Meet TMU's Postdoctoral Fellows
TMU has over 100 postdoctoral fellows across its seven faculties. Learn about their research and SRC activities being advanced on campus and beyond.
Dr. Karen Cyrus, Postdoctoral Fellow: The Creative School
Dr. Karen Cyrus is creating a database of Black Canadians as part of Mapping Ontario’s Black Archives, a five-year research project led by Dr. Cheryl Thompson.
Postdoc Dr. Gabby Resch: Immersive VR
Dr. Gabby Resch is exploring penetrative thinking in a virtual 3D environment at the interdisciplinary Synaesthetic Media Lab
Dr. Loree Erickson, Postdoctoral Fellow: Cultures of undesirability
Dr. Loree Erickson’s research on “queercrip” porn and care collectives for marginalized communities is challenging cultures of undesirability
Dr. Sadeem Qureshi, Postdoctoral Fellow: Improving health care
Dr. Sadeem Qureshi is collaborating with hospitals to develop new infection control policies to better protect frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Qureshi received the K.U. Smith Best Student Paper Award (external link) from the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) for his research (external link) with Dr. Patrick Neumann and Dr. Nancy Purdy on quantifying quality of care and nurse workloads. The IEA K.U. Smith award is granted every three years by a committee of senior human factors/ergonomics researchers.
Postdoc Dr. Roohollah Etemadi: Machine learning
Dr. Roohollah Etemadi is researching how to better answer multi-disciplinary questions on online community forums using machine learning techniques
Dr. Anne Wagner, Postdoctoral Alumna: Treating PTSD with MDMA
Dr. Anne Wagner is investigating a new way to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – using MDMA and Cognitive Behavioural Conjoint Therapy
Dr. Michael Sugiyama, Postdoctoral Fellow: Researching COVID-19
Dr. Michael Sugiyama is researching a treatment for COVID-19 using anti-viral drug repurposing and ultrasound-mediated microbubble delivery