Computer-Assisted Language Learning Professors and Supervisors in Canada

Lavy KhoushinskyView profile

Assistant Professor

Laval UniversityCanada

Lavy Khoushinsky serves as Assistant Professor in the Marketing Department at Laval University's Faculty of Administrative Sciences, where he maintains an active research program bridging analytical marketing, artificial intelligence, and consumer behavior. His work addresses critical contemporary challenges including ideological polarization in markets, healthcare access barriers, and ethical AI implementation. His educational foundation includes a Ph.D. from Smith School of Business, Master's in Sustainable Energy Policy from Carleton University, and Bachelor's in Communication from Concordia University. This interdisciplinary background informs his research approach that integrates technical marketing analytics with social impact considerations. Professor Khoushinsky's research program demonstrates remarkable thematic evolution from sustainable transportation (2019) through banking experience innovation (2020-2021) to his current focus on AI-consumer interactions in contested spaces. His 14 publications (2019-2025) reveal three dominant trajectories: AI-Mediated Consumer Interactions (50% of recent work): Examining chatbots, healthcare navigation systems, and accountability frameworks Ideological Market Dynamics (30%): Analyzing niche marketing in polarized environments and consumer discourse patterns Technology Adoption Barriers (20%): Studying privacy paradoxes, e-waste responsibility, and mixed-reality banking experiences His methodological approach combines computational linguistics with experimental design to address complex marketing phenomena. Through his teaching portfolio spanning Marketing Principles to AI applications, Professor Khoushinsky prepares students for evolving marketing landscapes. His course development emphasizes practical analytical skills while addressing contemporary ethical challenges in digital marketing. The collaborative nature of his publication record (80% co-authored) indicates strong team-based research practices and interdisciplinary connections across institutions.

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Benjamin PeterView profile

Associate Professor

Université Sainte-AnneCanada

Benjamin Peter serves as Associate Professor at Université Sainte-Anne in Nova Scotia, Canada, and as research assistant/habilitand at the Department of Romance Philology at Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany. Starting in the winter semester 2025/26, he will assume the position of Acting Professor for Romance Linguistics and Cultural Studies at Leibniz University Hannover. His academic affiliations include membership in the German Association of Romance Language Studies (DRV), German Hispanist Association (DHV), Society for Canadian Studies (GKS), and The Canadian-Française Association for the Advancement of Sciences (l'Acfas). Ph.D. in Romance Philology (2018, University of Kiel, summa cum laude) Master of Arts in Romance Studies (Spanish/French) and English Studies (2011-2012, Ruhr University Bochum) Bachelor of Arts in Romance Studies (Spanish/French) and English Studies (2006-2011, Ruhr University Bochum) Dr. Peter's research focuses on linguistic anthropology, cognitive grammar, and discourse analysis of language variation, with particular expertise in French and Spanish varieties across different regions. His work examines language contact phenomena, glottopolitics, and the social semiotization of language in contexts including Acadia, Quebec, Andalusia, and Catalonia. His research methodology combines cognitive linguistic approaches with anthropological perspectives to analyze how linguistic practices shape and are shaped by social contexts. His recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on discourse-pragmatic change, particularly examining past tenses in Acadian French and the discursive construction of linguistic varieties. The publications reveal a methodological trend combining empirical cognitive linguistics with discourse analysis, focusing on the interplay between linguistic structures and social meaning. His work spans theoretical contributions to enregisterment theory while maintaining practical applications for understanding language variation in specific cultural contexts. Werner Krauss Prize of the German Association of Hispanists for the dissertation (2019) Award for innovative, forward-looking teaching through the BMBF-funded project for successful teaching and learning (PerLe) (2019) Dr. Peter actively supervises graduate students and has secured research funding through multiple projects. He co-leads the international research project 'Culture of Regional Multilingualism' involving researchers from Germany, France, Spain, Denmark, the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Venezuela. His current habilitation project 'Past tenses in discourse-pragmatic change' involves extensive fieldwork in Acadian communities and analysis of historical documents from archives in Shippagan, Moncton, Pointe-de-L'Église, Pubnico, Petit-de-Grat, and Miscouche. He has conducted multiple research stays in Acadia, Quebec, Andalusia, and Brittany, building collaborative networks across North America and Europe. Dr. Peter coordinates the Corpus Acadien Diachronique (CorAcadieQue), a collection of historical data on Acadian French that will be gradually made available to other researchers. He has organized several international conferences, including the Online Conference 'Acabride: Langues et littératures acadiennes contemporaines' (2022) and the international conference 'Methods for Researching Regional Multilingualism' at Kiel University (2018).

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Doris ChowView profile

Assistant Professor

St. Thomas UniversityCanada

Doris Chow is an active Assistant Professor of Psychology at St. Thomas University (STU), where she has served on faculty since 2022. Her research laboratory focuses on multisensory perception and cognition, investigating how humans integrate sensory information across the lifespan through experimental studies with human participants. She teaches core psychology courses including Introduction to Psychology, Perception, and Visual Perception, while mentoring undergraduate researchers in experimental design and scientific communication. Her educational background spans a Bachelor of Social Sciences and Master of Philosophy from the University of Hong Kong, followed by a Ph.D. in Developmental and Brain Sciences from the University of Massachusetts Boston and postdoctoral training at the University of British Columbia Vancouver. Dr. Chow's research examines the neural mechanisms of multisensory integration, with emphasis on how perceptual abilities evolve from infancy through adulthood and the consequences when these processes malfunction. Her work bridges experimental psychology, vision science, and developmental neuroscience through controlled laboratory experiments. Current research trends in her publications reveal consistent focus on cross-modal interactions (particularly audio-visual and audio-tactile), developmental trajectories of perception, and the neural underpinnings of sensory integration. Recent work increasingly incorporates infant studies and computational approaches to understanding perceptual organization. Scientific recognition includes: NSERC Discovery Grant (awarded summer 2024) Harrison McCain Foundation research funding Dr. Chow maintains an active mentoring program where students develop research skills through honors theses and NSERC-funded projects. Her lab has produced multiple conference presentations at venues like Vision Sciences Society and Science Atlantic, with recent graduates accepted into competitive graduate programs including the Max Planck School of Cognition. She collaborates with community partners such as the Museum of Science in Boston (2014-2018) and continues this outreach approach at STU. The Multisensory Perception and Cognition Laboratory involves undergraduate researchers in all stages of experimental work, from participant recruitment to data analysis. Current projects examine haptic exploration strategies, sound-shape correspondences, and optic flow perception, with strong emphasis on developing students' academic writing and technical skills for research careers.

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