The Last Word with Vish

Dr. Joe Kim is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavior at McMaster University. After receiving his PhD in Experimental Psychology (McMaster University), Dr. Joe Kim completed a post-doctoral fellowship at University of California San Francisco. As a Teaching Professor, Dr. Kim is actively involved in all aspects of the scholarship of teaching and learning. He co-ordinates the innovative McMaster Introductory Psychology program (MacIntroPsych) which combines traditional lectures with interactive on-line resources and small group tutorials. The program has been prominently featured in Maclean's, Globe and Mail and Toronto Star. In 2010, Dr. Kim received the Innovator of the Year Award (McMaster VPR) and also lead his development team to receive the 2010 President's Award for Excellence in Course and Resource Design. With an active interest in curriculum and education, Dr. Kim consults on several policy groups including the Council of Ontario Universities Online Workgroup and the Innovation and Productivity Roundtable for the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. Follow him on Twitter @ProfJoeKim

Joel graduated from McMaster University, in Ontario, Canada in 2006 with a degree in Engineering Physics, minoring in business. In 2017, he earned his CSP™ (Certified Speaking Professional) designation – the speaking profession’s international measure of speaking experience and skill. The CSP™ designation indicates a proven track record of continuing speaking experience and expertise, as well as a commitment to ongoing education, outstanding client service, and ethical behaviour. Currently at McMaster, Joel runs the final year engineering course "Sustainability and Ethics in Engineering".  After totally redesigning and delivering the course with great acclaim, he was also selected to help develop an innovative new course called "The McMaster Sustainable Future Project", which was based on experiential education and project-based learning.

Hilary Hanaka is a recent McMaster graduate (Honours Geography Major) who's repped Mac in the maroon during the entirety of her time at McMaster as a member of Varsity Basketball team.

Evan Ubene is in his sixth and final year of the chemical engineering and management co-op program at McMaster. He has also been a member of the McMaster varsity cross country and track teams for the entirety of his six years at Mac, but a string of back injuries forced him to stay of competition for the majority of his university track career. What was he supposed to do then?

Katie and Martin are final year Mechatronics Engineering and Management students at McMaster University - and they've had their fair share of experiences through university during the last 6 years.

Theresa Burns is the Head Coach of McMaster's Women's Varsity Basketball team -  she's achieved so much in her career and I'm amazed at how humble and disciplined she is, and I've only met her twice. This just comes to say about the kind of culture she and her team have been building throughout the team and I'm a big fan of it.

Karl completed his Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical and Biological Engineering from McMaster in 2018, whereas James is in his final year of the McMaster Commerce program. We talk about their experiences with rowing at university/provincial/national level, the stress that comes along with it and how on earth did they manage to keep their eyes open during morning lectures.

I can’t begin to say how much I loved my conversation with Dillon. We talked about the current stigma around mental health, his own experiences with it and what we can all do to help those in need.

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