David Williams is the Norman Professor of Public Health, at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health and a Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. His prior academic appointments were at Yale University and the University of Michigan.  Dr. Williams received his early education in St. Lucia, holds Master’s degrees in Divinity and Public Health and a PhD in sociology from the University of Michigan.  An internationally recognized authority on social infl...
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Dr. Myrna Lashley received a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from McGill university, was the first Black Associate dean at CEGEP John Abbott in Montreal, is an associate professor department of medicine at McGill University and a researcher at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research of the Jewish General Hospital. Her research focuses on the intersections of geopsychiatry, culture, and mental health.A recognized clinical, teaching and research authority in cultural psychology, and consulta...
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In 1980, pediatrician-hematologist Dr Yvette Bonny performed the first bone marrow transplant in Quebec in a child. She went on to perform approximately 200 during her career, giving hope to sick children and their families.Haitian by birth, Yvette Bonny earned her medical degree at the Faculty of Medicine of Haiti. After arriving in Canada in 1962, she dedicated most of her career to research and to treating children suffering from leukemia, cancer, and sickle cell anemia.  When Yvette Bo...
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Biography Rafal Kulik, PhD, is a Full Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Ottawa. He holds MSc from the University of Ulm (Germany) and a PhD from the University of Wroclaw (Poland). After finishing his PhD, he spent three years as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Ottawa. Afterwards, he was recruited as a Lecturer by the School of Mathema...
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Biography I have been a professor in the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, since 2005. In the 2023-24 academic year, I was co-chair of the Senate Committee on Academic Freedom. In that role, I was part of a group that conducted a listening tour of teaching staff affected by security issues on the uOttawa campus in the summer and early fall of 2023. The Committee has been directly in...
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I really appreciated the quality of the teaching throughout the Master’s in Bilingualism Studies program. In addition to gaining a host of practical skills, I really improved my critical thinking skills thanks to the reflections that were part of our courses. I also rekindled my passion for research.To be honest, it was my professors who helped me realize this. I followed their advice and switched from the practical placement to the research paper option. I benefited from the experience from st...
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Initially, I struggled with speaking and writing French, despite having a good understanding of the language. My story, however, is one of perseverance and growth. My educational and career paths were forever shaped by the comprehensive coursework and opportunities provided by my programs.My academic journey began with an undergraduate degree in second-language teaching at the OLBI, where I also completed a minor in advanced French as a second language (FLS). This foundational program not only ...
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I am a graduate of the Master’s in Bilingualism Studies program and my academic career has been a series of surprising and enriching moments.The program was structured to allowed me to better understand research, while giving me the opportunity to shift from writing a major paper to focusing on practical experience when I realized I was more inclined towards the practical. This flexibility allowed me to gain both theoretical knowledge and practical skills.It’s hard to pinpoint a decisive moment...
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Dr. Cara Tannenbaum is a medical leader, health research expert and government advisor who is internationally recognized for her leadership in drug safety and the integration of sex and gender in health research, education, practice and policy. She co-founded and was the inaugural scientific director of the Canadian Deprescribing Network, a national organization aimed at eliminating inappropriate medication use among seniors. From 2015 to 2022, Dr. Tannenbaum served as the scientific director o...
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Angela Cooper Brathwaite is a past president of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO), past president of the International Nursing Interest Group and co-chair of RNAO’s Anti-Black Racism Task Force, and an adjunct professor and associate graduate faculty member, Ontario Tech University (OTU). She holds a PhD in Nursing from the University of Toronto (UofT), a Master of Nursing from the University of Manitoba and a Bachelor’s in Nursing from Memorial University, N.L., and is a...
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