High Impact Scholar Profile

Dr. Jamie Gruman

Dr. Gruman is an internationally recognized expert in "people issues" in organizations with a particular focus on workplace well-being and organizational on-boarding. He's published papers in some of the world's top-ranked business journals and has garnered 6,470 citations and an h-index of 23 according to Google Scholar (scholar. google.com) and 1,766 citations and an h-index of 16 according to Scopus (www.scopus.com). Dr. Gruman has authored numerous books, the latest in 2021 entitled “Advanced Introduction to Employee Engagement".

Jamie is a highly sought-after keynote speaker and has spoken for Fortune 500 corporations, public, and nonprofit organizations. Additionally, his work is cited in media outlets around the globe including NBC News, Time, Oprah, Fast Company, Inc, Forbes, the BBC, the New York Times, and the World Economic Forum.

Lang Supported Research (2021- 2022)

Conference Sponsorships: $30K+

SSHRC Institutional Grant Exchange program: Travel Support: $130K

SSHRC Institutional Grant - Explore program: Seed Funding $175K+

Lang Graduate Research

Assistant Funding: $710K+

PhD Student Travel Grants: $170K+

Proposal Development Grants: $107K+

Research Leadership Chairs are granted by the Office of the Vice-President (Research) to recognize research excellence of mid- to late-career-stage faculty who have proven records of outstanding and sustained scholarly work and who have received significant recognition on both a national and international level.

Over two decades, Dr. Sun has distinguished herself as a leader in her field, ranking in the top quintile of Canadian economists, according to RePEc. Dr. Sun is recognized for sustained, high quality academic output, several SSHRC grants, knowledge mobilization, and mentorship of early career researchers and highly qualified personnel. Professor Sun’s current research focuses on spatial econometrics, which is applicable across many fields, including international trade, real estate, economic development, and tourism economics, among others.

The Office of the Vice-President (Research) administers this annual award, which recognizes research achievements of recently tenured faculty members who have demonstrated excellence through scholarly output that is demonstrably internationally impactful within the nominee’s discipline.

Over the past year, Professor Li was the recipient, as a sole applicant, of both a SSHRC Insight Development Grant and a 5-year NSERC Discovery Grant. Dr. Li has an impressive publication record, all as a first author, and more than 80% listed in high-quality “A” journals.

Professor Li’s research focuses primarily on insurance data analytics and insurance economics, with an emphasis on quantifying and examining economic and financial risks. More specifically, Dr. Li’s work applies advanced statistics and machine learning algorithms to the measurement, pricing and management of financial and insurance risk, especially in the context of agriculture, automobile, climate, health and longevity.