academic & career profile

A career focused on higher education, teaching with technology, faculty development and student support.

 

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FORMAL EDUCATION

  • MA - Department of Sociology, Queen’s University, 2000

  • Additional PhD Graduate Studies (Coursework and Comprehensive Exams) - School of Communication, Simon Fraser University, 1999-2010

  • BA (Honours) - Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University, 1996

  • B. Soc. Sc. - Department of Sociology, University of Ottawa, 1995

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Conestoga College, 2024-

    • Courses taught include The Middle Ages and the Modern World: Facts and Fiction.

  • Humber Polytechnic (formerly Humber College ITAL), 2003-2020

    • Courses taught include Sociology of Cultural Differences, Sociology: An Introduction, Sociology of Crime, Humanities, Principles of Sociology, Sociology of Consumption, The Influence of Mass Media on Canadian Society, and City Life.

  • Coquitlam College, 2002-2003

    • Courses taught include Introduction to Mass Communication.

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CURRENT LEADERSHIP POSITION

Dean, Centre for Teaching and Learning, Georgian College, 2021-Present

PREVIOUS LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

Associate Dean, Digital Learning, Innovative Learning, Humber Polytechnic, 2021

Director, Digital Learning, Innovative Learning, Humber Polytechnic, 2010-2021

Program Coordinator, Liberals Arts and Science, Humber Polytechnic, 2009-2010