Faculty

Cross-Border Institute signs Memorandum of Understanding with Transport Canada

Ambassador bridge at sunriseThe Cross-Border Institute is dedicated to research on the movement of people, goods, services and finances across international borders (FILE/University of Windsor)

The UWindsor Cross-Border Institute (CBI) is internationally recognized for its leadership in cross-border research. The University of Windsor, with financial support from the federal government, was the first university in Canada to establish an institute dedicated to research on the movement of people, goods, services and finances across international borders.  

Getting Heated: Profs talk queer representation in sport and media

The characters Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov from Heated Rivalry wearing tuxedos on a balcony Actors Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie play hockey rivals Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov in the hit streaming show Heated Rivalry. (BELLMEDIA/University of Windsor)

By Kate Hargreaves 

From social media to the Golden Globes, the spicy new TV show Heated Rivalry seems to be everywhere.   

The Canadian-made romance, directed by Jacob Tierney and based on the book series by Rachel Reid, centres around fictional gay and bisexual professional hockey players navigating their on-ice careers and personal lives.  

Physically Empowered and Active Kids (PEAK) to provide free sports programming

A university student plays a game in a gymnasium with childrenPEAK makes physical literacy fun for kids 8 to 12 (NAOMI PELKEY/University of Windsor)

By Kate Hargreaves 

Registration is now open for the Faculty of Human Kinetics’s Physically Empowered and Active Kids (PEAK) program, aimed at children aged eight to 12. 

PEAK is a free physical literacy initiative, focusing on building children’s fundamental motor skills, from running to throwing and catching. 

'Rooted in blood memory': Education PhD student advances Black history curriculum

Teacher Shantelle Browning-Morgan sitting on a classroom desk smiling at cameraShantelle Browning-Morgan is a high school teacher and Joint PhD student (S. BROWNING-MORGAN/University of Windsor)

By Kate Hargreaves 

Shantelle Browning-Morgan describes her passion for Black Canadian history as “rooted in blood memory, fuelled by a duty to honour the past, present and future.”  

A descendant of Underground Railroad freedom seekers, Browning-Morgan has long worked to share that history through her work as a high school teacher and curriculum developer. 

Get to know Dr. Swati Mehta: New faculty member in Human Kinetics

Dr. Swati MehtaDr. Swati Mehta joined the University of Windsor's Faculty of Human Kinetics in 2025 (FILE/University of Windsor)

By Kate Hargreaves 

Inhabiting the intersection between kinesiology, psychology and computer science, Dr. Swati Mehta’s research is the definition of interdisciplinarity. 

A new faculty member in kinesiology as of 2025, Mehta takes a holistic approach to mental and physical health while exploring novel technological supports. 

South Asian Feminisms book explores diasporic experiences in Canada

Dr. Jane KuDr. Jane Ku is co-editor of a new collection from University of Alberta Press (FILE/University of Windsor)

By Kate Hargreaves

A new book on South Asian Feminisms in Diaspora had its genesis over several years of conversations and community.  

Co-editor and University of Windsor professor of Interdisciplinary and Critical Studies and Sociology Dr. Jane Ku explains its roots in a roundtable as part of the Canadian Sociological Association annual meeting. 

Ku explains that the turnout was enthusiastic.  

“It encouraged us to say, ‘okay, what do we do next?’” 

(Do) hold your breath: Kinesiology professor tries out freediving

Anthony Bain in a wetsuitDr. Anthony Bain went from studying freedivers to trying out their techniques (SUBMITTED BY ANTHONY BAIN/University of Windsor) 

By Kate Hargreaves 

Science communication can be difficult.  

Rendering complex physiological processes in a way that lay audiences can understand is no easy task. 

Neither is holding your breath for four minutes. 

University of Windsor professor of Kinesiology Dr. Anthony Bain is, however, up to both challenges.  

From black belt to pre-med: Outstanding Scholar finds balance

Sohila SidhuSohila Sidhu participating as a committee director for the 2025 UWindsor Model United Nations (SUBMITTED BY SOHILA SIDHU/University of Windsor)

From training in the dojo to Model United Nations, Outstanding Scholar Sohila Sidhu is balancing a lot.

At the same time, she is also laser-focused on a career in medicine.

This drive is part of what motivated Sidhu to become part of UWindsor’s Outstanding Scholars program, which facilitates research opportunities for high-achieving undergraduate students.

Curating Below the 6: Alumna named TD Curatorial Fellow at Art Windsor-Essex

Talysha Abu-BujoldTalysha Bujold-Abu has been named TD Curatorial Fellow at Art Windsor-Essex (KYLE ARCHIBALD/University of Windsor)

By Kate Hargreaves 

Art curation, for Talysha Bujold-Abu, is like being a supporting character in a story.  

“I’m not stepping into curation asking what it is I can say about their work, but how can I best share their work with others,” she explains. 

“What opportunities can I find with the way that work can sit together in a room, to propel the storytelling of the featured artist and also insert an aspect of myself into that narrative?” 

New edited collection explores mentorship in teacher education

Mock-up of book cover for Mentoring to Support Teacher Candidate DevelopmentA new book on mentorship for teacher candidates has recently been released by Springer (mock-up via Canva/UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR

By Kate Hargreaves 

Dr. Clayton Smith, professor in the Faculty of Education, makes sure that his research is always in service of the courses he teaches.  

“I don’t do research that I don’t use in my classes,” he explains.  

With a dearth of material available on mentorship for pre-service teachers, Smith and professor emerita Dr. Geri Salinitri were motivated to co-edit a new collection, Mentoring to Support Teacher Candidate Development, recently published by Springer.