Outstanding achievements in solving workplace problems and teaching how to do so
Life in academia – a profile
Currently Full Professor—Law and employment relations, Williams School of Business, Bishop’s
University, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
LL.M. (with Distinction) (2002) Law and Employment Relations, Graduate Faculty of Law.
University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom.
Ph.D. (1990) Department of Philosophy, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario.
Awarded a University of Guelph Graduate Fellowship 1987-1989. Areas of competency: business
and professional ethics; philosophy of law; and, social and political philosophy.
M.L.S. (1978) School of Library and Information Science, University of Western Ontario, London.
Awarded an Ontario Graduate Scholarship and a SLIS Research Assistantship.
M.A. (1977) Department of Philosophy, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario.
B.A. (1974) University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario.
DOHS (1996) Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, Occupational and Environmental Health
Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
DOHS (1996) Diploma in Adult Education, Department of Training and Extension, St.
Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
Professor – Law and Employment Relations (2007 to present). Williams School of Business, Bishop’s University, Sherbrooke QC. Associate Professor (2004-2007) Assistant Professor (2002-2004)
Areas of expertise: employment relations; occupational health and safety; precarious work; regulatory
theory and practice; and, law at work.
Courses developed and taught: occupational health and safety; employment law; labour relations;
administering the collective agreement; topics in human resources; business and professional ethics,
human resource management and, business law.
Visiting Professor
Courses taught: Public law and administrative tribunals; Dispute resolution; and, labour relations.
“A managerial guide for understanding health and safety legislation” European Scientific Journal, September
Special Edition (2016), p. 155-162
“Occupational health and safety in Canada, regulatory reform and employer response: An Overview
of past, present and future concerns”. Ege Academic Review. Vol. 6, no. 3(2009), p.8-13.
“Necessary business school curricula for this millennium: Some thoughts from Canada”. Economics and
Management. Vol. 5, no.4 (2009), p. 51-55
Shrey, D.; Hursh,N.; Gallina, P.; Slinn,S.; White, A. “Disability management best practices and joint
labour-management collaboration”. International Journal of Disability Management Research. Vol. 1, no.1
(2006) p. 52-63.
“The UK and employee consultation” EIRI European Review. No.4 (2002). pp 34-43.
Gallina, P.; Gerritsen,J.; Martin,N."Micro CDS/ISIS for scientific and technical documentation".
Canadian library journal. Vol.46, no.1 (1989). p.35-39.
"Online: changing technologies, changing products, changing roles". Canadian library journal. Vol.43, no.3
(1986). p.169-176.
Vanderhoef, J.; Gallina, P. "Ergonomics of VDTs". Canadian library journal. Vol.40, (1983). p.285-287.
Peer Review of the Summative Evaluation of the International Trade and Labour Program (ITLP). Ottawa:
Evaluation Directorate, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2010.
Peer Review of the Methodology Report for the Summative Evaluation of the International Trade and Labour Program.
Ottawa: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (Evaluation Directorate), 2009.
[Gallina, P.L.; Grochot, P.;Samson, S.] Internal Audit of OSH Training and Personal Protective Equipment.
Ottawa: Transportation Safety Board of Canada, 2009.
Gallina, P.; Thompson, M. Employer monitoring and compliance models, practices and initiatives in Canada.
Ottawa: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2008.
New compliance strategies: ‘Hard law approach’/Nouvelles stratégies d'amélioration de la conformité : méthode du « droit
dur ». Ottawa: Human Resources and Social Development Canada/Ressources humaines et
développement des compétences Canada, 2005.
(Harry Shannon, Panel Head) Report to the Workers’ Compensation Board on the Ontario uranium mining industry.
Toronto: Industrial Disease Standards Panel, 1989.
(Harry Shannon, Panel Head) Report to the Workers' Compensation Board on the Ontario gold mining industry.
Toronto: Industrial Disease Standards Panel, 1987.
Background paper on the “healthy worker effect”. Toronto: Industrial Disease Standards Panel, 1987
“The shadow economy and the new world of work: how is work organized, what work is being done,
and who is doing it. [Invited keynote speaker] International Workshop on the Shadow Economy.
