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