Laurentian University has announced a new cohort of tenure-track faculty members being welcomed this winter.
Representing a wide range of expertise and a shared passion for teaching, their work will enrich classrooms, drive innovative research and foster meaningful community partnerships, said a Laurentian news release.
"The addition of this exceptional group of faculty members strengthens our commitment to scholarly excellence and innovation," said Dr. Malcolm Campbell, Provost and Vice-President Academic.
Laurentian said its academic mission is “energized” by faculty, staff, and students who push boundaries to advance knowledge and understanding. Through their research and teaching, these new faculty members will help expand Laurentian’s northern impact, Indigenous education, and interdisciplinary innovation, said the release.
The new cohort of faculty members includes the following:
Corrie Vendetti, School of Social Sciences: Research interests: Children's social and moral cognition, including Theory of Mind, lie-telling, and how young children figure out complex social things.
Joline Guitard, School of Social Sciences: Research interests: Positive psychology (i.e., well-being, gratitude and mindfulness), Social cognition, Cognitive biases.
Brent [Ahnungoonhs] Debassige, School of Liberal Arts: Research interests: Indigenous Land-Based Education, First Nations Education, Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Research Methodologies.
Ezzeddin (Ezz) Bakhtavar, Bharti School of Engineering and Computer Science: Research interests: Sustainable Mining, Digital Mining Transformation, Industry 5.0, Multi-Objective Optimization.
Janice Kenney, School of Natural Sciences: Research interests: Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, Geomicrobiology.
Jennifer-Lynn Fournier, School of Nursing: Research interests: Nurse practitioner career trajectories, clinical supervision, coping, practice during global crisis.
Jonathan Binet, School of Social Work: Research interests: Transitions to Adulthood, Precarity, precariousness, vulnerability, marginality, exclusion, neoliberalism, activation policies, workfare, integration practices, behavioral addiction (work and video game addiction), biopolitics, contemporary normativity, social work supervision, ethnographic research.
Shannon McGee-Felton, School of Nursing: Research interests: Educational and health issues involving Francophone populations of all ages living in Northern and Rural communities.
Keri Cheechoo, School of Indigenous Relations: Research interest: Indigenous Pedagogy, Indigenous Education, Treaty Education, Sovereignty, Indigenous Women and Reproductive Health and Justice.
Candace Brunette-Debassige, School of Indigenous Relations: Research interests: Research methodologies: Indigenous, decolonizing and narrative approaches.
Michael McArthur, Health and Data Librarian: Research interests: Librarian role within knowledge synthesis, Connecting research(ers) using persistent identifiers, Point-of-care tools in clinical practice.