Allison McManus is the Strategic Research Initiatives Officer from the Office of Research Services (ORS) at Wilfrid Laurier University. Allison joined the ORS following her studies at Laurier, where she completed her Bachelor degree in Geography and her Master’s degree in Integrative... Continue reading
Instructors
Allison McManus
Anthony Piscitelli
Anthony Piscitelli is a Professor in the Public Service Program at Conestoga College. Dr. Piscitelli also has a strong connection to the Wilfrid Laurier University community. He is an Associate with the Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy, he has an... Continue reading
Charlie Davis
Charlie Davis is a PhD student in Community Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University. He is a community-based researcher, which a strong commitment to conducting action-orientated that will promote the health and wellbeing of transgender people in the Waterloo Region. Charlie ... Continue reading
Ciann Wilson
Ciann L. Wilson is an assistant professor in Community Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University. She has over a decade of experience working within African, Caribbean and Black communities across the greater Toronto area first as a youth programmer and now as a health researcher. Her... Continue reading
Darren Thomas
Darren Thomas is from the Seneca Nation, and a member of the Bear Clan. He resides at the Grand River Territory of the Haudenosaunee. Darren is a PhD candidate in community psychology at Wilfrid Laurier and is a full-time lecturer in the Indigenous Studies program. His research... Continue reading
Derek Gray
I completed my PhD at Queen's University in 2011 where I studied how lakes on the eastern shore of Georgian Bay have recovered after being damaged by acidification. I then conducted my postdoctoral training at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis at the... Continue reading
Elin Moorlag Silk
Elin is an accomplished researcher and analyst with expertise in Equity and Inclusion, Health Care Policy/Delivery, and LGBTQ Health and Wellness, with a strong theoretical background in conflict theory, anti-racist feminist perspectives and queer theory. Elin has over 15 years of... Continue reading
James Southworth
James Southworth began as a writing consultant at the Laurier Writing Centre in June of 2015. He completed his PhD at the University of Western Ontario in 2014 with an expertise in moral psychology... Continue reading
Jason Roy
Jason Roy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Laurier and the Director of the Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy (LISPOP). He has been teaching research methods at the undergraduate and graduate level for more than 10 years.... Continue reading
Jennifer Long
Dr. Jennifer Long earned her PhD from Western University (2011) in Sociocultural Anthropology. She has developed and taught courses over 50 courses on topics including race, identity, and diversity in the workplace and classroom, organizational behaviour and teaching adult learners.... Continue reading
Jennifer Marshman
Jennifer Marshman is a PhD candidate with the Laurier Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at Wilfrid Laurier University. Over the past decade, some of Jennifer’s qualitative research has included identifying barriers to urban agriculture in Waterloo Region, exploring volunteer... Continue reading
Jordana Garbati
Jordana Garbati began as the writing consultant at the Laurier Writing Centre in July 2013. She graduated with a BA (Hons.) with a specialization in French at York University and concurrently... Continue reading
Katie Cook
Katie Cook is a PhD Candidate in Community Psychology. Katie has extensive research experience, with a major focus on qualitative methodologies and approaches. After finishing a Master’s degree in Community Psychology in 2010, Katie went on to work as a qualitative researcher in the... Continue reading
Manuel Reimer, PhD
Manuel Riemer is an associate professor of community and sustainability science at Wilfrid Laurier University and the Director of the Viessmann Centre for Engagement and Research in Sustainability (VERiS), Environment and Justice Research Group. He received his PhD in Psychology with... Continue reading
Margaret Douglin
Margaret Douglin is a PhD student in Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University. She has worked for several years in applied research and evaluation in human services and currently works as an educational researcher with a school district. Margaret has extensive experience with... Continue reading
Nicole Burns
Nicole Burns has been working with Indigenous communities in Ontario and Nunavut for the past couple of years. She has been conducting individual and group interviews for many years and has used this method of data collection for multiple program evaluations and research projects.... Continue reading
Sarah Ranco
Sarah Ranco is a PhD student in the Community Psychology program at Wilfrid Laurier University. Having almost ten years of experience as an educator in various settings, she is well-versed in managing and improving group dynamics. She has also been the coordinator for multiple... Continue reading
Sean Simpson, MA
Sean Simpson is Vice President of Ipsos Reid in Canada and has worked in the Public Affairs division for over 8 years. Ipsos Public Affairs has 700 staff located in 34 countries, and is the world's leading polling firm. Sean joined Ipsos following his studies at Wilfrid Laurier... Continue reading
Sharmalene Mendis-Millard
Sharmalene Mendis-Millard is the new associate director for the Centre for Community Research, Learning and Action (CCRLA) at Wilfrid Laurier University. She has received both academic and community recognition for her work as a community-based researcher who has worked with a... Continue reading
Shawna Reibling
Shawna Reibling is a knowledge mobilization and communications professional. She provides strategic communications and social media strategy services to individuals and collaborations, specialized for academic research units. Shawna has a deep knowledge of post-secondary structures,... Continue reading
Simon Coulombe, PhD
Simon Coulombe, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Community Psychology program at Wilfrid Laurier University. His research interests are based on the integration of theories, concepts and methods from positive psychology (flourishing, strengths, health, life projects) and... Continue reading