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Building Thriving Research Teams – Nov 20, 2025
Session Description
November 20, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Join the Centre for Research & Innovation Support (CRIS) for a virtual workshop engaging faculty with approaches and strategies to lead inclusive research teams that thrive.
Within equity, diversity and inclusion work, much focus has been placed on creating diverse teams with less attention to intentionally fostering inclusion and a sense of belonging for all team members. As both managers and mentors, faculty shape the very culture of the teams they lead. When faculty develop awareness of equitable and inclusive team practices, of their team’s current dynamics, and of the influence of their own leadership on their teams, they can become intentional about building a thriving research team based on feasible goals and actionable strategies.
This interactive peer-to-peer session will engage faculty with team leadership reflection, approaches and strategies to foster research environments where inquiry and belonging can work together. The session will begin with a faculty peer panel sharing experiences of building self-awareness as a leader and sharing strategies for establishing new leadership approaches and practices to build more inclusive and thriving research teams. An interactive workshop will follow, where participants will collaborate to chart a course for leading their own unique teams to thrive.
Speakers:
- Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education
- Joanne Chung, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, UTM
- Christina Guzzo, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, UTSC and Immunology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Learning Objectives
Participating faculty will develop awareness of how to:
- determine equitable and inclusive practices relevant to their team
- recognize the influence their own leadership approach has on their team cohesion
- identify their own team’s culture status quo and surface challenges and opportunities for improvement
- foster an entwined sense of research inquiry and team belonging
Additional Information
Post event materials:
This is the third session in a series focused on enhancing leadership and personal effectiveness for researchers.
You can watch the recording of the previous session on Navigating Caregiving as a Researcher in Academia from March 5, 2025.
You can register for session 2 Addressing Ableism in Academia – October 2, 2025