Tri-Agency Open Access Policy Discussion Forum

Day: Wednesday March 20  
Time: 12 – 1 p.m. 
Location: Teams (online) 

Did you know the Tri-Agencies are updating their open access policy? Do you have questions or concerns? This Discussion Forum on Tri-Agency Open Access Policy serves as a critical platform for scholars and researchers to engage in a meaningful discussion about the implications, challenges, and opportunities presented by the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy. This event aims to foster a collaborative environment where participants can share insights, exchange ideas, and contribute to the ongoing dialogue surrounding open access in the realm of research.  

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Panelists:  

• Myra Fernandes (she/her) is a Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Waterloo. Her research examines neural and cognitive factors that affect memory function in healthy young adults, senior citizens, those with a concussion, and those with a dementia. Dr Fernandes is the past President of the Canadian Society for Brain Behaviour and Cognitive Sciences (CSBBCS). She was awarded the Women in Cognitive Science Canada Mentorship Award in 2017. Dr. Fernandes is an Associate Editor for the Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology, and on the Editorial Board for Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory & Cognition, Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Science, and Psychology & Aging. She is a past Associate Editor for Memory & Cognition, and Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Science, for which she received an Extraordinary Service Award. She is a recipient of the Canadian Psychological Association’s President’s New Researcher Award, as well as the Ontario Ministry of Research & Innovation’s Research Excellence Award.  She was named Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, and of the CSBBCS.

• Cosmin Munteanu (he/him/they/them) is an Associate Professor and Schlegel Research Chair in Technology for Healthy Aging at the Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, and Director of the Technologies for Ageing Gracefully lab. They are a transdisciplinary scholar, drawing from a wide range of disciplines such as engineering, computing sciences, critical theory, and technology and society studies. Cosmin takes a primarily ethnomethodological approach to study how to design intelligent applications that improve access to information, support social connections late in life, and reduce digital marginalization for underrepresented groups such as older adults. Their work is situated at the intersection of user experience design, digital inclusion, aging, and ethics, primarily focusing on the inclusive sociotechnical design of conversational and virtual reality interactions with and for older adults.