, including by providing information in multiple formats, offering plain-language educational materials, tailoring services to diverse populations and making resources available in different languages with the support of multilingual staff or interpreters.

Building on this progress, the researchers say addressing the persistent inequities identified in the study will require broader policy action. They recommend stronger public investment in CR, expanded health care coverage to reduce out-of-pocket costs and wider use of systematic referral systems to help more who are eligible for care. Those changes could extend the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation to more patients who need it and ultimately help reduce cardiovascular illness and death.

For Carson, the hope is that her work will help inform practical changes that improve access to care for patients around the world.

"I hope these findings help inform changes in policy and clinical practice that make CR more accessible and affordable," says Carson. "Ultimately, improving referral processes and reducing financial barriers could allow more patients to benefit from cardiac rehabilitation."

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For a decade, Gulseren, who teaches human resource management in 91亚色's School of Administrative Studies, has researched chronic pain in the workplace. During that time, one issue kept surfacing.

鈥淪ubstance dependence is far more common among employees than most people realize,鈥� says Gulseren. 鈥淥pioids kept coming up as an important and often overlooked part of that picture.鈥�

The impacts of opioid dependence can be significant for both workers and organizations, she says. For personnel, it can contribute to anxiety, reduced concentration and chronic health challenges. For employers, it can mean increased absenteeism and presenteeism, reduced productivity, higher turnover and rising disability and health care costs.

Despite the effect dependence can have on workers and companies, Gulseren and frequent collaborator Zhanna Lyubykh, an assistant professor at Simon Fraser University, have found many employers remain unprepared to respond.

鈥淢any organizations still lack effective and practical strategies for addressing opioid-related challenges at work,鈥� says Gulseren. 鈥淭hey often don鈥檛 know how to approach it.鈥�

That gap led to a paper, , which aims to provide organizations with a clearer understanding of what contributes to opioid use in the workplace and what employers can do to address it.

In order to do so, the researchers reviewed a broad body of literature on opioid use disorder, workplace injuries, job stress, culture, drug-testing policies and recovery programs. They also examined evidence on accommodations and other measures designed to help employees manage substance-use challenges and return to work successfully.

Across the literature they reviewed, several themes emerged. According to Gulseren, one of the most notable findings was that employment setting conditions themselves can contribute to opioid dependence.

A common assumption is that opioid use disorder is primarily a personal issue rooted in an individual's own circumstances.

鈥淥ur research points to something different: conditions like poor ergonomics, high stress, pressure to return to work too soon after an injury or heavy physical demands with little control over one's work can push employees toward dependence,鈥� says Gulseren.

Across the literature, another theme emerged: workplace responses can be just as important as workplace conditions. When organizations addressed opioid use through measures such as drug testing or strict disciplinary policies, the evidence suggested those approaches often fell short.

Punitive measures such as drug testing and strict disciplinary approaches were often found to have limited success. Some studies reviewed by Gulseren even identified links between punitive policies and higher rates of opioid use. She and Lyubykh found such approaches can increase employee distress, create perceptions of unfairness, discourage people from seeking help and encourage workers to conceal substance-use problems.

Instead, the researchers found strategies focused on reducing stigma, providing accommodations and helping staff through treatment and recovery were often associated with better outcomes.

Across the studies they reviewed, these approaches were linked to lower rates of substance use, safer workplaces, greater willingness among employees to seek help, improved retention and more successful recovery and return-to-work outcomes.

For Gulseren, the review was about more than identifying insights from existing research. It was also an opportunity to explore practical ways organizations could better assist personnel.

鈥淚t was important to us that the work translate into applicable, practical recommendations that people in HR and management roles could actually put into practice,鈥� says Gulseren.

The published paper offers recommendations split into two categories: prevention and response.

On the prevention side, it encourages employers to focus on reducing workplace injuries, improving ergonomics, lowering job-related stress, creating psychologically safer spaces and ensuring employees have adequate opportunities for rest and recovery.

For those already struggling with opioid dependence, they recommend non-judgmental conversations, reducing stigma, recognizing signs of distress, providing appropriate accommodations and facilitating treatment and recovery. The researchers also emphasize the importance of structured return-to-work plans and ongoing support after treatment.

