Media Experts

Seneca professors, administrators and industry partners are often called upon to comment in the media on a range of societal issues.

To arrange an interview with a Seneca subject matter expert, please contact the Media Relations team at

416.764.0996 media.relations@senecapolytechnic.ca

Leaders from across Seneca’s faculties are available to share expertise on:

Name	Position at Seneca	School	Areas of Expertise
Laura Cavanagh	Program Co-ordinator and Professor	School of Public Safety	addictions mental health psychology counselling psychotherapy psychological disorders and their treatment

Name	Position at Seneca	School	Areas of Expertise
Sarah E. Arliss	Chair	School of Aviation	economics – business and government in the economy supply chain Canada and international trade impacts of technical change
Scott Campbell	Program Co-ordinator and Professor	School of Marketing	business marketing brand management marketing strategy product development marketing communcations advertising public relations digital marketing personal selling
Dr. Cheryl B. Giblon	Professor	School of Management & Entrepreneurship	business to business marketing technology marketing
Kerri Knudsen	Professor	School of Human Resources & Global Business	law and business law and human resources sustainable development goals business diversity
Demetrios Koumarelas	Professor	School of Hospitality & Tourism	food & beverage sector hospitality industry restaurant pricing
Ashlyn O'Mara	Program Co-ordinator and Professor	School of Legal, Public & Office Administration	legal education paralegal education lawyer and paralegal regulation by the Law Society of Ontario advocacy public speaking alternative dispute resolution legal writing and communication career development for legal professionals business and practice management for legal professionals family law real estate law access to justice ethics and professional responsibility use of social media and professional brand building technology in the legal/justice system
Duncan Reith	Program Co-ordinator and Professor	School of Marketing	brands and branding business strategy marketing retail sector
Jim Wyer	Program Co-ordinator and Professor	School of Management & Entrepreneurship	supply chain

Name	Position at Seneca	School	Areas of Expertise
Dr. Jennifer Sullivan	Professor	School of Early Childhood Education	early childhood education language and literacy development
Terry Kelly	Professor	School of Early Childhood Education	early childhood education child care families with young children early learning and care
Tanya Andrejas	Manager, ECE Lab School	School of Early Childhood Education	child development curriculum studies early childhood education play and learning families
Biljana Bruce	Chair	School of Community Services	social work mental health child and youth care

Name	Position at Seneca	School	Areas of Expertise
Mark Solomon	Associate Vice-President, Reconciliation and Inclusion		Indigenous education student experiences/services student experiences equity, diversity and inclusion

Name	Position at Seneca	School	Areas of Expertise
Martin Tame	Chair, Faculty of Continuing Education		workforce development and training government funded initiatives conflict resolution/negotiation organizational development operations management relationship management change management
Danielle Mercier	Chair, Faculty of Continuing Education		continuing education English and liberal studies human resources

Name	Position at Seneca	School	Areas of Expertise
Peter Moscone	Program Co-ordinator and Professor	School of Electronics & Mechanical Engineering Technology	computer engineering live event production streaming blockchain gaming virtual reality
Chris Tyler	Professor and NSERC Industrial Research Char in Open Source Technology for Emerging Platforms	School of Software Design & Data Science	open source software Linux operating systems ARM computer systems RISK-V computer systems Internet of Things (IoT) super embedded systems DevOps software optimization computer security (architectural vulnerabilities) software development computer networking internet technologies computer system administration teaching open source

Name	Position at Seneca	School	Areas of Expertise
Ben Rogers	Dean, Seneca Applied Research		innovation applied research industry-academic partnerships
Cristina Italia	Chair	School of Management & Entrepreneurship	entrepreneurship
Chris Dudley	Director, Entrepreneurship		innovation entrepreneurship intrapreneurship
Peter Forint	Program Co-ordinator and Professor	School of Management & Entrepreneurship	entrepreneurship politics (business) sustainability

Name	Position at Seneca	School	Areas of Expertise
Lynn Fournier-Ruggles	Program Co-ordinator and Professor	School of Legal, Public & Office Administration	Canadian immigration refugee law

