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Faculty achievements recognized and celebrated at campus event

Academic leaders commend faculty excellence

July 5, 2023 - On June 15, 2023, Laurentian University faculty members were invited by Dr. Brenda Brouwer, Interim Provost and Vice-President Academic and Dr. Tammy Eger, Vice President Research, to an event that recognized and celebrated their many achievements or those of their colleagues. 

“Faculty at Laurentian University are instrumental in fostering an inclusive and positive learning environment in which students are actively engaged, challenged and encouraged to share ideas and perspectives.,” said Dr. Brenda Brouwer. “Faculty also play a critical role in creating new knowledge, discovery and innovation, providing unique training opportunities for students and engagement with community partners through research. We are incredibly pleased to celebrate the dedication and contributions of faculty researchers,” adds Dr. Tammy Eger.

Faculty recognized for their achievements including renewal, tenure, promotion, and the awarding a research grants are listed below: 

 

Faculty Renewals

Shannon Bassett - Faculty of Science, Engineering & Architecture ~ McEwen School of Architecture 

Krista Currie - Faculty of Science, Engineering & Architecture ~ School of Natural Sciences 

Aliki Economides - Faculty of Science, Engineering & Architecture ~ McEwen School of Architecture 

Bruce Wrightsman - Faculty of Science, Engineering & Architecture ~ McEwen School of Architecture 

 

Promotion to Associate Professor 

Luc Lagrandeur - Faculty of Management ~ School of Business Administration

Susan Manitowabi - Faculty of Education & Health ~ School of Indigenous Relations 

Marc Pilon - Faculty of Management ~ School of Business Administration 

 

Promotion to Associate Professor & Tenure 

Isabelle Côté - Faculty of Education & Health ~ School of Social Work 

Kamran Eshghi - Faculty of Management ~ School of Sports Administration 

Sandra Hoy - Faculty of Education & Health ~ School of Social Work 

Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara - Faculty of Education & Health ~ School of Social Work

Stephane Perrouty - Faculty of Science, Engineering & Architecture ~ Harquail School of Earth Sciences 

Tanya Shute - Faculty of Education & Health ~ School of Social Work 

Joey-Lynn Wabie  - Faculty of Education & Health ~ School of Indigenous Relations 

Luckny Zephyr - Faculty of Management ~ School of Business Administration 

 

Tenure 

Sophie Laurence - Faculty of Education & Health ~ School of Speech-Language Pathology 

Sylvie Rivard - Faculty of Education & Health ~ School of Social Work 

Frantz Siméon - Faculty of Education & Health ~ School of Social Work 

Sara Torres - Faculty of Education & Health ~ School of Social Work 

 

Promotion to Full Professor

Marc Arsenault - Faculty of Science, Engineering & Architecture ~ Bharti School of Engineering and Computation 

Abdel Assaidi - Faculty of Management ~ School of Business Administration 

Pedro Jugo - Faculty of Science, Engineering & Architecture ~ Harquail School of Earth Sciences 

Rosanna Langer - Faculty of Arts ~ School of Liberal Arts

Sylvie Larocque - Faculty of Education and Health ~ School of Nursing 

Sara MacDonald - Faculty of Arts ~ School of Liberal Arts 

Kalpdrum Passi - Faculty of Science, Engineering & Architecture ~ Bharti School of Engineering and Computation 

Matthias Pawoumodom Takouda - Faculty of Management ~ School of Business Administration

Lea Tufford - Faculty of Education & Health ~ School of Social Work 

Jeffrey Wood - Faculty of Education & Health ~ School of Education 

Na Xiao - Faculty of Management ~ School of Business Administration 

Guangdong Yang - Faculty of Science, Engineering & Architecture ~ School of Natural Sciences 

 

Merit

Carolyn Crang - Faculty of Education & Health ~ School of Education 

Mohamed Dia - Faculty of Management ~ School of Business Administration 

Mark Kuhlberg - Faculty of Arts ~ School of Liberal Arts 

Sabine Montaut - Faculty of Science, Engineering & Architecture ~ School of Natural Sciences

Louis-Philippe Rochon - Faculty of Arts ~ School of Social Sciences 

Najam Saqib - Faculty of Management ~ School of Business Administration 

Elizabeth Turner - Faculty of Science, Engineering & Architecture ~ Harquail School of Earth Sciences 

Guangdong Yang - Faculty of Science, Engineering & Architecture ~ School of Natural Sciences 

 

Research (recipients of external research grants in the last two years)

John Ashley Scott - Bharti School of Engineering and Computation 

Chantal Barriault - School of Natural Sciences 

Shannon Bassett  - McEwen School of Architecture 

Alain Beaulieu - School of Liberal Arts 

Steven Beites - McEwen School of Architecture 

Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara - School of Social Work 

Diana Coholic - School of Social Work 

Sandra Dorman - School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences 

Richard Ford - SNOLAB

Tammy Gaber - McEwen School of Architecture 

Jeffrey Gagnon - School of Natural Sciences 

Terrance Galvin - McEwen School of Architecture 

Alain Gauthier - School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences 

Alison Godwin - School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences 

John Gunn - School of Natural Sciences 

Jeter Hall - SNOLAB 

Redhouane Henda - Bharti School of Engineering and Computation 

Christopher Jillings - SNOLAB 

Christine Kraus - SNOLAB 

Daniel Kontak - Harquail School of Earth Sciences 

Corey Laamanen - Bharti School of Engineering and Computation

Simon Laflamme - School of Social Sciences

Bruno Lafrance - Harquail School of Earth Sciences 

Michel Larivière - School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences 

Ian Lawson - SNOLAB 

David Lesbarrères - School of Natural Sciences 

Brent Lievers - Bharti School of Engineering and Computation 

Jacqueline Litzgus - School of Natural Sciences 

Andrew McDonald - Harquail School of Earth Sciences 

Kerry McGannon - School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences 

Nadia Mykytczuk - School of Natural Sciences / MIRARCO

Amadeo Parissenti - School of Natural Sciences 

Kalpdrum Passi - Bharti School of Engineering and Computation 

David Pearson - School of Natural Sciences 

Stephane Perrouty - Harquail School of Earth Sciences

Ginette Roberge - School of Education

Louis-Philippe Rochon - School of Social Sciences 

Peter Ryser - School of Natural Sciences 

Robert Schinke - School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences 

Albrecht Schulte-Hostedde - School of Natural Sciences

Ross Sherlock - MERC/Harquail School of Earth Sciences 

Tanya Shute - School of Social Work 

Frantz Siméon - School of Social Work

Richard Smith - Harquail School of Earth Sciences 

Graeme Spiers - Harquail School of Earth Sciences 

Markus Timusk - Bharti School of Engineering and Computation 

Sara Torres - School of Social Work

Lea Tufford - School of Social Work 

Elizabeth Turner - Harquail School of Earth Sciences 

Diana Urajnik - Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research 

Joey-Lynn Wabie - School of Indigenous Relations 

Elizabeth Wenghofer - School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences 

Guangdong Yang - School of Natural Sciences 

Meysar Zeinali - Bharti School of Engineering and Computation 

Luckny Zephyr - School of Business Administration

Junfeng Zhang - Bharti School of Engineering and Computation