Keynote Speakers
 

Brad Nelson, PhD

Brad Nelson

Brad Nelson is a Professor of Spanish and the Associate Dean of Academic Programs and Development in the School of Graduate Studies at Concordia University, where he chairs the Graduate Curriculum Committee as well as oversees the Individualized MA and PhD program, the Graduate Certificate in University Teaching, and GradProSkills.

He is the author and editor of monographs, collected volumes, and numerous essays on early modern Spanish literature as well as contemporary culture. His current project is focused on the intersection of scientific and artistic thought and practice in early and late modernity.


Ann-Louise Davidson, PhD

Ann-Louise Davidson

Dr. Ann-Louise Davidson is an Associate Professor of Education and Graduate Program Director for the MA in Educational Technology and the Graduate Diploma in Instructional Technology at Concordia University. She is the leader of the Maker Axis in the Communities and Differential Mobilities Cluster of the Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture and Technology.

Her research interests focus on maker culture, inclusion, social innovation, and innovating with advanced pedagogical approaches and digital technologies. She has expertise in action research methodologies that engage participants in collaborative data collection and meaning-making, and hands-on studies in technology and innovation.