Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies

Spotlight on Faculty

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John A. Cline

My research involves studying the physiology and production management of apples, cider apples, peaches, pears, and cherries. As with any agricultural crop, the industry is rapidly changing with the availability of new cultivars, rootstocks, production systems, and labour saving technology.

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Deborah Powell

My research focuses mainly on personnel selection, with an emphasis on finding valid and fair methods of hiring the best employees. Most recently, I have investigated employment interviews as a promising approach to measuring personality in job applicants. My research also...

Email: dpowell@uoguelph.ca

Portrait of Dr. Alejandro Marangoni

Alejandro Marangoni

Guelph has the top Food Science program in the world. We do exciting research at the forefront of the Food Science endeavor.

Email: amarango@uoguelph.ca

Jeji Varghese

Jeji Varghese

My research aims to improve life by helping diverse human societies to better relate to each other and think more critically about the impacts of our actions on our fellow non-human beings.

Email: varghese@uoguelph.ca

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Karl Cottenie

I employ a quantitative approach to integrate observational, experimental and synthetic data sets, gathered by myself and others, to study this interaction of dispersal and environmental processes...

Email: cottenie@uoguelph.ca

University of Guelph professor Ryan Gibson

Ryan Gibson

My current research explores the role of rural governance, place-based development, philanthropy, rural policy, community economic development, and rural immigration and mobility.

portrait of Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister

Jennifer Geddes-McAlister

Overall, our work aims to uncover novel strategies for the treatment of infectious diseases associated with fungal and bacterial pathogens in both the healthcare and agriculture sectors.

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Nicolas Brunet

I am interested in the diverse knowledge systems and participatory approaches (citizen science, youth engagement, community-based monitoring, Indigenous guardians, etc.) that contribute to community-led environmental decision making in resource-based and remote communities.

Email: nicolas.brunet@uoguelph.ca