2015 – 2016 Undergraduate Calendar

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2015 – 2016 Undergraduate Calendar
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Table of Contents
Faculty ...........................................................................................4 Economics (BA and BSc Programs) ................................................86
Offi cers of the University ................................................................11 Major in Economics .............................................................86
Tuition and Fees ............................................................................14 Joint Major in Economics/Global and International Studies ......86
Admissions ...................................................................................19 Joint Major in Economics/Political Science ............................87
Undergraduate Regulations and Policies .........................................29 Joint Major in Economics/Mathematics .................................87
I. Notifi cation of Disclosure of Personal Information to Statistics School of Education (BEd Program) ................................................90
Canada ...............................................................................29 Elementary (Grades K-7) ......................................................90
II. BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act ...29 Secondary (Grades 8-12) .....................................................92
III. Student Conduct Statement of Principles ...........................29 Education Diploma in a First Nations Language and Culture
IV. Harassment, Discrimination and Diversity Initiatives ...........32 (Elementary Years) ...............................................................96
V. General Academic Regulations ...........................................33 Post-Baccalaureate Diploma (Curriculum & Instructional Studies
Academic Dates ............................................................................43 and Montessori Education) ....................................................99
Programs .....................................................................................47 English (BA Program) ..................................................................101
Co-operative Education .........................................................47 Major in English .................................................................101
Integrated Analytical Skills & Knowledge Program (IASK) ........49 Joint Major in English and Environmental Studies .................102
International Exchange Program ............................................49 Joint Major in English/History .............................................103
Northern Advancement Program ...........................................51 Joint Major in English/Political Science ................................104
Student Success Initiative ......................................................52 Joint Major in English/Women’s Studies ..............................104
CASHS Academic Structure ...........................................................53 Environmental Programs (BASc, BA, and BSc Programs) ...............106
CSAM Academic Structure .............................................................54 Environmental Engineering (BASc Program) ..................................106
Academic Breadth Requirement .....................................................55 Co-operative Education ......................................................107
BA (General) ................................................................................56 School of Environmental Planning (BPl) .........................................109
BSc (Integrated) ...........................................................................57 Major in Northern and Rural Community Planning .................110
BSc (Integrated) Northwest Community College Degree Major in First Nations Planning ...........................................111
Completion Program ............................................................58 Major in Natural Resources Planning ...................................112
Anthropology (BA Program) ............................................................59 Environmental Science (BSc Program) ..........................................114
Major in Anthropology ..........................................................59 Major in Environmental Science ..........................................114
BA Honours – Anthropology ..................................................60 BSc Honours – Environmental Science ................................115
Joint Major in Anthropology and Geography (BA) .....................60 Environmental Studies (BA Program) ............................................118
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (BSc Program) ............................63 Major in Environmental Studies ...........................................118
Major in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology .........................63 Major in Environmental Studies (Okanagan Diploma in
BSc Honours – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ...............64 Environmental Studies Degree Completion) ........................120
Biology (BSc Program) ...................................................................65 Joint Major in Environmental Studies and Political Science ....121
Major in Biology ....................................................................65 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Fine Arts and Creative Writing)
BSc Honours – Biology .........................................................66 (BFA Program) ..................................................................123
