Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies

Spotlight on Faculty

Headshot of Tina Widowski

Tina Widowski

My specialization is Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare of Farm Animals. My research and teaching focus on how various housing and management practices affect the behavioural biology and welfare of farm animals. 

Email: twidowsk@uoguelph.ca

Portrait of Dr. Noella Gray

Noella Gray

I examine marine conservation policy and governance, from local to global scales. I explore how decisions are made, how science and other kinds of knowledge inform these decisions, how various actors influence decision-making processes, and who benefits (or loses) as a result.

Email: grayn@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. Craig Johnson

Craig Johnson

My research lies in the field of global environmental governance, focusing primarily on the role of cities and transnational city-networks in reducing the world's global carbon footprint.

Portrait of Dr. Medhat Moussa

Medhat Moussa

My research is focused on developing intelligent robotics systems including Robotic grasping, human-robot interaction, machine vision, machine learning, and embedded computing systems.

Email: mmoussa@uoguelph.ca

Tricia Van Rhijn

Tricia Van Rhijn

My research interests include parent-child relationships, child development, early childhood education and care, child and family well-being, family relations, various aspects of work-life integration (as well as school-life or school-work-life integration), and the experiences of non-traditional students in formal post-secondary education, in particular mature students and student parents. 

Email: tricia.vanrhijn@uoguelph.ca

Cynthia Scott-Dupree in winter

Cynthia Scott-Dupree

My research interests include integrated management of insect pests in horticultural, fruit, field and greenhouse crops using environmentally compatible control methods, insecticide resistance management, and the impact of...

Email: cscottdu@uoguelph.ca