Susan Prentice
Professor · University of Manitoba
Professor Prentice's primary specialization is contemporary and historical childcare policy and advocacy
Social Inequality Social Change Systemic Discrimination Historical Sociology Childcare Policy
Ann Douglas
Author, Magazine Writer, On-Air Parenting Columnist, Speaker · Independent
A bestselling author and the weekend parenting columnist for CBC Radio, Ann has been called "Canada's most trusted parenting writer."
Parenting Pregnancy Children Babies Mental Health
Solène Delecourt
Assistant Professor · Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Researcher focused on inequality in business performance
Management Business Performance Field experiments Entrepreneurship Discrimination
Amy Gorin, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences · University of Connecticut
Professor focused on long-term weight loss.
Weight Loss Maintenance Behavioral Weight Management Obesity Social Support
Rebecca Johnson
Professor, Faculty of Law · University of Victoria
Rebecca Johnson is a pioneer in Canadian law-and-film scholarship.
Intercultural Communication Indigenous Affairs Sexuality and the Law Same-sex Couples Colonialism
Alexandra Greenhill
CEO · myBestHelper
Award-winning physician innovator, tech CEO, community leader, change agent. TEDx. Top 100 WXN most powerful women Canada, Top 40 under 40.
Innovation Health Health & Healing Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Tech Companies and Venture Capital
Sam Curry
Chief Product and Security Officer · Cybereason
Sam Curry is an expert in cyber conflict and security, information security management and enabling a safe, reliable and connected world.
Computer Security Identity Management Information Serucity Management Network Security Product Marketing
Prof. Ariela Lowenstein
Head, Social Gerontology Center for Research · University of Haifa
Professor Lowenstein's research specializes in intergenerational family relations and caregiving
Carers and Caregiving Intergenerational Family Relations Elder's Quality of Life Gerontological Education Policy Development
Kerri Raissian, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Public Policy · University of Connecticut
Public administration expert, focusing on child and family policy
The impact of early childhood investments on child well-being Role of policy in family violence and contraception subsidies How policy generates family complexity, data collection and decision making in the child protective system
Joan C. Williams
Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Hastings Foundation Chair and Director of the Center for WorkLife Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: williams@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4706 / Office 402-100
Property Law Feminist Legal Theory Work Life Balance Gender and Sexuality in the Law Work Conflict
Elisabeth Gugl
Associate Professor · University of Victoria
Dr. Gugl's main research is in family economics, an area that investigates issues such as family formation and dissolution
Family Economics Microeconomic Theory Public Finance Labour Economics Family Formation and Dissolution
Wang Feng
Professor of Sociology · UC Irvine
Wang Feng is a leading expert on demography, aging, and inequality.
Comparative Historical Demography Contemporary Chinese Society Social Demography Social Inequality Post-Communist Societies
Steven Wisensale, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies · University of Connecticut
Steven Wisensale, Ph.D., is an expert in sports and society as well as labor, gender,and race issues in professional sports.
Maternity Leave Family Leave Policy Social Welfare Policy Baseball
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
Mical Raz
Charles E. and Dale L. Phelps Professor in Public Policy and Health · University of Rochester
Author of "What's Wrong with the Poor? Psychiatry, Race and the War on Poverty."
Psychiatry Education Policy Race Culture and Ethnicity Poverty & Public Policy Education
Myo Thwin Myint, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics; Training Director, Triple Board (Pediatrics/ Psychiatry/ Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Residency and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Programs · Tulane University
Dr. Myint is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and pediatrician who specializes in LGBTQ health, medical education and advocacy.
Family Violence Adolescent Psychiatry Psychiatry LGBTQ Health Medical Education
Mark Schrutt
Strategic Advisor, Public Sector & Innovation Research · International Data Corporation (IDC)
Mark is a Strategic Advisor on innovation for IDC. He is an expert in the areas of digital transformation, analytics, and decision-making.
Innovation Data Decision-Making Analytics
Christin Munsch, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology · University of Connecticut
Dr. Munsch's research focuses on gender roles and family “breadwinners."
Gender Roles Family Breadwinners
Iglika Ivanova
Senior Economist and Public Interest Researcher · Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - BC Office
Iglika Ivanova is Senior Economist and Public Interest Researcher at the BC Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
Poverty Labour Economics Income Distribution Income Inequality Living Wage Policies
Miriam Liss
Professor of Psychology · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Liss is internationally known expert on parenting and work-family balance issues.
Work-Life Balance Parenting Feminism Autism Developmental Disorders