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People

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People

Director

Manuel Riemer
Community Psychology and Sustainability Science, Wilfrid Laurier University
Director, Viessmann Centre for Engagement and Research in Sustainability
Director, Community, Environment and Justice Research Group

Associate Director

Alexis Buettgen
Assistant Professor, Community Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University
PhD, Critical Disability Studies, York University

Administation Manager

Elle Desmarchelier

"VERiS has allowed me to further my passion in community psychology and sustainability through applied community-engaged research with diverse stakeholder groups. Most importantly, VERiS has provided me a sense of community where I can collaborate and learn with like-minded people."

Jennifer Dobai, PhD student at Laurier and VERiS research assistant

Board of Directors

Alexis Buettgen
PhD, Critical Disability Studies, York University 

Ann Marie Beals
Assistant Professor, Community Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University

Bala Gnanam
Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada (BOMA)

Cheryl Teelucksingh
Professor and Department Chair Sociology, Toronto Metropolitan University

Ehaab D. Abdou
Assistant Professor, Department of Global Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University

Kai Reimer-Watts
PhD Community Psychology Laurier, Post Doc University of Waterloo

Livia Dittmer
PhD Community Psychology Laurier, Regional Bahá'í Council of Ontario

Flourishing Enterprise Institute (FEI)

Randy Sa'd
Executive Director, Flourishing Enterprise Institute
Community Fellow, Refocus; Flourishing Enterprise Institute (FEI)

Peter Jones
Academic Director, Flourishing Enterprise Institute
Research Fellow, Ontario College of Art and Design University

Tim Posselt
Director of Innovation and Learning, Flourishing Enterprise Institute
Research Fellow, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg

Milena Tasic
Community Builder, Flourishing Enterprise Institute

Cheryl May
Contributor, Flourishing Enterprise Institute
PhD Candidate, London South Bank University, completing 2026

Associated Faculty at Laurier

Alexis Buettgen
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
PhD, Critical Disability Studies, York University 

Ann Marie Beals
Assistant Professor, Community Psychology

Barry Colbert
Policy and Strategic Management in the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics
Director, The Co-operators Centre for Business and Sustainability

Ehaab D. Abdou
Assistant Professor, Department of Global Studies

Noam Miller
Associate Professor, Behavioural Neuroscience

Fellows

  • Brendon Barnes, Senior Research Fellow, University of Johannesburg
  • Cheryl Teelucksingh, Senior Research Fellow, Toronto Metropolitan University
  • Paul Parker, Senior Research Fellow, University of Waterloo
  • Carlie Trott, Research Fellow, University of Cincinnati
  • Felix Munger, Research Fellow, Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention
  • Joel Marcus, Research Fellow, York University
  • Livia Dittmer, Research Fellow, Regional Bahá'í Council of Ontario 
  • Maria Fernandes-Jesus, Research Fellow, University of Sussex
  • Peter Jones, Research Fellow, Ontario College of Art and Design University
  • Sean Geobey, Research Fellow, University of Waterloo
  • Tim Posselt, Research Fellow, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
  • Kai Reimer-Watts, Junior Research Fellow, University of Waterloo
  • Randy Sa'd, Community Fellow, Refocus; Flourishing Enterprise Institute
  • Tova Davidson, Community Fellow, Sustainable Waterloo Region

Students

Doctoral Students

Allison Eady
Wilfrid Laurier University

Gryphon Loubier
University of Waterloo

Jennifer Dobai
Community Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University

Masters Students

Kaitlyn Ashmore
Community Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University

Past Contributors

Contact Us

E: veris@wlu.ca
Office Location: 232 King St. N., Waterloo, ON, N2G 4V6

We are currently working remotely.

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