Lazaridis School announces 2026 Research Awards and Teaching Fellowships

May 6, 2026

The Lazaridis School is proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 Lazaridis Research Excellence Awards and Glenn Carroll Teaching Excellence Fellowships.  

“These two categories of awards recognize full-time Lazaridis faculty who are making outstanding contributions to research, teaching, and student experience,” says Lazaridis School dean, Kyle Murray. “Together these researchers and professors strengthen the Lazaridis School’s reputation and foster a vibrant culture of innovation.”  

Join us in celebrating and learn more about the accomplishments of this year’s recipients: 

2026 Lazaridis Research Excellence Awards 

Introduced last year, the Lazaridis Research Excellence Award recognizes faculty members who continue to contribute innovative and high-quality research, advancing knowledge and addressing challenges in business and economics. 

Lan Guo, Associate Professor, Accounting 

Research: Behavioural accounting, managerial accounting, employee motivation, decision making, and workplace relationships.  

Using experimental and survey methods, Lan Guo has published five refereed journal articles since 2023, including one in Contemporary Accounting Research, a Financial Times top-50 journal (FT50) and three in Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) A* journals, and contributed a book chapter to the Routledge Handbook of Behavioral Accounting Research.  

Supported by two SSHRC grants totaling $145,636, Guo’s work has received international recognition: the BYU Accounting Research Rankings place her tied for 16th worldwide and third in Canada in experimental managerial accounting over the past six years.  

She serves as associate editor of Accounting Perspectives, sits on multiple editorial boards, and has co‑supervised and mentored doctoral students who have secured tenure‑track positions. 

Fang Wang, Professor, Marketing 

Research: Technology and business, AI, social media, and digital innovation.  

Across 2024–2025, Fang Wang produced an exceptional body of scholarship and became one of the most highly cited researchers at Laurier. Her 2024 article on AI in education earned over 1,000 citations and was recognized by ScienceDirect as one of the top three most popular papers across major disciplinary categories.  

During this period, she secured multiple SSHRC grants, contributed significant editorial and conference service, and supervised PhD, MSc, and undergraduate students, many of whom are co-authors on her recent publications. 

Timothy Wingate, Assistant Professor, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management  

Research: Employee selection, employment interviews, personality and skills assessments, and the use of emerging technologies and AI in hiring.  

Timothy Wingate’s work helps organizations design hiring processes that are more evidence‑based, effective, and fair, and has been published in highly ranked journals with coverage in outlets such as Newsweek, Psychology Today, and Canadian HR Reporter.  

Wingate actively mentors graduate students and collaborates with trainees on research projects, offering hands‑on experience in research design, data analysis, and publication. 

2026 Glenn Carroll Teaching Fellowship 

Established in 1996, the Glenn Carroll Teaching Fellowship recognizes full‑time faculty members at the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics who demonstrate exceptional commitment to teaching excellence.  

The 2026 Excellence in Experiential Learning in Education fellowships honour faculty who have introduced and applied innovative teaching methods that enrich students’ experiential learning opportunities. This year’s recipients exemplify these qualities through their leadership, creativity, and impact in the classroom. 

Mary Kelly, Professor, Finance and Chair in Insurance 

Mary Kelly is recognized for her longstanding commitment to experiential learning at the intersection of enterprise risk management, insurance, and public policy.  

A hallmark of her teaching is the BU353 Enterprise Risk Management project, where student teams develop ERM frameworks for real organizations and present their analyses to panels of external industry judges. This project received the 2021 Les B. Strickler Innovation in Instruction Award from the American Risk and Insurance Association.  

She is also developing a catastrophe insurance design challenge in BU419, enabling students to evaluate policy and market trade‑offs in collaboration with industry practitioners.  

Kelly’s courses regularly integrate engagement with alumni and professionals from leading firms across the insurance and risk sectors, creating rich, practice‑informed learning environments for students. 

Brandon Mattalo, Assistant Professor, Strategic Management 

Brandon Mattalo is recognized for his commitment to experiential, technology‑enhanced legal education. He teaches and coordinates Business Law (BU231) and Law and Ethics of Data Analytics (MGTA612), emphasizing transferable legal reasoning skills grounded in real‑world examples and current events.  

He has been a leader in integrating AI tools into teaching, developing custom AI tutors and feedback applications to support students at scale. As the founder and director of the Lazaridis IP Lab, he provides hands‑on learning opportunities and supports regional startups with IP information.  

Beyond his classroom, Mattalo has delivered numerous AI‑in‑teaching workshops, coaches the team competing in the McGill Desautels International Business Ethics Case Competition and contributes to major program development initiatives at Laurier.  

He is co‑authoring the 16th edition of Law and Business Administration in Canada and recently published the AI Toolkit for Business Lawyers. His peer-reviewed work on AI in pedagogy received the 2025 Hoeber Award for Best Journal Paper from the Academy of Legal Studies in Business.

Christos Shiamptanis, Associate Professor, Economics and Director, MA in Business Economics Program  

Christos Shiamptanis is recognized for his leadership in designing authentic, real‑world learning experiences that connect economic theory to professional practice. He developed the Macro Forecasting and Governor’s Challenge courses, where students act as economic policy advisors, an experience that mirrors the work of economists in central banks and financial institutions.  

Drawing on experience with the European System of Central Banks and TD Economics, he incorporates current economic issues and innovative assessments strengthening students’ analytical, communication, and collaborative skills.  

Under his guidance, Laurier has achieved one of the strongest national records in the Bank of Canada Governor’s Challenge. Shiamptanis also champions accessible learning through hyflex delivery and interactive cloud‑based technologies. 

David Wheatley, Assistant Professor of Operations and Decision Sciences 

Recognized for his innovative teaching approach and curriculum design that bridges analytical rigour with personal well‑being. David Wheatley’s course BU495T: Analytics for Life equips students with quantitative frameworks to support real‑world decisions related to personal finance, career choices, and work–life balance.  

Wheatley favours real-time whiteboard instruction, in which he models the thinking process and encourages students to experiment and make mistakes as they solve complex problems. He has even brought escape-room elements into the classroom and written an award-winning research paper about the experience. 

As the Lazaridis School celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, these faculty members and their contributions continue to shape our renowned student experience and grow our research impact.