Category: Faculty

August 1, 2025

Dr. Dennis Fernandes’ Extensive Experience Prepares Students for Real-World Success

Last winter, Biotechnology Assistant Teaching Professor Dr. Dennis Fernandes integrated a unique component into his Cutting-Edge Applications in Molecular Biotechnology classroom. He shaped the final project into a mock-pitch competition inspired by Shark Tank. There were no cameras or celebrity...

July 15, 2025

Shaping Hands-On Project Management Education

Whether she was working in military operations, private security management, food processing, quality management systems, or, most recently, healthcare technology, Dr. Kerri-Ann Williams consistently found herself in project management (PM) roles. Now, as an assistant teaching professor at Northeastern University,...

May 26, 2025

Northeastern Toronto Professor Fuses AI and Art to Preserve Historical Murals

Dr. Zheng Zheng was only six years old when painting became one of his favourite hobbies. Despite his artistic talent, Zheng’s career as an engineer took him in a much more technical direction. Now an Assistant Teaching Professor in the...

October 22, 2024

Innovative Cross-border Academic Partnership Empowers Students and Industry Partner

Students from two Northeastern University campuses recently contributed to exciting artificial intelligence (AI) innovation projects at a leading engineering professional services consultancy firm. The experiential learning opportunity with WSP Canada and WSP USA highlights how collaboration within the university’s global...

November 9, 2022

Faculty Profile: Omar Badreldin

We caught up with newly appointed Associate Teaching Professor Omar Badreldin, to learn about his journey to Northeastern, his research, and his initial impressions of the program he will lead, the Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS). What led...

October 12, 2022

Faculty Profile: Karen Zhou

Karen Zhou was recently appointed as the new full-time Assistant Teaching Professor for the Regulatory Affairs program at Northeastern University in Toronto. We sat down with Karen to find out what brought her to Northeastern and what makes the program...

July 13, 2022

Easing Supply Chain Disruptions with Informed Decision Making

COVID-19 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have exposed the fragility of the global supply chain. There is a pressing need to increase the resiliency of this complex, interconnected network to prevent further shortages of food and consumer products. Ammar...