School of Business (BComm Program)............................................68 First Nations Studies (BA Program) ...............................................125
BComm Honours .................................................................69 Major in First Nations Studies .............................................125
Major in Accounting .............................................................70 Joint Major in First Nations Studies/Women’s Studies ..........126
Major in Finance ..................................................................71 First Nations Diploma Programs ...........................................127
Major in General Business ....................................................72 Aboriginal / Indigenous Health and Healing ......................127
Major in Human Resources Management ..............................73 First Nations Language .................................................128
Major in International Business .............................................74 First Nations Certifi cate Programs ........................................128
Major in Marketing ...............................................................75 Aboriginal Community Resource Planning ........................129
Chemistry (BSc Program)...............................................................77 Aboriginal / Indigenous Health and Healing ......................129
Major in Chemistry ..............................................................77 First Nations Language .................................................130
BSc Honours – Chemistry ....................................................78 First Nations Public Administration .................................130
Joint Major in Chemistry/Computer Science ..........................78 General First Nations Studies .........................................130
Joint Major in Chemistry/Mathematics ..................................79 Métis Studies ...............................................................131
Joint Major in Chemistry/Physics ..........................................80 Nisga’a Studies ............................................................131
Computer Science (BSc Program) ..................................................82 Traditional Ecological Knowledge ...................................132
Major in Computer Science ..................................................82 Geography (BA and BSc Programs) ..............................................133
BSc Honours – Computer Science ........................................83 Geography Program (BA) ............................................................133
Joint Major in Computer Science/Mathematics ......................83 Major in Geography ...........................................................133
Joint Major in Computer Science/Physics ..............................84 Major in Public Administration and Community Development .134
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Geography Program (BSc) ..........................................................136 Social Work (BSW Program) .........................................................186
Major in Geography ...........................................................136 Social Work (Post Baccalaureate Certifi cates) ................................186
Global and International Studies (BA Program) ..............................140 BSW: Child Welfare Specialization ........................................188
Major in Global and International Studies .............................140 BSW: First Nations Specialization .........................................188
Joint Major in Global and International Studies Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental Health Certifi cate ............189
/Political Science .........................................................142 Child Welfare Certifi cate ......................................................189
Health Sciences (BHSc Program) ..................................................144 Women’s Studies (BA Program) ...................................................190
Major in Biomedical Studies ................................................145 Major in Women’s Studies ...................................................190
Majors in Community and Population Health .........................146 Course Descriptions ...................................................................193
Major in Community and Population Health Anthropology (ANTH) ...........................................................194
– Aboriginal and Rural Health .............................................146 Arts (ARTS) .........................................................................199
Major in Community and Population Health Astronomy (ASTR) ...............................................................199
– Environmental Health .......................................................146 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BCMB) .........................200
Bachelor of Health Sciences Honours (BHSc, Honours) ..........147 Biology (BIOL) .....................................................................201
History (BA Program) ...................................................................148 Chemistry (CHEM)...............................................................204
Major in History .................................................................148 School of Business (COMM) ................................................208
BA Honours – History .........................................................149 Co-operative Education (COOP) ...........................................213
Joint Major in History/Political Science ................................149 Computer Science (CPSC) ...................................................214
Joint Major in History/Women’s Studies ..............................150 Economics (ECON) ..............................................................219