The recommendations, Gulseren says, are intended to give organizations the tools and understanding they need to better respond to staff needs while improving outcomes for companies as a whole.

鈥淲e hope it gives managers concrete, evidence-based tools both preventive (how to minimize the likelihood of opioid-related harm in the first place) and reactive (how to support employees through opioid use disorder and recovery when it does occur) ways,鈥� says Gulseren.

For her, that work is especially important because conversations about opioid use in the workplace are often oversimplified.

鈥淥pioids can be a necessary part of chronic pain management for many employees, so this isn't a simple 鈥榦pioids are bad鈥� story,鈥� says Gulseren. 鈥淥rganizations need better ways to manage and respond to this reality. We hope our work encourages organizations to move away from punitive responses and toward more supportive approaches.鈥�

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Beth Herbel-Eisenmann se joint 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 apr猫s une brillante carri猫re 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 d鈥櫭塼at du Michigan, dont la Facult茅 des sciences de l鈥櫭ヾucation compte parmi les meilleures au monde. Elle y est professeure 茅minente Red Cedar en formation 脿 l鈥檈nseignement et directrice du programme de didactique des math茅matiques. Elle est par ailleurs professeure 脿 temps partiel 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 du Sud-Est de la Norv猫ge.

Titulaire d鈥檜n doctorat en programmes d鈥櫭﹖udes, enseignement et politiques 茅ducatives de l鈥橴niversit茅 d鈥櫭塼at du Michigan, o霉 elle s鈥檈st sp茅cialis茅e en didactique des math茅matiques et en formation 脿 l鈥檈nseignement, elle a notamment enseign茅 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 du Wyoming, 脿 l鈥橧nstitut d鈥櫭﹖udes p茅dagogiques de l鈥橭ntario de l鈥橴niversit茅 de Toronto et 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 d鈥櫭塼at de l鈥橧owa, avant de renouer avec l鈥橴niversit茅 d鈥櫭塼at du Michigan en 2008.

Les questions d鈥櫭﹒uit茅, de pouvoir et de voix occupent une place centrale dans ses recherches. Elle s鈥檌nt茅resse 脿 la mani猫re dont le langage et les discours utilis茅s dans les classes de math茅matiques et les contextes 茅ducatifs informels peuvent contribuer 脿 perp茅tuer les syst猫mes de privil猫ge et d鈥檕ppression ou, au contraire, 脿 les remettre en question.

Beth Herbel-Eisenmann poss猫de une riche exp茅rience en direction administrative. De 2019 脿 2022, 脿 titre de responsable de programme 脿 la National Science Foundation des 脡tats-Unis, elle a g茅r茅 d鈥檌mportants portefeuilles de subventions, coordonn茅 des ateliers nationaux et contribu茅 脿 l鈥檃m茅lioration des politiques et des processus internes. Elle a 茅galement fait partie de la petite 茅quipe qui a con莽u et lanc茅 le programme Racial Equity in STEM Education, qui a valu 脿 l鈥櫭﹒uipe le Prix du directeur pour r茅alisation exceptionnelle de la National Science Foundation en 2022.

Reconnue 脿 l鈥櫭ヽhelle internationale pour ses travaux, Beth Herbel-Eisenmann s鈥檌mpose comme une chercheuse prolifique, auteure de plus de 100 publications 茅valu茅es par des pairs, notamment dans des revues de premier plan en didactique des math茅matiques et en recherche en 茅ducation. Elle a par ailleurs dirig茅 la publication de plusieurs ouvrages et num茅ros sp茅ciaux de revues, en plus d鈥檃pporter une contribution importante 脿 des ouvrages de r茅f茅rence internationaux en recherche et 脿 des ressources professionnelles destin茅es au personnel enseignant.

Ses travaux de recherche ont obtenu plus de 12,5 millions de dollars am茅ricains en financement, notamment gr芒ce 脿 une prestigieuse bourse CAREER de la National Science Foundation. Ils s鈥檌nt茅ressent 脿 l鈥櫭﹒uit茅, aux approches p茅dagogiques fond茅es sur les forces des apprenantes et apprenants, ainsi qu鈥櫭� l鈥檈ngagement communautaire.

