Cases on Social Issues For Class Discussion - 2nd Edition Textbook Contributor Biographies

Contributor Biographies Editor Deirdre Deirdre ( is a queer , White settler of European and Middle Eastern ancestry and a faculty member of . She has a Bachelor of Communications , a Master of Education and a as a diversity and inclusion influencer with the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion . In addition to being a creative writer with many publications in literary journals and , she teaches Applied Communications in the School of Business , She was the 2021 Open Research Fellow conducting research on whether open pedagogy and creating open educational resources with students fosters inclusion and care . Author Deirdre Deirdre ( is a queer , White settler of European and Middle Eastern ancestry and a faculty member of . She has a Bachelor of Communications , a Master of Education and a as a diversity and inclusion influencer with the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion . In addition to being a creative writer with many publications in literary journals and , she teaches Applied Communications in the School of Business , She was the 2021 Open Research Fellow conducting research on whether open pedagogy and creating open educational resources with students fosters inclusion and care . Contributors Brianna Doyle Brianna Doyle ( is a student who had completed three years of university healthcare requirements at prior to starting her Bachelor of Science , Nursing at the British Columbia Institute of Technology . Brianna has interests in immunology , public health , community health and healthcare education . Having completed global public health internships , volunteer commitments and education , Brianna is eager to begin her career as a registered nurse . Celine Shan Li Celine Wai Shan Li ( is Chinese person as she was born and raised in Belize City , Belize , and her parents are Chinese . As an international student , she graduated with a in Accounting in addition to an accounting and diploma at . During her time at , she has been volunteering for a variety of events related to Contributor Biographies 115

business and other . In her spare time , she listens to Latin music and Latin pop , plays shooting games , collects playing cards , and runs or walks around the . Gregory john Gregory John ( war chief ) is a gay , business owner and Indigenous relations advisor . He has spent the last six years of his career as president and CEO of Four Peaks Business Development , an Indigenous economic development and reconciliation consultancy operating in Canada energy sector . For the last three years , he has also played double duty in one of Canada few Indigenous and technology , where he is president and CEO of Technologies is a hospitality and live technology that launched just six weeks before the pandemic started in January 2020 . Gregory career spans numerous industries , yet it was the experience gained as an Indigenous relations specialist involved in negotiations around various energy , engineering , procurement , construction , public policy and environmental protection projects in Canada that helped him understand how business works as viewed through his valuable and highly Indigenous perspective . Gill Gill ( she her ) is a South Asian in Accounting student at . Upon graduation , she is interested in pursuing a Chartered Professional Accountants designation and working in public practice . She has a quiet presence and has seized every opportunity that has come her way during her time at . She has completed multiple terms , facilitated workshops , worked for a small business , took on an orientation leader role , led two clubs , is an essential member of the Accounting Case Competition Team , and is a Greater Vancouver Board of Trades Leaders of Tomorrow student member . Lee Lee ( is a of European ancestry . He is an author , learning strategist , and instructor at and Simon University , He is currently a st ( River ) school , serves on I ( PU Challenge Instructor team , and leads Wild Spaces , an project on outdoor learning in education . He also served as for the Wild Things The Power of Nature in Our Lives exhibition at the Museum of Vancouver , recipient of the Award of Merit for Excellence in Exhibitions . His research pedagogy and environmental ethics . Sangha ( is a mature South Asian student with disabilities . As a student author and student leader with the Student Association , supports and values pedagogy and open education resources . She is a recent graduate from the Legal Administrative Studies Program with distinction and was inspired to pursue a higher credential at . She is determined to ensure mature students and students with disabilities get needed accommodations because there should be no barriers to education and no age limit on education . As a result of her passionate student advocacy towards universal design for learning and equity , diversity and inclusion initiatives , she was conferred numerous awards including the distinguished 2022 JEDI Award and the 2021 Future Alumni award . Alongside her student leadership work , also advocates for her broader community and is the founder of on Twitter , where she shares current medical information with others . 116 I Contributor Biographies

( is an international student of South Asian identity . He graduated with a degree in the Associate of Arts program at Douglas College . During his time at Douglas College , was involved in various volunteering activities with the Douglas Student Union in organizing various events with the Douglas International by mentoring new international students and helping ease the transition to a new country and environment and also served as an executive of a student club . He also actively volunteers at various cultural festivals to give back to the community . is a South Asian student at the School of Business , who is working towards a Bachelor of Accounting with Education . Prior to joining , she went to Secondary School in Delta , where she was regularly involved in sports and a wide range of volunteering activities . likes to be involved with the community by helping various student run clubs , which has landed her some valuable opportunities and connections that will be helpful in building her career as an accountant in the future . Sarah Sarah ( is a White , Canadian who is currently working towards her Bachelor of Psychology at Douglas College and plans to secure a Master of Social Work shortly after . She has been a volunteer on the telephone lines at the Vancouver Crisis Centre since October 2020 and is also a member of their health and safety committee . Sarah research on a panel in May 2022 at the Canadian Sociological conference , where she discussed intersectional feminist in a digital age . She plans to continue her education with an intersectional and multicultural lens to empower and support people from all different backgrounds . he him ) is a South Asian student at working towards a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and hopes to pursue further education in the medical to help individuals receive quality healthcare services . Prior to joining , he went to North Delta Secondary School , where he was involved in boxing and volunteered as a boxing coach to help give back to the community . was born in Burma and attained her education in , the capital , before leaving for Canada in 2021 . She studied Political Science at Douglas College , where she was vice president of the Burmese Club and engaged in several volunteer activities with the college as a student mentor , student ambassador , and student leader . There , she also received multiple awards and scholarships . In 2022 , she transferred to the University of British Columbia as a undergraduate student majoring in Political Science . There , she is an executive of the International Relations Student Association , where she works as a podcast producer . With her passion for education , academics , and writing , she has this book with many other students from other educational institutions . Winifred Winfred ( is a highly motivated processing engineer and farmer . She has a . in Biomechanical and Processing Engineering from University of Agriculture and Technology in Kenya and was enrolled Contributor Biographies 117

as an international student at Polytechnic University ( to pursue a graduate diploma program in Green Business Management and Sustainability . Her main interest is sustainable agriculture to promote food security and feed the world rising population . Winfred is an alumnus of the Young African Leaders Initiative , where she pursued a public management track for policy making , design thinking and stakeholder analysis . She later took part in the Women in Engineering Fellowship program , where her team carried out an assignment on how engineering can support sustainable agricultural development . She furthered her leadership abilities by training over 400 participants and collecting signatures to support her campaign for youth engagement in sustainable agriculture through the Democracy Fellowship . Winfred wanted to contribute to open sources for students in Canada so she could add to the diversity of the research and present the views of a female Black African farmer to the Canadian audience . 118 Contributor Biographies

History This page lists major changes to this book with major changes marked with a increase in the version number and minor changes marked with a increase . Version Date March , 2022 March 13 , 2023 March 24 , 2023 June , 2023 Change Original Cases on Social Issues For Class Discussion created ( Cases ) Second Edition published with Cases added Updated title of Case to be more inclusive . Updated Chapter names to be more concise . Updated Chapter to be more consistent , Added references to the bibliography in Case . History 119