Public Presentation: Vice-Dean Academic candidate Dr. Lorin Elias (PhD)
The Search Committee for the Vice-Dean Academic invites faculty, staff, and students to view the public presentations of the two candidates shortlisted for this position
Date: Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021
Time: 9 am - 10 am
Location: Online
Join from the meeting link:
https://usask.webex.com/usask/j.php?MTID=m9586599df85bdfd5fab79b8f7f837ad2
Meeting number (access code): 145 064 4787
Meeting password: Arts
The Search Committee for the Vice-Dean Academic invites faculty, staff, and students to view the public presentations of the two candidates shortlisted for this position. Each candidate will discuss their vision for the role of Vice-Dean Academic, College of Arts and Science for approximately 20 minutes, followed by an opportunity to ask questions.
If you are unable to attend in person, each presentation will be recorded and will be made available following the second presentation.
You are also invited to submit written feedback on the candidates. All responses will be held in confidence and shared only with the search committee. Please submit comments by 8:30 am on Monday, Feb. 1 to dean.artsandscience@usask.ca.
Dr. Lorin Elias' biography:
Lorin Elias received his BA honours (psychology) from the University of Saskatchewan, followed by his MA (psychology) and PhD (psychology) from the University of Waterloo. Elias joined the Department of Psychology in 1998 as an assistant professor. He subsequently earned tenure and was promoted to associate professor in 2002 and to professor in 2008. Elias served as department head in the Department of Psychology from 2013 – 2015. This was followed by his appointment as interim associate dean, student affairs for the College of Arts and Science for 2015-16. He is currently the associate dean, student affairs, a role he has held since 2016. Elias is a cognitive neuroscientist, and his research focuses on how lateral biases in our perceptions and actions influence our everyday lives. This work has been funded by federal agencies, such as NSERC, and also through research contracts, including his driving safety work with the Canadian Naturalistic Driving Study. Elias is also an accomplished teacher, having offered 14 different courses spanning from introductory to graduate-level courses, including almost a decade of online teaching. He received USSU Teaching Excellence awards in 2001 and 2011, was awarded the college’s Teaching Excellence Award for the Division of Social Sciences in 2004 and received the Provost’s College Teaching Excellence Award for the Division of Social Sciences in 2010. In 2012, Elias was honoured with the University of Saskatchewan Master Teacher Award.