 Gr芒ce 脿 des partenariats durables avec des conseils scolaires et des communaut茅s au Canada, en Norv猫ge et aux 脡tats-Unis, elle a dirig茅 des projets collaboratifs portant notamment sur l鈥檈nseignement des peuples autochtones et des nouveaux arrivants. Elle a aussi jou茅 un r么le dans l鈥檃vancement de l鈥檌nt茅gration des principes des droits de la personne dans la formation du corps enseignant en math茅matiques.

L鈥檈xcellence de son travail lui a valu de nombreuses distinctions, dont le Prix de chercheuse 茅minente d茅cern茅 en 2023 par l鈥橝merican Educational Research Association, le Prix du meilleur article du Journal of Research on Leadership Education en 2016 et le Prix des nouveaux chercheurs de l鈥橝ssociation of Mathematics Teacher Educators en 2010.

Son parcours t茅moigne d鈥檜ne vaste exp茅rience en mentorat, en cr茅ation de milieux inclusifs et en engagement communautaire. Elle a notamment anim茅 b茅n茅volement un conseil consultatif des jeunes dans une 茅cole secondaire et si茅g茅 au conseil d鈥檃dministration ainsi qu鈥檃u comit茅 茅ducatif de South Haven LGBTQ+ Advocacy, un organisme qui d茅fend les droits de la communaut茅 LGBTQ+ de South Haven. L鈥橴niversit茅 d鈥櫭塼at du Michigan lui a d鈥檃illeurs d茅cern茅 plusieurs distinctions en reconnaissance de son engagement envers le mentorat et de ses travaux de recherche au service de la communaut茅.

Je tiens 脿 remercier sinc猫rement les membres du comit茅 de s茅lection pour leur engagement et leurs pr茅cieux conseils tout au long de ce processus. Je souhaite 茅galement exprimer ma gratitude 脿 Sarah Barrett pour son leadership et son d茅vouement 脿 titre de doyenne par int茅rim de la Facult茅 des sciences de l鈥櫭ヾucation durant cette p茅riode de transition.

Sinc猫res salutations,

尝颈蝉补听笔丑颈濒颈辫辫蝉
Pr茅sidente et vice-chanceli猫re par int茅rim

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鈥淐limate change is rapidly expanding habitats for ticks and mosquitoes across Canada, driving up rates of Lyme disease and introducing newer threats like anaplasmosis into regions where they weren't previously seen,鈥� says Tosato, who works through the Faculty of Science's Laboratory of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (LIAM).

As a result, researchers and public health officials are increasingly looking for ways to reduce tick populations and the diseases they spread.

One approach is the use of prescribed burns, also known as controlled fires. Previous research has shown they can reduce tick numbers, but whether those reductions translate into lower disease risk remains less clear. Researchers know less about how different fire regimes affect disease spread when accounting for the complex interactions between ticks, wildlife hosts and the pathogens they carry.

鈥淚f we want to predict disease risks down the line, we really need to understand how all these moving parts interact,鈥� says Tosato, whose previous work has evaluated different tick-control strategies such as acaricides and repellents.

Tosato and collaborator Kyeongah Nah, from the National Institute for Mathematical Sciences in South Korea, sought to address those questions. They wanted to better understand how controlled burns affect the spread of tick-borne diseases while accounting for factors that have received less attention in previous models, including the role of rodents and whether fire affects young and adult ticks differently.

, the study was supervised by Professor Jianhong Wu through the LIAM lab and used a mathematical model representing ticks, rodents and the diseases that can spread between them. The model simulated how tick populations change over time, how they interact with rodents and how infections move through those populations. It also distinguished between infected and uninfected ticks and rodents, allowing the team to track transmission under different conditions.

The researchers then introduced fire as a variable, simulating prescribed burns with different frequencies and effectiveness levels. This allowed them to test a wide range of hypothetical scenarios, including how disease spread might change if burns occurred more or less frequently, or removed larger or smaller proportions of tick and rodent populations. By running thousands of simulations, the team could compare different fire-management approaches and their potential effect on disease risk.

