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Dr. Madeleine Orr

Founder, The Sport Ecology Group and Assistant Professor, Sport Ecology | University of Toronto

Sports, climate change, impact of climate change on sports, physical activity, wellbeing, hurricanes, wildfires

Dr. Allison Sekuler

Associate Vice President and Dean, Graduate Studies | McMaster University

vision, diversity issues, professional development training, and equity, diversity, and inclusivity, knowledge translation, Women in Science and Engineering, Professional Development Training, Perceptual Organization, Pattern Vision, Neurotechnology, Neuroimaging, Neural Plasticity, Motion Perception, Learning, Internationalization, Interdisiplinarity, Higher Education, Graduate Studies, Face and Object Recognition, Autism, Aging

Joanne Cave

Policy Researcher; Law Student | University of Alberta Faculty of Law

Joanne is passionate about social policy and building capacity for progressive political campaigns and nonprofits to maximize their impact.

Jennifer Hollinshead

Founder and Clinical Director | Peak Resilience

intersectional, anti-oppression, mental health, body objectification, triggers, victim blaming, rape culture, sexual trauma, trauma, sexual violence survivor support, therapy, counselling, feminist therapy

Kristen Boon

Dean | University of Ottawa Faculty of Law (Common Law)

Legal education, contracts, leadership, international law, dispute resolution