PhD Supervision and Committees

In Progress:

• Stefan Ivanovski (supervisory committee)

• Anita Adefuye (supervisory committee)

• Jen Harmer (supervisory committee)

• Xing Luo (supervisory committee)

Completed:

• Towards a Grounded Theory of Administrative Cultures in a Post-Secondary Environment, Robert Blizzard (PhD, 2026), University of Saskatchewan College of Education, supervisory committee

• Coordination, Co-operation, and Competition Among Unions in Canada, Shannon Potter (PhD, 2024), Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources, University of Toronto, supervisor

• Integrating Relational Perspectives into Strategic Human Resource Management: Three Papers on Strategic Relational Human Resource Management , Qian Zhang (PhD, 2023), Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources, University of Toronto, supervisory committee

• Three Essays on the Social Determinants of Labour Supply , University of Toronto, Kourtney Koebel (PhD, 2022), Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources, University of Toronto, supervisor

• Uberizing the Legal Profession? Three Essays on Lawyers in Digital Platform-based Legal Services , Yao Yao (PhD, 2020), Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources, University of Toronto, supervisory committee

• The "Imbecile" Institution and the Limits of Public Engagement: Art Museums and Structural Barriers to Public Value Creation , Jen Budney(PhD, 2018), Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan, supervisory committee

Masters Supervision, Committees, and Research Projects

Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy and Edwards School of Business, University of Saskatchewan

Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources, University of Toronto

• Insights into Saskatchewan's Water Market Capacity: A Water Market Readiness Assessment of the South Saskatchewan River Basin, Jillian Brown (MPP, 2025), supervisory committee

• Uncovering Bias in Job Descriptions in a Public Sector Organization, Kayla Benoit (MSc, 2025), Edwards School of Business, University of Saskatchewan, supervisor

• Analysis of the Government Relations Between Credit Unions and Farm Credit Canada, Eylin Jorge Coto (MPP, 2024), supervisory committee

• On the Brink: Theatres Search for a Post-Pandemic Model, Yvette Nolan (MPP, 2024), supervisory committee

• Co-operatives in the Time of COVID, Jordan Lewis-Morden (MIRHR, 2020), supervisor

• The Effects of Cognitive Bias and Employment Equity Policy Intervention in the Hiring Process, Laura Saar (MPP, 2018), supervisor

• Police Enforcement of Cannabis Possession Laws in Canada: Changes in Implementation by Street-Level Bureaucrats, Marc D'Eon (MPP, 2017), co-supervisor

• Using Data to Inform Appropriateness in Saskatchewan's Health Care System: A Snapshot of Low Acuity Emergency Department Use, Tara Todd (MPP, 2017), supervisory committee

• The Relationship Between Community Capitals and Quality of Life in Rural and Aboriginal Western Canadian Communities: Improving Policymaking Using a Place-Conscious Approach, Miranda Gouchie (MPP, 2016), supervisor

• The Role of Governance in Balancing Conflicting Institutional Logics in a Canadian Credit Union, Kathy Johnson (MPP, 2015), supervisor

Undgraduate Honours Theses Supervised
Edwards School of Business, University of Saskatchewan

• Use of Religious and Spiritual Practices by University Faculty and Leaders, Kinza Mumtaz (BCOMM, 2025)

• The Value of An Apology in Labour Arbitration Discipline and Discharge Cases, Mitchell Tainsh (BCOMM, 2013)

• A Comparison of Judgment-Based vs. Points-Based Systems for Performance Ranking and Allocation of Merit Pay, Kathy Johnson(BCOMM, 2012)

• Understanding the Conflicting Roles of HR Professionals, Kelsey Tulloch (BCOMM, 2012)

• Discrimination in Screening Job Applicants, Jennifer Bayne (BCOMM, 2011)