Name	Position at Seneca	School	Areas of Expertise
Chris McCracken	Dean, Faculty of Continuing Education		all areas/disciplines of marketing and media
Peter Solala	Professor	School of Management & Entrepreneurship	media sales (radio)
Paula Todd	Professor	School of Media	journalism news reporting cross-platform media effect of the internet on life and learning mis- and disinformation fact-checking current events online bullying and cyber abuse broadcasting spiritual strength violence against women serial killers investigative reporting ethics media law media law
Kurt Muller	Dean, Faculty of Communication, Art & Design		journalism coverage of vulnerable communities media education

Name	Position at Seneca	School	Areas of Expertise
Peter Forint	Program Co-ordinator and Professor	School of Management & Entrepreneurship	entrepreneurship politics (business) sustainability
Joe MacDonald	Program Co-ordinator and Professor	School of Media	Canadian politics Ontario politics government relations lobbying

Name	Position at Seneca	School	Areas of Expertise
Dr. Camie Condon	Program Co-ordinator and Professor	School of Public Safety	crime and intelligence analysis police training crisis decision making
Kris Gillis	Program Co-ordinator and Professor	School of Fire Protection Engineering Technology	firefighter training firefighter safety firefighter professional qualifications
Derek Gruchy	Program Co-ordinator and Professor	School of Fire Protection Engineering Technology	human behaviour during fire emergencies fire dynamics sprinkler systems
Kevin Bryan	Professor	School of Public Safety	forensic techniques police investigative techniques police training public safety

Name	Position at Seneca	School	Areas of Expertise
Nelson A. Rodrigues	Chair	School of Health Sciences	medical imaging MRI/CT/RT allied health education management
Mahipal Jadeja	Program Co-ordinator and Professor	School of Environmental & Civil Engineering Technology	environmental science/geology environmental technology/geospatial technologies (GIS, remote sensing) water waste management
Dr. Frank Merante	Professor and Applied Research Co-ordinator	School of Biological Sciences & Applied Chemistry	molecular biology and genetics recombinant protein production biopharmaceutical agents from natural sources infectious diseases biochemistry and bioassay design
Melissa Marvi	Professor	School of Biological Sciences & Applied Chemistry	regulatory affairs clinical trials
Gregory Staios	Program Co-ordinator and Professor	School of Biological Sciences & Applied Chemistry	clinical trials quality risk management oversight of clinical trials and safety requirements

Name	Position at Seneca	School	Areas of Expertise
Sharon Cassar	Chair	Seneca Nanji Foundation School of Nursing	nursing, simulation, education family practice
Gillian McCullough	Director, Sports & Recreation		university college sport high performance sport coaching athletic and recreation administration/leadership

Name	Position at Seneca	School	Areas of Expertise
Panos Panagiotakopoulos	Professor	School of Management & Entrepreneurship	sustainability sustainability management business sustainability systems business design
Eric Novak	Professor	School of Human Resources & Global Business	environment sustainability media and the environment green marketing and communications green vehicles
Stephen Phoon	Professor	School of Human Resources & Global Business	sustainability corporate social responsibility Principles for Responsible Management Education
Don Forster	Director, Office of Sustainability		sustainability sustainable management business sustainability

Name	Position at Seneca	School	Areas of Expertise
Romel Cipriani	Chair	School of Electronics & Mechanical Engineering Technology	electronics, mechanical
Dr. Chris M. Szalwinski	Professor	School of Software Design & Data Science	C++ programming language geotechnical engineering applications
Dr. Asem Omari	Professor	School of Software Design & Data Science	data analytics

Name	Position at Seneca	School	Areas of Expertise
Danielle Mercier	Chair, Faculty of Continuing Education		continuing education English and liberal studies human resources
Kiley Bolton	Chair, Centre for Executive & Professional Learning		dual credit graduate and professional studies

Name	Position at Seneca	School	Areas of Expertise
Sharon Cassar	Chair	Seneca Nanji Foundation School of Nursing	nursing, simulation, education family practice