Instructors
Dr. Grace Wong Sneddon has an Interdisciplinary PhD in Anthropology and Pacific and Asian Studies. As past Director of Academic Leadership Initiatives and Advisor to the Provost on Equity and Diversity at the University of Victoria, she continues to share her knowledge and expertise with organizations locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. She consults with post-secondary […]
Prior to joining academia, Dr. Kaufman worked in sales for Nabisco Biscuit Company. In this capacity he managed territories and developed and implemented store level sales promotions. On a Fulbright, he gained international experience working in planning for DuPont in Mexico City and separately as a Thomas J. Watson Fellow spent one year in Mexico […]
Becky Shepherd joined the Florida State University College of Law in 2005 as the Assistant Director for Development & Alumni Affairs and became the Director in 2006. Her background includes work in both the public and private sectors. Shepherd has extensive experience in the areas of higher education administration, special event planning, public relations, marketing, […]
Sue Hodges Moore has dedicated her 45-year career to improving lives through public higher education. She served at a comprehensive university in a major metropolitan area, a major urban research university, a rural research institution, a community and technical college system, a fledgling virtual university, and a statewide coordinating board. Just prior to her retirement […]
Zachary Smith leads the efforts of the external relations staff at the Jacobs School which includes major and principal gifts, donor relations, stewardship, and events. He works directly with the Dean of the School to provide strategic direction for a comprehensive major and principal gifts program as the University completes the next comprehensive campaign. Smith […]
As a Psychotherapist, Dr. Tayyab has offered individual and group therapy since 2011 to more than 500 UTSC students experiencing depression, anxiety, psychosis, and other mental health related concerns. He has handled more than 150 crises in the past nine years in a variety of clinical situations. As the Lead Researcher of Flourish, he assisted […]
In his capacity as a health promoter at the University of Toronto, Chad Jankowski has 10 years of experience in developing, delivering, and evaluating health-promoting initiatives that support success. His work has included consulting with campus partners on the development of health-enhancing solutions, co-creating an institution-wide online mental health training resource, and overseeing the creation […]
Jim Helling is a psychotherapist, performance consultant, researcher and instructor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst who directed the Athletic Counseling Office (ACO) for 12 years. Jim maintains a private psychotherapy and consultation practice specializing in psychological trauma, dissociative disorders, and performance optimization. He has a background in public health approaches to psychological and behavioral […]
Dr. Chandler’s passion is understanding how to build resilience to interrupt the effect Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) have on health risk behaviors, hard-to-treat symptoms, and chronic disease conditions. Her resilience model is the framework for strength-based interventions to develop the capacity to bounce back from stress to promote young adult health and wellbeing. She is […]
Rahul Bhat leads a team of interdisciplinary professionals who support the learning of students with disabilities in the following areas: academic skills, resilience, self-advocacy, communication, and leadership. From 2015 until 2017, Rahul served as the Project Lead for the University of Toronto’s Resilience Project. The Project aimed to build a resilience framework and curricula that […]
