Experts on the Holiday Season
The following experts are available to comment on topics related to the holiday season:
Navigating holiday anxiety and the pressure to be perfect
Martin Antony
Professor, Department of Psychology
Contact: mantony@torontomu.ca
Expertise: Shyness, social anxiety, perfectionism, fear
Bio: https://experts.torontomu.ca/martin-antony
Video game gift giving: social and cognitive benefits of gaming
Kristopher Alexander
Professor, RTA School of Media
Contact: kalexand@torontomu.ca
Expertise: Video games
Bio: https://experts.torontomu.ca/kristopher-alexander-1
Balancing screen time and family time over the holidays
Kristopher Alexander
Professor, RTA School of Media
Contact: kalexand@torontomu.ca
Expertise: Video games
Bio: https://experts.torontomu.ca/kristopher-alexander-1
Resetting your sleep schedule: getting back on track after the holidays
Colleen Carney
Professor, Department of Psychology
Contact: ccarney@torontomu.ca
Expertise: Fatigue, sleep, insomnia
Bio: https://experts.torontomu.ca/colleen-carney
Holiday eating and nutrition
Nick Bellissimo
Professor, School of Nutrition
Contact: nick.bellissimo@torontomu.ca
Expertise: Food intake regulation, pediatric nutrition, exercise physiology
Bio: https://experts.torontomu.ca/nick-bellissimo
Holiday Travel/Spending Trends
Wayne Smith
Professor, Hospitality and Tourism Management
Contact: wayne.smith@torontomu.ca; 647-514-4150
Expertise: Consumer Behaviour & Tourism, Crisis Management & Tourism, Customer service design strategies
Destination Management & Marketing, Event Management & Marketing, Hospitality marketing, Tourism marketing
Bio: https://experts.torontomu.ca/wayne-smith
Holiday Spending Trends
Hong Yu
Professor, Ted Rogers School of Retail Management
Contact: hongyu@torontomu.ca
Expertise: E-commerce / digital retail, inclusive retail experiences, pop-up retail, consumer journeys in omnichannel retail.
Bio: https://experts.torontomu.ca/search?query=hong%20Yu
Tony Hernandez
Professor & Director, Eaton Chair in Retailing, Centre for the Study of Commercial Activity
Contact: thernand@torontomu.ca
Expertise: Retail geography, location analytics, spatial decision-making, store location strategy.
“Gift influence”/ how social media, influencers, and digital marketing drive holiday purchases
Dr. Jenna Jacobson
Associate Professor, Eaton Chair in Retailing; Director of Retail Leadership Institute, Ted Rogers School of Retail Management
Contact: jenna.jacobson@torontomu.ca
Expertise: Digital technologies in retail, social media branding, influencer marketing, consumer-producer perspectives.
Bio: https://experts.torontomu.ca/jenna-jacobson-1
Seasonal hiring, employee influence, customer experience during peak holiday periods
Janice Rudkowski
Assistant Professor, Ted Rogers School of Retail Management
Contact: jrudkowski@torontomu.ca
Expertise: Retail employee behavior, customer journey, pop-up retail, brand equity from employees’ perspective.
Bio: https://experts.torontomu.ca/janice-rudkowski
Why people make or break their New Year’s resolutions/How to stay on track
Fei Song
Chair/Professor of HRM/OB in the Ted Rogers School of Management
Contact: fsong@torontomu.ca
Expertise: Social psychology, Behavioural decision-making, group decision making, experimental & behavioural economics
Bio: https://experts.torontomu.ca/fei-song