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Dr. Devyani Singh

Investigative Researcher | STAND.earth

energy policy, climate policy, natural climate solutions, climate change, energy transition, forestry, oil and gas emissions, environmental finance, natural resources, Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX)

Tanya Forneris

Instructor/Associate Director, School of Health and Exercise Sciences | University of British Columbia

Psychology, Sports, Exercise, Youth, Post-secondary student development and well-being, Coping skills, Life skills

Ella Ophir

Associate Professor, College of Arts and Science | University of Saskatchewan

English, Modernist Literature, British and American Modernist Literature, Poetry, Documentary, Life Writing, Language, Power, Relationship between Language and Power, Conceptions of Voice

Souhila Baba

Lawyer | Jurist | McGill University

Criminal law, Health law, Access to justice, Legal reforms that impact marginalized populations, Feminism, Mental health

Dr. Melek Ortabasi

Associate Professor, World Languages and Literatures | Simon Fraser University

Japanese literature; Japanese pop culture; Japanese film; literary translation; children's literacy; children's literature; young adult (YA) literature; diversity in children's literature; language learning advocacy; multilingualism; academic administration