Winners
The Annual Graduate Research Exposition (AGRE) showcases the latest findings of the John Molson School of Business's research-based Masters and Doctoral students. Participating students present their research in progress to judges and attendees with the help of a poster highlighting the key elements of their work.
2026 best poster prizes
Best poster
Meron Asefa, Supply Chain and Business Technology Management
Exploring Challenges in Telemedicine Experiences Among Immigrant Patients
Supervisors: Arman Sadreddin and Mahdi Mirhoseini
Runner-up
Anusheh Gauhar, Marketing
The Working Home: Reconfiguring Domestic Space and Family Relationships
Supervisor: Zeynep Arsel
Popular choice
Niki Atabaki, Supply Chain and Business Technology Management
High-Performance but Intrusive? The Privacy Tradeoff of Proactive AI
Supervisor: Mahdi Mirhoseini
Best poster
Karthi Mayandi, Management
Family Blood or Outsider Brains: Which CEO Turns Strategic Balance into Success?
Supervisor: Asma Fattoum
Runner-up
Eva Kassis, Management
Women Are Always “Too Something” for Leadership
Supervisor: Kathleen Boies
Popular choice
Michelle Virgilio, Supply Chain and Business Technology Management
Anticipating Physical Risk Using Dark Web Intelligence
Supervisor: Mahdi Mirhoseini
2025 best poster prizes
Best poster
Ashkan Rostami, Management
Fairness Perceptions across Remote, Hybrid, and On-site Work
Supervisor: Tracy Hecht
Runner-up
Iman Goodarzi, Marketing
How Technologies Mitigate the Harms They Created
Supervisors: Michele Paulin and Michel Laroche
Popular choice
Alireza Khaleghi, Supply Chain and Business Technology Management
Navigating the Frontier: Key Organizational Capabilities for Generative AI Implementation
Supervisor: Arman Sadreddin
Best poster
Christina Gattuso, Management
Opt-out Stories of Executive Women in Canada
Supervisors: Tracy Hecht and Kathleen Boies
Runner-up
Trevor Gilmore, Marketing
How Collectability and Scarcity Cues Impact Collectible Products Consumption
Supervisor: Caroline Roux
Popular choice
Eric Poliseno, Management
HR and Dynamic Capabilities in NBA Organizations: A Case Study
Supervisor: Joel Bothello
2024 best poster prizes
Best poster
Xiu Wu, Marketing
Gender Difference in Emotional Responses to Model Body Size
Supervisor: Biance Grohmann
Runner-up
Joe Leduc, Management
On Uncertainty: Meaninglessness and the Road to Burnout
Supervisor: Kathleen Boies
Popular choice
Cynthia Melhem, Accountancy
HR Expertise in the Boardroom: Does It Prevent “Social Washing”?
Supervisor: Michel Magnan
Best poster
Dania Kyle, Marketing
Marketing of Comic Books: The Power Behind Visual Narratives
Supervisors: Zeynep Arsel and Michele Paulin
Runner-up
Leeza Di Paolo, Management
Artificial Intelligence versus Human Intelligence: Making Promotion Decisions
Supervisor: Linda Dyer
Popular choice
Bhushan Kadam, Marketing
Tipping Turmoil: Decoding the Tension in Server-Customer Interactions!
Supervisor: Zeynep Arsel
Best poster in entrepreneurship
Kapil Saraf, Marketing
Impact of Using Generative AI for Studying
Supervisor: Pierre-Yann Dolbec
2023 best poster prizes
Best poster
James Peters, Supply Chain Management
Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions: Effects on COVID-19 Health Outcomes
Supervisor: Mohsen Farhadloo
Runner-up
Meiling Fong, Interdisciplinary Studies in Commerce
Resistance and Resignation in the Age of Coerced Digital Participation
Supervisor: Zeynep Arsel
Popular choice
Morteza Taghdisi Masabi, Management
From People’s School to Business School
Supervisors: Alex Bitekine and Adriane McDonald
Best poster in entrepreneurship
Abby Golub, Business Technology Management
Place-Making and Decolonization: Creating Digital Worlds of Opportunity
Supervisors: Suchit Ahuja and Arman Sadreddin
Best poster
Abby Golub, Business Technology Management
Place-Making and Decolonization: Creating Digital Worlds of Opportunity
Supervisors: Suchit Ahuja and Arman Sadreddin
Runner-up
Arthur Lachieze-Rey, Marketing
What Makes Firms Great at Digital Marketing?
