Norm Klassen is a Professor at the University of Waterloo specializing in medieval literature, literary theory, and the intersection of theology with humanities. He holds a DPhil from Oxford University, an MA and BA from the University of Waterloo, and a BTh from Canadian Bible College. His research bridges Chaucer studies, Christian humanism, and intellectual history, with current projects including a cultural history of love/reason dynamics and a translation of Peter Martyr Vermigli's 16th-century commentary on Romans. Klassen's research explores rationality in literary theory, medieval conceptions of knowledge, and the theological dimensions of art. His publications consistently analyze Chaucer's works through lenses of power structures, rhetoric, and religious symbolism, while recent work examines aesthetic unity in ecumenical dialogue. Honors include the 2017 Excellence in Publishing Award (Theology), Dean’s Innovative Teaching Award, and multiple SSHRC fellowships. He supervises graduate research in Chaucer, medieval English literature, and literature-theology intersections. Current creative projects include a detective novel set in London.
Doug Trick is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at Trinity Western University (TWU), affiliated with the Applied Linguistics Department in the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences. He currently oversees five degree programs at the Canada Institute of Linguistics (CanIL) and teaches courses on translation principles, philosophical linguistics, and language program design. His career includes 25 years of service in Philippine Bible translation, sociolinguistic research, and lexicography consulting. Education: Doctor of Ministry in Bible Translation (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 2013) MA in Linguistics (University of Texas at Arlington, 1980) Bachelor of Religious Education (Providence College, 1977) Research focuses on Bible translation methodology, semantic theory, and Philippine languages like Tagalog and Southern Sinama. His work bridges theological interpretation with practical translation challenges faced by minority language communities. Recent publications explore translation success metrics and philosophical foundations of linguistic communication. Administrative roles include Program Chair for Master of Applied Linguistics & Exegesis (2012-2017) and leadership in SIL Philippines. Active in both academic teaching and fieldwork, he continues contributing to language projects in the Philippines while mentoring 5 translation consultants through TWU's MA program.
Dr. Laurie Bloomfield is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Algoma University. Her research focuses on songbird vocal complexity, examining both production and perception mechanisms across species like black-capped, mountain, and boreal chickadees. Utilizing fieldwork, lab experiments, and neural analysis, she investigates acoustic communication, species recognition, and auditory processing. PhD: University of Alberta (2002-2007) MA: Queen’s University (2000-2002) BA: Laurentian University (1996-2000) Her work explores: Acoustic structure and function of chick-a-dee calls Cross-species vocal discrimination Neural correlates of auditory perception Environmental influences on vocal development Frequency-range discrimination and absolute pitch Comparative analysis of sympatric/allopatric populations Recent publications emphasize neural encoding, computational modeling, and ecological adaptations in vocal communication. She maintains a lab in CC 103 at Algoma University, with contact details provided.
Enrique Pato is a Full Professor in the Department of Literatures and World Languages at the Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Montreal, and also holds an affiliation with the Center for Medieval Studies. His academic career spans decades of research in Hispanic linguistics with a focus on grammatical variation across Spanish-speaking communities. Professor Pato maintains an active research program while teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Spanish linguistics and language. Professor Pato's research interests encompass Spanish dialectology, historical linguistics, language variation phenomena, Spanish grammar and syntax, Spanish as a Foreign Language (ELE), and language contact situations. His work examines linguistic structures across diverse Spanish-speaking regions including Montreal's Hispanic community, Central America, and the Caribbean. He has made significant contributions to understanding morphosyntactic variation in Hispanic linguistics through both theoretical frameworks and empirical corpus-based approaches. Analysis of his recent publications reveals consistent patterns in grammatical variation across Spanish dialects, with particular emphasis on Central American varieties. His research demonstrates systematic patterns in quantifier usage, possessive constructions, adverbial expressions, and morphosyntactic phenomena across different Spanish-speaking communities. This work contributes to broader linguistic understanding of how language evolves through contact, social factors, and historical development. Scientific Recognition: University of Montreal Teaching Excellence Award (2011) Professor Pato has supervised over 35 Master's and PhD students, guiding research on diverse topics including Spanish dialects in Montreal, Venezuela, Honduras, and various grammatical phenomena. His research is supported by multiple collaborative projects including COLEM (Corpus oral de la lengua española en Montreal), Dialectos del español (with HU-Berlin and Lausanne), and the Atlas Lingüístico de Puerto Rico. He has secured funding from multiple international sources to support his comparative dialectology work. He leads the COLEM project, which studies Spanish in Montreal through oral corpus collection, and collaborates on international projects examining Spanish dialects across the Hispanic world. His laboratory work focuses on corpus linguistics methodology, with particular attention to documenting endangered linguistic features and analyzing language contact phenomena in multilingual contexts like Montreal.