Isparta, 2017. Republic of Turkey, the EU, and the OECD. (forthcoming)
“Social protection and atypical work: the Canadian experience to date”. [Invited keynote paper]
VII th International Social Human Rights Symposium, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.
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“Regulating occupational health and safety in the new world of work: Tentative protections for the
vulnerable worker.” In: Proceedings of the 2 nd ROWER Conference on Occupational Health and Safety
and Economics. Sinaia, Rumania, 2011. pp. 160-167
“Whistleblowing, clinical trials, and the academy: some recent ethical and public policy considerations”.
In: Preston, David Seth, ed. The Idea of education. . Rodopi: Amsterdam, N.Y., 2003. pp.97-105.
Atherley, A.; Gallina, P.; Rodin, I. “Computers in occupational health; present and future concerns for
information and advice". In: Occupational health in the chemical industry. Edmonton: MEDICEM, 1984.
p.261-281. Also published as a pamphlet. Hamilton, ON: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and
Safety, 1984. ISBN 0-66011-614-6.
"Karl Popper's three worlds: some considerations for information science." In: Proceedings of the 11th
Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Information Science. Ottawa: CAIS, 1983. p.195-203.
Are workers protected by the NAFTA labor side agreement? Lessons learned and missed. [Invited
presentation] 11 th International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA) International Scientific
Conference. Washington, USA 2018.
Raising the minimum wage: Initial response of the Canadian restaurant industry. Altinbas University,
Istanbul, Turkey 2018.
A promise of Canadian Universities: research, innovation and economic prosperity? [Invited
presentation, 40 th Anniversary Celebrations] Neofit Rilski University, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, 2016
Environmental regulation of Alberta’s tar sands: Corporate social responsibility or corporate scandal?
[Invited presentation] International Symposium on Eurasia Energy Issues. New University of Izmir,
Izmir Turkey, 2015.
The Canadian model for workers’ compensation: Is it worth keeping? International Symposium on
Social Security, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey. 2014
The right to refuse unsafe work: Some key ongoing issues. 51 st Meeting of the Canadian Industrial
Relations Association, Brock University, St. Catharines, Canada 2014
Understanding safety culture and safety climate: Examples from the GM Truck Plant. Invited Talk..
School of Tourism, Neofit Rilski University, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, 2012
Economic considerations of occupational disability management: the worker, the firm, and society.
Paper given to the 2 nd ROWER Working Group Meeting on Macroeconomics and Occupational Health
and Safety, April 14-18 Sandanski, Bulgaria, 2010.
Public, Private and Occupational Health Program Delivery Mechanisms in Canada. Public Lecture, Ege
School of Medicine, Izmir Turkey, 2010.
A New Agenda for a New Economy: The Findings of Canada’s Federal Labour Standards Review.
Inaugural Lecture, Centre for Strategic Research (ESAM), Ege University, Izmir Turkey, 2010.
Management and regulation of occupational health and safety in SMEs: the ongoing issues. ECOSH-
ROWER Meeting on Economic Evaluation. Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2009.
Occupational health and safety in Canada, regulatory reform, and managerial response: past,
present and future concerns. Invited Keynote Paper for: 1 st Rower Conference in occupational
health and safety economics: Izmir, Turkey. 2009.
Issues and initiatives in employment law protection for temporary foreign workers in Canada.
Invited Paper, Meeting of the Canadian Association of Administrators of Labour Law
(Employment Standards), Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2008.
Employer monitoring and compliance models, practices and initiatives in Canada. Kemmy Business
School, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland, 2008.
Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal and the medical experts. [Conference on] The
Business of IMEs, Canadian Society of Medical Evaluators, Toronto, 2007.
Curran, D.; Gallina, P. Rationale, timing and effective representation: problematical issues for
employee information and consultation in Ireland. Conference of the Irish Academy of
Management, University of Limerick, Limerick,, Ireland 2006. [Submitted for publication to the
Journal of the Irish Academy of Management, and currently under external review].
