Team

Christian Agbobli

Principal Researcher

UNESCO Co-Chairholder in Communication and Technologies for Development
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

agbobli.christian@uqam.ca

A professor in the Department of Social and Public Communication at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), co-founder of the Groupe d’études et de recherches axées sur la communication internationale et interculturelle (GERACII), UNESCO Co-Chairholder in Communication and Technologies for Development, and a regular researcher at the CRICIS research centre, Christian Agbobli has always been interested in intercultural and international issues. This interest, which led him to learn several languages including Vietnamese, motivated him to ask how people from different cultures come to communicate in unfamiliar environments. He has many other interests but was limited by the space allotted him here.

Magda Fusaro

Principal Researcher

Vice-Rector of Information Systems
UNESCO Chairholder in Communication and Technologies for Development
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

fusaro.magda@uqam.ca

Magda Fusaro has been at the Université du Québec à Montréal since 2001. As a professor in the Department of Mangement and Technology from January 2006 to June 2016, her research focuses mainly on the formation of social practices in connection with information systems and communication technologies, as well as ICT appropriation by users. She has been examining the ways in which ICTs and social practices converge for the past ten years. From January 2003 to December 2005, Magda Fusaro held the position of Assistant to the Vice-Rector for Academic Services and Technological Development at the University of Quebec in Montreal, and she has held the UNESCO Chair in Communications and Technologies for Development since December of 2006. From May 2009 to June 2015, she was appointed Head of Academic Programs in Information Technology. She has been Vice-President of Information Systems since August 1, 2016.

Layla Belmahi

Research Assistant

After receiving a bachelor’s degree in communication and cultural studies from Concordia University, Layla is pursuing her master’s degree at the Université du Québec à Montréal in international and intercultural communication. She is passionate about social-impact communication and is particularly interested in issues related to representation, inclusion, social justice and interculturalism in an urban context. Born in Montreal to Morocco-Canadian parents, she grew up in Morocco and has lived in Montreal since she was 18 years old. Both her interests and the immigration of several of her family members to Canada naturally led her to get involved in this research.

Stacey Caceus

Coordinator, Research Assistant

After receiving a bachelor’s in human-relation communications, Stacey Cacéus is now working toward a master’s in international and intercultural communication at the Université du Québec à Montréal. Although she was born in the province of Quebec, Stacey is from a family that immigrated, so the issues around integration and interculturalism have always interested her. She is also interested in international development, intercultural communication, communication for social change, and media phenomena.

Rosalie Colette

Research Assistant

After having received her bachelor’s in communication marketing from UQAM, Rosalie Collette is currently in the master’s program for management science with a specialization in marketing in the UQAM Ecole des sciences de la gestion. Having taken several courses on Internet usage and its role in people’s lives, Rosalie was immediately interested in this research. This study has allowed her to use her knowledge while also learning more about the role of the Internet in individuals’ lives. Several other themes like responsible consumption and advertising regulations are among her interests.

Jean-Guillaume Loubet

Research Assistant

Jean-Guillaume Loubet is working on a master’s in communication studies at the École de media at UQAM. Before beginning the master’s program, Jean-Guillaume completed his bachelor’s in marketing and management at the École de Gestion et de Commerce de Guyane, and he also obtained certification as a senior technician in negotiation and client relations in France. However, it was his studies in business that got him interested in digital development, specifically the development of individual capacities using digital tools. This research allows him to focus on an issue that has been important to him for several years.