Faculty

“Immigrant families settling the land, quilting bees, and ploughing matches are examples of some of the social and economic topics of early Ontario that link my work to the larger expertise of this University concerning agriculture and rural communities.”

“My current research is examining weather impacts on specialty crop production in Ontario. Historical analysis provides insight into conditions favourable for production, allowing for better planning for future production under a changing climate. I also work on the energy budget and thermal comfort of people outdoors and new means of advising on heat stroke risk.”

“The central nervous system must integrate ongoing changes in sensory information, like vision, with internal representations of our bodies in the world in order to walk in complex environments, e.g. when obstacles are present. Although there are indications in the literature that at different stages in life there is a shift in the role of sensory inputs for locomotor control, there is little basic scientific evidence to support this theory. My research program investigates the development of adaptive locomotor strategies in children and, at the other end of the age spectrum, how these strategies change in elderly individuals as a result of aging. The long term objective of my research program is to develop a model that will provide insight into the nature of the rules governing the interpretation and integration of sensory input during locomotion by the central nervous system across the lifespan”

 

 

“Leanne Son Hing is CIFAR Senior Fellow of the Successful Societies Program. Dr. Son Hing examines the interplay between ideals of justice (meritocracy, equality) and biases (prejudice, discrimination); as well as their consequences for well-being and social policy attitudes. In her newest line of research, she investigates how people’s negative evaluations of inequality at work (e.g., in pay, status, decision-making power) affects their well-being, job attitudes, and health. These negative effects likely operate through stress processes and worsened social relations (e.g., increased competition, decreased trust).”

 

“My research interests focus is digital politics: use and impact of the Internet by Canadian political actors. Her work has been published in the Information Communication and Society, Party Politics and the Canadian Journal of Political Science. She is the co-editor of Mind the Gaps: Canadian Perspectives on Gender and Politics (Fernwood Press). ”

 

 

“My research in plant physiology/biochemistry/biotechnology deals primarily with the function(s) and metabolism of the ubiquitous non-proteinaceous amino acid known as 4-aminobutyrate (GABA). We study early stress- and development-specific responses of GABA metabolism and their interplay with various other metabolic and signaling pathways. State-of-the-art approaches are used to elucidate the biochemical and transcriptional control of GABA metabolism in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, as well as important crop species. ”

 

Profile, E-mail

 

Program: Plant Agriculture

“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 agro-ecosystems on non-target organisms, including beneficial insects such as honey bees, bumble bees, native bees and natural enemies or biological control agents of insect pests.”

Profile, E-mail