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CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON SAFE DRIVING (CRSD)
The mandate of the Centre is to contribute to the reduction of traffic- related crashes through the understanding of the fundamental processes that support safe driving and through the development of interventions to optimize safe driving.
Dr. Michel Bédard, Director
e: michel.bedard@lakeheadu.ca t: (807) 343-8630
CENTRE FOR RURAL & NORTHERN HEALTH RESEARCH (CRaNHR)
The Centre provides high level quantitative and qualitative research
into determinants of rural and northern health, and conducts evaluative research on health services, programs and policies for provincial and federal agencies, health care organizations, and Indigenous communities.
Dr. Christopher Mushquash, Director
e: cjmushqu@lakeheadu.ca t: (807) 343-8239
Dr. Mary Ellen Hill, Senior Researcher
e: maryellen.hill@lakeheadu.ca t: (807) 766-7278
RESEARCH CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES (RCSC)
The aim of RCSC is the development of an improved understanding of factors that influence the sustainability of communities using an innovative, comprehensive, and focused approach through the lenses of the social and natural sciences, the humanities, and fine arts.
Dr. Nandakumar Kanavillil, Director
e: nkanavil@lakeheadu.ca t: (705) 330-4008 ext. 2633
GREEN PROCESSES RESEARCH CENTRE (GPRC)
GPRC is a hub for local and international researchers working
on cutting-edge green technologies that will develop new products with the aim of transforming Canadian industries to adopt new sustainable processes with green products that will protect the environment.
Dr. Pedram Fatehi, Director
e: pfatehi@lakeheadu.ca t: (807) 343-8697
ENHANCING THE PREVENTION OF INJURY & DISABILITY @ WORK (EPID@WORK) RESEARCH INSTITUTE
The mandate of the EPID@Work Research Institute is to bring people together to reduce impacts of work-related injury and work disability through collaborative applied research and provision of education
to enhance knowledge related to injury and disability. Information generated from our research will inform practice and policies aiming to improve health and social outcomes in Northwestern Ontario and beyond.
Dr. Vicki Kristman, Director
e: epid.hbsc@lakeheadu.ca t: (807) 343-8961
LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH STATION (LUARS)
The Research Station specializes in on-station and on-farm research, especially in the areas of crop production and protection and soil and nutrient management, with an aim to develop new beneficial agronomic practices for improving productivity as well as identifying potential new and alternate crops and cropping systems suitable for Northern Ontario.
Dr. Tarlok Singh Sahota, Director
e: tssahota@lakeheadu.ca
t: (807) 475-8404; (807) 707-1987
LAKEHEAD SOCIAL HISTORY INSTITUTE
The Lakehead Social History Institute is a partnership of historical researchers at Lakehead University and in the Thunder Bay community with the aim to encourage and promote historical research and training.
Beverly Soloway, Director
e: shi@lakeheadu.ca t: (807) 343-8581
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FACULTY RESEARCH PROFILE - DR. VIJAY MAGO
“Technology is the future of humanity,” says Dr. Vijay Mago, a computer scientist who specializes in blending Artificial Intelligence (AI) and mathematical models around social and health issues
to help inform public health policy makers. In his doctoral work,
Dr. Mago designed an intelligent Multi-agent System (MAS) where intelligent agents behave as medical specialists and interact with people who live in remote and rural areas. Since then, his attention shifted to address how technology can help target complex social problems, like homelessness. “To remain competitive in the fast- moving world, we need to build technologies and solutions that
are easy to use,” says Dr. Mago. In his SSHRC funded research collaborations and his NSERC funded DaTALab (Data and Text Analytics Lab), Dr. Mago leads research projects focusing on developing systems that analyze social data using Natural Language Process (NLP), which efficiently categorize and store social data. The magnitude of this work and its impact place Dr. Mago at the forefront of a cutting-edge field that affects people’s everyday lives.
For Dr. Mago, working with graduate students is not only fun but essential: “students have the capability to influence our future.”
Dr. Mago’s DaTALab is a dynamic space that encourages students
to dream, explore, and experiment while supporting them in honing their critical thinking skills, research methodologies, and writing. The result is a steady flow of competitive articles to be published in high impact journals. The urgency is clear. As Dr. Mago says, “the things we are developing will shape the future of humanity.”