Graduate Student Supervision
Current (PhD Students)
Ph.D. Thesis Supervisor, Alireza Khaleghi Songhor (2025 - Present)
Winner of the Popular Choice Award at the JMSB Annual Graduate Research Exposition (AGRE), 2025
Ph.D. Thesis Co-Supervisor (with Suchit Ahuja), Abby Golub (2022 - Present)
Recipient of the National Bank PhD Fellowship, 2025
Winner of the Best Poster in Entrepreneurship Award at the JMSB Annual Graduate Research Exposition (AGRE), 2023
Ph.D. Thesis Supervisor, Mohammad Qorbani Hesari (2021 - Present)
Recipient of the FRQSC Doctoral Research Scholarship (2024 - 2026)
Recipient of the Concordia Aid to Scholarly Activity (CASA), 2024
Ph.D. Thesis Committee Member
Sima Sajadi - Polytechnique Montreal (2023 - Present)
Current (MSc Students)
MSc Thesis Supervisor, Quang Tung To (2025 - Present)
MSc Thesis Supervisor, Meron Asefa (2025 - Present)
MSc Thesis Co-Supervisor (with Suchit Ahuja), Sophia Ortiz Ariza (2025 - Present)
Recipient of the Bob and Raye Briscoe M.Sc. Scholarship, Concordia University, 2024
MSc Thesis Co-Supervisor (with Suchit Ahuja), Tommy Ayala (2024 - Present)
MSc Thesis: "Empowering Public Sector Entrepreneurship through Data Governance"
Recipient of the Concordia Aid to Scholarly Activity (CASA), 2024
Graduated
MSc Thesis Co-Supervisor (with Suchit Ahuja), Emile Eeckhout (2024 - 2025)
MSc Thesis: "Strengthening the Canadian Academic Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: A Living Lab Approach"
Recipient of the Concordia Aid to Scholarly Activity (CASA), 2024
MSc Thesis Co-Supervisor (with Michele Paulin), Nada El-Barkouky (2021 - 2022)
MSc Thesis: "The Blindspot of Growth: A Deeper Look into the Mindset and Capabilities Required to Sustain Startup Momentum"
Recipient of the National Bank Initiative in Entrepreneurship & Family Business MSc Scholarship, 2021