Meet Our Students (2021)

Mike is an Executive Coach and Organizational Development Consultant whose work interests currently serve the Canadian Department of Defence. Atkins believes that in today’s VUCA (Volatile, Unpredictable, Complex, and Ambiguous) world, the speed an organization learns must be faster than the speed of change. Mike’s doctoral research interest aims to investigate how coaching might develop trustworthiness in leadership to improve organizational performance. Read more…

Arianna is the Director of Finance at Toronto North Support Services, a government funded healthcare organization. Her doctoral research aims to support organizational sustainability in knowledge economies. Arianna’s doctoral research will examine human capital disclosure and the extent to which it influences stakeholders’ decision making process, in the context of Ontario’s healthcare sector. Read more…

Coltan is an Associate Faculty Member for Royal Roads University’s School of Tourism and Hospitality Management and and a Business Administration Instructor for AGA Academy. Coltan’s research focuses on mobilizing LGBTQ+ culture and community as a force towards urban regeneration through creative economic development. Read more…

Fung is a professional accountant and manager. His doctoral research will investigate how the proponents are arguing for investments in systems of corporate governance, risk management and compliance (“GRC”), as part of the investments in ESG (environmental, social and governance) initiatives, when there is no real way to determine, never mind demonstrate, the societal benefit over the internal costs for them, and, using critical discourse analysis (“CDA”) as a research method, determine why they would choose particular words and phrase them in particular ways as they put their arguments forth to advance their objectives. Read more…

Shelly Lyons is an Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for the undergraduate Organizational Management program at Crandall University in Moncton, NB.  Lyons is a strong believer in engaging learners through dialogue education, instilling the joy of learning, and encouraging success in the educational journey. Read more…

Jason is a recently retired Colonel from the Royal Canadian Air Force with over 30 years of service as a pilot. In the RCAF headquarters as a Director, he helped optimize a multi-billion-dollar enterprise with over 400 aircraft and 20,000 personnel. His research will review the impact from COVID-19 on the international aviation industry, present best practices and lessons learned and offer recommendations specific to the Canadian aviation industry that could make air travel both safer for Canadians, and less risky for aviation companies going forward.  Read more…

Naomi works as the Senior Operating Officer at PolicyWise for Children & Families. Naomi’s research interest lies in how collaborative service delivery between primary and mental healthcare can be implemented and adapted across contexts and settings while achieving common outcomes. Read more…

Lisa Sansom is a Positive Interventionist who works with leaders, teams, and organizational units to help them be more effective and supportive. Lisa works from a basis of applied positive psychology, bringing research-based tools and methodologies into her consulting, speaking, corporate training and coaching. Read more…

Delmar  is a part-time faculty member in human resources management at Lawrence Kinlin School of Business, Fanshawe College in London Ontario. Before migrating to Canada, Tobin led human resources management projects in public and private sectors organizations in Guyana, which has led to his interest in diversity management. Delmar’s research interest is in skilled migrant worker integration in Canadian workplaces. His research aims to add to academic work on management practices in the equity, diversity and inclusion space, inclusive leadership, and organizational change. Read more…

Elizabeth is president of Candler Chase, a communications and marketing consulting and training organization that helps executives and managers have better conversations with employees, customers and other stakeholders. Her research interests focus on developing communications competencies for current and potential organizational leaders, with a particular interest in how graduate business programs can inculcate the communication knowledge, skills, and abilities the modern workplace demands. Read more…