Toronto Metropolitan University experts available to comment on back-to-school
TORONTO, August 24, 2022 – Our experts can put students' full return to in-person studies into perspective as we continue to be prepared to pivot regarding any updates or policy changes related to COVID-19. If you need help finding an expert not listed here, please contact Tania Ulrich at tulrich@torontomu.ca. Please note this list is updated regularly, so check back often.
TMU Orientation Week
Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) will welcome 2, 500 first-year students with a number of Orientation Week events taking place Sunday, August 28th to Monday, September 5th 2022. Organized by TMU’s Student Life and Campus Engagement office, Orientation Week provides an opportunity for students to familiarize themselves with the campus, meet other students and become engaged in university life.
Andrew Bisnauth
Associate Director, Campus & Community Engagement
Student Life and Campus Engagement | Toronto Metropolitan University
abisnaut@torontomu.ca
Lyn-Marie Farley, MA, RISIA
Interim Director, Student Life & Learning Support
Student Life and Campus Engagement | Toronto Metropolitan University
l1farley@torontomu.ca
Skills for success
Deena Shaffer (bio)
Coordinator, Student Transitions & Retention
Student Wellbeing / Skills for Success
Contact: deena.shaffer@torontomu.ca
Expertise: Learning strategies, transitions to and through post-secondary education
Specific topics in health and wellness
Martin Anthony (bio)
Psychology Professor
Contact: mantony@torontomu.ca
Expertise: Anxiety, Perfectionism, Phobias, Psychological disorders, Social anxiety disorder
Thomas Tenkate (bio)
School of Occupational and Public Health Professor
Contact: thomas.tenkate@torontomu.ca
Expertise: Environmental health, Health risk assessment
Trevor Hart (bio)
Psychology Professor
Contact: trevor.hart@torontomu.ca
Expertise: Sexual Health and Wellness
Students’ digital lives
From use of social media to tackling distractions on screen, find out how students can achieve balance as they enter a very different school year.
Richard Lachman (bio)
Associate Professor, RTA School of Media
Contact: richlach@torontomu.ca
Expertise: Digital media and culture, Gaming, Social media, Technology
Anatoliy Gruzd (bio)
Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor, Ted Rogers School of Management
Director of Research, Ryerson University Social Media Lab
gruzd@torontomu.ca
Expertise: Social Media, Online Communities, Data Stewardship, Online Social Networks, Information Privacy