Officers of the University 2023/24
Academic Staff
Faculty
Roberta Barker, BA (Vind), MA (Dal), PhD (Birmingham)
Professor of Theatre
Michael Bennett, BA (Vind), MA (UWO), PhD (McMaster)
Assistant Professor in the Humanities
Stephen Boos, BA (Queen’s), MA, PhD (York)
Associate Professor of Humanities
Daniel Brandes, BA (Tor), MA, PhD (Northwestern)
Assistant Professor of Humanities
Patricia Chalmers, BA (Vind), MSc (Drexel)
Assistant Librarian
Tim Clarke, BA (Memorial), MA (Queen’s), PhD (University of Ottawa)
Assistant Professor of Humanities
Sarah Clift, BA (UWO), MA (Trent), PhD (York)
Vice-President
Assistant Professor of Humanities
Thomas Curran, BA (Tor), MA (Dal), MTS (AST), PhD (Durham)
Associate Professor of Humanities
Tim Currie, BA (Queen’s), BJ (Vind), MA (Alta)
Assistant Professor of Journalism
Pauline Dakin, BA (UNB), MFA (Vind)
Assistant Professor of Journalism
Brian Daly, BAA (Ryerson)
Assistant Professor of Journalism
Susan Dodd, BA (Vind), MA, PhD (York)
Associate Professor of Humanities
Christopher Elson, BA (Vind), MA (Dal), Dr de 3e cycle (Sorbonne)
Associate Professor of French
Maria Euchner, BA (Vind), MA (Dal), PhD (Tor)
Senior Fellow in the Humanities
Max Fleischman, MA (Simmons)
Assistant Librarian
Mélanie Frappier, BScA, MA (Laval), PhD (Western)
Associate Professor of Humanities
Kyle Fraser, BA (Vind), MA (Dal), MPhil, PhD (Cantab)
Associate Professor of Humanities
Samuel Gillis Hogan, BA (Memorial), MA (Univ of Saskatchewan), PhD in progress (Exeter)
Faculty Fellow in the Humanities
Dorota Glowacka, MA (Wroclaw), PhD (SUNY)
Professor of Humanities
Nicole Go, BA, MA (Tor), PhD in progress (McMaster)
Faculty Fellow in the Humanities
Hilary Ilkay, BA (Vind), MA (New School)
Senior Fellow in the Humanities
Dean Jobb, BA (Mt.A), MA (SMU)
Associate Professor of Journalism
Hamza Karam Ally, BA (Tor), MSc (University of Glasgow), PhD(York)
Assistant Professor of Humanities
Kenneth Kierans, BA (McG), DPhil (Oxon)
Assistant Professor of Humanities
Simon Kow, BA (Carleton), MA, PhD (Tor)
Professor of Humanities
William Lahey, BA (Mt. A), BA (Oxon), LLM (Tor)
President and Vice-Chancellor
Professor of Law
Tracy Lenfesty, BA (Mt. A), MLIS (Dal)
University Librarian
Rohan Maitzen, BA (UBC), MA, PhD (Cornell)
Associate Professor of English
Kathryn Morris, BA (Vind), PhD (McGill)
Assistant Professor of Humanities
Peter O’Brien, BA (Vind), MA (Dal), MA, PhD (Boston)
Assistant Professor of Classics
Laura Penny, BA (Vind), MA (UWO), PhD (SUNY)
Assistant Professor of Humanities
Kim Pittaway, BJ (Carleton), MFA (Goucher)
Cohort Director, Journalism
Trina Roache, BJ (Vind)
Assistant Professor in Journalism
Neil Robertson, BA (Vind), MA (Dal), PhD (Cantab)
Professor of Humanities
Kirsten Schut, BHum (Carleton), MA, PhD (Tor)
Faculty Fellow in the Humanities
Stephen Snobelen, BA, MA (Victoria), MPhil, PhD (Cantab)
Professor of Humanities
Justina Spencer, BA, MA (McGill), PhD (Oxon)
Assistant Professor of Humanities
Ian Stewart, BSc (Trent), MA (Tor), PhD (Cantab)
Associate Professor of Humanities
David Swick, BA (Skidmore), MFA (Goucher)
Associate Professor of Journalism
Terra Tailleur, BA (Alberta), BJ (Vind), MJ (Vind, Dal)
Assistant Professor of Journalism
Lisa Taylor, BPR (MSVU), JD (Dal), LLM (Dal)
Rogers Chair in Journalism
Gillian Turnbull, BA (Hons) (U. Calgary), MA (U. Alberta), MFA (Vind), PhD (York U.)
