Expert

Susanna Braund

Professor

Latin literature, Roman culture, epic poetry, satire, drama, emotions, later reception of ancient literature and culture, myth, modern poetry, translation

Jan Hare

Associate Professor

Aboriginal youth mobility, Aboriginal family and community perspectives on early literacy, literature, identity construction and urban Aboriginal youth

Scott MacKenzie

Assistant Professor

Eighteenth century, Romantic, Britain, Scotland, home, poverty, novel, poetry, drama, fiction, domestic, Jane Austen, Walter Scott, Laurence Sterne, Henry Fielding, Gothic, Picturesque, aesthetics

Douglas Altshuler

Assistant Professor

Animal flight, biomechanics, motor control, vision, hummingbirds, biological diversity

Dr. Carellin Brooks, PhD Oxon

Dr. Carellin Brooks, PhD Oxon

Lecturer

communications, oral presentations, academic writing, creative writing, women’s and gender studies, literature, fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction,

Linda Li

Linda Li

Professor

Harold Robinson/Arthritis Society Chair in Arthritis

Arthritis, knowledge translation, implementation science, health services research, medical help-seeking, e-health, lifestyle interventions, physical activity, patient engagement in research

Dr. Li’s research centers on improving the care for people with arthritis and empowering patient self-care. Her work focuses on the integration of online, mobile, and wearable tools in health care. Examples of her work include the use of interactive decision aids for improving communication between patients and health professionals, and the use of wearables and apps to personalized physical activity levels for patients. Dr. Li’s work in knowledge translation has also led to new studies on the benefits of engaging patients as partners in the full spectrum of research process.

Mary Bryson

Professor

Technology, media, cultural studies, gender, queer theory, deviance studies, post-colonial pedagogies

Gunnar Hansson

Associate Professor

Phonetics (speech sounds), phonology (sound patterns, sound systems), language change, linguistic relationships (language families), reconstruction of proto-languages, language contact, Scandinavian languages (esp. Icelandic, Faroese, Swedish), Athabaskan (Dene) languages, Saami (Lapp) languages, Russian

Gage Averill, PhD

Gage Averill, PhD

Dean

Popular music, Caribbean music, barbershop harmony, sound, music and power, music and politics, ethnomusicology, world music

Darlene Weston, PhD

Assistant Professor

Physical anthropology, biological anthropology, forensic anthropology, human osteology, human bones, osteoarchaeology, funerary archaeology, mortuary practices

Lindsay Eltis

Lindsay Eltis

Professor

Bacterial catabolism, pollutant degradation, steroid degradation, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, biocatalysts

Dr. Jaclyn Stewart

Dr. Jaclyn Stewart

Associate Professor of Teaching

educational psychology, chemistry education, learning strategies, science education, higher education, educational technology, learning assessment, curriculum, university transition, student success, science communication,

Michele Koppes, PhD

Associate Professor

Climate change, glaciers, natural hazards, landscape change, polar regions, ice-ocean interactions, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases

Deborah Money, BSc, MD, FRCSC

Executive Vice-Dean

Infection and pregnancy, HPV vaccine and cervical cancer prevention, HIV in women, HIV in pregnancy

Dr. Luisa Canuto, PhD

Dr. Luisa Canuto, PhD

Assistant Professor of Teaching

Second Language Acquisition, Service-Learning, Experiential Education, Language Education,

Prof. Michael Lee, Reg. OT, CPRRP

Prof. Michael Lee, Reg. OT, CPRRP

Professor of Teaching

Associate Head of Educational Affairs

youth mental health, adult mental health, campus mental health, university student wellbeing, higher education teaching and mental health, psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery, inclusive education, simulated clinical skill education,

Dr. Laurel Schafer

Professor

Catalysis, chemical synthesis, heterocycles, titanium, zirconium, yttrium, tantalum, hydroamination, hydroaminoalkyltion, biodegradable polymers, sustainable synthesis, Green Chemistry

Prof. Rhea Tregebov, BA, MA

Prof. Rhea Tregebov, BA, MA

Associate Professor Emerita

poetry, fiction, Canadian literature, Canadian poetry, Canadian fiction, feminism, feminist literature, translation, publishing, women’s literature, women’s poetry, women’s fiction, Jewish literature, Jewish poetry, Jewish fiction, BC Yukon Book Prize, Western Canada Jewish Book Award, Writers Union of Canada, League of Canadian Poets,

Michael Griffin

Assistant Professor

Greek philosophy, Ancient philosophy, Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, Proclus, Neoplatonism, Ancient logic

Dr. Mariana Brussoni, PhD

Dr. Mariana Brussoni, PhD

Professor

Child development, children’s outdoor play and risky play, parent and educator perspectives of risk, design of child-friendly neighbourhoods