It is with gratitude that The Centre for Research on Inclusion at Work (CRIW) announces the conclusion of Dr. Daniel Gulanowski’s term as Associate Director. Dr. Gulanowski joined CRIW’s governance team in 2022, working alongside Director Dr. Angela Dionisi to advance the Centre’s mission of generating and mobilizing knowledge on equity, diversity, and inclusion at work.

“I am grateful to Daniel for his service to CRIW over his term,” said Dr. Dionisi. “We appreciate his engagement with the Centre and look forward to following his ongoing contributions to research and scholarship.”

During his term, Dr. Gulanowski supported the Centre in strengthening its research community, fostering new collaborations, and advancing CRIW’s profile as a hub for impactful scholarship. His own research on immigrants’ workforce integration, labour market adjustment, and global mobility has both complemented and expanded CRIW’s focus on inclusion at work.

Reflecting on his time in the role, Dr. Gulanowski shared: “Serving as Associate Director has been a rewarding experience. CRIW has provided a supportive and stimulating environment for pursuing research and engaging in important conversations about inclusion. I look forward to continuing my involvement as a member of the Centre.”

CRIW extends its sincere thanks to Dr. Gulanowski and wishes him continued success in his research and future endeavours. Under the ongoing directorship of Dr. Angela Dionisi, the Centre remains dedicated to advancing inclusive research and supporting its community of scholars.

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The Centre for Research on Inclusion at Work (CRIW) is pleased to officially announce the recipients of 2025’s CRIW Ignite! research grant. This annual competition is designed to advance workplace inclusion by supporting collaborative research projects that align with the Centre’s mission of producing and sharing scholarship on topics of relevance to equity, diversity and inclusion. This year, our grant provided $7,000 to a unique project, which examines how artificial intelligence (AI) can reduce inequities in Canada’s healthcare system. Congratulations Dr. Lindsay McShane and her research assistant Narmin Banu! Read below for more information about their project.

Leveraging AI to Bridge Gaps in Healthcare Equity

Principal Investigator: Dr. Lindsay McShane, Associate Professor, Sprott School of Business Research Assistant: Narmin Tartila Banu, Ph.D. Candidate, Sprott School of Business

This research examines how artificial intelligence (AI) can reduce inequities in Canada’s publicly funded yet uneven healthcare system, where access often depends on having a family doctor or the ability to pursue alternative options. It asks: How can AI improve access to healthcare providers? What drives public acceptance of AI-powered medical advice? Using interviews and experiments, the project investigates accountability as a key mechanism and human oversight as a moderating factor influencing trust and adherence. The findings aim to inform equitable and inclusive AI-based healthcare solutions and shape public understanding of fairness, innovation, and trust in digital health systems.

CRIW Ignite! is one of the vehicles through which CRIW aims to advance knowledge and drive change towards more inclusive workplaces that support greater participation of all peoples. For more information, visit CRIW’s web pages on Research Support and Resources and Grants.

CRIW’s research activities and knowledge-sharing efforts are possible, in part, through generous financial support from the RBC Foundation. This funding is providing opportunities for conducting and sharing innovative research on inclusion at work. CRIW is grateful for the RBC Foundation’s support in making its work possible.

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The Centre for Research on Inclusion at Work (CRIW) is pleased to officially announce the recipients of 2024’s CRIW Ignite! research grants. This annual competition is designed to advance workplace inclusion by supporting collaborative research projects that align with the Centre’s mission of producing and sharing scholarship on topics of relevance to equity, diversity and inclusion. This year, our grants provided up to $8,000 to four unique projects, each addressing these important issues in different ways. Congratulations to the following recipients!

Examining the Inclusivity of Sustainability Standards: A Critical Analysis of the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board

• Principal Investigator: Dr. Merridee Bujaki, MBA, FCPA, FCA, PhD Full Professor, Sprott School of Business
• Co-investigator: Anamika Jayendran, Ph.D. Candidate, Sprott School of Business

This research project critically examines the inclusivity and recognition of intersectionality in the draft sustainability standards developed by the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB). It asks the questions: Do CSSB standards address social and environmental concerns? What impact can these standards have on marginalized stakeholders? How does intersectionality within stakeholder groups affect their response to sustainability standards? The project includes a literature review, document analysis of CSSB materials, and consolidation of findings for publication. It seeks to inform policy and practice in sustainability standard-setting, emphasizing the need for an inclusive and intersectional approach.

