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Ben Amor is a Full Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, where he serves as Director and Founder of the CIRMIB (Integrated Research Center on Sustainable Materials, Infrastructure and Buildings) and Director of Sustainable Development for the Faculty of Engineering. Previously, he held associate professor positions at Université Laval and Université de Sherbrooke. His research focuses on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodologies applied to sustainable construction, circular economy implementation in building sectors, and building decarbonization strategies. He has pioneered regionalized LCA approaches for Arctic regions and developed frameworks for carbon budgeting in building sectors. His work bridges environmental science with practical engineering solutions for sustainable infrastructure. His recent publications reveal strong trends in building decarbonization pathways, material circularity in construction, and the integration of biogenic carbon accounting. He emphasizes both technological solutions and behavioral change strategies for achieving net-zero emissions in the built environment. ACLCA 2018 Life Cycle Assessment Leadership Award Life Cycle Academy Awards 2019 (two awards) Quebec Public Administration Excellence Prize 2023 for Scientific Collaboration Multiple university teaching awards including the Jacques-Bazinet Merit Award Professor Amor leads significant research grants totaling over $20 million, including NSERC Alliance grants for sustainable building materials and a $2 million Research Chair on Net Zero Strategies and Life Cycle Assessment. He directs the CIRMIB research center and the LIRIDE (Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory in Sustainable Engineering and Eco-design), supervising multiple doctoral candidates. His work includes developing LCA tools for Quebec's construction industry and advising government bodies on sustainable procurement policies.

• Life Cycle Assessment
• Sustainable Construction
• Circular Economy
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Cédric Lesage is a Professor and the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Chair in Accountancy at Concordia University. He serves as Associate Dean for Research & Impact, focusing on audit, ethics, corporate governance, and responsibility. His doctoral teaching includes ADMI 861B - Research in Auditing and ADMI 871 - Foundations of Business Research . Research Areas: Audit, Ethics, Corporate Governance, Responsibility Email: cedric.lesage@concordia.ca ORCID: 0000-0001-8460-0895 CV: Available via his profile His publications explore audit pricing, joint audit policies, media bias in corporate fraud reporting, and auditor independence in kinship economies. Collaborative work spans institutions and disciplines, emphasizing empirical and ethical dimensions of accounting research.

• Audit
• Ethics
• Corporate Governance
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Éric Bélanger is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at McGill University, specializing in Canadian and Quebec politics. His research focuses on electoral behavior, political parties, nationalism, and public opinion dynamics. He holds a PhD from the Université de Montréal and has published extensively on topics such as generational shifts in Quebec nationalism, party realignment, and municipal voting patterns. His work frequently employs quantitative methods, including advanced econometric modeling for election forecasting. Research interests include: Quebec and Canadian political systems Political party competition and realignment Nationalist movements and identity politics Economic voting and fiscal policy impacts Municipal elections and local governance Comparative studies of electoral systems His recent work highlights innovative approaches to forecasting elections in diverse contexts like France and Latin America, while maintaining a strong focus on Quebec-specific issues such as generational voting patterns and the evolving nationalist landscape. Bélanger’s research often bridges theoretical frameworks with empirical analysis, contributing to both Canadian and comparative political science literatures.

• Canadian Politics
• Quebec Politics
• Political Parties and Party Systems
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Rasha Baruni is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Manitoba's Faculty of Arts. She teaches courses including Seminar in Behaviour Modification (PSYC 4540/8240) and Seminar in Basic Operant Research (PSYC 4540/8270). Her academic background includes a PhD in Applied Behaviour Analysis from the University of South Florida (2023), an MS in Applied Behaviour Analysis from St. Cloud State University (2012), and a BA Honours in Psychology from York University (2007). PhD (Applied Behaviour Analysis), University of South Florida, 2023 MS (Applied Behaviour Analysis), St. Cloud State University, 2012 BA Honours (Psychology), York University, 2007 Baruni's research focuses on applied behavior analysis for child safety , particularly in digital environments. She develops and evaluates behavioral skills training (BST) and conjugate reinforcement schedules to address physical and digital safety threats (e.g., firearms, social media risks). Her work extends to staff training methodologies and procedural fidelity in intervention implementation. Recent publications analyze conjugate reinforcement dynamics, remote safety training efficacy, and BST adaptations. Research trends show emphasis on digital safety threats , cross-cultural interventions , and technology-assisted training for both children and practitioners. She actively explores ways to improve stakeholder accessibility to safety programs. Currently accepting Master’s and PhD students, Baruni collaborates with international institutions on behavioral safety initiatives and maintains active research connections through platforms like Google Scholar and ResearchGate.