Before evaluating the effectiveness of controlled burns, the simulation revealed several factors that play an outsized role in disease spread.

One practical finding was that not all ticks contribute equally to transmission. The researchers found that adult ticks and rodents played especially important roles in driving disease transmission. That suggests control strategies targeting those populations may have the greatest impact on limiting transmission.

The model also highlighted the importance of a lesser-understood transmission pathway known as co-feeding. This occurs when infected and uninfected ticks feed close together on the same animal, allowing disease to spread directly between the ticks even if the host itself is not infected. When the researchers incorporated this process into their modelling approach, disease became considerably harder to control. Infections persisted under conditions where they otherwise would have disappeared.

With those transmission dynamics established, the researchers examined how prescribed burns influence disease risk.

The simulations suggested that prescribed fire can substantially reduce the spread of tick-borne diseases, particularly when carried out regularly. The modelling also highlighted the importance of burn frequency. Relatively modest reductions in tick populations achieved through annual burns produced effects comparable to much more aggressive interventions carried out less often.

At the same time, the model suggested that completely eliminating tick populations would be difficult. Doing so would require highly effective burns at frequent intervals, conditions that may be impractical or potentially harmful to natural ecosystems. Instead, reducing disease risk may be a more realistic goal.

The researchers conclude that prescribed fire could serve as a flexible management tool that supports both ecosystem stewardship and public health goals. However, they caution that its effectiveness depends on factors such as local ecological conditions, the characteristics of the disease being targeted and how frequently burns are conducted.

The team also recommends further research examining how prescribed burns compare with other tick-control strategies, including repellents and acaricides, as well as how longer-term environmental changes caused by burning, such as shifts in vegetation cover and humidity, affect tick survival and disease transmission.

For Tosato, the study demonstrates the importance of understanding the connection between environmental change and disease risk.

鈥淚 hope it highlights how fire dynamics and land management can influence these systems, encouraging a broader perspective on how environmental changes and disease transmission connect,鈥� he says.

The work also underscores the role mathematics can play in addressing emerging public-health challenges. By simulating complex ecological interactions that are difficult to study directly, mathematical models can help researchers anticipate future risks and evaluate potential responses.

鈥淎s changing environmental conditions allow ticks and new pathogens to establish themselves in regions where they previously couldn't survive, a close collaboration between mathematics and public health is essential to generate actionable insights that allow us to stay ahead of emerging threats,鈥� Tosato says.

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Thakur is the founding engineer and chief technology officer (CTO) of Tally Rewards, a platform that helps small and medium-sized businesses create customer loyalty programs. The platform allows customers to automatically earn rewards through linked payment cards, while providing businesses with data on customer visits, spending and engagement.

Building a company is demanding in its own right, but while helping lead the company's product development and technical strategy, he is also completing a software engineering degree at 91亚色.

Balancing those responsibilities hasn鈥檛 always been easy.

"There have been periods where assignments, exams, product deadlines and company responsibilities have all happened at the same time," he says.

The challenge has grown alongside the company, as his role has expanded beyond engineering to include leadership, team development and long-term planning.

For Thakur, balancing a startup while completing an engineering degree has become an education in itself.

"It has forced me to become much more intentional with how I manage my time and prioritize what actually needs my attention,鈥� he says.

The opportunity to gain that kind of hands-on learning while studying was one of the reasons he chose 91亚色.

"91亚色 stood out to me not only because of the engineering program, but also because of the entrepreneurial support and pathways available to students," he says.

Thakur says the overlap between classroom learning and real-world experience has accelerated his growth. Concepts introduced through his coursework, including software design, testing and large-scale software development, often influence how he approaches challenges at Tally Rewards.

Classroom learning was only part of the experience. 91亚色鈥檚 entrepreneurship programs have also shaped his approach to building a business. In addition to his software engineering coursework, Thakur has pursued opportunities through Lassonde's BEST (Bergeron Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology) program and entrepreneurship courses available through .

