Assistant Professor of Political Science, Université de Sherbrooke -Diversity and discrimination -Electoral Behavior -Political Psychology -Canadian and Quebec politics -Quantitative methods -Experimental methods -Mixed methods Affiliated with: School of Applied Politics, Université de Sherbrooke Center for the Study of Democratic Citizenship (CSDC) Réseau québécois en études féministes (RÉQEF) PolitiCo, Université Laval Network for Economic and Social Trends (NEST), Western University
Professeur du MNHN, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN) Jean-Baptiste Fini, PhD, is a full professor at the French National Muséum of Natural history (MNHN) in the department “Adaptation of living organisms ” in a common unit with the CNRS (French National Research Center) named “Physiological and Molecular Adaptation”. In this joint unit CNRS/MNHN (Paris, France) Pr. Fini leads the research team RODEO (responses to Environmental challenges) particularly on thyroid hormone signalling pathway disruptors and studies short- and long-term consequences of early exposure to different classes of chemical substances, either as single molecules or as mixtures. During the previous ten years, he has developed an assay to identify thyroid disruptors and their effects within Pr. Demeneix's team, who was awarded with the medal of innovation by the CNRS in 2014. Dr. Fini currently participates in several expert groups at the OECD (AOP, Thyroid) and is also part of the working group on endocrine disruptors at the French National Food Safety and Environment Agency (ANSES) and part of a working group on EDCs at the EFSA (European Food Safety Agency).
Professor of Biology, Trent University I have been Professor in the Department of Biology for nearly 25 years. Prior to my academic appointment, I served as Senior Wildlife Biologist with the Government of Newfoundland & Labrador. I am a member of the International Boreal Conservation Science Panel, a Fellow with the Leopold Leadership Program, and the founding Director of the Trent Centre for Communicating Conservation.
Postdoctoral Scholar of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, University of California, San Diego Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, San Diego investigating molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial quality control. My work is focused on the role of mitochondrial import and autophagy (i.e. mitophagy) in cardiovascular disease models of protein aggregation. These studies integrate protein/gene expression analyses and high resolution microscopy with physiological evaluation of mitochondrial and cardiac function in both cell and pre-clinical animal models
Research Professor of Clinical Health, University of Memphis For more than 20 years, Dr. Whelan has directed The Institute for Gambling Education and Research (T.I.G.E.R.) and The U of M Gambling Clinic, an outpatient treatment center for those struggling with gambling addiction. Key to the Institute’s work is a focus on the reciprocity between the research lab and the outpatient clinic. Over the years, his team has made significant contributions to the growing literature on gambling disorder prevention, assessment, and treatment. The Institute has received continuous external funding since 2005.
Instructor of Music, Dalhousie University Jacob Caines is a conductor, musicologist, and performer based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Jacob is a faculty member at Dalhousie University where he conducts the Dalhousie Wind Ensemble and teaches aural skills and theory. He is also completing a PhD at Concordia University in Queer Research-Creation, Queer Geography, and Urban Scenography. He is founder of ClassicalQueer.com, a project dedicated to interviews with Queer+ performers, writers, musicians, administrators and artists. The CQ project has also created the Canadian Database of Queer+ Classical Musicians as well as the CQ Podcast which interviews musicians from around the world with co-host Sammi Jane Smith - an astrophysicist and Queer+ music specialist in northern Sweden. As a performer, Jacob was the music director for the award-winning national tour of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. He is also a founding member of the ALKALI Collective which performs, and commissions works by living Canadian queer and BIPOC composers. The group is proud to be funded by the Canada Council, Arts Nova Scotia, and the City of Halifax. Jacob is an active adjudicator and clinician and has worked with the Canadian Music Competition and dozens of ensembles and arts groups across Canada.