• Applied Behavior Analysis
• Child Safety and Injury Prevention
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Harish Krishnan is a Professor in the Operations and Logistics Division at the UBC Sauder School of Business. He holds degrees from Delhi, Alabama, Michigan (MA and PhD). His research focuses on incentive distortions in supply chains, contracts for supply chain coordination, and broader supply chain management strategies. He teaches courses such as Process Fundamentals and Supply Chain Management in the 2024-2025 academic year. Education: BEng from Delhi MS from University of Alabama MA from University of Michigan PhD from University of Michigan Research Interests: Incentive distortions in supply chains Contracts and supply chain coordination Supply chain management with a focus on sustainability and operational risk Recent Work Trends: Blockchain applications in sustainable global value chains Climate policy analysis, particularly international carbon mitigation frameworks Strategic collaboration between competitors in operational contexts Affiliations: Member of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group Part of the Operations and Logistics Division leadership

• Supply Chain Management
• Operations Research
• Business Strategy
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Maria Cherba is an Assistant Professor in Communication at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ottawa. Her work bridges health communication, telemedicine, and Indigenous health equity. Ph.D. in Communication from Université de Montréal (2020) Research Interests span: Cultural and Health Telemedicine and Digital Health Patient Experience and Interpersonal Communication Indigenous Health Advocacy Organizational Communication in Healthcare Psychosocial Support Systems Publication Trends focus on telemedicine implementation, Indigenous health representation in policy, patient-physician interactions in chronic care, and pandemic impacts on end-of-life preferences. Her methodological emphasis lies in qualitative interaction analysis.

• Cultural and Health
• Telemedicine
• Health Services
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Ramona Bobocel is a Professor specializing in organizational justice and social psychology. Her work focuses on workplace fairness, employee well-being, and the mitigation of social inequalities. She leads the Fairness at Work Lab and holds fellowships from SIOP, APS, and CPA. Her research spans organizational behavior, leadership, and developmental psychology, emphasizing practical solutions for equitable workplaces. Education: B.Sc. (University of Alberta), MA and PhD (Western University). She has received multiple awards including the Ontario Premier’s Research Excellence Award (2002) and Arts Faculty Excellence awards (2019, 2022). Research interests include psychological distance effects on forgiveness, age-related justice perceptions, and gender pay gap dynamics. Her work integrates cognitive and social psychology to address real-world organizational challenges. Teaching focuses on psychological measurement, research methods, and workplace justice. She advises students on empirical projects and collaborates internationally on justice-related research. Key contributions include editing the Psychology of Justice and Legitimacy (2010) and pioneering studies on perspective-taking in conflict resolution. Her labs explore moral reasoning and leadership’s role in fostering fair environments.

• Organizational Psychology
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Social Justice
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Dr. Sylvie Albert is a Professor of Strategy and Leadership at the University of Winnipeg, former Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics, and past Associate Dean of Laurentian University's Faculty of Management. With 15 years in academia, she has extensive experience in municipal/provincial governance, management consulting, and economic development. A leading expert in smart cities and digital urban innovation, her work bridges academia, policy, and practice through roles like Senior Advisor to Infrastructure Canada's Smart Cities Challenge and lead jurist for the Intelligent Community Forum. Her research focuses on sustainable urban development, digital governance, and community telecommunication networks, informed by activism on local-to-international boards and think tanks. She is authoring her fourth book on smart cities and has led projects nationwide through her consultancy, Planned Approach Inc. Education & Experience: 12 years in government roles 10 years in management consulting Founder/owner of Planned Approach Inc. (economic development consulting) Leadership roles in Northern Ontario economic development corporations Research Interests: Her interdisciplinary work examines strategy development , entrepreneurship , innovation ecosystems , and the intersection of digitalization with urban policy. Key themes include: Smart/intelligent/sustainable city frameworks Community wireless networks and ICT adoption Online learning pedagogy in business education Labour market barriers for immigrant professionals Grants & Advising: Her advisory contributions include: Global Forum on Digitalization in Europe (yearly participation) Infrastructure Canada's Smart Cities Challenge (Senior Advisor) UN Voluntary Local Reviews methodology development Her consultancy work emphasizes economic development projects and smart community planning across Canada. Labs & Collaborations: Engaged with global networks like the Intelligent Community Forum and cross-sectoral partnerships to advance urban innovation, digital equity, and participatory governance models.

