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Catherine Murray

Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Enrolment Management, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | Simon Fraser University

Dr. Murray is a professor in Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies and member of the Centre for Policy Studies on Culture and Communities.

Christine McWebb

Director, Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business | University of Waterloo

University administration, Academic startups, Internationalization and curriculum development, Media history, Digital culture, Digital humanities, Medieval literature and culture, French literature and culture

Dr. Bukola Oladunni Salami

Associate Professor, Nursing | University of Alberta

Migration and health, Health and well-being of temporary foreign workers, African immigrant health and well being, Immigrant child and youth health, Mental health of immigrants, International nurse migration, Immigration and health policy

Jennifer Polk

Coach & Entrepreneur | From PhD to Life

Career Coaching for PhDs / Professional Development for Non-Academic Careers

Esme Fuller-Thomson

Professor; Sandra Rotman Chair in Social Work; Interim Director, Institute for Life Course and Aging | University of Toronto

Long-term health impacts of adverse childhood experience including maltreatment and parental divorce, grandparents raising grandchildren and social determinants of disability among older adults.