Instructor Spotlights

Read more about ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ's faculty members and instructors and their amazing achievements!

Dr. Wendy Rodgers (left), president and vice-chancellor of ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ congratulates Dr. Andrew Zinck, a professor in the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ Department of Music, on winning the AAU’s 2025 Distinguished Teaching Award.
Music, Faculty of Arts

Dr. Andrew Zinck, a professor in the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ Department of Music, was presented with the Association of Atlantic Universities’ (AAU) 2025 Distinguished Teaching Award at the AAU’s fall meeting held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on September 23.

 

Dr. Stacey MacKinnon
Psychology

Dr. Stacey MacKinnon, professor of psychology at ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ, has been named a 2025 3M National Teaching Fellow by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) and 3M Canada.

 

Dr. Libby Osgood
Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, Awards

Dr. Libby (Elizabeth) Osgood, associate professor in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE), has been named a 2024 3M National Teaching Fellow by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) and 3M Canada.

 

Indigenous language instructor Doris Googoo
| Faculty

Meet Doris Googoo, Mi'kmaw language instructor with ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ's Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies.

ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ grad student and instructor Bethany Vessey in her office
| Faculty, Alumni, Graduate Students

Bethany Vessey is the Professional Practice Coordinator for ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ's Dietetic Internship program, and a graduate student in the Master of Applied Health Services Research program

ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ instructor Ryan Drew
| Faculty, Alumni

Ryan Drew is an artist, researcher, ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumnus, and sessional instructor in the Faculty of Arts.

Dr. Max Schaefer outside the Charlottetown Library
| Faculty, Profile

Meet Dr. Max Schaefer, professor of philosophy in the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ Faculty of Arts.

Dr. Magdalena von Eccher outside Steel Recital Hall at ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ
| Faculty, Profile

Meet Dr. Magdalena von Eccher, performing artist and assistant professor in ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ's Music department.

a dietitian in a commercial kitchen
| Faculty, Alumni

Meet Faye Murphy-Gallant, ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ graduate and Foods and Nutrition laboratory instructor.

ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ climate researcher and professor Dr. Xander Wang
| Faculty, Graduate Students

Meet Dr. Xander Wang, climate researcher and professor in ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ's Applied Climate Change and Adaptation program.

a welder standing behind a work table
| Campus Spotlight

"Sometimes I do get weird and special requests from all sorts of people as we build all sorts of machines and prototypes—that's what makes my job so unique."

ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ professor Stephanie Shaw
| Faculty, Profile

An assistant professor in ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ's Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, Dr. Shaw's research focuses on resource consumption, energy, and emissions.

a group of faculty members in session at the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµ Faculty Development Summer Institute
| Faculty, Campus Spotlight

ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Teaching and Learning Centre hosted the 33rd Faculty Development Summer Institute (FDSI) from June 6–9, 2023, signalling the return of the successful academic conference after a five-year break.