Welcome

Researchers in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) engage in exciting research and scholarship of local, national and international significance. Through a range of disciplinary, interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches, they develop knowledge that provides insight into issues that affect our world and then identify innovative ways to apply their findings.

By working with community and industry partners, investors, and government, they bring long-term benefits to us all. By engaging graduate and undergraduate students in their research activities, LA&PS faculty members are nurturing Canada's next generation of researchers and thinkers.

Barbara Crow, Associate Dean Research

Events & Workshops

Monday March 12, 12-1:30pm ::: Ideas at Work: Special Research Team Edition

Location: Senate Chamber

Learning to work with each other is an important learning outcome in university education. In Ideas at Work, students will discuss how their research can advance knowledge, how their collaborations work and what they are learning from the collaborative research experience.

On Power: How Can We Avoid What Happened in the Stanford Experiment? Gowsiga Thirunavukkarasu, BA Hons (Political Science) '11, BA Hons (Human Rights and Equity Studies) '12 (expected) & Ali Esnaashari, BA Hons (Law and Society) '12 (expected)
On Culture: Processing the Two Canadas in Cheese Production, Bilal Farrukh, BA (Public Policy and Management), '12 (expected) & David Rizzo, BA (Public Policy and Management), '13 (expected)
On Environment: What Does Supply Chain Have to Do With It? Karim Bakir, BAS (Management Science), '12 (expected), Yogesh Narayanan, BAS (Management Science), '12 (expected) & Josh Bernstein, BAS (Management Science), '12 (expected)
On Society: Do Corporate Tax Cuts Undercut Us? Musa Raza, BA (Public Policy and Management), '12 (expected) & Nabila Tisha, BA (International Development), '12 (expected)
On Sexuality: Pornography and Personal Narratives, Amy Saunders, BA (Sexuality Studies) '12 (expected) & Ariana King, BA (Sexuality Studies) '13 (expected)

Tuesday March 13, 12-1:30 pm ::: Instant Knowledge Transfer: One-minute Lectures

Location: Scott Library Atrium

Presenting knowledge discovery in an accessible yet precise and concise way is a daily challenge we work hard to meet in communicating what we do. In Instant Knowledge Transfer, each colleague will present the essence of a discovery in 60 seconds. The lecturers include:

From Theatre Studies to Analysing Social Lifestyles, Christopher Innes (English)
Education Crisis: Looking Through the Eyes of Habermas, Naomi Couto (Public Policy and Administration)
What Are Faculty Perceptions of the Meaning and Value of Information Literacy in the Context of Undergraduate Education? Sophie Bury (Bronfman Business Library)
Sex in the Stacks: The Feminist Porn Archive and Research Project, Lisa Sloniowski (Scott Library)
Multinational Activity, Financing, and the Exchange Rate, George Georgopoulos (Economics)
Modesty, Gender, and Income: The Modesty Effect and Wages of Unionized Employees, Marie-Helene Budworth (Human Resources Management)
Precarious Work and Precarious Legal Status, Luin Goldring (Sociology)
Turning Companies into Reformers: How Rankings Change the Rules of the Game, Alison Kemper (Administrative Studies)
Six Nations People Moving Off Reserve: 1890-1920, William Wicken (History)
Can You Get a Fair Trial If You Don't Speak the Language of the Court? Philipp Angermeyer (Languages, Literatures and Linguistics)
Chasing the 1872 Canadian Horse Distemper, Sean Kheraj (History)
Encouraging Public Participation for Furthering Community Resilience in Time of Crisis, Niru Nirupama (Administrative Studies)
In Search of Cunning Plans: Decision Theoretic AI Planning in Information Systems Design, Sotirios Liaskos (Information Technology)

Wed. March 14, 12-1:30 pm ::: Up Close & Personal: Conversations on Different Research Journeys

Location: Senate Chamber

We have unique life stories, and we have our own reasons why we chose to become academics. In Up Close and Personal conversations, colleagues will share lessons learnt from setbacks and successes in their personal research journeys in conversations with Wade Rowland (Communication Studies).

After the conversations, student researchers from the Student Council of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies will ask the scholars questions on what they would love to know but did not have the chance to ask before.

Vision and Mission of Universities, George Fallis (Economics & Social Science).
Justice from the Eyes of a Scholar, a Historian and an Expert Witness, William Wicken (History).
From Action Research on Fair Trade to Investment in Fair Trade, Darryl Reed (Social Science) & Ananya Mukherjee-Reed (Political Science).

Thursday March 15, 12-1:30 pm ::: Do the Right Thing: Self-interest v. Societal Interest

Location: Room 956, Research Tower

In Do the Right Thing, an interdisciplinary panel will trade notes on how researchers can advance knowledge in understanding not only why we should do the right thing but also how we can do the right thing.

With the aid of six film trailers highlighting tensions between self-interest and societal interests amidst crisis, the panelists will share insights and wisdom from their diverse vantage points. The panelists include: