For Queen's researcher Peter Thompson, a professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures specializing in the literature of the Spanish Golden Age, more information about everyday life in 17th-century Spain can be found in the short theatre pieces, or interludes, that were performed during the intermissions of longer theatre performances.

In keen pursuit of social justice, Queen's researcher and Law professor Kathleen Lahey focuses much of her scholarship and teaching around how law impacts people and their well-being.

Yuri Levin, a Distinguished Professor of Management Science and Operations Management at the Smith School of Business, is an expert in how massive sets of customer data can be used to strategically set prices, a practice known as “revenue management.”