Selection Committees for Insight Development Grants: 2020-21 Competition

Committee members are responsible for evaluating the relative merits of each application submitted to them for review—except for ones that pose a conflict of interest—on the basis of the adjudication criteria specific to the funding opportunity.

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Committee IDG-1A: Philosophy, mediaeval studies, classics, religious studies

Name Affiliation
Lisa Hughes (Chair) University of Calgary
Iva Apostolova Dominican University College
Nigel DeSouza University of Ottawa
Jennifer A. Otto No institutional affiliation 
Francisco Peña The University of British Columbia
Rini Regina  York University
Stainton Hamsa  McGill University
Kenneth Yu University of Toronto

Committee IDG-2A: History

Name Affiliation
Ian Milligan (Chair) University of Waterloo
Marise Bachand Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Deborah Barton Université de Montréal
Raymond Blake University of Regina
Stephen Brooke York University
George Colpitts University of Calgary
Delia Gavrus The University of Winnipeg
Anya Zilberstein Concordia University

Committee IDG-3A: Fine Arts, research-creation

Name Affiliation
Marielle Nitoslawska (Chair) Concordia University
Haig Armen Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Jon Bath University of Saskatchewan
Sarah Bonnemaison Dalhousie University
Marie Forcier University of Calgary
Aaron Liu-Rosenbaum Université Laval
Karla McManus Concordia University
Suzanne Morrissette Brock University
Marilene Oliver University of Alberta
Yuzhi Joel Ong York University
Isabelle Pichet Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Aléna Robin Western University

Committee IDG-4A: Literature

Name Affiliation
Nicholas Bradley (Chair) University of Victoria
Michelle Faubert University of Manitoba
Leah Knight Brock University
Julien Lefort-Favreau Queen’s University
Marie-Pier Luneau Université de Sherbrooke
Hallie Marshall The University of British Columbia
Bart Vautour Dalhousie University

Committee IDG-7A: Economics

Name Affiliation
Amrita Ray Chaudhuri (chair) The University of Winnipeg
Kurt Annen University of Guelph
Decio Coviello HEC Montréal
Antoine Djogbenou York University
Prosper Dovonon Concordia University
Ana Ferrer University of Waterloo
David Freeman Simon Fraser University
Joshua Lewis Université de Montréal
Brian McCaig Wilfrid Laurier University
Dozie Okoye Dalhousie University
Serdar Ozkan University of Toronto
Soodeh Saberian University of Manitoba

Committee IDG-8A: Sociology, demography and related fields

Name Affiliation
Paul Peters (Chair) Carleton University
Tracey Adams Western University
Kristi Allain St. Thomas University
Shelley Clark McGill University
Guillaume Durou University of Alberta
Kevin McQuillan University of Calgary
Chiara Piazzesi Université du Québec à Montréal
Kevin Shafer Brigham Young University
Allyson Stokes Memorial University of Newfoundland
Isabelle Van Pevenage Centre for Research and Expertise in Social Gerontology
Nong Zhu Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Committee IDG-9A: Geography, urban planning and related fields

Name Affiliation
Pamela Robinson (Chair) Ryerson University
Hélène Bélanger Université du Québec à Montréal
Rosemary-Claire Collard Simon Fraser University
Orly Linovski University of Manitoba
Ted Rutland Concordia University
Vanessa Sloan Morgan University of Northern British Columbia
Nancy Worth University of Waterloo

Committee IDG-10A: Psychology, linguistics and translation

Name Affiliation
Steven Heine (Chair) The University of British Columbia
Marguerite Ternes Saint Mary’s University
Katherine Starzyk University of Manitoba
Johanna Peetz Carleton University
Kyle Nash University of Alberta
Jeff Loucks University of Regina
William Hall Brock University
Abby Goldstein University of Toronto
Leandre Fabrigar Queen’s University
Dillon Browne University of Waterloo

Committee IDG-10B: Psychology, linguistics and translation

Name Affiliation
Tina Montreuil (Chair) McGill University
Justin Carré Nipissing University
Marina Doucerain Université du Québec à Montréal
Emily Elfner York University
Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise Bishop’s University
Kim McDonough Concordia University
Ulrich Mueller University of Victoria
Katherine Péloquin Université de Montréal
Samuel Ronfard University of Toronto
Jesse Stewart University of Saskatchewan
Emilie Urbain Carleton University

Committee IDG-11A: Political science and public administration

Name Affiliation
Amanda Bittner (Chair) Memorial University of Newfoundland
Nathalie Burlone University of Ottawa
Andrea Charron University of Manitoba
Dominic Duval Université du Québec à Montréal
Allison McCulloch Brandon University
Hepzibah Muñoz Martínez University of New Brunswick
Lisa McIntosh Sundstrom The University of British Columbia
Larry Swatuk University of Waterloo

Committee IDG-12A: Education and social work

Name Affiliation
Carol Rees (Chair) Thompson Rivers University
Marleny Bonnycastle University of Manitoba
Mark Bruner Nipissing University
Susan Cadell University of Waterloo
Maria Cutumisu University of Alberta
Karen Foster Dalhousie University
Brenda LeFrancois Memorial University of Newfoundland
Christopher Martin The University of British Columbia
Teresa Strong-Wilson McGill University
Angela Vemic   University of Toronto

Committee IDG-12B: Education and social work

Name Affiliation
Richard Barwell (Chair) University of Ottawa
Marie-Helene Ayotte Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Deanna Friesen Western University
Laura-Lee Kearns St. Francis Xavier University
Ami Mamolo Ontario Tech University (University of Ontario Institute of Technology)
Kevin O’Connor Mount Royal University
Julie Poissant Université du Québec à Montréal
Kathleen Sitter University of Calgary
Sabrina Tremblay Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Janice Waldron University of Windsor

