Academic Faculty

Abegg, Martin
Professor of Religious Studies; Co-Director, Dead Sea Scrolls Institute
Department: FHSS; School of Graduate Studies; Biblical Studies; Religious Studies; MA Biblical Studies
Email: abegg@twu.ca
Phone: 604-888-7511 ex. 3124
Expertise: Biblical Hebrew; Dead Sea Scrolls; Texts and versions of the Hebrew Bible
Acton, William R.
Interim Dean, School of Graduate Studies; Professor Applied Linguistics; MA TESOL Program Director
Department: MATESOL, MALing
Email: william.acton@twu.ca
Expertise: Applied Linguistics; Applied Phonology; Language Acquisition; Language Assessment; Research Methods
Allert, Craig
Associate Professor of Religious Studies and History and Chair, Religious Studies Department
Department: FHSS; School of Graduate Studies, MAIH; History; Religious Studies; MA Biblical Studies
Email: allert@twu.ca
Expertise: Early Christianity, Church Fathers; Development of Christian doctrine; Evangelicalism; Formation of the New Testament canon; Historical theology; Justin Martyr.
Anaya, Ruth
Assistant Professor of Cross-Cultural and Leadership Communication; TWU's Communications Department.
Department: School of Graduate Studies, FPSPA, Communications, International Studies
Email: rutha@twu.ca
Phone: 604-888-7511 ext. 3143
Expertise: Cross-cultural communication -- worked abroad (Africa 7 years), and travelled to 35+ countries. Teach annually in Guatemala and Kenya. Courses cross-list as Linguistics for ESL certification and in the MA TESOL program, or cross-list as Anthropology for International Studies or Intercultural Religious Studies majors. Leadership communication -- teaching and training of professionals globally.
Anderson, Kent
Assistant Professor of Applied Theology and Homiletics (ACTS)
Expertise: Christian theology; postmodern culture; Homiletics (creation of sermon or morally instructive lecture); Spiritual Formation; Leadership; Preaching; History of the pulpit
Anonby, David
Instructor
Department: English
Email: David.Anonby@twu.ca
Expertise: First-Year English; John Donne; Literature and Theology.
Ariel, Donald
Professor of Computing Science and Mathematics
Department: FNAS; Computing Science; Mathematical Sciences
Arnett, Lloyd
Associate Professor of Theatre
Department: Theatre
Email: arnett@twu.ca
Phone: 604-888-7511 ext. 2058
Expertise: Theatre History & Literature; Playwriting
Atha, Doug
MA Leadership Adjunct Faculty, Advisor
Department: Faculty of Graduate Studies, MALeadership
Expertise: Mission, vision, and values development in non-profit societies and organizations; leadership and spirituality; ontology (being) of leadership; cross-cultural leadership studies; leaders in personal and professional crises
Atkins, Richard
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Department: FNAS; Mathematical Sciences
Auxier, Doris H.
Associate Professor
Department: FPSPA; Art Dept
Email: dorisa@twu.ca
Phone: 604-888-7511 ext 3358
Expertise: Painting & Drawing; Contemporary Art Theory; Artistic Giftedness and the Nature of Creativity; Art & Faith
Auxier, John
Dean, Trinity Western Seminary; Associate Professor of Counselling, ACTS Seminaries
Department: Graduate School of Theological Studies, ACTS Seminaries
Expertise: ADDICTIONS: Harm reduction; Motivational interviewing for addictions; Pornography addiction; Substance abuse MARRIAGES & FAMILIES: Christian marriage in Canada; Emotionally focused therapy; Forgiveness issues; Premarital preparation; Recovery from affairs PASTORAL COUNSELLING / PASTORAL CARE: Clergy sexual misconduct; Clergy stress and burnout; Integration of theology and psychology
Badke, William
Associate Librarian
Department: ACTS Seminaries
Expertise: Information literacy; Research training; biblical theology;
Barranco-Mendoza, Alma
Executive Director of Information Technologies; Assistant Professor of Computing Science and Information Systems; Co-Director, Gender Studies Institute
Department: FNAS; Computing Science; Information Systems; Information Technology;
Email: Alma at twu dot ca
Phone: (604) 513-2090
Expertise: Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics (information of biological systems), Medical Informatics, Software Engineering, Intelligence Systems, Knowledge Representation, Risk Assessment and Decision Support Systems (Type 2 Diabetes, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Lung and Oral Cancer) Mobile and Web Technologies, Intelligent E-Learning Systems for Learners with Disabilities (Autism, Dyslexia)
Beatty, Bill
MA Leadership, Adjunct Faculty, Advisor
Department: Faculty of Graduate Studies, MALeadership
Expertise: Community Development; Team Building; Business Management; Non Profit Management; Project Design and Development; Social Enterprise; Evaluation; Psychometric measurement (the measurement of mental capacities, states, and processes); cross-cultural and disability programming
Belcher, Christina
Adjunct Professor of Education
Department: School of Education
Email: christina.belcher@twu.ca
Expertise: Worldview and education, educational change, pre-service teacher education, literacy and language, curriculum development, mentoring, cultural study.
