Jana Steele
Partner, Pensions & Benefits · Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Partner at Osler in Toronto with extensive knowledge and experience with shared risk, target benefit and other innovative plan designs.
Pension and Benefits Pension Plan Shared Risk and Target Benefit Plans Pension Plan Structure Pension Plan Governance Pension Plan Compliance
Lynn Gehl
Indigenous/Indigenist Cultural Critic, Writer, Author · Independent
Indigenist Cultural Critic
Sex-Discrimination in the Indian Act Treaty and Land Claims Process Indigenous Knowledge Algonquin Anishinaabeg Indigenous Affairs
Veena Dubal
Associate Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contact: dubalv@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4860 / Office 364-200
Critical Race Theory Sociology of Social Movements Legal Anthropology Work Law Law and Social Change
Jennifer Shinall
Professor of Law · Vanderbilt University
Expert in discrimination, particularly in the areas of gender and disability.
Employer Rights Workplace Rights Gender Discrimination Disability
Kate McInturff
Director · Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Kate McInturff is director of the CCPA's initiative on gender equality and public policy, Making Women Count.
Gender Equality Policy Analysis Family policy Labour Economics Budget and Tax Policy
Holly Chang
Curator · Middlebrook Prize Winners
Holly Chang is an emerging artist, curator and researcher from Toronto, Ontario.
Photography Art
Stephanie Nawyn
Associate Professor and Co-director of Center for Gender in Global Context · Michigan State University
Stephanie Nawyn specializes in migration and refugees, human trafficking and migrant labor exploitation.
Gender Immigration Refugees Resettlement
Paolo Pedercini
Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Paolo Pedercini's artistic practice deals with the relationship between electronic entertainment and ideology.
Environmental Justice Internet Folk Art Social Issues Video Games Digital Art
Alexandra Shakespeare
Senior Lecturer in Publishing · University Alliance
Alexandra Shakespeare is Senior Lecturer in Publishing and Journalism for the Oxford International Centre for Publishing.
Lifestyle Media Consumer Media Digital Transformation of Media Journalism Media
Dr Neha Prashar
Research Fellow · Aston University
Dr Prashar has worked in the areas of development, entrepreneurship, SMEs and productivity since joining the ERC in 2017.
Job Destruction Labour SMEs Productivity Development
Penelope Simons
Professor, Faculty of Law · University of Ottawa
Penelope Simons has been engaged in research on corporate human rights accountability for over a decade.
Business and Human Rights Corporate Social Responsibility International Human Rights Law Transnational Corporations Human Rights and International Economic Law
Fred Headon
Assistant General Counsel · Air Canada
For insight on how the legal profession is changing or the latest in labour and employment law , Headon offers world-class insight.
Employment Law Labour Law Labor Law Human Rights Law Privacy
Karla Thorpe
Director, Leadership and Human Resources Research · The Conference Board of Canada
It's not always about money: Learn what it takes to not only attract and retain employees but to increase employee commitment
Labour Relations Workplace Health and Wellness Compensation and Benefits
Elle Boag
Associate Professor of Applied Social Psychology · Birmingham City University
Elle Boag's research has an attachment-related basis, and covers topics that extend her PhD research on prejudice and discrimination.
Antisocial and Prosocial Behaviour Prejudice & Discrimination Diversity Relationships Attachment Theory
Laura Madokoro
Assistant Professor, History and Classical Studies · McGill University
Laura's research focuses on the history of race, refugees and religious and secular humanitarianism.
Refugee and Human Rights Issues Immigration Canadian History Archives Heritage
Dr Mirjam Röder
Associate Professorial Research Fellow, Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI) · Aston University
Dr Röder's research interests focus on bioenergy and related sustainability implications.
Sustainability Negative Emissions Bioenergy and Bioeconomy Climate Change Bioenergy and Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS)
Amy Kishek
Lawyer and Executive Director · Canadian Intern Association
Advocate for policy and law reform in areas of workplace law on behalf of precarious and young workers
Human Rights & Workplace Law Human Rights Labour Law Employment Law Youth Employment
Sylvia Bawa
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology · York University
Dr. Bawa teaches sociology at York University
Human Rights Women's Empowerment postcolonial feminisms African feminisms Development Theory
Dr Jo Michell
Associate Professor of Economics · UWE Bristol
He is a macroeconomist - reviewing patterns and cycles of national and international financial performance data.
Deprivation Macroeconomics Finance Economics Business Performance
Kaylie Tiessen
Economist and Researcher · Unifor
Researching labour markets, social progress and the value of public services.
Labour Economics Labour Markets Precarious Work Policy Analysis Poverty