Our People

Incubator Hub Leads

Don Gallant

Don Gallant

Workplace Systems and Partnerships

National Director, Ready, Willing & Able

Emile Tompa

Emile Tompa

Workplace Systems and Partnerships

Senior Scientist, Institute for Work & Health

Francis Fung

W. Francis Fung

Employment Support Systems

Rehabilitation and Clinical Services National Manager, March of Dimes Canada

Rebecca Gewurtz

Rebecca Gewurtz

Employment Support Systems

Associate Professor, School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University

Arif Jetha

Arif Jetha

Transitions to Work and Career Development

Associate Scientific Director and Scientist, Institute for Work & Health

Sinead McCarthy

Sinead McCarthy

Transitions to Work and Career Development

Vice President, Development, Programs and HR, Youth Employment Services (YES)

Dan Samosh

Dan Samosh

Transitions to Work and Career Development

Assistant Professor, Employment Relations Studies, Queen’s University

Jordana Maisel

Jordana Maisel

Inclusive Environmental Design

Associate Professor and Research Director, Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access, University at Buffalo

Mahadeo Sukhai

Mahadeo Sukhai

Inclusive Environmental Design

Adjunct Professor, University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Angelika Seeschaaf-Veres

Angelika Seeschaaf-Veres

Disruptive Technologies and the Future of Work

Associate Professor, Industrial Design and Graduate Studies, OCAD University

Jutta Treviranus

Jutta Treviranus

Disruptive Technologies and the Future of Work

Professor and Director, Inclusive Design Research Centre, OCAD University

Activity Area Leads

Emma Irvin

Emma Irvin

Director, Research Operations, Institute for Work & Health

Karen Harlos

Karen Harlos

Professor, Department of Business, University of Winnipeg

Rafael Gomez

Rafael Gomez

Professor and Director, Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources, University of Toronto

Sandra Moll

Sandra Moll

Associate Professor, School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University

Alec Farquhar

Alec Farquhar

Co-lead, Engagement, IDEA

Alexis Buettgen

Alexis Buettgen

Postdoctoral Fellow, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University

Hélène Sultan-Taïeb

Hélène Sultan-Taïeb

Professor, Department of Organization and Human Resources, Université du Québec à Montréal

National Office Staff

James Harris

James Harris

Sabrina Chaudhry

Sabrina Chaudhry

National Manager

Therese Salenieks

Therese Salenieks

National Operations and Communications Associate

Emerging Scholars

Amie F. Richards

Workplace Systems and Partnerships

Research Associate

Andrew Dixon

Andrew Dixon

Workplace Systems and Partnerships

Ashvene Sureshkumar

Workplace Systems and Partnerships

Research Associate

Clive Stevens

Workplace Systems and Partnerships

Research Assistant

Eakam Grewal

Employment Support Systems

Student Researcher

Holly Marini

Employment Support Systems

Research Assistant

Jean-Marc Moke

Transitions to Work and Career Development

Research Assistant

Jimin Choi

Inclusive Environmental Design

Postdoctoral Associate

Kim Atwood

Transitions to Work and Career Development

Research Assisstant

Meghan Crouch

Transitions to Work and Career Development

Research Associate

Samarth Reddy

Disruptive Technologies and the Future of Work

Research Assistant

Shayan Morshedi

Workplace Systems and Partnerships

Research Associate

Trisha Neogi

Disruptive Technologies and the Future of Work

Research Student

Interns

Jenna Cox

Jenna Cox

Logan Wong

Logan Wong

Operations and Communications

Initiative supported by

IDEA is supported by funding from the Government of Canada's New Frontiers in Research Fund

Affiliated with

IDEA is based at McMaster University and the Institute for Work & Health