Associate professor of operations research, Brock University
I work in the field of operations research. This specialty uses mathematical models to analyze and improve the performance of systems in business and the public sector. My current research involves models of military combat. These models can help us understand issues in international security studies and in military history. I have analyzed missile warfare at sea (e.g., anti-ship cruise missiles), rocket defenses on land (e.g., Israel's Iron Dome), and key battles in history (e.g., Balaclava, Gettysburg, and Coral Sea).
I have also collaborated on research to help university students make better decisions about their studies. We have examined how students respond to feedback about their grades, and how well they perform when repeating courses.
I have been a Fulbright visiting research chair at Norwich University, and a visiting professor at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School.
Most of my research papers are available on Brock University's Digital Repository site.
http://dr.library.brocku.ca/handle/10464/6819
I teach courses in quality improvement, game theory, and operations management. I hold several professional certifications from the American Society for Quality.
Israel seems poised for a massive invasion of Gaza rather than prolonged attrition
Oct 16, 2023 09:12 am UTC| Politics
In the days since the Oct. 7 surprise attack by Hamas, Israel has counted its dead and secured its borders. The country now faces a grim choice. Will it continue trading air strikes and rocket fire with Hamas militants...
Cannabis in Canada: Debunking myths about the real impacts of legalization
Oct 10, 2023 07:39 am UTC| Law
Before Canada legalized recreational cannabis in October 2018, there was considerable debate about its potential effects. Some predicted it would trigger an economic goldrush, while others worried it would lead to public...
Give cannabis producers more packaging and labelling flexibility
Jan 19, 2021 04:57 am UTC| Law
While efforts to legalize recreational cannabis nationally have stalled in the United States, New Zealand, Mexico and Israel, Canadas legal market continues to evolve. Health Canada has recently been receiving...
Iran flexes its missile muscle with terrible consequences
Jan 14, 2020 00:34 am UTC| Insights & Views
Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) recently demonstrated its sophisticated missile technology by attacking U.S. military bases in Iraq. But later the same day, its missiles unintentionally destroyed an...
Cannabis quality involves careful science and carefree highs
Jun 19, 2019 02:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Canadas legal cannabis industry continues to make progress. Product shortages are decreasing. Store numbers are increasing. And edible cannabis regulations have just been finalized. With these basics falling into place,...
How Canadians are buying cannabis and getting high now that it's legal
Feb 19, 2019 16:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Health
There was much speculation throughout 2018 about Canadas soon-to-be-legal cannabis market. But only recently has data become available that shows what cannabis consumers really want and actually buy. For example,...
Where's the weed? Clues to Canada's cannabis shortages
Jan 27, 2019 14:33 pm UTC| Business
Wheres the weed!? Thats been a common Canadian refrain lately. Shortages appeared almost immediately after recreational cannabis sales began last October. Provincial distributors subsequently blamed producers and...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight