Lee Swanson
Associate Professor, Management & Marketing
Entrepreneurship | Ecosystems
Research Focus
Entrepreneurial ecosystems and entrepreneurship education, with a focus on how communities, institutions, and networks support venture creation and growth.
Opportunities
Ecosystem building, mentorship, and strengthening connections across founders, organizations, and support networks.
In Practice
Actively connected across Saskatchewan’s startup ecosystem, supporting initiatives and collaborations that bring together founders, investors, and community partners.
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Devan Mescall
Professor, Accounting
Digital Transformation | Economic Systems
Research Focus
Tax policy, global trade, and the economic impacts of emerging technologies such as AI, including workforce disruption and wealth concentration.
Opportunities
Data-informed research on economic trends, policy implications, and the future of work.
In Practice
Applies research to understand how technological change is reshaping business environments and economic systems.
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Joe Schmidt
Professor, Human Resources & Organizational Behaviour
Future of Work | Talent
Research Focus
Talent acquisition, team effectiveness, employee turnover, and how performance is perceived and managed within organizations.
Opportunities
Workforce analytics, talent strategy, and organizational effectiveness research with industry partners.
In Practice
Collaborates with organizations to better understand hiring, retention, and performance in evolving workplace environments.
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David Zhang
Associate Professor, Management & Marketing
Digital Transformation | Healthcare
Research Focus
Consumer behaviour, healthcare marketing, and human-centered AI, with recent work focused on virtual care and aging populations.
Opportunities
Healthcare innovation, AI applications in care delivery, and consumer insights in emerging service models.
In Practice
Works with partners in healthcare and technology to explore how AI can enhance patient experience and service delivery.
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Mohammadreza Nematollahi
Assistant Professor, Management Science
Sustainability | Supply Chains
Research Focus
Sustainable supply chain management, data analytics, and AI-driven decision-making, particularly in the agri-food sector.
Opportunities
Industry partnerships focused on supply chain optimization, sustainability strategy, and data-informed decision-making.
In Practice
Collaborates with industry leaders to address operational challenges related to climate, efficiency, and resilience.
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Kylie Heales
Assistant Professor, Management & Marketing
Entrepreneurship | Regional Development
Research Focus
Community-based entrepreneurship and regional economic development, with a focus on innovation in local and rural contexts.
Opportunities
Community-driven entrepreneurship, regional growth, and applied innovation projects.
In Practice
Engages with partners through BRIDGE initiatives, including the Prairie Business Summit and BRIDGE Exchange.
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Hamed Samarghandi
Professor of Management Science, Operations Management
Sustainability | Infrastructure
Research Focus
Supply chain systems, transportation, healthcare optimization, and infrastructure planning, with applications in energy and water systems.
Opportunities
Data-driven optimization projects in infrastructure, transportation, healthcare, and energy systems.
In Practice
Works with public and private sector partners to improve system efficiency, planning, and long-term sustainability.
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Monica Sârghie (Popa)
Associate Professor, Management & Marketing
Sustainability | Responsible Business
Research Focus
Social responsibility, transformative marketing and sustainable systems, exploring how businesses, consumers/citizens, governments, and communities contribute to mutual flourishing and wellbeing.
Opportunities
Responsible business strategy, sustainability initiatives, for-profit and not-for-profit marketing, cross-sector collaboration.
In Practice
Supports initiatives that integrate social, environmental, and economic considerations into decision-making at the business, consumer and NGO levels.
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Shan Wang
Professor, Finance & Management Science
Digital Transformation | AI
Research Focus
Digital transformation, AI, and how technology shapes organizations, education, and everyday life.
Opportunities
AI adoption, digital strategy, and organizational transformation projects.
In Practice
Collaborates with industry partners to explore how digital technologies can enhance performance and innovation.
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Craig Wilson
Professor, Finance & Management Science
Sustainability | CORPORATE FINANCE
Research Focus
Corporate finance and governance, with interests that connect to family enterprise, sustainability, and broader business decision-making.
Opportunities
Research collaborations involving financial databases, governance questions, and strategic business analysis.
In Practice
Brings a research leadership lens to partnership development and sees value in collaborations that support both faculty research and applied business questions.
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David Kraichy
Associate Professor, Human Resources & Organizational Behaviour
Talent Management
Research Focus
How organizations identify, develop, and retain high-potential employees, including barriers to internal advancement and employee responses to those barriers.
Opportunities
HR-focused partnerships with organizations that can support talent management, retention, and workforce development research.
In Practice
Explores how organizations can better support talent pipelines and improve employee growth opportunities.
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Norman Sheehan
Professor, Accounting
Sustainability | Strategy
Research Focus
Strategy, governance, sustainability, risk management, and performance measurement.
Opportunities
Collaboration around governance, sustainability strategy, and organizational performance questions.
In Practice
Applies strategic and governance insights to help organizations think more clearly about accountability, performance, and long-term direction.
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Jennifer Ho
Assistant Professor, Human Resources & Organizational Behaviour
LEADERSHIP | EDI
Research Focus
Leadership, trust, and equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), including workers with disabilities and women in the workplace.
Opportunities
Partnership-based research on leadership, workplace inclusion, HR practices, and organizational culture.
In Practice
Works with collaborators to examine how organizations can develop their leaders, and build more inclusive, trustworthy, and supportive workplaces.
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Adam Slobodzian
Assistant Professor, Management & Marketing
Digital Transformation | Entrepreneurship
Research Focus
Consumer culture theory, market systems, and the relationship between consumers, society, and the marketplace.
Opportunities
Applied marketing research, classroom-connected projects, and collaborations focused on consumer insight and market change.
In Practice
Engages with practical marketing questions and partnership opportunities that connect academic insight to real-world marketplace challenges.
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Tyler Case
Associate Professor (AP), Management & Marketing
Entrepreneurship | Family ENTERPRISE
Research Focus
Feasibility, risk/opportunity mapping, and strategic management, with interests in agribusiness, family enterprise continuity, and local venture development.
Opportunities
Applied and consulting-style collaboration with businesses, boards, and regional development partners.
In Practice
Brings strong practical experience and networks to entrepreneurship-focused work, especially in family enterprise and community-based venture development.
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Mamun Abdullah
Professor
BANKING| rISK MANAGEMENT | CREDIT UNION
Research Focus
Finance, monetary policy, banking, risk management, credit unions.
Opportunities
Research partnerships related to finance, risk, and industry-informed economic questions.
In Practice
Works on industry-funded and partnership-based research that connects finance expertise to agricultural and economic challenges.
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