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Lyndsay Green

Sociologist | Independent

Lyndsay Green is a sociologist and researcher who has spent her career helping people use communications technologies for learning

Dr. Caroline Colijn

Professor & Canada 150 Research Chair, Department of Mathematics | Simon Fraser University

mathematics, epidemiology, pathogens, infectious disease, modelling, public health

Dr. Angela Crawley

Scientist, Chronic Disease Program | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Chronic Disease Program

Angela Crawley's lab studies the immunopathogenesis of HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) infection.

Marie Eve Vaillancourt

Exhibitions and Development Manager | Juno Beach Centre Association

Museum, Military history, Battlefields, Education, Pedagogy, Memory, Youth

Valérie Black St-Laurent

Founder and Executive Director | Canadian Journal of Law and Justice

criminal justice, Canadian criminal law, Canadian criminal justice, social justice, discrimination, marginalized communities, police accountability, carceral system, art therapy in penitentiaries, wrongful convictions, discrimination in Canadian criminal justice, free and accessible legal knowledge