Integrated Analytical Skills & Knowledge Program ........................151 Education (EDUC) ................................................................221
Mathematics and Statistics (BSc Program) ....................................152 English (ENGL) ....................................................................228
Major in Mathematics .........................................................152 Engineering (ENGR) .............................................................232
BSc Honours – Mathematics ..............................................153 Environmental Planning (ENPL) ............................................233
Joint Major in Mathematics/Physics ....................................154 Environmental Science and Engineering (ENSC) ....................235
Natural Resources Management (BSc Program) ............................156 Environmental Studies (ENVS) ..............................................238
Major in Forest Ecology and Management ............................156 First Nations Studies (FNST) ................................................239
BSc Honours – Forest Ecology and Management .................157 Forest Ecology and Management (FSTY) ..............................247
Major in Outdoor Recreation and Conservation .....................157 Geography (GEOG) ..............................................................249
BSc Honours – Outdoor Recreation and Conservation ...........159 Health Sciences (HHSC) ......................................................252
Major in Wildlife and Fisheries ............................................159 History (HIST) .....................................................................254
BSc Honours – Wildlife and Fisheries ...................................160 Integrated Analytical Skills & Knowledge (IASK) .....................258
Nature-Based Tourism Management (BA Program) ........................163 International Exchange (INTX) ..............................................259
Major in Nature-Based Tourism Management ......................163 International Studies (INTS)..................................................259
BA Honours – Nature-Based Tourism Management ..............165 Languages .........................................................................264
Northern Studies (BA Program) ....................................................166 Mathematics (MATH) ...........................................................265
Major in Northern Studies ...................................................166 National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) .........................268
School of Nursing (BScN Program) ...............................................168 Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (NRES) ...........268
Northern Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing Program ........171 Natural Resources Management (NREM) ..............................269
Post-Diploma Baccalaureate Nursing Program .....................173 Northern Studies (NORS) .....................................................270
Rural Nursing Certifi cate Program .......................................174 Nursing (NURS) ...................................................................271
Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management Program ...............175 Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management (ORTM) ..........277
Outdoor Recreation and Conservation Major ........................175 Philosophy (PHIL) ................................................................279
Nature-Based Tourism Management Major ...........................175 Physics (PHYS) ...................................................................280
Philosophy ..................................................................................176 Political Science (POLS) ......................................................283
Physics (BSc Program) ................................................................177 Psychology (PSYC) ..............................................................286
Major in Physics ................................................................177 Social Work (SOCW) ............................................................289
BSc Honours – Physics .......................................................177 Statistics (STAT) ..................................................................294
Political Science (BA Program) .....................................................179 University (UNIV) .................................................................295
Major in Political Science ....................................................179 Women’s Studies (WMST) ...................................................295
Joint Major in Political Science/Women’s Studies .................180
Psychology (BSc Program) ...........................................................182
Major in Psychology ............................................................182
BSc Honours – Psychology ..................................................183
Public Administration Certifi cate Program .....................................184
Public Administration and Community Development Major .....184
Russian Studies .........................................................................185
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Faculty
Abioye, Oyekanmi, Lecturer, Business—MBA (Middlesex) PhD (Cardiff (Northern British Columbia)
Metropolitan)
Bleiker, Katherine, Adjunct Professor, Ecosystem Science and
Aldiabat, Khaldoun, Assistant Professor, Nursing-BSc (Jordan) MsN Management – BSc (Victoria) MSc (Northern British Columbia)
(Jordan) PhD (Calgary) PhD (Montana)
Allison, Sandra, Adjunct Professor, Health Sciences—BSc (Calgary) Bluskov, Iliya, Professor, Mathematics and Statistics—BSc (Bulgaria)
