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Stephanie Ben-Ishai

Professor | Osgoode Hall Law School

Full Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School and internationally recognized expert on insolvency, corporate governance and commercial law.

Myra Tawfik

Professor of Law | University of Windsor

Intellectual property (IP) law, Innovation law, International property (IP) commercializations, Privacy law, Copyright history, Patent, Trademark

Dr. Roberta Timothy

Assistant Professor, Social and Behavioural Health Science, Dalla Lana School of Public Health | University of Toronto

Health, Anti-colonial, Anti-oppression, Feminism, Social justice, Access to health, Anti-oppression psychotherapy, Health from intersectional perspective, Health equity

Dr. Vivian Stamatopoulos

Associate Teaching Professor | Ontario Tech University

Long-term care (LTC), Family caregiving, Young carers, Caregivers, Informal caregiving, Unpaid care, Nursing homes

Ms. Heather Elliott

Researcher | Original Shipster

Maritime, Gender, History, Canada, Women in Maritime Sector, Women and Fish Harvesting, Women and Ship Building