Supervisor: Pierre-Yann Dolbec
Popular choice
Veronica Marinoni, Marketing
Don't Be Afraid to Give!
Supervisors: Caroline Roux and Kamila Sobol
2022 best poster prizes
Best poster
Xiu Wu, Marketing
When Quantified Self Leads to Self-Objectification and Goal Disengagement
Supervisor: Bianca Grohmann
Runner-up
Saeid Bazmohammadi & Debdeep Chatterjee, Management
Impact of ESG Shareholder Activism on Corporate Social Responsibility
Supervisor: Young-Chul Jeong
Popular choice
Hamzeh Rayej, Marketing
The Sentiment of the Unexpected Victory and Consumer’s Variety Seeking Behaviour
Supervisor: Sunah Kim
Best poster
James Peters, SCBTM
Optimally Locating Search and Rescue Stations along Canada’s Northwest Passage
Supervisor: Satyaveer Chauhan
Runner-up
Gabryella Sondergaard, Management
Walking the Talk: Examining the Impact of Leader Motivating Language
Supervisor: Alexandra Panaccio
Popular choice
Myra Bughio, SCBTM
Role of Exemplar Animal Welfare Charities in Food Supply Chains
Supervisor: Anton Shevchenko
2020-2021 best poster prizes
Best poster
Tanya Singh, Marketing
The Deferral Momentum Effect – Consequences of Choice Deferral
Supervisor: Caroline Roux
Runner-up
Barbara Reda, Management
Ready for business? How Families Influence Entrepreneurial Intention
Supervisor: Linda Dyer
Popular choice
Sarah Rahimi, Management
Do Male and Female Dominated Industries Influence CEO Pay?
Supervisor: Kathleen Boies
Best poster
Chirag Khullar, DSMIS
Faster Order Picking: How to Arrange Products in Warehouse?
Supervisors: Satyaveer Chauhan and Ahmet Satir
Runner-up
Aimee Hall, Management
Crafting Remotely: Job Crafting from Home
Popular choice
Mariam Gabra, Finance
COVID-19: The World's Loss is the Biotech Sector’s Gain
Supervisors: Saif Ullah and Ravi Mateti
Special merit award
Naomi Aboud, Management
Economies of Sail
Supervisors: Joel Bothello
2019 best poster prizes
Best poster
Nura Jabagi, SC/BTM
Supporting Gig-Workers: Time to Build Better Algorithms
Supervisor: Anne-Marie Croteau
Runner-up
Hamid Shirdastian, Marketing
How Can Uber Alter the Destinations?
Supervisor: Michel Laroche
Popular choice
Karen Naaman, Accountancy
Say-on-Pay?! Is it Promoting Unethical Non-GAAP Reporting?
Supervisor: Michel Magnan
Best poster
Philippe Wodnicki, Marketing
Can I? Will I? Depletion, Self-Efficacy, and Health-Related Behaviours
Supervisor: Darlene Walsh
Runner-up
Jie Yang, Marketing
Can You Resist Temptation? The Potential of One-Stop Online Purchasing
Supervisor: Lea P. Katsanis
Popular choice
Arash Heshmati, Management
Brighten Up the Darks: Dealing With Dark Personalities in the Organization
Supervisor: Robert Nason
Sarah Rahimi, Management
How the Gender Composition of Industries Influences the CEO Compensation Gap
Supervisor: Kathleen Boies