Events/Workshops

March 10, 2022 from 7-8pm

Panelists:

Michelle Cyr - Director, Office of Health Sciences at Council of Ontario Universities
Ikjot Saini - Co-Director at SHIELD Automotive Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence
Phil De Luna - Director at National Research Council

Topics Covered:

Policymaking in different fields
Panellist advise for students on career advancement and involvement in extracurricular activities

March 1, 2022 from 7:00-8:30pm

Panellists:

Morgan Hoffarth, President of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario and Director of Care at Mount Hope Centre for long-term care
Dr. Albert Ng, Executive Director of the University of Windsor Office of Research and Innovation Services: Heather Pratt

Topics Covered:

Demystifying health policy creation in Ontario: A stakeholder perspective
Medical Education and Advocacy: Building the next generation of health policy leaders

November 29, 2021 from 7:00-8:30pm

Panellists:

Suzanne Murphy (FAHSS), University of Windsor Research Ethics Board Chair
Heather Pratt, Executive Director of the University of Windsor Office of Research and Innovation Services

Topics Covered:

Changes
- The changes in policies in the past 10 years and their impact.
- How policy shapes research.
Key Players and Goals
- Key players locally, provincially and federally that regulate research policies for the University of Windsor.
Involvement
- How students at the University of Windsor can get involved in research policy-related activities.
- Job/volunteer opportunities for students that allow engagement in policymaking.

October 25th, 2021 from 7-8pm

Panellists:

Dr. Trevor Pitcher, Conservation Biologist and UWindsor Professor
Patrícia Galvão Ferreira, Director of the Transnational Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, and Assistant Professor of Windsor Law

Topics Covered:

March 12, 2021 from 4:00-5:00pm

Panellists:

Dr. Lisa Porter, Executive Director of the WE-SPARK Health Institute, Professor, Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor

Taras Natyshak, Member of Provincial Parliament for Essex and Minister Critic for Job Creation and Economic Recovery
Rocco Rossi, President & CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce 
Dr. Suzanne McMurphy, Chair, Research Ethics Board and Director of the Office of Research Ethics, Associate Professor in the Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology Department, University of Windsor.

Topics Covered:

Vaccination priority
- Determining who would get vaccinated first
Variants and the Economy
- New variants and their effects on the roll-out
Early Lessons Learned
- Early lessons that we have learned about the policy decisions surrounding COVID in general
- Main areas for improvement when it comes to the decisions regarding policy