MD, MPH (Manitoba) MSc (Victoria) PhD (Simon Fraser)
Anderson, Margaret, Professor Emerita, First Nations—BA MA PhD Bogdanski, Bryan, Adjunct Professor, Economics, Ecosystem Science
(Michigan) and Management—BA (Queens) MA (Simon Fraser) PhD (British
Columbia)
Anguish, Penny, Adjunct Professor, Nursing—BScN MScN (Victoria)
Booth, Annie, Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Antoniazzi, Clara, Senior Lab Instructor, Nursing—(New Caledonia),
(Forestry)—BA (Victoria) MES (York) PhD (Wisconsin) MCIP
BSN (Northern British Columbia) MHSc (Deakin) RN
Bott, Tina, Senior Lab Instructor, Chemistry—BSc PhD (Alberta)
Aravind, Alex, Professor, Computer Science—BSc MSc (India) MTech
(Indian Institute of Technology) PhD (Indian Institute of Science) Bouchard, Michel, Professor, Anthropology—BA (Toronto) MA (Laval)
PhD (Alberta)
Arocena, Joselito, Professor, Soil and Environmental Sciences—BSc
MSc (Philippines, Los Banos) PhD (Alberta) Bowles, Paul, Professor, Economics—BSc Hons (Southampton) MA
(Sussex) PhD (London School of Economics)
Aukema, Brian, Adjunct Professor, Ecosystem Science and
Management – BCS/Bsc (Redeemer) MS (Wisconsin-Madison) Brown, Charles, Adjunct Professor, Mathematical, Computer, and
PhD (Wisconsin-Madison) Physical Sciences (Computer Science)– BSc MSc (British
Columbia) PhD (Simon Fraser)
Babicz, Walter, Adjunct Professor, Political Science – BEd (British
Columbia) Juris Doctor (Victoria) Bryce, Benjamin, Assistant Professor, History—BA (British Columbia)
MA PhD (York)
Bai, Ping, Senior Lab Instructor, GIS—BSc (Beijing) MSc (Windsor)
Budde, Robert, Professor, English—BEd BA MA (Manitoba) PhD
Bankole, Julius, Lecturer, Business—BSc (Ibadan) MSc (Bejing)
(Calgary)
(Northern British Columbia)
Burke, Susan, Lecturer, Social Work—BA (Trinity) MSW (Northern
Banner-Lukaris, Davina, Associate Professor, Nursing—BSN (Wales)
British Columbia)
PhD (West England)
Burrows, Marja, Lecturer, Education—BA BSW (Lakehead)
Baraybar, José Pablo, Adjunct Professor, Anthropology—BSS (Peru)
MEd (Northern British Columbia)
MSc (London)
Burton, Carla, Adjunct Professor, Ecosystem Science and
Beaumont, Sherry, Professor, Psychology—BA Hons (St Thomas) MA
Management—BEd (British Columiba) MSc PhD (Victoria)
PhD (Waterloo)
Burton, Philip, Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management—BSc
Beedle, Matthew, Adjunct Professor, Geography—BSc (Montana State)
(Hons) (Saskatchewan) MS (Hawaii)
MA (Colorado) PhD (Northern British Columbia)
PhD (Illinois)
Beeler, Karin, Professor, English—BA Hons (British Columbia) MA PhD
Cade-Menun, Barbara, Adjunct Professor, Ecosystem Science and
(Alberta)
Management —BSc Hons (Queens) MSc PhD (British Columbia)
Beeler, Stan, Professor, English—BA Hons MA (Dalhousie) PhD
Callaghan, Russell, Associate Professor, Northern Medical Program
(Alberta)
and Adjunct Professor , Health Sciences
Beveridge, Erin, Senior Lab Instructor, Mathematics and Statistics— -BA MA (British Columbia) PhD (Toronto)
BSc (Northern British Columbia)
Carroll, Alan, Adjunct Professor, Ecosystem Science and
Bidgood, Bruce, Associate Professor, Social Work—BA (Brock) MA Management—BSc (Simon Fraser) PhD (UNB)
PhD (Wilfred Laurier)
Casas Aguilar, Anna, Adjunct Professor, Global and International
Binnema, Theodore, Professor, History—BA (Calvin College) MA PhD Studies—BA (Barcelona) MA PhD (Toronto)
(Alberta)
Casperson, David, Associate Professor, Computer Science—BSc Hons
Bird, Ranjana, Professor, Biology BSc (Waterloo) MSc PhD (Guelph) (Simon Fraser) MA PhD (Waterloo)
Blair, Jenia, Senior Lab Instructor, Biology—BSc (Victoria) MSc Chan, Laurie, Adjunct Professor, Health Sciences—BSc Mphil (Hong
Kong) PhD (London)
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Faculty
Chen, Jing, Assistant Professor, Business—BS (Shanghai) MS (Beijing) Egger, Keith, Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management—BSc
PhD (Michigan) (Calgary) PhD (Victoria)
Chen, Liang, Professor, Computer Science—BSc (Huazhong) PhD Elkin, Che, Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and
(Institute of Software, Acadamia Sinica) Management—BSc (Regina) MSc (Toronto) PhD (Calgary)
Choi, Sungchul, Associate Professor, Business—BBA (Pusan) MBA Emmons, Scott, Senior Lab Instructor, GIS—BSc (Northern British
(Pusan) PhD (Alberta) Columbia)
Chowdhury, Reza, Assistant Professor, Business—BSc (North South) Erasmus, Daniel, Senior Lab Instructor, Biochemistry—BSc MSc
MA (New York) MA PhD (Alberta) (Stellenbosch) PhD (British Columbia)
Clague, John, Adjunct Professor, Ecosystem Science & Fellers, Wendy, Lecturer, Business—MBA (Seattle) CGA
Management—BSc (Occidental) MSc (Berkley) PhD (British
Fondahl, Gail, Professor, Geography—BA (Dartmouth College) MA PhD
Columbia)
(California, Berkeley)
Connell, David, Associate Professor, Planning—BA (Toronto) BComm
Fraser, Tina, Associate Professor, Education, and Adjunct Professor,
Hons (Windsor) MBA (Windsor) PhD (Guelph)
First Nations—BSc (Idaho) MEd (Simon Fraser) PhD (British
Constantin, Alina, Senior Lab Instructor, Northern Medical Program – Columbia)
MD (Carol Davila) MSc PhD (York)
Fredeen, Arthur, Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management—
Costello, Allan, Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science & Management BcastSA Hons (Saskatchewan) PhD (California, Berkeley)
– BSc (Memorial) PhD (British Columbia)
Fredj, Karima, Associate Professor, Economics—BA (Tunisia) MSc
Cousineau, Stephanie, Adjunct Professor, History—BA Hons (Calgary) (Montreal) PhD (McGill)
MA (New Brunswick) PhD (Calgary)
Ge, Xin, Associate Professor, Business—BA MA (Nanjing) PhD
Coxson, Darwyn, Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management— (Alberta)
BSc (Lethbridge) PhD (McMaster)
Geertsema, Marten, Adjunct Professor, Ecosystem Science and
