ASAC Fellows

The ASAC Fellows program is a prestigious initiative that recognizes and engages distinguished Canadian scholars who have demonstrated excellence in research and a commitment to advancing the academic community. Appointments as an ASAC Fellow recognize outstanding contributions to scholarship and dedication to mentoring the next generation of researchers.

ASAC Fellows play a vital role in shaping the future of Canadian academic research. Their involvement includes participating in our annual conference, contributing to online events, chairing divisional sessions, and helping to organize symposia. Most importantly, ASAC Fellows mentorship are instrumental in supporting early career researchers, particularly doctoral students, as they navigate their academic and professional journeys.

Click here for details of the criteria for nominations and application procedure. Nominations will be reviewed throughout the year.

2026 Fellows

Dr. Kelley J. Main, Dean, Professor, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, University of Manitoba 

Dr. Vishwanath Baba, Professor Emeritus, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Kathleen Boies, Professor, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University

2026 Fellows Bios

Dr. Vishwanath Baba, Professor Emeritus, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University.

Dr. Vishwanath Baba is currently Professor Emeritus at the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. Dr. Baba has been a staunch advocate and ally of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC). From 1974 till today, Dr. Baba has participated, supported, and enhanced ASAC in various roles – Division Chair, Member of the Board, Editor- in – Chief of CJAS – to mention a few. His graduate students regularly feature in ASAC conferences, and he too has a strong presence, observing and guiding colleagues and future scholars.

Research and teaching have always been Dr. Baba’s primary passion. He is also a strong believer in collegial management. To that end, he has served in various administrative roles over the past 50 years of his academic career as Chair, Associate Dean and notably as the Dean of the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. In this and other roles, Dr. Baba worked to enhance the reputation of departments, graduate school, and Business School, bringing in significant changes and advancement benefiting the students, faculty, and staff. His scholarly contributions in some of the top journals, books, book chapters, and proceedings in the field of management theory, human resources management, and organizational behavior are a testament to his sustained academic prowess. He continues to be a key person -board member or editor or editor-in-chief – in many academic journals. Dr. Baba has several works in-progress and articles in press. His ongoing work on evidence-based management is an example of his commitment to link academic research to management practice.

Dr. Baba enjoys travel, food and wine, books and movies. Culture and its myriad expressions remain an ongoing fascination for him.

Dr. Kelley J. Main, Dean, Professor, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, University of Manitoba 

Dr. Kelley Main is a Professor of Marketing at the University of Manitoba and currently serves as Dean of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, following prior leadership roles as Acting Dean, Associate Dean Social Sciences and Humanities, Acting Associate Dean Research and Graduate Programs, and Marketing Department Head. Dr. Main started her career at the University of Manitoba in 2007. She received a BA (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Winnipeg, a MA in Psychology from the University of Manitoba and a PhD in Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing from the University of British Columbia. Her leadership trajectory reflects sustained institutional service and a strong commitment to advancing graduate education.

Dr. Main’s research in consumer behaviour has been published over 35 times and recognized with the Park Prize for Outstanding Contribution to the Journal of Consumer Psychology (2010) and the Journal of Consumer Psychology Young Contributor Award (2007). She was an Associate Editor of the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences Marketing Division for 8 years. She has also secured multiple SSHRC grants as principal investigator and co-investigator.

Dr. Main has an extensive record of collaborating with graduate students, as evidenced by numerous co-authored publications with current and former trainees across high-quality journals. Dr. Main won the University of Manitoba Graduate Student’s Association Teaching Award in 2012.

Dr. Kathleen Boies, Professor, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University

Kathleen Boies, PhD, CRHA, is Full Professor of Management at the John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, where she holds the Concordia University Research Chair in Leadership Development. An industrial-organizational psychologist by training, she has held several academic leadership roles, including Associate Dean, Research and Research Programs, and Director of the PhD Program in Business Administration.

Dr. Boies is recognized internationally for her contributions to research on leadership and leadership development. Her work, spanning more than two decades, has been published in leading management and applied psychology journals and has attracted sustained funding from SSHRC, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, and other provincial and national agencies. Her research has advanced understanding of leadership processes and employee development and has been acknowledged through numerous scholarly and teaching distinctions.

Beyond her research contributions, Dr. Boies is widely recognized for her dedication to
graduate education and mentorship. She has supervised a large number of masters and
doctoral students, many of whom have gone on to successful academic careers and have
received major awards for their research. Through her scholarship, service, and mentorship, she has made a significant contribution to the advancement of management research and education in Canada.

2025 Fellows

Travor C. Brown, Professor, Memorial University

Dr. Brown is the Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration with Memorial University and a former President of ASAC (the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada). Since joining Memorial University, he has also served as the Associate Dean (Research) as well as Director the Master of Employment Relations program, the PhD (Management) program and the MSc (Management) program.