Ranke de Vries is the Ben Alder Professor and Chair of the Department of Celtic Studies at St Francis Xavier University. She holds a Master's in Celtic Languages and Literature and Medieval Studies from Utrecht University, followed by a PhD in Early Irish from Trinity College Dublin. Her research focuses on medieval Irish and Welsh languages, narrative traditions, textual editions, and the intersection of medieval Celtic medicine with continental-European and Arabic traditions. She leads the MMIST project (Medicine in Medieval Irish Saga Texts), examining pre-15th century Irish medical knowledge influenced by external traditions. Current courses include Celtic Civilizations I & II, Medieval Manuscripts, Medieval Medicine, and Old Irish language courses. Her publications span academic monographs, journal articles on medieval medical practices, and pedagogical grammar guides. Teaching responsibilities in 2024-25 include advanced Old Irish language instruction and specialized seminars on medieval Celtic medicine and manuscript culture. No awards are explicitly listed in the provided materials.
Sean Roach is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of New Brunswick , located in Saint John. His research focuses on avian vocalization patterns and behavioral ecology, particularly in species like the Hermit Thrush and Black-capped Chickadee. He also investigates psychological aspects of climate change, pandemic impacts, and mental health. His work combines field observations, playback experiments, and neurobiological analysis. Education & Background: While formal education details are not explicitly listed, his publications suggest expertise in both animal behavior and human psychology. His research spans ornithology, environmental psychology, and public health policy. Research Interests: Dr. Roach's studies explore song syntax evolution in birds, climate anxiety and human-environment interactions, and behavioral responses to public health crises like the pandemic. His work bridges ecological and psychological domains, analyzing how species adapt acoustically and how populations cope mentally during crises. Publications Trends: Over 15 years of research, his work shows a focus on avian communication (2012–2024) and pandemic-related mental health (2021–2022). Recent studies (2022–2024) emphasize climate change psychology and bird song structural analysis. No awards are listed, but his consistent publication record reflects active research engagement. Labs & Teams: No specific lab affiliations are mentioned, though his fieldwork likely involves ornithological teams and collaborative psychology research groups.
Emily Atkinson is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto Mississauga within the Department of Language Studies . She is also affiliated with the Department of Linguistics at the University of Toronto main campus. Her pronouns are she/her/hers , and she is based at 4150 Maanjiwe nendamowinan, Mississauga campus. PhD, John Hopkins University MA, Johns Hopkins University MS, Georgetown University BA, Georgetown University Emily's research focuses on acquisition psycholinguistics , syntax , and sentence processing . She investigates topics like long-distance dependencies , filler-gap constructions , and wh-island acceptability , combining theoretical syntax with empirical child/adult parsing studies. Her publications (2010-2024) reveal consistent interest in syntactic ambiguity resolution, dependency processing, and language acquisition mechanisms. While no explicit awards are listed, her dual departmental affiliation underscores institutional recognition of her interdisciplinary contributions. Prospective graduate students at the University of Toronto can contact her via e.atkinson@utoronto.ca for supervision opportunities in syntax or psycholinguistics research.
