Faculty of Arts

Dr. Willow Verkerk, PhD

Dr. Willow Verkerk, PhD

Lecturer in Continental Philosophy and Social Philosophy

Friendship, gender, sexual difference, love, feminism, mimesis, Friedrich Nietzsche, Judith Butler, Adriana Cavarero, continental philosophy, European philosophy, objectification, reification,

Dr. Hessam Dehghani, PhD

Dr. Hessam Dehghani, PhD

Assistant Professor of Teaching Persian Language of Culture

Teaching:
Teaching Languages, Content-based, project-based teaching,

Research
Persian literature, Sufism and Islamic Studies, Philosophy and Phenomenology of Religious Experience,

Dr. Lea Caragata, PhD

Dr. Lea Caragata, PhD

Associate Professor

Poverty, gender, development, single mothers, policy, welfare systems, resilience, youth,

Dr. Louis Maraj , PhD

Dr. Louis Maraj , PhD

Assistant Professor

race, antiracism, rhetoric, Black studies, digital media, antiracist pedagogy, activism, gender,

Dr. Helena Wu, PhD

Dr. Helena Wu, PhD

Assistant Professor of Hong Kong Studies

Hong Kong, Hong Kong culture, cinema, and literature, identity, popular culture, media, spectatorship, community,

Dr. Crystal Webster, PhD History

Assistant Professor

Black history, history of childhood and youth, history of crime and incarceration,

Mr. Gurinder Mann, M.A. Asian Studies and M.A. Applied Legal Studies

Mr. Gurinder Mann, M.A. Asian Studies and M.A. Applied Legal Studies

Lecturer

Punjabi, India, language, culture, literature, society, film, Bhangra, dance, politics, songs, justice, gangs, crime, restorative justice, crime prevention, youth, race, racism, multiculturalism, public safety,

Dr. Katerina Rnic, PhD, Registered Psychologist in Alberta

Dr. Katerina Rnic, PhD, Registered Psychologist in Alberta

Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychology

Depression, risk factors for depression, stress, anxiety, generation of stress, cognitive behavioural therapy, emotion regulation, negative cognitive biases

Dr. Tara Mulder

Dr. Tara Mulder

Assistant Professor of Teaching

ancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient Mediterranean, ancient medicine, history of medicine, feminism, women, gender, sexuality, history of midwifery, history of childbirth, history of reproduction, teaching,

Ms. Nancy Lin, BSW, MSW, RSW

Ms. Nancy Lin, BSW, MSW, RSW

PhD Student

Acquired brain injury, psychosocial adjustment to chronic health conditions, accessibility and health inclusion for people with disabilities,

Manimugdha Sharma

Manimugdha Sharma

PhD student

South Asian Studies, India, history of medieval and early modern South Asia, Mughal Empire, history of modern and post-colonial South Asia, military history, journalism and media studies, media history, Indian politics, internationalisms and South Asia, cinema and television in India, social media,

Ms. Mollie Holmberg, MA

Ms. Mollie Holmberg, MA

PhD candidate

politics of health metrics, politics of epidemic forecasting, emerging infectious diseases, structural one health, zoos and aquariums, anthropomorphism, science and technology studies, more-than-human geographies, political ecology, critical medical/health geographies,

Prof. Bonnie Effros, PhD, FRHistS

Prof. Bonnie Effros, PhD, FRHistS

Professor and Department Head

early medieval archaeology, early medieval history, early medieval gender, history of archaeology, medievalism, colonial and imperial archaeology and museum, collecting and museums, nationalism and material culture,

Prof. Tamara Mitchell

Prof. Tamara Mitchell

Assistant Professor of Spanish

contemporary Mexican literature and culture, contemporary Central American literature and culture, aesthetics of neoliberalism, aesthetics of globalization, political philosophy, critical theory, border and diaspora studies, humanistic sound studies, Latina/o/x Studies, Latinocanadá literature,

Dr. Logan Smilges, Dual-title Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Women’s Studies

Dr. Logan Smilges, Dual-title Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Women’s Studies

Assistant Professor

Disability, gender, sexuality, trans, nonbinary, social media, history,

Sebastian Gomez-Cardona

Sebastian Gomez-Cardona

PhD candidate

economics, household finance, financial literacy, Latin American economies, infrastructure sector,