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Dr. Loleen Berdahl

Executive Director, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the Universities of Regina and Saskatchewan, and Professor of Political Studies | University of Saskatchewan

Public Attitudes, Public Policy, Federalism, Regionalism, Educational Leadership, Career Mentorship.

Niha Shahzad Chandrarajan

Senior Director of Strategic Planning | Canadian Centre for Women's Empowerment

government policy, gender-based violence, financial abuse, economic abuse, BIPOC, innovation

Dr. Shannon Nash

Postdoctoral Network Manager | North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network

terrorism, enemy within, sleeper agents, 9/11, legacy of 9/11, fear and policy making, misinformation and disinformation, terrorism labels, online extremism, security, international defence, counterterrorism policies

Hélène Deacon

Professor, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience | Dalhousie University

Reading and Spelling Development, Bilingualism, Reading Difficulties

Dr. Amy Greer

Associate Professor, Biology | Trent University

infectious diseases, transmission of infectious diseases, epidemiology, pandemics, disease dynamics, public health, emerging diseases, intervention, COVID-19