Ana Oliveira

Ana is a PhD student in the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources, and in the Harney Program's Graduate Specialization in Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies. She is interested in how Brazilian women find work opportunities in Toronto using networks. She is currently on parental leave.

She has a Bachelor's degree in Physics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais and a Master's in Economics from IBMEC Faculty of Economics and Finance. She also studied Sustainable Energies at Politecnico di Torino and Logistics at COPPEAD Institute of Administration. She worked in Operations and Supply Chain Management for about 10 years, mostly as a New Product Development Project Manager.

She is a member of the Women for careers in International Organisations Network, a volunteer mentor for prospective graduate students at the Brazilian Students' Association (BRASA), and a volunteer mentor for Brazilian women looking for career development at Alumna. In her free time, she enjoys dancing, fencing, and storytelling.

Teaching

Ana is a Lecturer in the HR Management program at Toronto based Georgian College (Georgian at ILAC). She worked as a Course Instructor at the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science teaching People Management and Organizational Behaviour (JRE420) in 2023, taught short courses and MBA modules on Operations Management and Project Management at the Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets between 2016 and 2018, and taught elementary Physics and Fluid Dynamics to Engineering students at Centro Universitario Una in 2011. She has extensive experience as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Toronto, at Toronto Metropolitan University and at Western University.

Publications

• Oliveira, A.R. (2015). Uma análise com dados intradiários da validade da Put-Call Parity para opções sobre ações preferenciais da Petrobras durante o ano de 2014. (Master's Thesis)
• Oliveira, A.R. (2009) Estudo de Sistemas Granulares: empilhamento, avalanches, criticalidade e auto-organização. (Undergraduate thesis)