{"id":7667,"date":"2026-06-19T16:42:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T20:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/?page_id=7667"},"modified":"2026-06-19T16:42:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T20:42:19","slug":"about-the-hov-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/hear-our-voices-project\/about-the-hov-team\/","title":{"rendered":"About the HOV Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About us<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6625\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Deidre-Butler-1.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Deidre-Butler-1.jpg 168w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Deidre-Butler-1-160x160.jpg 160w\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"188\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>Dr. Deidre Butler<\/strong>\u00a0is a professor at Carleton University. On top of her work as project lead and primary investigatory, Dr. Butler also co-chairs the second module \u201cGender and Sexuality\u201d and the third module \u201cReligion and Culture\u201d.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6626\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marie-Catherine-Allard.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marie-Catherine-Allard.jpg 286w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marie-Catherine-Allard-240x320.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marie-Catherine-Allard-160x213.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marie-Catherine-Allard-200x266.jpg 200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"250\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>Marie-Catherine Allard<\/strong>\u00a0is a doctoral candidate in Cultural Mediations. She is the project coordinator of\u00a0<em>Hear Our Voices<\/em>\u00a0and co-chair of the second module, \u201cGender and Sexuality\u201d.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6624\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Anna-Sheftel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"188\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>Dr. Anna Sheftel<\/strong>\u00a0is an Associate Professor in the School of Conflict Studies at Saint Paul University. Dr. Sheftel is chair of the first module, \u201cOral History\u201d.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6638\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jesse-Toufexis.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jesse-Toufexis.jpg 367w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jesse-Toufexis-240x214.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jesse-Toufexis-160x143.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jesse-Toufexis-360x321.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jesse-Toufexis-200x178.jpg 200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"168\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>Jesse Toufexis<\/strong>\u00a0is a doctoral candidate in the department of classics and religious studies at the University of Ottawa and co-chair of the third module, \u201cReligion and Culture\u201d.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6635\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hilary-Earl.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hilary-Earl.jpg 312w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hilary-Earl-240x336.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hilary-Earl-160x224.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hilary-Earl-200x280.jpg 200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"263\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>Dr. Hilary Earl<\/strong>\u00a0is a Professor in Modern European History and Genocide studies at Nipissing University. She is chair of the fourth module, \u201cAntisemitism and Racism\u201d.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6634\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hernan-Tesler-Mab%C3%A9.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hernan-Tesler-Mab\u00e9.jpg 358w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hernan-Tesler-Mab\u00e9-240x208.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hernan-Tesler-Mab\u00e9-160x139.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hernan-Tesler-Mab\u00e9-200x173.jpg 200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"163\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>Dr. Hernan Tesler-Mab\u00e9<\/strong>\u00a0is an adjunct Professor in the Department History and of Classics and Religious Studies and Coordinator of the Vered Jewish Canadian Studies Program and President of the Association for Canadian Jewish Studies. Dr. Tesler-Mab\u00e9 works with each module by sharing his research expertise on cultural materials such as music, art, literature, news items etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6637\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jacqueline-Girard.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jacqueline-Girard.jpg 333w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jacqueline-Girard-240x193.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jacqueline-Girard-160x129.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jacqueline-Girard-200x161.jpg 200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"151\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>Jacqueline Girard<\/strong>\u00a0is an undergraduate student in History at Nipissing University working as the research assistant for the fourth module, \u201cAntisemitism and Racism\u201d.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6632\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Erin-Wilkins.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Erin-Wilkins.jpg 319w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Erin-Wilkins-240x235.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Erin-Wilkins-160x156.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Erin-Wilkins-200x196.jpg 200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"184\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>Erin Wilkins<\/strong>\u00a0is an incoming Master student in Religion and Public Life at Carleton University working as the research assistant for the first module, \u201cOral History\u201d.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6643\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/No%C3%AB-Bourdeau.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/No\u00eb-Bourdeau.jpg 312w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/No\u00eb-Bourdeau-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/No\u00eb-Bourdeau-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/No\u00eb-Bourdeau-200x200.jpg 200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"188\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>No\u00eb Bourdeau<\/strong>\u00a0is an incoming Master student in Religion and Public Life at Carleton University working as the research assistant for the second module, \u201cGender and Sexuality\u201d.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6633\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hannah-Javanpour.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hannah-Javanpour.jpg 281w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hannah-Javanpour-240x310.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hannah-Javanpour-160x207.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hannah-Javanpour-200x258.jpg 200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"243\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>Hannah Javanpour<\/strong>\u00a0is an undergraduate student in Public Affairs and Policy Management at Carleton University working as the research assistant for the third module, \u201cReligion and Culture\u201d.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6644\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sarah-Benson.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sarah-Benson.jpg 302w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sarah-Benson-240x355.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sarah-Benson-160x237.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sarah-Benson-200x296.jpg 200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"278\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>Sarah Benson<\/strong>\u00a0is an undergraduate student in History at the University of Ottawa working under Dr. Tesler-Mab\u00e9 in each module.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6631\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dana-Fischman.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dana-Fischman.jpg 364w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dana-Fischman-240x229.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/jewishstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dana-Fischman-160x153.jpg 160w, 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