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Samia Chreim is a Full Professor holding the Ian Telfer Professorship of Organization Studies at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa. She earned her B.Com. and M.Sc. from Lebanese American University and a Ph.D. from HEC Montréal. With affiliations at Telfer since 2006, she teaches courses on change management, organization theory, and qualitative research methods across business and health management domains.
Her research bridges business management and health care management, employing qualitative approaches to study change dynamics, identity construction, leadership, and collaborations. Key areas include:
- Boundary practices in organizational settings
- Change theory implementation
- Collective leadership models
- Health system management innovations
- Professional and entrepreneurial identity formation
Her publications demonstrate persistent focus on organizational adaptation during crises (especially COVID-19), health system reforms, and indigenous wellbeing. Recent work emphasizes virtual collaboration, mental health support systems, and public sector innovation, predominantly using qualitative and mixed methodologies.
Awards include:
- Academy of Management recognition for organizational change research
- Administrative Sciences Association of Canada award
- Top 10 article honors in Human Relations and BMJ Quality & Safety
Significant funded research projects:
- PI for SSHRC/Telfer-funded studies on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) sustainability ($40,000)
- PI for SSHRC grants on virtual peer support during COVID-19 ($24,675) and inter-organizational communities ($98,566)
- Co-PI for CIHR projects on indigenous suicide prevention ($237,480) and healthcare reform analysis ($362,891)