Croft, Elizabeth, Assistant Professor, Business—BA (British Columbia) Management—BSc MSc (Alberta) PhD (Utrecht)
MBA (York & Laval) PhD (British Columbia)
Gehloof, Maik, Senior Lab Instructor, Integrated Wood Design
Cronshaw, Steven, Professor, Business, Psychology —BA BComm —MSc (British Columbia)
(Saskatchewan) MA PhD (Akron)
George, Anne, Adjunct Professor, Health Sciences-BA (Acadia) MLS
Cuthbertson, Mike, Lecturer, Business—BComm (British Columbia) CA (British Columbia) PhD (British Columbia)
Dale, Mark, Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management—BSc Gillingham, Michael, Professor, Ecosystem Science and
MSc (Toronto), PhD (Dalhousie) Management—BSc (McGill) PhD (British Columbia)
Dawson, Russell, Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management— Gorrell, Andrea, Associate Professor, Chemistry—BSc Hons (Texas A &
BSc PhD (Saskatchewan) M) PhD (Iowa State)
DeFeo, Alberto, Adjunct Professor, Political Science—BSc (Liceo Graham, Candida, Adjunct Professor, Health Sciences—MBChB
Scientifi co Battaglina) PhD (Camerino) (Leicester University Medical School) MA (London) MMedSci
(Birmingham)
de Leeuw, Sarah, Associate Professor, Health Sciences, Northern
Medical Program and Adjunct Professor, Geograpphy—BA Grainger, Susan, Adjunct Professor, Ecosystem Science and
(Victoria) MA (Northern British Columbia) PhD (Queen’s) Management—BHMED (British Columbia) BSc (Oregon)
DeLong, Craig, Adjunct Professor, Ecosystem Science & Graveline, Fyre Jean, Professor, First Nations Studies—BSW (Calgary)
Management—BSc (Victoria) MSc (Northern British Columbia) MSW (Manitoba) PhD (Dalhousie)
Deo, Balbinder, Associate Professor, Business—BSc MSc (Amritsar) Gray, Sarah, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair,
MBA (Shimla) PhD (Ludhiana and Manitoba) Integrative Physiology of Diabetes, Northern Medical Program—
BSc PhD (Victoria)
Déry, Stephen, Professor, Environmental Science and Engineering—
BSc MSc (York) PhD (McGill) Green, Scott, Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and
Management—AAS (New York) BA (Moody, Chicago) PhD
DeWiel, Boris, Associate Professor, Political Science—BA (Athabasca)
(Wisconsin)
MA PhD (Calgary)
Greenwood, Margo, Professor, First Nations Studies, and Academic
Dickson, Lisa, Associate Professor, English—BA (Guelph) MA PhD
Leader NCCAH—BEd (Alberta) MA (Victoria) PhD (British
(McMaster)
Columbia)
Dobrowolski, Edward, Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
Gregory, Monica, Adjunct Professor, Nursing—BScN (Alberta) BSc
–MS PhD (Wrolaw)
MScN (British Columbia)
Dyck, Grace, Senior Lab Instructor, Centre for Teaching, Learning and
Technology—MEd (Simon Fraser)
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Faculty
Grunsky, Eric, Adjunct Professor, Geography—BSc MSc (Toronto) PhD Hirt, Andreas, Adjunct Professor, Computer Science-BSc (Northern
(Ottawa) British Columbia) MSc (Calgary) PhD (Calgary)
Guest, Kristen, Associate Professor, English—BA MA (Western) PhD Hoffman, Ross, Associate Professor, First Nations Studies—BA (Hons)
(Toronto) (Trent) BEd (Toronto) MEd (Victoria) PhD (Trent))
Haeussler, Sybille, Adjunct Professor, Ecosystem Science & Holler, Jacqueline, Associate Professor, History, Women’s Studies—BA
Management-BSF Hons (British Columbia), MSc (Oregon State), MA (Simon Fraser) PhD (Emory)
PhD Hons (Quebec)
Holyk, Travis, Adjunct Professor, First Nations Studies—BA (Okanagan)
Hagiwara, Ami, Lecturer, Global and International Studies—BA (Nihon), MA (Northern British Columbia)
Teaching Certifi cate (Nihon)
Horne, Dee, Professor, English—BA (McGill) MA PhD (Toronto)
Halseth, Greg, Professor, Geography and Canada Research Chair,
Howard, Julie, Senior Lab Instructor, Psychology—BSc (Alberta) MSc
Rural and Small Town Studies —BA (British Columbia) MA PhD
(Northern British Columbia)
(Queen’s)
Huber, Dezene, Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management —
Hanlon, Neil, Professor, Geography —BA (Ryerson) MA PhD (Queen’s)
BSc (Calgary) PhD (Simon Fraser)
Haque, Waqar, Professor, Computer Science and Business—BSc Hons
Hussein, Ahmed, Professor Emeritus, Physics—BSc (Alexandria) MSc
(Pakistan) MSc (Alberta) MSc PhD (Iowa State)
PhD (Alberta)
Harder, Henry, Professor, Health Sciences Program, Psychology—BEd
Hutchings, Kevin, Professor, English, and Canada Research Chair in
MA EdD (British Columbia)
Literature, Culture, and Environmental Studies—BA (Guelph) MA
Hardy, Cindy, Professor, Psychology—BA Hons (British Columbia) MA (McMaster) PhD (Hamilton)
PhD (Concordia) R. Psych
Huynh, Ngoc, Senior Lab Instructor, Nursing – BA (Simon Fraser)
Harris, Luke, Associate Professor, Health Sciences and Adjunct
Hyndman, Jennifer, Professor, Mathematics and Statistics—BMath
Professor, Northern Medical Program—BSc Hons (Acadia) PhD
(Waterloo) MA PhD (Colorado)
(Alberta)
Iwama, George, Adjunct Professor, Ecosystem Science & Management,
Harrison, Edward, Assistant Professor, Education—BEd MEd (British
BSc MSc PhD (British Columbia)
Columbia) PhD (Alberta)
Jackson, Christine, Senior Lab Instructor, Geography—BSc (British
Hartley, Ian, Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management and
Columbia) BEd (Western)
Physics—BSc MScF (New Brunswick) PhD (British Columbia)
Jackson, Peter, Professor, Environmental Engineering, Environmental
Hartman, Bryan, Professor, Education—BA Ed. Cert. MA (British
Science, and Environmental Studies—BSc Hons PhD (British
Columbia) PhD (Alberta)
Columbia)
Hawkes, Brad, Adjunct Professor, Ecosystem Science and
Jago, Charles, Professor Emeritus, History – BA Hons (Western
Management – BSF (British Columbia) MSc (Alberta) PhD
Ontario) PhD (Cambridge)
(Montana)
Jensen, Erik, Professor, Physics—BSc Hons (Victoria) PhD (Cambridge)
Hawkins, Chris, Adjunct Professor, Ecosystem Science and
Management —BSc Hons MSc (Simon Fraser) PhD (Australian Johnson, Alyce, Adjunct Professor, First Nations Studies – BEd MEd