Empowering Change: How Board Diversity Shapes CEO’s Influence on Environmental Decoupling

• Principal Investigator: Dr. Sana Mohsni, Associate Professor, Sprott School of Business
• Co-investigator: Awais Mojai, Ph.D. Candidate, Sprott School of Business

Personalities and priorities of CEOs influence a firm’s decision to engage in environmental decoupling – an unethical practice where firms overstate their environmental performance to gain social legitimacy. However, CEO characteristics don’t work in isolation. Strong interplay between CEO and board of directors influences organizational practices, including environmental decoupling. We examine how board gender diversity, and the presence of other minorities (indigenous and LGBTQ+) on boards moderate the relationship between CEO personality and environmental decoupling. Our research highlights the role of board diversity in fostering ethical and environmentally responsible business practices.

Equitable Workplace Inclusion of Contingent Workers

• Principal Investigator: Dr. Daniel Gulanowski, Assistant Professor, International Business, Sprott School of Busines

The rise of the gig economy, digital platform work, and freelancing draw our attention to the diversity of contingent work arrangements and their implications for workers and organizations. While there are certainly benefits to contingent work, such as flexible work hours and autonomy, contingent workers face challenges being included in the workplace. This literature review intends to better understand different forms of contingent work and effective organizational practices in managing contingent workers. It also aims to identify future research directions to advance equitable workplace inclusion of contingent workers.

The Juggling Act: Exploring the Paradox between Inclusive Leadership and Creative Deviance

• Principal Investigator: Dr. Greg J. Sears, Associate Professor, Management, Sprott School of Business, ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University
• Co-Investigator: Tasnuva Chaudhury, PhD Candidate, Sprott School of Business, ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University

This research examines the paradoxical relationship between inclusive leadership and creative deviance. Potential boundary conditions, including the role of gendered organizational culture and specific Big Five personality traits (e.g., openness to experience, conscientiousness), will also be explored. Given growing interest in inclusive leadership and our limited understanding of individual and contextual factors that promote or inhibit creative deviance, our study aims to provide theoretical and practical insights into the actions leaders may adopt to foster employee creativity and address systemic barriers (e.g., gender bias, cultural constraints) in the innovation process.

CRIW Ignite! is one of the vehicles through which CRIW aims to advance knowledge and drive change towards more inclusive workplaces that support greater participation of all peoples. For more information, visit CRIW’s web pages on Research Support and Resources and Grants.

CRIW’s research activities and knowledge-sharing efforts are possible, in part, through generous financial support from the RBC Foundation. This funding is providing opportunities for conducting and sharing innovative research on inclusion at work. CRIW is grateful for the RBC Foundation’s support in making its work possible.

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It is with great pleasure that The Centre for Research on Inclusion at Work (CRIW) announces the appointment of its new Associate Director, Dr. Daniel Gulanowski. Dr. Gulanowski joins CRIW’s current Director, Dr. Angela Dionisi, in seeking to grow the Centre’s impact.

“I am happy to welcome Daniel to our team.” Dr. Dionisi said. “I am confident that he will make a significant impact and use his passion and expertise to advance CRIW’s mission. I look forward to working together to achieve new heights of excellence for the Centre.”

Dr. Gulanowski brings a wealth of energy and insight to this role and has a proven track record in research and knowledge mobilization. His work has been published in leading journals in his field, has been showcased at more than 30 conferences, and has been funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) grants. His dedication to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion through studying immigrants’ adjustment and labour market integration – in reference to expatriates, refugees, or international students – makes him a promising fit for the team.

Dr. Gulanowski expressed what CRIW has meant to him over the years and what he looks forward to as part of the Centre’s governance team. “My interest in immigrants’ workforce integration drove my interest in CRIW,” he said. “As an active member of the Centre since 2019, I’ve significantly expanded my research network and collaboration opportunities within the Sprott School of Business community. I have also benefited from research funding programs available through CRIW and have seen my supported research go on to be published. As the Associate Director, I am eager to contribute to our center’s continued success, growth, and development of research collaborations.”

Dr. Gulanowski’s arrival also marks the departure of inclusion champion, Dr. Luciara Nardon from CRIW’s leadership team, after serving for the last five years.

