Ontario Tech Expert Centre
The Expert Centre is your source to discover the university’s diverse collection of faculty expertise and thought leadership. Find an expert to provide analysis, commentary and insight on today's most engaging industry trends and developments!
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- Assistant Professor | Faculty of Social Science and HumanitiesZenia Kish, PhDDr. Kish's research explores unconventional forms of media across global contexts,including the mediation of philanthropy and agriculture, and makes connections between digital media studies, strategic communication, critical finance studies, American studies, food and agriculture, and development.
- Associate ProfessorYing Zhu, PhD
- Associate Teaching Professor | Faculty of Social Science and HumanitiesVivian Stamatopoulos, PhDDr. Stamatopoulos' research interests focus on long-term care (LTC), child and youth-based caregiving (young carers) and unpaid family caregiving. She is also a leading advocate for LTC residents in Ontario and has provided almost 300 expert interviews on the topic of long-term care over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Assistant Professor | Faculty of Engineering and Applied ScienceRamona Fayazfar, PhD, PEng
- Pariss Garramone, PhDDr. Garramone's interdisciplinary work examines the intersections of creativity, experiential learning, community involvement, writing pedagogy and curriculum theory, with a focus on social and environmental justice issues.
- Assistant Professor | Faculty of Engineering and Applied ScienceMeaghan Charest-Finn, PhDDr. Charest-Finn looks forward to continuing her research that has been industry-centric on other applications. These research areas include automated robotic inspection, advanced driver assistance programs, and other processes where deciphering and acting on data quickly is required.
- Faculty of Social Science and HumanitiesLes Jacobs, PhDDr. Jacobs is a leading international expert in human rights, including issues focused on policing and race data collection, global health and equity, privacy rights, and links to trade and international economic law.
- Associate Teaching Professor | Faculty of Health SciencesLaura Banks, MSc, MA, PhD, R.KinDr. Banks has expertise in cardiac function and exercise physiology across the continuum of high performance sport, health, and disease.
- Associate Professor and Associate Industrial Research Chair | Faculty of Engineering and Applied ScienceKirk Atkinson, PhDDr. Atkinson is expert on Small Modular Reactors in the marine context. As naval reactors are the original SMR’s, he has real-world experience working in a successful program encompassing the design, manufacture, operation, and disposal of small, pressurized water reactors (PWRs).
- Faculty of Health SciencesJanet McCabe, RN, MEd, PhDDr. McCabe works with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to promote health and well-being with a focus on physical activity and healthy living.
- Assistant Professor | Faculty of Business and Information TechnologyChen Shen, PhDDr. Shen's research and teaching interests are in empirical corporate finance, household finance, climate change on finance, and corporate governance. Before joining academia, he worked as a Financial Analyst at Accenture (China).
- Professor | Faculty of ScienceBrad Easton, PhDDr. Brad Easton is a materials electrochemist exploring fundamental ways to enhance fuel cell performance.