National) (British Columbia) PhD (Trent)
Hay, William, Lecturer, Education—BA Bed (St. Thomas) MEd (New Johnson, Chris, Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management—BSc
Brunswick) Hons (Victoria) MSc PhD (Northern British Columbia)
Healy, Theresa, Adjunct Professor, Environmental Planning—BA MA Johnston, Suzanne, Adjunct Professor, Nursing—MSN (New
(Saskatchewan) PhD (SFU) Brunswick) PhD (Arizona) RN
Heard, Doug, Adjunct Professor, Ecosystem Science and Jokinen, Nancy, Associate Professor, Social Work – MSW (Lakehead)
Management—BSc (Waterloo) MSc (British Columbia) PhD (Calgary)
Helle, Steve, Associate Professor, Environmental Engineering—BEng Jones, George, Senior Lab Instructor, Physics – BSc PhD (Windsor)
MEng (McGill) PhD (British Columbia)
Jull, Michael, Adjunct Professor, Ecosystem Science and
Hemingway, Dawn, Associate Professor, Social Work—BA (Simon Management—BSF MSc (British Columbia)
Fraser) MSc MSW (Northern British Columbia)
Kaufman, Claire, Senior Lab Instructor, Geography—BA (Simon Fraser)
Henderson, Earl, Adjunct Professor, First Nations Studies—BA MA MSc (Queen's)
(Northern British Columbia)
Kaweesi, Constance, Lecturer, Education—BA (Brandon) BSW
Henry, Philippe, Adjunct Professor, Ecosystem Science and (Victoria) MSW (Northern British Columbia)
Management—BSc MSc (Lausanne) PhD (British Columbia)
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Faculty
Keahey, Deborah, Adjunct Professor, English—BA Hons (Manitoba) MA Lewis, Kathy, Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management—BSF
PhD (Michigan) (British Columbia) MS (Virginia Polytech and State) PhD (Oregon
State)
Keeler, Gwen, Senior Lab Instructor, Nursing-BA (Victoria) BSc (British
Columbia Institute of Technology) Li, Han, Professor, Psychology—BEd Hons (Hua-Zhong NU) MPH
(North Carolina) MA PhD (Victoria)
Keen, Kevin, Professor, Mathematics and Statistics—BSc Hons (Simon
Fraser) MSc (Montreal) PhD (Toronto) Li, Jianbing, Professor, Environmental Engineering—BASc MaSc
(Wuhan) PhD (Regina)
Kitchenham, Andrew, Professor, Education—BEd MEd (Victoria) PhD
(James Cook) PhD (Wyoming) Lindgren, B. Staffan, Professor, Ecosystem Science and
Management—MPM PhD (Simon Fraser)
Klassen-Ross, Tammy, Instructor, Health Sciences—BA (British
Columbia) MSc PhD (Northern British Columbia) Loukacheva, Natalia, Associate Professor,Political Science and Canada
Research Chair, Aboriginal Governance and Law—LLB LLM PhD
Klepetar, Amy, Assistant Professor, Nursing—BA (Dartmouth) BScN
(Urals State Law Academy) SJD (Toronto)
(John Hopkins) MSc (Utah) RN
MacLeod, Martha, Professor, Community Health Science, Nursing—BA
Koehn, Corinne, Associate Professor, Education—BA MA (Victoria) PhD
MA (Toronto) PhD (Edinburgh) RN
(Victoria) R. Psych
MacMillan, Peter, Associate Professor, Community Health, Education—
Korkmaz, Elie, Professor, Physics—BSc (Lebanese) MSc PhD (Indiana)
BSc Ed. Cert. MA (British Columbia), PhD (Alberta)
Kotowich-Laval, Marian, Senior Lab Instructor, Education—MA (Royal
MacPhail, Fiona, Professor, Economics—BA Hons MA (Guelph) MA
Roads)
(Sussex) PhD (Dalhousie)
Krane, William, Professor, Psychology—BA Hons (Windsor) MA PhD
Maher, Patrick, Adjunct Professor, Northern Studies, Outdoor
(York)
Recreation and Tourism Management—BA Honours (Lakehead)
Kranz, Allan, Senior Lab Instructor, Computer Science—BSc MSc PhD (Lincoln)
(Northern British Columbia)
Mandy, Margot, Professor, Chemistry—BSc Hons (Acadia) MSc PhD
Krehbiel, Richard, Adjunct Professor, Environmental Planning – Juris (Toronto)
Doctor (Saskatchewan)
Mann, Patrick, Adjunct Professor, Physics – BSc (Western Ontario)
Kumar, Pranesh, Professor, Mathematics and Statistics—MSc PhD MSc (Lakehead) PhD (Oxford)
(Indian Agricultural Research Institute)
Manson, Donald, Adjunct Professor, Geography—BA (Dalhousie) MA
Kunkel, Titilope, Senior Lab Instructor, First Nations Studies —BSc (Northern British Columbia)
(Lagos) MBA (Thames Valley) NMRES (Northern British Columbia)
Margolin, Indrani, Associate Professor, Social Work—BA Hons (Guelph)
Kuo, Kuo-Hsing, Associate Professor, Northern Medical Program and MSW (Wilfrid Laurier) PhD (Toronto)
Adjunct Professor, Health Sciences—MD (National Taiwan) MSc
Margulis, Matias, Adjunct Professor, Globla and International Studies-
(National Yang-Ming) PhD (British Columbia)
BA MA (Toronto) PhD (McMaster)
Kutney, Gerald, Adjunct Professor, Environmental Science – PhD
Markey, Sean, Adjunct Professor, Geography-BA (British Columbia) MA
(Toronto)
(York) PhD (Simon Fraser)
Lacharite, Jason, Assistant Professor, Political Science—BA (Victoria)
Martel, Gordon, Professor Emeritus, History—BA Hons (Simon Fraser)
MA (Yonsei) PhD (Monash)
MA (Tufts and Harvard) PhD (Toronto)
Larisch, Brenda, Adjunct Professor, Environmental Engineering—BEng
Massicotte, Hugues, Professor, Ecosystem Science and
MEng (McGill) PhD (British Columbia)
Management—BScA (Laval) MSc PhD (Guelph)
Lautensach, Alexander, Associate Professor, Education—BEd (Toronto)
Maurice, Sean, Senior Lab Instructor, Northern Medical Program,
MSc (Guelph) MScT (McMaster) PhD (Otago)
BKinesiology (Calgary) PhD (British Columbia)
Lavallee, Lorraine, Assistant Professor, Psychology—BA MA PhD
McDonald, VernaLynn, Assistant Professor, Education—BA (Alberta)
(British Columbia)
MEd (British Columbia) Ma EdD (US International, San Diego)
Lavoie, Josée, Adjunct Professor, Health Sciences—BSc MA (McGill)
McGill, William, Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management—BSA
PhD (London)
Hons MSc (Manitoba) PhD (Saskatchewan)
Lazenby, Richard, Professor, Anthropology and Adjunct Professor,
Meletis, Zoë, Associate Professor, Geography—BA (McGill) MScPl
Northern Medical Program —BA/MA (Simon Fraser) PhD
(Toronto) PhD (Duke)
(McMaster)
Menounos, Brian, Professor, Geography and Canada Research Chair