Mélissande TOMCIK is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Montreal, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, holding dual appointments in the Department of French Language Literatures and the Centre for Classical Studies. Her research focuses on literary representations of disinformation in Latin texts and explores animal metaphors and wordplay in Latin poetry. She teaches courses such as 'History of Latin Literature,' 'Advanced Latin,' and 'Latin Lyric and Elegiac Poetry.' Her research expertise includes classical Latin literature, poetry analysis, and ancient Roman literary traditions. She has contributed to interdisciplinary studies of ancient epic poetry, particularly through intertextual readings of works by Statius, Valerius Flaccus, and Silius Italicus. Her recent work examines themes like rumor, virtue, and narrative deception in Flavian epic. Dr. TOMCIK has published monographs and articles on topics such as dawn/dusk imagery in Statius’ Thebaid and lion similes in ancient epics. She actively participates in academic conferences, presenting on subjects like 'Fake News in Flavian Epic' and 'Statius’ Literary Zoo.'
Veronica Ford is a Part-Time Lecturer at the University of New Brunswick's Faculty of Law. Her interdisciplinary research bridges cognitive neuroscience, psycholinguistics, and clinical psychology, examining bilingual language processing, reading disorders, and technology-assisted psychiatric diagnosis. Research focuses on cognitive mechanisms in bilingual reading, eye-movement patterns in clinical populations (schizophrenia/dyslexia), and developing human-centered diagnostic tools using wearable sensors. Studies employ eye-tracking, ERP, and computational methods to analyze language processing and cognition. Recent articles (2020-2025) investigate cross-language activation during reading, L1 orthographic effects on L2 speech, psychiatric diagnosis systems using ECG, and perceptual span in disordered reading. Work consistently integrates behavioral, neurophysiological, and computational approaches.
Mark Hale is a Professor in the Department of Classics, Modern Languages and Linguistics at Concordia University. His research spans Indo-European linguistics (syntax), Oceanic linguistics (Micronesian), and diachronic phonology/syntax. He holds a PhD from Harvard University (1987), an MA from Indiana University (1980), and a BA from the University of Michigan (1976). Research Interests His work focuses on: Exploiting Wackernagel’s Law to analyze archaic Indo-Iranian clause structures Historical phonology and syntax of Micronesian languages (Marshallese, Rotuman) and New Caledonian/Loyalty Islands languages Phonology-syntax interface in diachronic contexts Key Article Trends Mark Hale’s publications emphasize: Indo-Iranian and Oceanic syntactic-phonological phenomena Clitic sequencing and prosodic constraints Child language acquisition and constraint ranking Neogrammarian sound change and its theoretical implications Formal grammar frameworks (Optimality Theory, I-Language) Microvariation in phonology and syntax Education PhD Linguistics, Harvard University (1987) MA Linguistics, Indiana University (1980) BA Linguistics, University of Michigan (1976)
Robert Hudson is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Saskatchewan's College of Arts and Science, specializing in the history and philosophy of science, epistemology, and theories of reasoning. His current research focuses on the epistemology of scientific research, particularly evidential independence in Jean Perrin's atomic theory, while previous work explores Rudolf Carnap's philosophy, values in reasoning, and Indigenous title. His educational background includes a Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario (UWO). Research interests span philosophy of science, epistemology, and Indigenous jurisprudence. Publications demonstrate sustained engagement with scientific methodology, realism debates, and philosophical analysis of legal concepts related to Indigenous rights. Recent work addresses reproducibility crises and historical scientific proofs. Supervises graduate students in philosophy but specific advisees are not listed. No awards or grants detailed in available records.
