Kira Lussier Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

CIFAR convenes talented researchers from around the world to address pressing questions facing humanity. The Pan-Canadian AI Strategy The Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy at CIFAR drives cutting-edge research, trains the next generation of diverse AI leaders, and fosters cross-sectoral collaboration for responsible AI adoption. As part of my role, I: - Monitor, evaluate, and report on key performance indicators - Analyze and steward institutional data;- Manage a portfolio of next generation training programs - Lead an AI policy initiatives

Mississauga, Ontario

- Designed and executed a strategic research plan to fund, foster and promote research on the social impact of business for a large cross-disciplinary university department - Implemented new research programs (grant competition, speaker series) in consultation with senior administration- Launched cross-sector teaching & research cluster on business applications of big data & AI; built relationships with industry partners, including CPA Canada, to support research & case competitions around data skills required for accounting profession - Wrote and edited range of documents (strategic plans, annual reports, conference proceedings, infographics)- Conducted qualitative research into the history of machine learning & computerized psychological testing, the future of work, and the history of management.

Toronto, Canada Area

- Conducted large-scale research project on organizational unconscious bias testing and training programs, resulting in keynote talks to industry & academic audiences, publications, and media interviews - Provided strategic advice on research methods for understanding gendered inequalities in the economy to research group of psychologists, economists & management scholars

Toronto, Ontario

- Synthesized medical, environmental, and economic research on environmental impacts of oil & gas industry on health in Chemical Valley Ontario, resulting in an interactive online community tool, Pollution Reporter

I designed curriculum, planned lessons, and prepared lectures for new course, "Making Up People: Psychology Testing in Society." Using innovative teaching methods, I taught students to analyze the relationship between science, society, and identity, designing creative assignments to develop and evaluate critical thinking skills. The class received maximum enrolment and excellent teaching reviews from students.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Gathered dataset of psychological tests & decades of scientific literature on testing; analyzed scientific, business, and historical sources to write innovative book-length project on psychological testing in business, emphasizing the importance of soft skills to businesses in knowledge economy - Secured $250 000+ in competitive research funding from government (Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada), archives (Rockefeller Foundation, Harvard Business School) and university sources Presented work at dozens of international conferences & gave invited talks to university psychology departments

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Taught courses across multiple departments in class sizes ranging from 20 people to 600 in range of subjects: history of science, bioethics, diversity management- Designed dynamic lessons for students, facilitated small group discussions, wrote and gave lectures, and evaluated thousands of student assignments in an efficient, fair and transparent manner

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), History Of Science & Technology

Activities and Societies: President, Graduate Student Union Production Editor, Spontaneous Generations: A Journal for the History &.

Masters Of Arts, History And Philosophy Of Science And Technology

Collaborative Program in Book History and Print Culture Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Bachelor Of Arts (Hon), History

Activities and Societies: Assistant Editor, Historical Discourses Organizing Committee, McMun Model United Nations Competition Graduated.