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Dr. Rick Ezekiel holds a PhD in Developmental Psychology and Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, and an MSc in Neuroscience from the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at Western University. Rick's doctoral research focused on the impacts of oppressive structures on mental health and learning among postsecondary students with marginalized identities.

Rick comes to Â鶹´«Ã½ from Centennial College in Toronto, where he most recently served as Director of Equitable Learning, Health and Wellness leading the college’s health, wellness and student-accessible learning services and strategy. Some of the service transformations under his leadership resulted in the elimination of waitlists for mental health and accessible learning services across five campuses as well as significantly increasing service responsivity and student engagement among international students.

Prior to joining Centennial College, Rick held progressively senior leadership roles at Western University including Interim Senior Director Student Experience and Director of Research, Assessment and Planning (Student Experience), and played significant leadership and contribution roles to a number of divisional and institutional strategic plans, including Western's first Student Experience Divisional Strategic Plan, Student Mental Health Strategic Plan, and Indigenous Strategic Plan.

Rick looks forward to bringing transformational, human-centred leadership approaches, grounded in a compassionate, inclusive and caring community, to support and expand on the student experience at Â鶹´«Ã½.