Dr. Brown’s research largely examines issues concerning goal setting and training effectiveness, with special focus on management and leadership development. He has authored over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles, a textbook, over 80 conference presentations and has been the sole investigator on two national, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) grants.  A strong supporter of students, much of his research is co-authored with graduate students.

Drawing on his extensive industry experience, Dr. Brown is renowned for his ability to engage both practitioner and academic audiences and to show the ‘real world’ implications of his research.

David L. Deephouse, Professor, University of Alberta

Dr. Deephouse is a Professor in the Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Management of the Alberta School of Business in the University of Alberta; he is also an International Research Fellow of the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation. He served seven years as the School’s Associate Dean for PhD Programs and for Research, gaining rich experience in faculty and university governance.

David became a frequent participant at ASAC after joining the University of Alberta in 2001 from Louisiana State University. Over the years, he presented papers, organized symposia, served as a discussant, and participated in doctoral consortia. After attending Truth and Reconciliation testimony in Edmonton in March, 2014, he started learning new truths and contributing to Reconcili-Action. He subsequently organized six PDWs and two full-day colloquia at ASAC related to Indigenizing and decolonizing business schools.

David’s research focuses on (1) Indigenization and decolonization in business schools, universities, and businesses; (2) social evaluations of organizations, especially legitimacy and reputation; and (3) the causes and consequences of each, especially how organizations position themselves to balance pressures to conform to and differentiate from industry and institutional norms at local, regional, and global levels.

David enjoys being with Nature, live music, and baking artisanal bread and pizza, which he hopes to do more of as he enters phased retirement. He has licence plates from eight colonial jurisdictions across Turtle Island, and as indicated by his tie, David would be sorted into Ravenclaw at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Zhenzhong Ma, Professor, University of Windsor

Dr. Ma is a full professor in management and organization studies at the Odette School of Business, University of Windsor. His research spans more than 90 peer-reviewed publications and 100 plus academic conference papers, including articles in leading journals such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Business Ethics, Human Resource Management Journal, Journal of Business Research, and International Business Review. Through this body of work, Dr. Ma has offered theoretical insights, empirical findings, and practical implications that address complex organizational challenges in the global context. He has also actively engaged in interdisciplinary research in cross-cultural management, technological innovation, and AI adoption, and further contributed to the refinement of research methods in the field.

Beyond research, Dr. Ma has been deeply committed to academic mentorship and community engagement. He has supervised more than 20 doctoral and post-doctoral scholars, many of whom have gone on to thrive in academia and industry. His research team have participated in nearly every ASAC annual conference for the past decades, and he has often encouraged students and early-career colleagues to present their work and connect with the ASAC community. Dr. Ma has also contributed by chairing sessions, organizing symposia, and reviewing submissions to support the intellectual quality of the conference, in addition to serving as Academic Reviewer, Program Coordinator, and Division Chair both for the Human Resources Division, and for the Technology & Innovation Management Division.

Nicolas Papadopoulos, Distinguished Research Professor, Carleton University

 Dr. Papadopoulos is Distinguished Research Professor (Marketing and International Business) at Carleton University, where he has served, among others, as Associate Dean (Research) and Director of his school. His research focuses on international expansion and country/place images and branding.  His more than 480 works include 16 books, 110 journal articles and book chapters, and nearly 140 papers in conference proceedings.  His articles have been published in such journals as International Business Review, Journal of International Marketing, and Journal of International Business Studies.  He has been the Keynote Speaker at international conferences such as the AMS World Marketing Congress and the Societa Italiana di Marketing and he serves on seven Editorial Review or Senior Advisory Boards and as Associate Editor (IB) of the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences. He was the sole or co-investigator on several SSHRC grants and his work has been recognised through 10 Best Paper Awards, Carleton’s Graduate Student Mentoring Award, and numerous other research and teaching distinctions.

Olaf Weber, Professor, Schulich School of Business, York University

Dr. Weber is a Professor at the Schulich School of Business where he holds the CIBC Chair in Sustainable Finance and serves as the Director for the Centre of Excellence in Responsible Business. He is also an adjunct professor at the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) at the University of Waterloo.

His research and teaching interests address the connection between financial sector players, such as banks and sustainable development and the link between sustainability and financial performance of enterprises. He explores the impacts of the financial industry on sustainable development, the role of voluntary and regulatory mechanisms for the financial sector to become more sustainable, social banking and impact investing, the materiality of sustainability risks and opportunities for investors and artificial intelligence as a tool to analyze environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance.

2019 Fellow:

Dr. Robert Anderson, Professor Emeritus, University of Regina

Inaugural Fellows (2016):

Dr. Shamsud D. Chowdhury, Professor, Dalhousie University
Dr. Albert J. Mills, Professor Emeritus, St. Mary’s University