{"id":200,"date":"2020-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chaimcentre\/our-speakers-bureau\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T16:32:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T20:32:33","slug":"our-speakers-bureau","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/our-speakers-bureau\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Speakers Bureau"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-7xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-7xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 60%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Our Speakers Bureau\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"cu-textmedia-bgimg flex-1 rounded-xl bg-no-repeat bg-cover \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/banner-614030593.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%; transform: scale(1);\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"our-speakers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CHAIM Centre Speakers Bureau is comprised of numerous experts within different fields of health research. Our interdisciplinary experts are available to be booked for various speaking engagements. If you wish to book one of our speakers for your event, please select <strong>two individuals<\/strong> from our list below and fill out the <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/speaker-request-form\/\">Book a Speaker form<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. Due to availability conflicts, <strong>one speaker<\/strong> from your selected pair will be booked for your event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until further notice, all events will occur virtually. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/contact-us\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/neuroscience\/people\/alfonso-abizaid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alfonso Abizaid<\/a><\/strong> <br><em><strong>Topics of Expertise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stress Eating<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mental Health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obesity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sce\/people\/chan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adrian Chan<br><\/a><\/strong><em><strong>Topics of Expertise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Biomedical Engineering,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biomedical Signal Processing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biomedical image processing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Noninvasive Biomedical Sensor Systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/healthsciences\/people\/kristin-connor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kristin Connor<\/a> <\/strong><br><em><strong>Topics of Expertise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Developmental Origins of Health and Disease<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Metabolic Diseases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nutrition Stress; Microbiome<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fetal\/Placental Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maternal Health\/Pregnancy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inflammation\/Infection in Early Life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/freerange\/people\/francine-darroch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Francine Darroch <\/a><\/strong><br><em><strong>Topics of Expertise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Community-Based Participatory Research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trauma-Informed Physical Activity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/katie-gunnell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Katie Gunnell<\/a><\/strong><br><em><strong>Topics of Expertise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Physical Activity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Screen Time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Motivation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Well-being<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Psychological needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tanya-halsall-5a8b48173\/?originalSubdomain=ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tanya Halsall<\/a><\/strong> <br><em><strong>Topics of Expertise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Youth Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evaluation Mental Health Promotion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ecological Approaches and Interventions that support behaviour change<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chaimcentre\/people\/kim-matheson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kim Matheson<\/a><\/strong><br><em><strong>Topics of Expertise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Anti-Racism in Research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resilience, Stress &amp; Coping<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indigenousyouthfutures.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Indigenous Youth Futures Partnership Project <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chemistry\/people\/miller-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David Miller<\/a><\/strong><br><em><strong>Topics of Expertise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mycotoxins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allergens, Mold and Dampness in the Built Environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forestry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/healthsciences\/people\/paul-peters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paul Peters<\/a> <\/strong><br><em><strong>Topics of Expertise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rural Health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spatial Analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health Inequities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community-Engaged Research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/healthsciences\/people\/paul-villeneuve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paul Villeneuve<\/a><\/strong><br><em><strong>Topics of Expertise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Epidemiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biostatistics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Environmental health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chemistry\/people\/willmore-william\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">William Willmore<\/a> <\/strong><br><em><strong>Topics of Expertise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stress<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hypoxia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oxidative Stress<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unfolded Proteins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tumour Microenvironments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/john-m-zelenski\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Zelenski<\/a><\/strong><br><em><strong>Topics of Expertise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Subjective well-being<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personality<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustainability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/people\/jenny-bruin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jenny Bruin<\/a> <\/strong><br><em><strong>Topics of Expertise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Diabetes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stem Cells<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toxicology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Islet Transplantation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/neuroscience\/people\/1058-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Melissa Chee<\/a> <\/strong><br><em><strong>Topics of Expertise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Obesity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dietary Sugar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Animal Research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/chad-danyluck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chad Danyluck<\/a> <\/strong><br><em><strong>Topics of Expertise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Discrimination<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stress and Health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physiological Synchrony<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chemistry\/people\/derosa-m-c\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maria DeRosa<\/a><\/strong><br><em><strong>Topics of Expertise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Biosensing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drug Delivery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aptamers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nucleic Acids<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Therapeutics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cee\/people\/hakami-amir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amir Hakami<\/a> <\/strong><br><em><strong>Topics of Expertise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Air Pollution Modelling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Economics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/neuroscience\/people\/kim-hellemans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kim Hellemans<\/a> <\/strong><br><em><strong>Topics of Expertise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Student Mental Health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anxiety, Depression<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Addiction &amp; Substance-Use Disorders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social Media<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cannabis Use<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/neuroscience\/people\/robyn-mcquaid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robyn McQuaid <\/a><\/strong><br><em><strong>Topics of Expertise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stress<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trauma<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student Mental Health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/people\/marina-milyavskaya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marina Milyavskaya<\/a> <\/strong><br><em><strong>Topics of Expertise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Goal Pursuit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Self-regulation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Perfectionism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/id\/profile\/chantal-trudel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chantal Trudel<\/a><\/strong><br><em><strong>Topics of Expertise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Accessibility in Air Travel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>COVID-19 and Design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Long Term Care Design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dementia-Friendly Design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nicholas-watters-67ba8420\/?originalSubdomain=ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nicholas Watters<\/a><\/strong><br><em><strong>Topics of Expertise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>E-Mental Health (Virtual Care)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Structural Stigma<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access to Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Knowledge Mobilization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recovery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/people\/alex-wong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alex Wong<\/a> <\/strong><br><em><strong>Topics of Expertise<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Evolutionary Biology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Antimicrobial Resistance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microbiology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/speaker-request-form\/\">BOOK A SPEAKER<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/become-a-speaker\/\">BECOME A SPEAKER<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--grey ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl bg-cu-black-50 max-w-screen-2xl mx-auto rounded-xl px-6 py-5 md:px-14 md:py-12 md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row-reverse mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 60%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Canadian Health Adaptations, Innovations, &#038; Mobilization (CHAIM) Centre\n                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                            \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carleton University<br>1125 Colonel By Drive<br>Ottawa, Ontario<br>613-520-2600 ext. 7825<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CUCHAIMCentre\/\">Facebook<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CHAIM_Centre\">X (Twitter)<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/company\/chaim-centre\">LinkedIn<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"mailto:chaimcentre@carleton.ca\">Email<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thechaimcentre\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"cu-textmedia-bgimg flex-1 rounded-xl bg-no-repeat bg-cover \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/290\/2026\/10\/chaim-footer-logo-panel.png); background-position: 50% 50%; 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Our interdisciplinary experts are available to be booked for various speaking engagements. If you wish to book one of our speakers for your event, please select two individuals from our list below and fill out the Book [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cu_dining_location_slug":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_page_type":[],"class_list":["post-200","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1745,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/200\/revisions\/1745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/the-chaim-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_page_type?post=200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}