Associate Professor, Decision Sciences, MacEwan University

Dr. Rohit Jindal is an associate professor at MacEwan University’s School of Business. He has a PhD from Michigan State University (USA) and an MSc from the University of Edinburgh (UK), where he received the Elizabeth Irvine Sinclair award for academic honors. His previous appointments include research stints at University of Calgary’s Haskayne School of Business and at University of Alberta’s Department of Resource Economics. He is a recipient of the inaugural Banting Fellowship of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the highest-level research award for postdoctoral work in Canada. Among his other grants include research awards and fellowships from the University of Alberta, Michigan State University, the World Agroforestry Centre, the University of Edinburgh, Australian National University and the Shell Foundation. He works on the crosscutting themes of public policy and sustainability that affect businesses, development organizations and local communities. His research has been published in top international journals such as World Development, Strategic Behavior and the Environment, and Ecological Economics.

Associate Executive Professor, and Associate Dean, Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta

Dr. Wong teaches and researches new business concepts that are aligned with socially responsible thinking and ethical decision-making. He has carried out applied research with social enterprises, taught undergraduate and graduate business courses related to sustainability, and designed courses focused on corporate social responsibility. He is the founding director of the Social Innovation Institute at MacEwan University. He graduated with a PhD in Marketing from the University of Alberta. Cli

Associate Professor, Psychology, MacEwan University

Rodney Schmaltz's research focuses on pseudoscientific thinking, with an emphasis on strategies to promote and teach scientific skepticism. Correcting belief in pseudoscience is a challenge. Regardless of academic success or training in science, many people continue to hold ideas that are not supported by empirical evidence. Basically, he wants to better understand why people believe in strange things like ghosts, aliens or psychic powers and find strategies to help combat these beliefs.

Dr. Schmaltz’s research extends to workplace productivity and self-control, with a focus on evidence-based approaches to improve performance and reduce common workplace and student stressors. His research in this area explores strategies to maximize productivity, reduce procrastination and improve overall time management skills.

Dr. Schmaltz is the past chair of the Research Ethics Board at MacEwan University and he continues to work with government agencies on topics such as ethics review in emergency situations (e.g., during infectious disease outbreaks) and the role of lay representatives in government organizations, such as funding agencies and ethics review boards.