Associate Professor of Journalism
Fred Vallance-Jones, BJH (Carleton), MEd (MSVU)
Associate Professor of Journalism
Matthew Vanderkwaak, BA (Briercrest), MA (Dal), PhD (University College Dublin)
Faculty Fellow in the Humanities
Aaron Wright, BA&Sc (McGill), MA, PhD (Tor)
Assistant Professor of Humanities
Parisa Zahiremami, BA (Shiraz University), MA, PhD (Tor)
Faculty Fellow in the Humanities
Professors Emeritus
Eric Mills, BSc (Carleton), MS, PhD (Yale), FLS
Professor Emeritus of Oceanography, Dalhousie
Inglis Professors
William Barker, AB (Dart), MA, BEd, PhD (Tor)
Elizabeth Edwards, BA, MA (Dal), PhD (Cantab)
Marion Fry, BA (Vind), MLitt (Oxon), DCL (Vind)
Sylvia Hamilton, BA (Acadia), MA, LLD (Dal), DLitt (SMU), DLitt (Acadia)
Dennis House, MA (Dal), PhD (Liverpool)
Ronald Huebert, BA (Sask), MA, PhD (Pitt)
Kathleen Jaeger, BA, MA (UBC), PhD (Dal)
Dean Jobb, BA (Mt.A), MA (SMU)
Kim Kierans, BA (Vind), MA (SMU), DCL (Vind)
Stephen Kimber, MFA (Goucher)
Gordon McOuat, BA, MA, PhD (Tor)
Eugene Meese, BA (Ohio St), DipJourn (UWO)
Eric Mills, BSc (Carleton), MS, PhD (Yale), FLS
Christopher Murphy, BA (St. FX), MA (Dal), PhD (Tor)
Susan Newhook, BAA (Ryerson), MA (Dal)
Henry Roper, BA (Dal), MA, PhD (Cantab), DCnL (Vind)
Colin Starnes, BA (Bishop’s), STB (Harv), MA (McGill), PhD (Dal)
Detlev H. Steffen, PhD (Gottingen)
Judith Thompson, BA (UWO), MA, PhD (Tor)
Shirley Tillotson, BIS (Waterloo), MA, PhD (Queen’s)
Kelly Toughill, BA (San Francisco State), MBA (Queen’s)
Bruce Wark
Associate Fellows, Foundation Year
J. Bird, BA (Briercrest), MA (Waterloo), PhD in progress (McMaster)
Visiting Lecturer
D.T. Brandes, BA (Vind), MA (Alberta), PhD (Northwestern)
Executive Director, Instructor, Fountain School of Performing Arts
P. Bryson, BA (Vind), MA, LLB (Dalhousie), MA (Oxford), DCnL (Vind)
Visiting Lecturer
V. Goddard, BA (Carlton), MA, PhD (Tor)
Visiting Lecturer
N. Hatt, BA (Vind), MDiv (AST) MA (Dalhousie)
Visiting Lecturer
R. Ingalls, BA (Winnipeg), MA (Manitoba), MDiv (Nashotah), PhD (Llanbedr)
Chaplain
A. Jeffers, BA (Guelph), MA (McMaster), PhD (York)
Assistant Professor of English/GWST, Dalhousie University
C. Jeffers, BA (York), PhD (Northwestern)
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Dalhousie University
E. Jones, BA, MA (Manitoba)
Nancy’s Chair in Women’s Studies, MSVU; Instructor, School of Journalism, UKing’s
K. Kesselring, BA, MA (Dalhousie), PhD (Queen’s)
Professor of History, Dalhousie University
R. Majithia, BA (Beloit), MA (Northern Illinois), PhD (Guelph-McMaster)
Associate Professor, Mount Allison University
C. Mitchell, BA (Regina), MA (McGill), PhD (Tor)
Associate Professor of History, Dalhousie University
J. Mitchell, BA (McGill), PhD (Stanford)
Associate Professor of Classics, Dalhousie University
D. Nicol, BA (Aberystwyth), MA (Shakespeare Institute), PhD (Central England)
Associate Professor of Theatre Studies and Cinema and Media Studies
K. Pinder, BA, MA (Western), PhD (McGill)
Assistant Professor of English, Acadia University
G. Thorne, BA (Acadia), MA – Phil (Dalhousie), MA – Classics (Dalhousie), MDiv (AST), PhD (Dunelm)
Chaplain, Huron College, University of Western Ontario
A. Treiger, BA, MA (Jerusalem), PhD (Yale)
Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Dalhousie University
S. Ullah, BA (Miami), MA (Chicago), PhD (Columbia)
Lecturer in Literature Humanities, Columbia University
E. Varto, BA (Queen’s), MA (Dalhousie), PhD (British Columbia)
Assistant Professor of Classics, Dalhousie University
Y. Wassersug, BA (Vind), MA, PhD (Shakespeare Institute, Birmingham)
Assistant Registrar, Student Recruitment
G. Wilmhoff, BA (Mount Allison), BTh (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven), MA (Manchester), MA (AST)
Visiting Lecturer
Part-Time Instructors, School of Journalism, Writing & Publishing
Cooper Bombardier
MFA Mentor
Michael Creagen
Instructor, Photojournalism
Mike Dembeck
Instructor, Photojournalism
Charlotte Gill
MFA Mentor
Sheryl Grant
Instructor, Journalism & Society
Jeff Harper
Instructor, Photojournalism
David Hayes
MFA Mentor
Kayla Hounsell
News Workshop
Katie Ingram
Copy Editor, Writing Tutor
Allison Lawlor
Writing Coach
Lezlie Lowe
Instructor, Writing Tutor, MFA Mentor
Kim Hart Macneill
Writing Tutor
Lori A. May
MFA Mentor
Ken McGoogan
MFA Mentor
Caora McKenna
News Workshop
David McKie
Instructor, Professional Project, Investigative Workshop
Omar Mouallem
MFA Mentor
Lorri Neilsen Glenn
MFA Mentor
Paul O’Connell
News Workshop
Kim Pittaway
Acting Executive Director, MFA Program
Sarah Poko
Writing Tutor
Carol Shaben
MFA Mentor
Wanda Taylor
MFA Mentor
Kelly Thompson
MFA Mentor
Harry Thurston
MFA Mentor
Ayelet Tsabari
MFA Mentor
Gillian Turnbull
MFA Mentor
Support Staff (2023/2024)
Dido Devlin
Administrative Assistant, Writing and Publishing
Marcella Firmini
Administrative Assistant, Journalism
Jeff Harper
Multimedia Assistant
Kelly Porter
Department Administrator
Mark Pineo
Audio Technician
Paul Robinson
Video Technician