Jorge Emilio Rosés Labrada is an Associate Professor of Indigenous Languages Sustainability and Linguistics at the University of Alberta's Department of Linguistics. He holds tenure and has been affiliated with institutions like the University of British Columbia and the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. His research focuses on language documentation, revitalization, and historical-comparative linguistics of Indigenous languages in the Americas, particularly in the Northwest Amazon and Pacific Northwest Coast regions. PhD in French Studies (Linguistics) from The University of Western Ontario and Université Lumière-Lyon 2 (2015) MA in French Studies (Linguistics) from The University of Western Ontario (2009) BA in English Language with French from Universidad de Holguín (2007) His work emphasizes morphosyntax, endangered language preservation, and collaborative fieldwork. Notable awards include the Mary R. Haas Award (2015), Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship (2015–2017), and Killam Honorary Fellowship (2015–2017). His research bridges theoretical linguistics with applied efforts in language revitalization, often involving Indigenous communities in Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil. Recent publications highlight studies on nasalized consonants, possessive systems in Piaroa, and archiving methodologies. He collaborates with programs like UBC’s First Nations and Endangered Languages Program and contributes to interdisciplinary initiatives such as the UBC Language Sciences Initiative.
Robert Fournier is a Researcher affiliated with the Department of French at Carleton University's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. His academic work focuses on sociolinguistic and historical aspects of French in the Americas, particularly challenging dominant theories about creole languages. Ph.D. from Université de Sherbrooke (1987) Specializes in French Creolistics and the Ecology of French Research interests emphasize the genetic and typological connections between French Creoles and 17th-century popular French, rejecting substratist frameworks. His publications and graduate supervisions highlight debates around creole mystification, language planning in Haiti, and dialectical identity in Canadian French. Key themes in his work include: Creole language theories Francophone identity in the Americas Historical language contact Dialectical variation and standardization Scientific contributions span sociolinguistic analysis, linguistic ecology, and critical reviews of creole narratives. He has supervised multiple graduate students on topics ranging from Haitian literature to linguistic attitudes in francophone minorities.
Brett Reynolds is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto (St. George Campus). His research focuses on English syntax, particularly determiners, pronouns, and syntactic annotation. He explores intersections between cognitive and functional linguistics, and questions regarding the philosophy of grammaticality. Fields: Applied Linguistics, Syntax, Syntactic Annotation Key Interests: Determiner systems, functional syntax, cross-disciplinary grammatical theory His recent publications (2021-2025) analyze negation structures across languages, adverbial categorization debates, and introductory syntax pedagogy. No major awards are listed, though his work contributes to foundational linguistic theory. No advising/grants information available. Research activities include treebanking projects and theoretical syntax development.
Suzanne Gessner, PhD, is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Victoria (UVic), affiliated with the School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures. She holds a PhD in Linguistics from the University of British Columbia (UBC). Her primary affiliation is with UVic, though she also serves as a Sessional Instructor at UBC and maintains active roles with the First Peoples’ Cultural Council (FPCC) in British Columbia. Her research focuses on language revitalization, policy, and syntax, with particular emphasis on Indigenous languages. Education: PhD in Linguistics, University of British Columbia (UBC) Research Interests: Dr. Gessner specializes in language revitalization strategies, language policy development, and syntax analysis. Her work intersects with sociolinguistics, phonology, and multilingualism, particularly in BC First Nations languages. She advocates for community-driven approaches to language preservation, emphasizing practical tools like the Master-Apprentice program and language policy frameworks. Key Contributions: She has authored/co-authored influential reports such as the Status of BC First Nations Languages and contributed to policy initiatives like the Framework for Indigenous Language Legislation . Her FPCC role involves developing resources and monitoring language vitality across BC Indigenous communities. Teaching & Engagement: At UVic and UBC, she teaches courses on Indigenous languages, syntax, and linguistic anthropology. She has designed curricula like Reclaiming My Language for silent speakers and Language Nest Handbook for community programs. Labs/Teams: Collaborates extensively with FPCC and UVic’s Linguistics Department. Her work bridges academia, policy, and community practice to support Indigenous language sovereignty.
