Humanist of the Year
Christopher diCarlo
In addition to being voted Ontario’s top professor for 2008, Dr diCarlo has now also been voted HUMANIST OF THE YEAR by Humanist Association of Canada for his outstanding contributions and personal sacrifices in promoting Humanism in Canada.
2008 | Assistant Professor, Health Sciences and Criminology, UOIT (Univ of Ontario Institute of Technology) | Dr. diCarlo received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Waterloo in 1998. While teaching at the University of Guelph he was awarded the College of Arts Teaching Excellence Award (2001-2002). He is currently an Assistant Professor cross-appointed in the Faculties of Health Sciences and Criminology at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology where he teaches ethics and critical thinking.
He is a past Visiting Research Scholar at Harvard University and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. Here, he conducted research for two books he is currently writing titled: The Comparative Brain: The Evolution of Human Reasoning and The Evolution of Religion: Why Many Need to Believe in Deities, Demons, and the Unseen. He has been invited to speak at numerous national and international conferences and has written many scholarly papers ranging from bioethics to cognitive evolution. His latest book titled: How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass: A Practical Guide to Thinking Critically was recently released by McGraw-Hill Ryerson.
As an outspoken activist for freethought, humanism, and secularism, Dr diCarlo supports and is a life member of the Humanist Association of Canada. He is also an annual workshop presenter at Camp Quest Ontario, and has given many enlightening talks at numerous humanist events across the country. He was also the first Atheist invited to speak at the annual World Religions Conference in Kitchener, Ontario.
His lecture tour We Are All African has been presented across North America. and has helped raised awareness of evolutionary theory and funding for the Masai for Africa, an HIV awareness program in Lesotho, Africa.
