Board of Directors

Role 

The board of directors acts as spokespeople for the Association, coordinates activities of the Association, and communicates with the working groups.

Board members 2025-2026


Kim Cullen, PhD (President)

Associate Professor, School of Human Kinetics & Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Kathryn Sinden, PhD (Past President & Acting Treasurer)
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology, Lakehead University

Aviroop Biswas, PhD (President-Elect)
Scientist, Institute for Work and Health;  Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

David Kinitz, PhD (Secretary)
Assistant Professor, College of Social Work, The Ohio State University

Momtaz Begum, PhD Candidate (Communications Lead)
Phd Candidate, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

Basak Yanar, PhD (Member-At-Large)
Institute for Work and Health; Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

Chun-Yip Hon, PhD CPHI(C) CRSP CIH (Member-At-Large)
Associate Professor, School of Occupational, The Chang School Toronto Metropolitan University

Desai Shan, PhD (Member-At-Large)
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Dorothy Wigmore, MSc., MFA (Member-At-Large)
Occupational Health Specialist

Edda Bild, PhD (Member-At-Large)
Research Associate, Institute for Work and Health

Maria Andree Lopez Gomez, PhD (Member-At-Large)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Sociology, Memorial University

Marie-Eve Major, PhD (Member-At-Large)
Professor, Department of Industrial Relations, Université Laval

Sonja Senthanar, PhD (Member-At-Large)
Assistant Professor, School of Health Sciences, University of Northern British Columbia