Lee, Chow H., Professor, Chemistry—BSc Hons (New South Wales,
Glacier Change—BA MA (Colorado) PhD (British Columbia)
Australia) PhD (Flinders, Australia)
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Michalos, Alex, Professor Emeritus, Political Science—BA (Western Pateman, Kerry, Senior Lab Instructor—Planning, BA (British
Reserve) MA BD PhD (Chicago) Columbia)
Michel, Paul, Adjunct Professor, First Nations—BA MEd (Simon Fraser) Pawlowska-Mainville, Agnieszka, Assistant Professor, First Nations—
BA (McGill) MA PhD (Manitoba)
Migabo, Saphida, Senior Lab Instructor, Ecosystem Science and
Management—BSc (Kenya) MSc (Alberta) PhD (Cornell) Payne, Geoffrey W., Associate Professor, Northern Medical Program
and Adjunct Professor, Health Sciences—BSc MSc PhD
Mills, Antonia, Professor Emerita, First Nations—BA Hons PhD
(Memorial)
(Harvard)
Pelletier, Chelsea, Assistant Professor, Health Sciences—BKin Hons
Morris, Jason, Lecturer, Political Science BA (Simon Fraser) MA
(Acadia) MSc PhD (McMaster)
(Northern British Columbia)
Peters, Heather, Associate Professor, Social Work—BA (Saskatchewan)
Morris, Marleen, Adjunct Professor, Geography—BA (British Columbia)
BSW (British Columbia) MSW (Carleton) PhD (British Columbia)
MSc (HEC Paris/University of Oxford)
Petticrew, Ellen, Professor and FRBC Chair in Landscape Ecology,
Morrison, William, Professor Emeritus, History—BA Hons MA
Geography—BSc Hons (Queen’s) MSc (British Columbia) PhD
(McMaster) PhD (Western)
(McGill)
Mullins, Philip, Associate Professor, Outdoor Recreation & Tourism
Picketts, Ian, Adjunct Professor, Ecosystem Science and
Management—BA (Lakehead) MA (Alberta)
Management—BA (Queen's) MNRES PhD (Northern British
Murphy, Michael, Associate Professor, Political Science, and Canada Columbia)
Research Chair—BA MA (Western Ontario) PhD (McGill)
Pierce, Joanna, Associate Professor, Social Work—BSW MSW
Murray, Brent, Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and (Northern British Columbia)
Management—BSc MSc (Alberta) PhD (McMaster)
Plourde, Guy, Professor, Chemistry—BSc (Quebec) MSc PhD
Nixon, Gregory, Associate Professor, Education—BA (Alberta) MEd (Manitoba)
(Lethbridge) PhD (Louisiana State)
Poirier, Lisa, Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science and
Nolin, Catherine, Associate Professor, Geography—BA (Calgary) MA Management—BSc (Guelph) MPM PhD (SFU)
PhD (Queen’s)
Polajnar, Jernej, Associate Professor, Computer Science—BSc MSc
Northrop, Jeffrey, Adjunct Professor, Chemistry—BS (Maryland) PhD (Belgrade) PhD (Southern California)
MD (Stanford)
Potter, Grant, Senior Lab Instructor, Centre for Teaching and
Nyse, Deanna, Adjunct Professor, FIrst Nations Studies—BEd MEd Learning—BA (Acadia) BEd MEd (British Columbia)
(British Columbia)
Prkachin, Glenda, Associate Professor, Psychology—BA Hons MA
O’Neill, Linda, Associate Professor, Education—BA MEd (Victoria) PhD (Carleton) PhD (British Columbia)
(Victoria)
Prkachin, Kenneth, Professor, Community Health Science,
Opio, Chris, Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management—BScF Psychology—BA MA PhD (British Columbia) R.Psych
(New Brunswick) MEDes (Calgary) PhD (Alberta)
Procter, Dennis, Assistant Professor, Education—BSc Hons
Otter, Ken, Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management—BSc (Canterbury) BEd (Calgary) Ed. Cert. MSc (British Columbia) PhD
(British Columbia) MSc PhD (Queen’s) (Alberta)
Owen, William, Associate Professor, Psychology—BSc Hons Pypker, Thomas, Adjunct Professor, Ecosystem Science and
(Augustana University College) MA PhD (Saskatchewan) Management—BSc (McMaster) MSc (British Columbia) PhD
(Oregon State)
Owens, Philip, Professor, Environmental Science, and Endowed Chair,
Landscape Ecology—BSc (Coventry) MSc (British Columbia) Rader, Stephen, Professor, Chemistry—BA (Swarthmore College) PhD
PhD (Exeter) (California-San Francisco)
Parker, Katherine, Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management, Rahemtulla, Farid, Assistant Professor, Anthropology—BA (Alberta) MA
and Ian McTaggart Cowan Muskwa Kechika Research (Toronto) MA PhD (Simon Fraser)
Professor—BA MA PhD (Washington State)
Rea, Roy, Senior Lab Instructor, Ecosystem Science and
Parkes, Margot, Associate Professor, Health Sciences, and Canada Management—BS (California State) MSc (Northern British
Research Chair, Community Health/Environmental Health/Rural, Columbia) PhD(Norwegian Life Sciences)
Remote, Aboriginal and Northern Health—MB ChB (Otago) MA
Regehr, Colleen, Adjunct Professor, Nursing—BScN (British Columbia)
(Brussel) PhD (Otago)
MScN (Athabasca)
Parshotam, Umesh, Senior Lab Instructor, Chemistry and Adjunct
Reid, Matthew, Professor, Physics—BSc (Northern British Columbia)
Professor, Northern Medical Program—BSc (Texas) PhD
MSc PhD (Alberta)
(Western)
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Reimer, Kerry, Professor, Chemistry—BSc (British Columbia) MSc PhD Sinclair, Finlay, Adjunct Professor, Environmental Planning—BA (Simon
(Simon Fraser) Fraser)
Rex, John, Adjunct Professor, Geography—BSc (Memorial) MSc PhD Singh, Anurag, Adjunct Professor, Health Sciences—MB BS
(Northern British Columbia) (Government Medical College) PhD (Execter)
Rocha, Elizabete, Adjunct Professor, Psychology – BA (British Smith, Angèle, Associate Professor, Anthropology—BA (Toronto) MA
Columbia) MSc (Northern British Columbia) PhD (Saskatchewan) (McMaster) PhD (Massachusetts)
Rojas, Shandra, Adjunct Professor, Nursing—BScN (Northern British Smith, Heather, Professor, Global and International Studies—BA
Columbia) MScN (Victoria) (Alberta) MA PhD (Queen’s)
Romanets, Maryna, Associate Professor, English, Women’s Studies— Smith, Kevin, Associate Professor (Health Sciences) – BSc (First Class
MA (Chernivtsi) PhD (Ukranian National Academy of Arts and Hons) (The Napier Polytechnic of Edinburgh)PhD (MRC Clinical
Sciences), PhD (Saskatchewan) Research Centre, Harrow)