• Smart Cities
• Sustainable Urban Development
• Digital Innovation in Governance
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Till-Arne Hahn is an Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting at HEC Montréal. His expertise focuses on qualitative and mixed methods research, particularly in taxation and accounting education. He holds a Ph.D. in Management (Accounting) from Queen’s University, an LL.M. from Université de Montréal, and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta. Current research interests include tax practitioner methodologies, career motivations in tax professions, and honesty mechanisms in reporting. His teaching includes courses like Impôts I at both undergraduate and graduate levels (Winter 2024–2025). Recent publications analyze tax professional practices, career motivations, ethical reporting behaviors, and academic contributions to tax literature. No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the provided texts. Supervision activities include advising on tax-related coursework, with a focus on fostering analytical and ethical competencies in students. No lab affiliations or team collaborations are detailed in the available information.

• Taxation
• Accounting Education
• Qualitative Research Methods
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Nicholas Vincent is an Assistant Professor in the School of Computing Science at Simon Fraser University. His research focuses on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Responsible Artificial Intelligence, and Human-Centric Machine Learning. He holds a Ph.D. in Technology and Social Behavior from Northwestern University (2022) and a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from UCLA (2016). Education: Ph.D., Northwestern University (2022); B.Sc., UCLA (2016) Affiliations: Simon Fraser University School of Computing Science His work examines the societal implications of AI, including data labor rights, algorithmic governance, and ethical design. Notable contributions include frameworks for measuring attentional agency on digital platforms and studies on collective action in tech contexts. He received the SIGCHI Outstanding Dissertation Award in 2024. Recent publications explore topics like AI ethics, governance of generative models, and Wikipedia's role in content ecosystems. He actively participates in policy discussions through media engagements and conference talks, advocating for public-oriented AI development.

• Human-Computer Interaction
• Responsible Artificial Intelligence
• Human-Centric Machine Learning
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Dr. Cheryl Collier is a Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Windsor, appointed since July 2021. She holds a position in the Department of Political Science with research expertise in gender-based violence in political contexts, Canadian social policy, and feminist institutionalism. Her research examines: Violence against women in politics (VAWIP) #MeToo movement impacts on political institutions Comparative legislative harassment policies Media representations of gender-based violence Intersectional approaches to policy analysis Recent publications form a comprehensive analysis of gender-based violence in Canadian politics, including social media harassment, mainstream media coverage, institutional responses, and policy solutions. Her work employs comparative frameworks analyzing Canada alongside the UK and other democracies.

• Gender-Based Violence
• Canadian Politics
• Feminist Institutionalism
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Dr. Lindsay C. Malloy is an Associate Professor in Forensic Psychology at Ontario Tech University's Faculty of Social Science and Humanities. Previously, she held faculty positions at Florida International University (2011–2017) and completed postdoctoral training at the University of Cambridge (UK). Her research focuses on children's disclosure of traumatic experiences, memory suggestibility, investigative interviewing techniques, and legal implications of such findings. She has been supported by grants from the U.S. National Science Foundation, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and Department of Health and Human Services. Notable awards include the Saleem Shah Award and Diane J. Willis Early Career Award. Malloy teaches courses such as The Child Witness and Children and the Law . Education: PhD (Psychology and Social Behavior, University of California, Irvine, 2008); MA (Social Ecology, UC Irvine) Research Interests: Developmental psychology and law, child maltreatment disclosure, investigative interviewing, and legal system impacts. Her work bridges psychological research and legal practice, emphasizing ethical interviewing methods and improving legal outcomes for youth. Recent grants include studies on ADHD-related memory challenges and child recantation dynamics. Malloy collaborates on projects addressing confessions, juvenile justice perceptions, and forensic methodologies. Awards: Saleem Shah Award (APA Division 41), Diane J. Willis Award (APA Division 37). Grants: Over $364,000 in funding from NSF, NIH, and HHS for projects on child memory, disclosure patterns, and forensic interviewing. Malloy's publications span journals like Developmental Psychology and Law and Human Behavior , with co-edited works on children’s testimony. Her lab focuses on applied research to inform policy and practice in forensic settings.