The Westray Mine disaster: a valuable case for occupational health and safety instruction.
Presented to the Minerva Safety Management Education Summer Institute for Business Faculty.
St. Catharines, ON., 2006.
The Canadian experience with statutory minimum employment standards and the problem of
compliance. Research Seminar Series, Faculty of Law, National University of Ireland, Galway.,
Ireland. 2006.
Minimum labour standards: why they are still needed and how they can be enforced. 43 rd Annual
Meeting of the Canadian Industrial Relations Association, York University, Toronto, 2006
Best practices and return to work in unionized workplaces. Invited Paper [Conference on]
Accommodating Disability in the Workplace: Research, Practice and Public Policy. University of
Calgary, Calgary 2006.
Best practices and return to work: the case of Canadian Pacific Railway. Occupational Health,
Hygiene, and Toxicology Rounds, Department of Occupational Health and Environmental
Medicine, McMaster University, 2006
The statutory law of dismissal: a comparative assessment of employment law in the UK and
Canada. Invited Keynote Lecture, Campus Day Meeting, Law and Employment Relations,
Graduate Faculty of Law, University of Leicester. Leicester, 2005
Bill C-45- An overview of criminal liability for workplace accidents. (Also Special Panel Chair). 42 nd
Annual Meeting of the Canadian Industrial Relations Association. University of Western Ontario,
London, ON 2005.
Labour market changes and occupational health in the Canadian workplace of the future. Paper
presented to: The Workplace of the Future: Perspectives from the EU and Canada. A colloquium
held at Bishop’s University celebrating Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union. Lennoxville,
2004
Industrial Citizenship and the EU Information and Consultation Directive: Towards a more
democratic workplace of the future? Paper presented to International Colloquium: Citizenship at
Work? Thinking the Workplace of the Future. Laval University, Québec, 2004.
Industrial relations and occupational disability: the Ontario Federation and the move to contract
language. Paper presented to the 41 st Annual Meeting of the Canadian Industrial Relations
Association. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, 2004.
Effective joint health and safety committees in colleges and universities. Invited plenary session
presentation for the Canadian Association of University Teachers Conference on Occupational
Health and Safety. Halifax, 2004.
Non-standard work and the Blair EU legislative agenda: more or less numerical flexibility? Paper
presented to the 40 th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Industrial Relations Association. Halifax, 2003.
The law of occupational disability in Ontario: implications for employee representation. Invited
paper for Think Tank III on Return to Work. (A meeting of the National Committee on
Occupational Health and Safety) Canadian Labour Congress. Halifax, 2003.
One market, one currency, and now one system of industrial relations: implications of the EU
National Works Council Directive. Invited talk to the Institute for Intercultural and International
Co-operation, Florida International University, Miami, 2003.
Founded by Dr. Gallina in 1996 MedLeg originally focused on medical/legal issues in the workplace, particularly worker’s compensation, occupational health and safety, and disability management. Since then MedLeg has expanded to consult on all issues in employment relations that includes employment standards and the gig economy, problems with temporary foreign workers, and, issues with the unionized workforce.
Expert Advisor, Labour Program, Government of Canada 2017-
Character Witness [R.A.O.] v Law Society of Upper Canada. Disciplinary Hearing. 2017
Board of Governors, Bishop’s University 2013-2014
Invited International Expert/Member of the Scientific Committee for ROWER-- European Union 7 th
Framework Program in Occupational Health and Economics 2009 to 2011.
Expert Witness, Dr. M.L. v College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, Health Professions and Appeal
Board of Ontario, 2011 (affidavit).
Expert Witness, Cindy Fulawka v Bank of Nova Scotia, Superior Court of Ontario, 2009 (affidavit and
cross-examination).
Academic Consultant and Independent Researcher, Federal Labour Standards Review [Canada], Human
Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2005.
Member, Board of Directors, Minerva Safety Management Education, 2005 to 2014.
Member, National Advisory Committee on Occupational Health and Safety, Canadian Association of
University Teachers, 2004-2006.
Member, Board of Directors. Hamilton-Wentworth Community Net 1998- 2001.
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