Committee IDG-12C: Education and social work

Name Affiliation
Helena Osana (Chair) Concordia University
Anila Fejzo Université du Québec à Montréal
Mark Fettes Simon Fraser University
Alejandro González-Martín Université de Montréal
Jordan Koch McGill University
Jeremie Seror University of Ottawa
Marie-Claire Shanahan University of Calgary
Kristel Tardif-Grenier Université du Québec en Outaouais
Dawn Wiseman Bishop’s University

Committee IDG-13A: Anthropology and archaeology

Name Affiliation
Heather Young-Leslie (Chair) University of Alberta
Carole Blackburn The University of British Columbia
Meghan Burchell Memorial University of Newfoundland
Genevieve Dewar University of Toronto
Karine Gagné University of Guelph
Robert Hoppa University of Manitoba
Lisa Overholtzer McGill University
Daniel Tubb University of New Brunswick

Committee IDG-14A: Business, management and related fields

Name Affiliation
James Brander (Chair) The University of British Columbia
Jing Chen Dalhousie University
Victor Cui University of Manitoba
Ashrafee Hossain Memorial University of Newfoundland
Mariam Humayun University of Ottawa
Guoliang Jiang Carleton University
Wan Li University of New Brunswick
Mark Lokanan Royal Roads University
Ekaterina Malinova McMaster University
Tina Saksida University of Prince Edward Island

Committee IDG-14B: Business, management and related fields

Name Affiliation
Gwyneth Edwards (Chair) HEC Montréal
Imed Chkir University of Ottawa
Amélie Guèvremont Université du Québec à Montréal
Yutao Li University of Lethbridge
Bertrand Malsch Queen’s University
Muhammad Mohiuddin Université Laval
François Neville McMaster University
Annick Parent-Lamarche Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Hirotoshi Takeda University of Southern Maine
Jianyun Tang Memorial University of Newfoundland

Committee IDG-14C: Business, management and related fields

Name Affiliation
Travor Brown (Chair) Memorial University of Newfoundland
Jan Bena The University of British Columbia
Leslie Berger Wilfrid Laurier University
Erica Carleton University of Saskatchewan
Ahmed Doha Carleton University
Hui Huang University of Regina
Albert James Dalhousie University
Alexandru Lefter Concordia University
Suhaib Riaz University of Ottawa
Leslie Wardley Cape Breton University

Committee IDG-16A: Communications, media studies, gender studies, library and information science, related fields

Name Affiliation
Scott MacKenzie (Chair) Queen’s University
Melissa Adler Western University
Jonathan Allan Brandon University
Sophie Del Fa Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Jaigris Hodson Royal Roads University
Aleksandra Kaminska Université de Montréal
Joyline Makani Dalhousie University
Fenwick McKelvey Concordia University
Nancy Moules University of Calgary
Gerald Zielinski Ryerson University

Committee IDG-17A: Law and criminology

Name Affiliation
Vanessa MacDonnell (Chair) University of Ottawa
Kimberley Brooks Dalhousie University
Ignacio Cofone McGill University
Ruby Dhand Thompson Rivers University
Francis Fortin Université de Montréal
Kevin Haggerty University of Alberta
Lila Kazemian The City University of New York
Claire Mumme University of Windsor
Darryl Robinson Queen’s University
Amy Swiffen Concordia University

Committee IDG-21A: Indigenous research

Name Affiliation
Charles Menzies (Chair) The University of British Columbia
Christopher Furgal Trent University
Sherry Pictou Dalhousie University
Christa Scholtz McGill University
Daniel Sims University of Northern British Columbia
Louellyn White Concordia University

Committee IDG-22A: Multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary humanities

Name Affiliation
Elizabeth Gordon (Chair) The King’s University (Edmonton)
Michael D’Arcy St. Francis Xavier University
Anne Létourneau Université de Montréal
Stuart Murray Carleton University
Ilya Parkins The University of British Columbia
Randal Rogers University of Regina
Mat Savelli McMaster University

Committee IDG-23A: Multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary social sciences

Name Affiliation
Ibironke Odumosu-Ayanu (Chair) University of Saskatchewan
Juan Alperin Simon Fraser University
Marie-Jeanne Blain Université de Montréal
Martin Bunch York University
Adam Dubé McGill University
Erin Fredericks St. Thomas University
Rob Gillezeau University of Victoria
Matthew Harsh California Polytechnic State University
Götz Hoeppe University of Waterloo
J. Adam Perry St. Francis Xavier University
Harry Prapavessis Western University
Leah Sarson Dalhousie University
Pascale Tremblay Université Laval

Committee IDG-23B: Multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary social sciences

Name Affiliation
Armel Brice Adanhounme (Chair) Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Bart Beaty University of Calgary
Kelsey Dancause Université du Québec à Montréal
Giovanni Gallipoli The University of British Columbia
Achim Hurrelmann Carleton University
Julie Lane Université de Sherbrooke
Amaya Perez-Brumer University of Toronto
Mario Samano HEC Montréal
Christopher Stonebanks Bishop’s University
Nassera Touati École nationale d’administration publique
Brianna Turner University of Victoria
Sophie L. Van Neste Institut national de la recherche scientifique
Maximiliano Wilson Université Laval
Donald Wright University of New Brunswick
Han-Ru Zhou Université de Montréal
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