Kerry Jang, PhD
Professor
Urban health, drug policy with regards to marijuana/cannabis, overdoses
Dr. Lesley Lutes, R. Psych
Professor
Director of Clinical Training
clinical health psychology, lifestyle behavior change, mental health and well-being, obesity, diabetes, integrated primary care,
Cecil Konijnendijk
Professor
Urban Forestry
Urban forestry and the greening of cities; green infrastructure planning; the relations between people and nature in urban areas
Adheesh Sathaye
Associate Professor of Sanskrit Literature and South Asian Folklore
Sanskrit literature, ancient India, Asian folklore, digital humanities, manuscripts, Hinduism, caste, Hindu mythology, Sanskrit theater, Sanskrit poetry
Gaoheng Zhang, PhD
Assistant Professor of Italian Studies
Italian-Chinese cultural relationships, Chinese migrations to Italy, gender in Italy, Italian media and cinema, Italian literature and culture, Italian colonial and postcolonial cultures, Italian travel and migration literature and cinema
Marie Tarrant, RN MPH PhD
Director and Professor
Maternal and child health, breastfeeding, influenza vaccine in pregnancy, childhood vaccinations
Yue Qian
Assistant Professor
Family, marriage, divorce, intimate relationships, gender, demography, inequality, China, Asia, United States, Canada,
John Paul Catungal, PhD
Assistant Professor
Bullying, diversity, equity, gender and women’s studies, HIV / AIDS, Filipino, race, sexuality, migration, immigration, social services, Philippines, HIV, cities, diversity, multiculturalism, racism, caregivers, nannies, LGBT, gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, queer
Dr. Lisa Coulthard, PhD
Professor, Cinema and Media Studies
film violence, film sound, film music, crime television and film, action cinema, the fight sequence in cinema, stuntwork in cinema, sonic immersion in media, sex in cinema, media violence, American cinema, European cinema, art films, cognitive studies and cinema, film theory, film philosophy, contemporary blockbusters, superhero films,
Dr. Maureen Mayhew, MD, MPH, PCC, CCFP,
Clinical Professor
Physician
Physician health, physician well-being, health worker well-being, burnout, health systems, primary care, innovative approaches, refugee health, migration and health, global health, health communication, public health, strengths-based approaches to health, life and leadership coaching and health,
Rachelle Hole, PhD
Professor
Intellectual disability, critical disability studies, social work, qualitative inquiry
Alexander Wyatt, D.Phil
Assistant Professor
Senior Research Scientist, Vancouver Prostate Centre
Cancer genomics, precision medicine, personalized medicine, prostate cancer, next-generation sequencing, therapy resistance, circulating tumor cells, cell-free DNA, human genome, gene mutation
Rachel Murphy, BSc, PhD
Assistant Professor
Nutrition, diet, obesity, aging, public health, cancer, disease prevention, mobility, seniors, healthy eating, senior citizens
Mark Haden, MSW
Adjunct Professor
Drug policy, illegal drugs, regulation of illegal drugs, cannabis, marijuana, psychedelics, hallucinogens, heroin, cocaine, addiction, parenting children with addiction issues, opioids, fentanyl
Daniel Justice, PhD
Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Literature and Expressive Culture
Indigenous literature, Indigenous Studies, speculative fiction, animal studies, raccoons, badgers
Prof. Nancy Holmes, MA, BA
Associate Professor
poetry, community art, World War 1 poetry, native bees (not honey bees), eco art, sustainability,
Jude Kornelsen, PhD
Associate Professor, Co-Director, Centre for Rural Health Research
Rural maternity care, rural surgical care, rural midwifery
Andrea Grabovac, MD, FRCPC
Clinical Associate Professor
Psychiatry, medication, meditation, vipassana, stages of insight, side effects of meditation, concentration practice, insight practice, mindfulness research, MBCT, MiCBT, MBSR, physician wellness, burnout, stress, well-being, neurobiology of mindfulness
Julie Robillard, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Neurology
Scientist in Patient Experience
BC Children’s & Women’s Hospitals
Patient experience, mental health, eHealth, health technology, robots, Alzheimer, dementia