Qualifications:
CD, BSc (Acadia), MBA (Dalhousie), Ph.D (Bradford), CPSM
Professional designations: CPSM
Honours/awards: Canadian Decoration (CD), Peacekeeping Medal (UNEFME)
Joined MSVU: 1984
Relevant Prior Work Experience:
Director, Marketing and Business Development, Bell Canada International
Officer, Canadian Army
Management consultant, KPMG Consulting, Novus Consulting, Shiner Consulting (www.shinerconsulting.ca)
Research Interests:
Housing needs as we age. Boomer decision making.
Research Grants:
Dr. Shiner is the Principal Investigator for a $1.2 million SSHRC – CURA funded project. The five year grant runs until the end of 2010, and focuses on understanding how the aging Baby Boomer cohort makes decisions about major purchases such as housing. The project has surveyed over 1,700 seniors and completed 15 targeted focus groups. Coming activities include the writing of 10 case studies of innovative examples of seniors housing from around the world and an analysis of current housing policy.
Academic Activities and Publications (since 2000):
Journals and Conference Proceedings-
1. Shiner, D.V. (2005). Housing Needs of Aging Atlantic Canadians. Proceedings of the Canadian Association on Gerontology. 2005, Halifax.
2. Shiner, D.V. et al (2001). Moving Business to the E-World Environment. International Journal of e-Business Strategy Management, Nov/Dec 2001, 159-164.
3. Shiner, D.V. et al (2001). Moving Business to the E-World Proceedings of the International Academy of e-Business, 2001, San Francisco.
Professional Projects and Activities:
Don has completed more than 150 professional engagements working with all kinds of businesses and various government departments.
Personal reflections:
I enjoy working on older sport cars, travel and being a Grandfather.