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
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
Associate Professor
Poverty, gender, development, single mothers, policy, welfare systems, resilience, youth,
Dr. Louis Maraj , PhD
Assistant Professor
race, antiracism, rhetoric, Black studies, digital media, antiracist pedagogy, activism, gender,
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
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
Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychology
Depression, risk factors for depression, stress, anxiety, generation of stress, cognitive behavioural therapy, emotion regulation, negative cognitive biases
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
PhD Student
Acquired brain injury, psychosocial adjustment to chronic health conditions, accessibility and health inclusion for people with disabilities,
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
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
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
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
Assistant Professor
Disability, gender, sexuality, trans, nonbinary, social media, history,
Sebastian Gomez-Cardona
PhD candidate
economics, household finance, financial literacy, Latin American economies, infrastructure sector,