I am a researcher, consultant, podcast host and college professor. I’m the co-founder of an AI powered platform designed to help teachers help students. I’m currently writing a book on the strategic adoption of AI in post-secondary institutions.

I’m always interested in meeting new people, discussions on the intersection of tech and society, and dreaming up the next big thing.

The Road I’ve Travelled

I offer consultation on marketing, on-boarding and community building for AI, Metaverse and NFT focused projects. 

My podcast is called Making the Metaverse. For bookings, please send an email to ontheblockchainca at gmail dot com.

I am currently faculty in Applied Science and Computing at St. Lawrence College.

At the Smith School of Business, Queen’s University, I helped students develop leadership skills in the social impact space.

As a PhD candidate at Queen’s University I researched the benefits, risks and governance models associated with a variety of digital payment systems. I traced the emergence of smart card technology from the French banking industry and the formation of the Canadian digital banking landscape. I also examined the collection, analysis and sharing of personal mobility data in the context of transit payment systems. My case study was on the Presto smart card system in the City of Toronto. Much of my research was also focused data governance in the context of smart cities. I left the PhD program during the pandemic to pursue opportunities in Web3.

As a Master’s student at the University of Toronto, in the department of Geography and Urban Planning, I focused on the spatial dimensions of social organization and focused on understanding the implications for governance. Of particular interest to me was the role played by space, politics and culture in the creation of communities.

During my undergraduate studies at Queen’s University I was deeply engaged in research on surveillance. This included data collection and sharing by state and corporate actors through digital communications including social networking sites. My undergraduate thesis dealt with the surveillance practices involved in the securitization of downtown Toronto during a period of urban renewal taking place in the years between 2000 and 2013.

I studied business management at Ryerson University in Toronto before moving to Kingston and continuing my studies at Queen’s. 

Prior to being an academic, I spent several years working with the YMCA of Greater Toronto in community development with a focus on voluntarism, philanthropy and event planning. I’ve lived and worked as a volunteer internationally, including two years spent living in a Yoga centre in Massachusetts and two summers living in Mysore, India.

Specialties: Research, Teaching, Leadership, Management, Consulting