Designed to help students develop the skills and understanding needed to launch a startup, these learning opportunities encouraged him to think beyond technology and focus on understanding users, validating ideas and building sustainable businesses.

As a result, Thakur has gained new insights into his role as CTO at Tally Rewards.

"Being a CTO isn't only about being a strong engineer. It's also about helping a team make good decisions and ensuring that what we build actually supports the direction of the business,鈥� he says. 鈥淪ome of the most important work happens before you write any code.鈥�

The combination of technical and venture creation education has been one of the most valuable aspects of Thakur's 91亚色 experience.

"My engineering courses at Lassonde have given me the technical foundation to build reliable systems, while the entrepreneurship experiences have helped me understand why those systems should be built and who they should be built for," he says.

Looking ahead, Thakur hopes to continue growing as both an engineer and entrepreneur while completing his degree.

"University is actually a unique environment to experiment because you're surrounded by people who are learning, building and willing to help," he says.

Despite the challenges of juggling both, Thakur believes students interested in entrepreneurship should take advantage of the opportunities available at 91亚色 and not wait until they feel fully prepared before pursuing an idea.

"A lot of students assume they need to have the perfect idea, a complete skill set or a detailed plan before they can build something," he says. "In reality, a huge part of entrepreneurship is learning as you go."

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Born in Germany in 1926, Danziger emigrated with his family to South Africa as a child and completed degrees in chemistry and psychology at the University of Cape Town before pursuing doctoral studies at the University of Oxford, where he was among the institution's first PhD graduates in psychology.

After teaching in Australia and Indonesia, Danziger returned to South Africa and eventually became chair of psychology at the University of Cape Town. During the apartheid era, he became acquainted with Nelson Mandela and other leaders in the anti-apartheid movement and served as an expert witness in trials involving Black activists. His advocacy brought threats against him and his family, as well as the possibility of prosecution by the government.

In 1965, Danziger accepted an invitation to join 91亚色 as the second chair of its Department of Psychology.

Arriving as the University was opening the Keele Campus, he helped shepherd a period of rapid growth for the department. During his two-year tenure as chair, faculty numbers more than doubled. During that period, he also helped recruit many of the scholars who would shape the department's future growth and research strengths. He remained at 91亚色 until his retirement in 1994, when he became professor emeritus.

鈥淜urt was a giant in our department and in the field," says Alistair Mapp, current chair of the Department of Psychology.

While helping shape the department's growth, Danziger also emerged as one of the world's leading scholars of the history of psychology. Although he initially worked in social psychology, his interests increasingly turned toward the history of the discipline and its research methods, as well as the ways the discipline鈥檚 ideas evolved over time.

By the 1980s, that interest culminated in his influential 1990 book, Constructing the Subject: Historical Origins of Psychological Research. It was one of several landmark works that followed, including Naming the Mind: How Psychology Found Its Language and Marking the Mind: A History of Memory, helping establish his international reputation and reshaping how scholars understood psychology's past.

Collectively, his research challenged long-accepted assumptions about some of the discipline's founding figures and prompted new ways of thinking about how psychological knowledge is created. The work also helped lay the foundation for one of his most lasting contributions to 91亚色. Danziger helped establish the University's graduate specialization in History and Theory of Psychology, developing its curriculum and serving as its founding director when it launched in 1980. Over the following years, he supervised many of the students who entered the program, helping train a generation of scholars. The program continues today as Historical, Theoretical and Critical Research in Psychology.

Over the course of his career, Danziger received numerous honours. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1989 and received the Canadian Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in 1994 for his role in establishing 91亚色's graduate specialization in the history and theory of psychology. In 2005, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada. He also received lifetime achievement awards from both the Society for the History of Psychology and the Canadian Psychological Association's History and Philosophy of Psychology Section.

For those who knew him well, including Professor Emeritus Ray Fancher, Danziger's accomplishments resonate not only in the field of psychology, but throughout 91亚色.

"He was surely one of 91亚色's 'greatest' figures," says Fancher.

Mapp echoes that sentiment. "His legacy will live on through his students and his writings. He will be sorely missed," he says.

With files from Ray Fancher

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