Instructor Spotlights

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

Dr. Wendy Rodgers (left), president and vice-chancellor of ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ, and Dr. Robert Summerby-Murray, chair of the Association of Atlantic Universities (right), congratulate Dr. Jo-Ann MacDonald, professor in the Faculty of Nursing at ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ, on winning the AAU’s 2024 Anne Marie MacKinnon Educational Leadership Award.

Dr. Jo-Ann MacDonald, a professor in the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Faculty of Nursing, was presented with the Association of Atlantic Universities’ (AAU) 2024 Anne Marie MacKinnon Educational Leadership Award at the AAU’s fall meeting held at ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ on September 19.

 

Dr. Magdalena von Eccher outside Steel Recital Hall at ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ
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Meet Dr. Magdalena von Eccher, performing artist and assistant professor in ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ's Music department.

a dietitian in a commercial kitchen
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Meet Faye Murphy-Gallant, ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ graduate and Foods and Nutrition laboratory instructor.

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

a welder standing behind a work table
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"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«¶ÌÊÓƵ professor Stephanie Shaw
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An assistant professor in ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ'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«¶ÌÊÓƵ Faculty Development Summer Institute
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ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ’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.

Dr. Nino Antadze
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Dr. Antadze is an associate professor with ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ's Bachelor of Environmental Studies program.

south entrance of Robertson Library in summer
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ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Teaching and Learning Centre held its first Faculty Academy Day on September 1, 2022 with 27 instructional staff attending sessions in their Robertson Library Annex learning space. The successful event is a new initiative from the Teaching and Learning Centre, offering collegial professional development primarily for sessional and early career instructors.

Chris Vessey
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Chris Vessey is a Systems Administrator, Laboratory Instructor, and a Sessional Instructor in the School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences at ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ. Older than dirt itself, he’s been around ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ in a teaching capacity since 2000, but also had a stint from 1990 to 1995 as a User Services Support Technician in what is now called ITSS.

Dr. Mike MacLellan
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Dr. Mike MacLellan, Associate Professor for ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Kinesiology program, joined the Department of Applied Human Sciences in 2018. The main goal of his teaching approach is to develop innovative leaders who will make meaningful contributions to the community following graduation.