Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies

Spotlight on Faculty

Rumina Dhalla

Rumina Dhalla

My main research interests are in organizational identity and reputation and their implications for organizational strategies, sustainability and CSR. My research projects include sustainability and certifications in the Australian wine industry and social enterprise in Tanzania.

Email: rdhalla@uoguelph.ca

Headshot of Dr. Lynda Ashbourne in front of Raithby House at U of G

Lynda M. Ashbourne

My research supports the development and improvement of services that support family members who are facing great difficulties in their lives.

Email: lashbour@uoguelph.ca

Headshot of Paola Mayer

Paola Mayer

I am interested in German and Austrian literature and thought from the late 18th to the early 20th century. My focus is on the fantastic and uncanny, myth and fairy tales. My current research deals with the aesthetics of terror in the romantic period.

Email: pmayer@uoguelph.ca

University of Guelph Biomedical Sciences Professor Laura A. Favetta

Laura Favetta

The research that we conduct in my laboratory aims to understand the causes of infertility at the gene level and pinpoint the mechanisms through which toxicants affect fertility both in humans and farm animals. Understanding how things happen will help in finding ways of overcoming it.​

Email: lfavetta@uoguelph.ca

Professor Giannina Descalzi at the University of Guelph

Giannina Descalzi

Chronic pain is a debilitating condition affecting 1 in 5 humans and animals. Our research aims to address the urgent need for the development of effective therapeutic strategies to clinically alleviate chronic pain symptoms.

Email: gdescalz@uoguelph.ca

Portrait of Dr. Jennifer Silver

Jennifer Silver

Jennifer's research is concerned with the roles of institutions, markets, and technologies in environmental governance. Topically, many of her projects have centered on oceans, marine resource management, and coastal and Indigenous communities.

Email: j.silver@uoguelph.ca