Rutherford, Michael, Professor, Environmental Science—BSc Hons Smith, Nathan, Adjunct Professor, History—BA Hons (York) MA
(British Columbia) PhD (Alberta) (Toronto), PhD (Toronto)
Ryan, Daniel, Associate Professor, Mathematics and Statistics – BSc Sommerfeld, Anne, Senior Lab Instructor, Health Sciences—HBScN
MSc PhD (Guelph) (Lakehead) MSc (Northern British Columbia) RN
Safaei Boroojeny, Jalil, Professor, Economics—BA MA (Shiraz, Iran) Stark, Martha, Adjunct Professor, Chemistry—BA (Swarthmore) PhD
PhD (Manitoba) (California)
Sanborn, Paul, Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Stewart, Katherine, Adjunct Professor, Ecosystem Science and
Management—BA (Western) MSc (Alberta) PhD (British Management—BSc MSc (Lakehead) PhD (Northern British
Columbia) Columbia)
Sanchez-Fortun Stoker, Jamie, Adjunct Professor, Physics – MPhys Stubley, Tammy, Assistant Professor, Social Work—BA (Cape Breton)
PhD (Newcastle) BSW (Victoria) MSW (British Columbia)
Sangha, Dave, Assistant Professor, Social Work—BA BSW MSW Sui, Jueyi, Professor, Environmental Engineering—BEng MEng (Hefei)
(British Columbia) DrIny (Germany)
Schiller, Catharine, Assistant Professor, Nursing-BScN (Ryerson) MSc Summerville, Tracy, Associate Professor, Political Science—BA Hons
(Toronto) Juris Doctor (Western Ontario) MA (Western) PhD (Laval)
Schmidt, Glen, Professor, BSW Coordinator Social Work—BA BSW Swainger, Jonathan, Professor, History—BA (Lethbridge) MA (Calgary)
(Manitoba) MSW (British Columbia) PhD (Memorial) PhD (Western)
Schorcht, Blanca, Associate Professor, English—BA MA PhD (British Tait, Robert, Professor, Psychology —BA MA (Queen’s) PhD (Iowa)
Columbia)
Tallman, Rick, Associate Professor, Business—BSc (Manitoba) MBA
Scott, Charles, Lecturer, Business—BA (British Columbia) MA (Toronto) Marketing Management Certifi cate (Western) PhD
(Waterloo) (Manitoba)
Seidel, Andrew, Professor, Planning – BArch (Pratt) MCP (Harvard) PhD Tang, Youmin, Professor, Environmental Science—BSc MSc (Nanjing)
(Michigan) PhD (British Columbia)
Sharp, Karyn, Adjunct Professor, Anthropology—BA Hons (Radford) Tarlier, Denise, Adjunct Professor, Nursing—BScN MScN PhD (British
MA (Utah) Columbia)
Shegelski, Mark, Professor, Physics—BSc Hons (Calgary) MSc PhD Thien, Deborah, Adjunct Professor, Geography – BA (Victoria) MA
(British Columbia) (Northern British Columbia) PhD (Edinburgh)
Sherry, John, Assistant Professor, Education—BA (San Diego) MS PhD Thomas-Reilly, R. Gregory, Adjunct Professor, Nursing—BA (Toronto)
(Fordham) BScN (McMaster) MScPPH (Simon Fraser) PhD PGDip (London
School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
Shrimpton, Mark, Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management—
BSc (Victoria) MSc PhD (British Columbia) Thompson, Judith, Assistant Professor, First Nations—BSc (Simon
Fraser) MSc PhD (Victoria)
Shubair, Mamdouh, Assistant Professor, Health Sciences—BSc MSc
PhD (Waterloo) Thring, Ron, Professor, Environmental Engineering—BSc (Botswana
and Swaziland) MASc (Bradford UK) MSc (Saskatchewan) PhD
Shultis, John, Associate Professor, Outdoor Recreation and Tourism
(Sherbrooke)
Management—BSc Hons (Trent) PhD (Otago)
Tippett, William (BJ), Adjunct Professor, Health Sciences—BA (Trent)
Siakaluk, Paul, Associate Professor, Psychology—BA Hons (Calgary)
MSc (Essex) PhD (York)
MSc (Calgary) PhD (Alberta)
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Transken, Si Chava, Associate Professor, Social Work, Women’s Young, John, Associate Professor, Political Science—BA Hons (Alberta)
Studies—BA BSW (Laurentian) MA PhD (Toronto) MA (Carleton) PhD (Toronto)
Ulrich, Cathy, Adjunct Professor, Nursing—BScN (Alberta) MSc Zahir, Saif, Professor, Computer Science—ME (Wisconsin) PhD
(Northern British Columbia) (Pittsburgh)
Usman, Lantana, Associate Professor, Education—Ed. Cert. BEd MBA Zimmer, Lela, Associate Professor, Nursing—Dipl Nursing (BCIT) BSN
MEd (Ahmadu Bello) PhD (Alberta) (Northern British Columbia) PhD (Alberta)
Van Pelt, Linda, Assistant Professor, Nursing—Nursing Diploma (BCIT)
BSN (Open University) BHS (TRU) MScN-FNP (Northern British
Columbia)
Wagner, Shannon, Professor, Disability Management—BA MSc PhD
(Northern British Columbia)
Walters, Samuel, Professor, Mathematics and Statistics—MA PhD
(Dalhousie)
Wang, Baotai, Professor, Economics—BA MA (People’s University of
China) MA (Windsor) PhD (Dalhousie)
Wang, You Qin (Jean), Senior Lab Instructor—HPCP BSc Hons (Ocean
University) MSc (Manitoba) PhD (Manitoba)
Ward, Arlene, Adjunct Professor, Disability Management—BSc (British
Columbia) MSc (Calgary)
Weeks, Daniel, Professor, Psychology— BA (Windsor) MSc (McMaster)
PhD (Auburn)
Wessell Lightfoot, Dana, Associate Professor, History—BA MA PhD
(Toronto)
Whalen, Catherine, Assistant Professor, Education—BEd (New
Brunswick) MA (Royal Roads) PhD (Calgary)
Wheate, Roger, Associate Professor, Geography/GIS Coordinator—BSc
Hons (St Andrews) MA (Queen’s) PhD (St Andrews)
Whitcombe, Todd, Associate Professor, Chemistry—BSc Hons PhD
(Victoria)
Wilkening, Ken, Associate Professor, Global and International
Studies—BA MS PhD (U Wisconsin Madison)
Wilson, Allan, University Librarian – BA (Hons) (Brock University) MLSc
(Masters of Library Science) (University of Toronto)
Wilson, Erin, Assistant Professor, Nursing – BSN (Manitoba) MScN
(British Columbia)
Wilson, Gary, Professor, Political Science—BA (Carleton) MA PhD
(Toronto)
Wimmers, Guido, Associate Professor, Integrated Wood Design
—PhD (Innsbruck)
Winwood, Paul John, Associate Professor, Northern Medical
Program—BSc (London) MB BS (London)
Wright, Pamela, Associate Professor, Outdoor Recreation and Tourism
Management—BSc (Lakehead) MSc (Ohio State) PhD (Ohio
State)
Young, Jane, Assistant Professor, Ecosystem Science and
Management—BSc (York) MSc (Guelph) PhD (Toronto)
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