VIEW to the U: An eye on UTM academic community

Trees are part of our everyday landscape, even in a big city like Toronto, but sometimes we pass by these plants in the urban forest without giving them much thought. They are, however, of significant interest for this guest on VIEW to the U, Professor Tenley Conway, and have been a preoccupation of hers for the last few years. On this episode, Tenley talks her work examining how human-environment...

On this edition of the VIEW to the U podcast, Professor Sonia Kang charts her research path in the Department of Management within the Institute for Management and Innovation at University of Toronto Mississauga. She discusses her broad program of research that touches on several areas, including managing multiple identities, résumé whitening, the psychological foundations of discrimination, and t...

On this edition of the podcast, Professor Liza Blake, an Assistant Professor in the Department of English & Drama at U of T Mississauga, spins us through her work, exploring her current research program at UTM that includes two books in the works focused on medieval and Renaissance literature, poetics, literature and science, and literature and philosophy. With this second season of the podcast fo...

Comics, gaming, visualizations, healthcare, learning, and communication integrated via visual media in science and medicine. On this edition of VIEW to the U we will explore all of these concepts with another trip down the hall to the Biomedical Communications department here at U of T Mississauga. You will hear a familiar voice – that of Professor Jodie Jenkinson, whom I interviewed last year on...

End-of the year wrap-up of VIEW to the U. Full transcript available at https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/vp-research/sites/files/vp-research/shared/A%20Year%20in%20Review.pdf.

Professor Loren Martin, a faculty member in U of T Mississauga’s Department of Psychology, discusses the various aspects related to his work, and we touch on several areas including his chronic pain research lab at UTM, how gender factors into pain studies, the placebo affect, and some of the challenges that emerging scholars face. A full transcript of this podcast is available at https://www.utm....

The guest on this edition of VIEW to the U podcast, Professor Soo Min Toh talks about, among other things, the research that she has done in gender and the workplace, particularly in the area of women in leadership roles, something that has particular relevance for Soo Min’s own current situation: in the summer of 2017, she took on the role of Director at University of Toronto Mississauga’s Instit...

On this edition of VIEW to the U podcast, Professor Rebecca Wittmann from the Department of Historical Studies speaks broadly about her research on the Holocaust and its enduring effect on Germany and subsequent generations. We also cover a range of topics in relation to her work, including Rebecca’s very personal connection to this area of research, how Germany has confronted its past, and what l...

On this edition of VIEW to the U podcast, Professor Mohan Matthen from the Department of Philosophy discusses his research in perception, and the scientific perspective he brings to his particular branch of philosophy, as well as his more recent work in pleasure learning and cultural learning in relation to aesthetic pleasure. With this Tier I Canada Research Chair in Philosophy, Perception and Co...

On this edition of the podcast, Professor Jodie Jenkinson, takes us on a virtual tour of her work in the Biomedical Communications department, examining her current research program, how she ended up in this area after starting out her career as an animator, what kinds of developments she’s seen over her time at UTM, and what she sees on the horizon for her field. A full transcript of the podcast...

On this edition of VIEW to the U podcast, Professor Gary Crawford takes us on a journey through his scholarly explorations of Japan and China that span his career, the early influences that have inspired his lifelong curiosity for cultures and peoples, and the changes he has seen over his time on the U of T Mississauga campus, where he has been on faculty since 1979. A full transcript of the podca...

Dr. Christine Shaw (pictured, photo by John Paul Ricco) is the Director/Curator of the Blackwood Gallery at the University of Toronto Mississauga, where she is an Assistant Professor in Curatorial Studies and Contemporary Art. Christine discusses the aims and ambitions of the Blackwood Gallery, its origins and recent exhibitions, and the research she undertakes in her academic role within the Depa...

Professor Rhonda McEwen from UTM's Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology discusses her research in new media and mobile technology. Read accompanying profile From Sesame Street to CRC: http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/vp-research/news/sesame-street-crc. A full transcript of the podcast is available at https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/vp-research/sites/files/vp-research/shared/Podcas...

Professor Evonne Levy discusses her varied interests in art and in her discipline of art history and how she was drawn to the field. A full transcript is available at https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/vp-research/sites/files/vp-research/shared/Podcast4-transcribed%2CApril2017.pdf.

Professor Ron Buliung from U of T Mississauga's Department of Geography is a transportation geographer who is working towards improving access to transportation and education for children with disabilities. A full transcript is available at https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/vp-research/sites/files/vp-research/shared/Podcast3-transcribed%2CMarch2017.pdf.

VIEW to the U podcast features Professor Alexandra Gillespie from UTM's Department of English and Drama. See the full transcript at https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/vp-research/sites/files/vp-research/shared/Podcast2-transcribed%2CFeb.10.pdf.

Interview with Professor Ulrich Krull, prof in CPS, and Interim Vice-President and Principal at U of T Mississauga. Inaugural podcast from the Office of the V.P., Research at UTM. See the full transcript at https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/vp-research/sites/files/vp-research/shared/Podcast1-transcribed.pdf.