Traci L. Austin, Danica Schieber, and Ashton Mouton The COVID-19 pandemic has caused profound changes in the ways we understand and navigate the world of work. In particular, the sudden shift to remote work that began in the spring of 2020 has prompted changes in how we define the “office” itself. Not only are employees working from home and only rarely going to a centralized … Continue reading Should I Stay or Should I Go: Empowering Student Employment Choices in the Age of COVID-19

Katherine Breward is an Associate Professor at the University of Winnipeg. Her research is centered around labour market entry for historically disadvantaged populations, with a particular focus on best practices in disability accommodation. Her research has appeared in the Canadian Journal of Disability Studies, the Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, the Case Research Journal, and Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: An International Journal. Dr. Breward is also a strong advocate of case-based teaching and an award winning case writer. Cases designed to allow for practice of applied skills and cases designed to increase empathy for “the other” feature strongly in her teaching, particularly in human resource management courses such as “Recruitment and Selection” and “Leadership and Fairness in Complex Organizations”. When not working Dr. Breward enjoys spending time on her 25 acre orchard with her family and a menagerie of pets and reading inclusive science fiction and fantasy. Continue reading Autism