“CRIW would like to extend its heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Luciara Nardon for her significant contributions to the Centre over the years.” Dr. Dionisi said. “She has played a central role in propelling the Centre forward, re-envisioning its scope, and expanding its mandate to focus on inclusion at work more broadly. This shift has undoubtedly grown the impact of the Centre. We are sad to see her move on, but are grateful for her service and dedication to CRIW and its mission.”

Please join CRIW in welcoming Dr. Gulanowski to CRIW’s governance team, and wishing Dr. Nardon all the best in her future endeavours.

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Dr. Luciara Nardon, Director of CREWW, formally welcomes Dr. Aliya Kuzhabekova to ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University as a Postdoctoral Fellow. Dr. Kuzhabekova will be working in CREWW with Dr. Nardon on research projects relating to career and employment transition of immigrant and refugee populations, including immigrant youth, highly skilled immigrants, and immigrant women.

Dr. Kuzhabekova has a Ph.D. in Higher Education Policy and Administration from the University of Minnesota. Prior to joining CREWW, Aliya worked as Assistant Professor in Higher Education Leadership at Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan, conducting research on international mobility of faculty and graduate students, on women leaders in higher education, and on professional socialization of doctoral students and faculty. During her employment as a faculty member in Kazakhstan, Aliya has secured and completed several funded research projects, including projects funded by the Kazakstani and Norwegian governments, which have resulted in publications on the topics in top higher education journals.

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CREWW Announcement

Dr. Lorraine Dyke has been appointed Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (Academic) for a three-year term effective July 1, 2017. She was the unanimous recommendation of the Search Committee and will succeed Dr. John Shepherd who is retiring at the end of June.

The Search Committee was very impressed with Prof. Dyke’s 21 years of experience as an academic leader and innovator, and her passion for collaboration, innovation and the quality of the student experience. Through her experience as Associate Dean for Professional Graduate programs, as founder and former Director of the Centre for Research and Education on Women and Work (CREWW), and as a member of many Sprott and university committees, she will bring to this position valuable strategic and operational skills.

Reporting directly to the Provost and Vice-President (Academic), the Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (Academic) provides the primary support to the Provost with responsibilities for implementing strategic initiatives, operational academic planning, academic quality assurance, academic program and curriculum development, liaison with Senate and support for the administration of academic affairs within the Office of the Provost. The Vice-Provost assumes the role of Acting Provost in the absence of the Provost. The position of Vice-Provost is a full-time administrative appointment.

Dr. Dyke is presently a Professor of Management and Strategy and the Associate Dean, MBA Programs in the Sprott School of Business. In this role, she is responsible for both Sprott’s domestic and international MBA programs – offered in Asia and South America – plus the School’s new Master of Accounting degree. Prof. Dyke holds an MBA and PhD in Management from Queen’s University, and a BA (Honours) in English Literature from the University of Ottawa.

Dr. Dyke has spoken and published extensively on the changing dynamics of the workforce and diversity issues. Major monographs include a guide to managing diversity in law firms, a cross‑cultural study of attitudes towards women in management, and large studies in the federal public service, the high-tech sector and policing. Dr. Dyke is also the recipient of six Best Paper Awards for her research. Her consulting experience includes work with some of Canada’s largest public- and private-sector organizations, including a major executive training initiative on diversity, a custom leadership program for a federal agency and various projects on workplace climate issues.

In 2014, Dr. Dyke was the recipient of a Leading Women Building Communities Award from the Government of Ontario. Dr. Dyke has also been awarded a ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Graduate Mentoring Award and the Graduate Students’ Association Excellence Award in Graduate Teaching at ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University. She has been nominated by ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ alumnae for a Governor General’s Award in Commemoration of the Person’s Case, as a YMCA-YWCA Woman of Distinction and for a Capital Educators’ Award.

CREWW congratulates Lorraine Dyke on her appointment as Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (Academic).

This post is an amended version of an internal email sent by Dr. Peter J. Ricketts, Provost and Vice-President (Academic) to the ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University community on May 29, 2017.  

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The 2017 Writing Retreat was a great success. We thank all of the women who joined us in Jones Falls! We look forward to seeing everyone again next year.The 2018 retreat is now scheduled for May 14-18. For more information visit the CREWW retreat page.

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CREWW’s  held at the in downtown Ottawa on May 9, 2017. Photographs were taken by Justin Tang.

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As of May 9, 2017 The Centre for Research and Education on Women and Work (CREWW) and The Centre for Women in Politics and Public Leadership (CWPPL) will merge to ensure the long-term sustainability and harmonization of the two departments and their valuable work.

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