• Forensic Psychology
• Developmental Psychology
• Child Testimony
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Paul J. Quirk is the Phil Lind Chair in U.S. Politics and Representation at the University of British Columbia's Department of Political Science (Faculty of Arts). He holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University (1978) and has taught at multiple U.S. institutions before joining UBC in 2004. His research focuses on democratic theory, legislative and judicial politics, experimental methods, public opinion dynamics, and U.S. public policy. Quirk's academic career includes roles as a Brookings Institution research associate and editorial board membership in major political science journals. His award-winning works include Industry Influence in Federal Regulatory Agencies (1981) and The Politics of Deregulation (1985). Recent publications address deliberative democracy, presidential competence, and comparative democratic systems between the U.S. and Canada. Education: Ph.D. in Political Science, Harvard University (1978) Affiliations: U.S. Studies Program at UBC, Chair of U.S. Politics Area Committee Research Themes: Congress-executive relations, regulatory policy, polarization effects, deliberative institutional frameworks His awards include the Louis Brownlow Book Award (2005) and the Aaron Wildavsky Enduring Achievement Award (2010). Quirk's work bridges empirical analysis with institutional theory, emphasizing how information and advice shape policymaking processes.

• Democratic theory and practice
• Legislative and judicial politics
• Experimental methods
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Christy M.K. Cheung serves as Chair Professor in Information Systems and Digital Innovation Management at Hong Kong Baptist University's Department of Management, Marketing and Information Systems within the School of Business. She also holds the prestigious position of Director of the Research Office at HKBU and serves as Editor-in-Chief of Internet Research . As President of the Association for Information Systems (AIS-Hong Kong Chapter), she demonstrates significant leadership in her academic community. Professor Cheung's research focuses on Digital Wellness and Safety, Digital Health and Well-Being, and Workplace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Her work explores the complex relationship between technology use and human well-being, examining how digital environments impact both professional and personal lives. She investigates social media dynamics, data analytics applications, and information systems security from a human-centered perspective, with particular attention to ethical implications and social justice considerations. Her publication record shows a consistent focus on technostress, cyberdeviance, social media activism, and digital well-being. Recent work examines the episodic nature of technostressors and their effects on workplace behavior, social justice implications of doxing during political protests, and the interplay between technology use and work-family dynamics. These publications appear in top-tier journals including MIS Quarterly , Information Systems Research , and Information Systems Journal , reflecting her standing as a leading scholar in the field. Emerald Literati Network Award for Excellence (2007) Emerald Literati Network Award for Excellence (2016) Best Paper Award at International Conference on Information Systems (2003) Excellence in Reviewing Honorable Mention (2018) Best Reviewer in Journal of Association for Information Systems (2020) President's Award for Outstanding Performance in Scholarly Work (HKBU, 2021/22) President's Award for Outstanding Performance in Research Supervision (HKBU, 2019/20) Professor Cheung has successfully supervised three PhD students who now hold positions at prestigious institutions including Leicester University, Manchester University, and the University of Auckland. She has secured over HK$15 million in research funding through more than 25 competitive grants from sources including the General Research Fund, UGC Additional Funding, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Her RGC Senior Research Fellow award provided HK$7.8 million for a 60-month research program. As Director of the Research Office at HKBU, Professor Cheung plays a key role in advancing the university's research mission while maintaining her own vigorous research program. Her leadership extends to editorial roles for major journals and organizational positions within the Association for Information Systems.

• Digital Wellness
• Digital Health
• Workplace DEI
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Jenny Li Zhang is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration, specializing in the Division of Accounting and Information Systems. She holds the Ronald L. Cliff Professor in Accounting chair and serves as Chair of her division. BBA from Peking University MBA from the University of Utah PhD from the University of Washington Her research focuses on financial reporting, corporate disclosure, and the impact of managerial style on accounting practices. She investigates pension accounting, special purpose entities, and corporate governance mechanisms. Her recent work explores investor influence on financial analysts and cross-border communication challenges. Key trends in her publications include corporate governance reforms, earnings call tone analysis, and off-balance sheet reporting. Medical-related articles (e.g., tracheal smooth muscle studies) may represent unrelated noise in the data. Scientific awards include the Ronald L. Cliff Professor in Accounting. She teaches advanced research methods to PhD students in accounting.

• Financial Reporting
• Corporate Disclosure
• Pension Accounting
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