Bodner, Michael E. (Assistant Professor)
Department: HKIN
Email: mike.bodner@twu.ca
Bradshaw, Richard
Community Counselling Coordinator; Associate Professor of Counselling Psychology
Department: School of Gradute Studies, Counselling Psychology
Expertise: Adult onset abuse (rape, theft, industrial accidents etc); Advanced therapy: EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and one eye integration; Agitated depressive states; Headache relief; Trauma therapy; Treatment of abuse victims
Braid, Ron
Assistant Librarian: Reference and Circulation
Department: Library; History
Email: braid@twu.ca
Phone: (604) 513.2121 x3904
Brown, Paul
Associate Professor and Co-coordinator of Environmental Studies
Department: FNAS; Chemistry, Environmental Studies
Email: Paul.Brown@twu.ca
Expertise: Chemical ecology - roles natural chemicals have in interactions between organisms - especially plants; Plant natural products chemistry; Soils; Environmental chemistry (pesticides, etc.); Intelligent design theory (and evolution)
Broyles, Craig
Professor of Religious Studies
Department: FHSS; School of Graduate Studies; Religious Studies; Biblical Studies; MA Biblical Studies
Email: broyles@twu.ca
Brynjolfson, Silvia
Sessional Instructor in Spanish
Department: Modern Languages
Expertise: Cross Cultural Issues; Missions
Büchner, Dirk
Professor of Biblical Studies
Department: School of Graduate Studies; Religious Studies; Biblical Studies; MA Biblical Studies
Email: dirk.buchner@twu.ca
Expertise: Hebrew Bible / Old Testament; Hebrew, Aramaic and Syriac (grammar and syntax); Hellenistic Greek (grammar and lexicography); The Septuagint. Of more popular interest: The Bible and Social Justice; Creationism, Scientism and the Bible: why there should be no conflict between mainstream science and Christian faith.
Burkinshaw, Robert
Professor of History; Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; Director, Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Humanties.
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MAIH; FHSS, History
Email: burkinsh@twu.ca
Expertise: Canadian History; Canadian history and religion; Religion in Canada; evangelicalism in British Columbia; Evangelicalism and post-secondary education in North America; First Nations Pentecostalism in British Columbia; Canadian Society and church history; History of Christianity
Byl, John
Professor of Mathematics and Chair, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Department: FNAS; Mathematical Sciences
Email: byl@twu.ca
Expertise: Galactic Astronomy; Theoretical Physics; Applied Math; Science & Technology; Christian Worldview
Caldwell, Robert (Instructor in Music - Percussion)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Expertise: Percussion
Caleb, Aaron
Assistant Professor / Production Manager
Department: Theatre
Email: aaron.caleb@twu.ca
Phone: 604.513.2121 ext. 3572
Expertise: Directing, Acting, Voice and Movement, Devised Theatre
Casali, Roderic F.
Associate Professor
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MALing
Expertise: Phonology (Vowel phenomena); Phonetics; African Languages;
Caswell, Cynthia
Sessional Instructor, MA TESOL Program Coordinator
Department: MATESOL
Email: cynthia.caswell@twu.ca
Expertise: Research Methods; Language Assessment
Cavalli, Vic
Assistant Professor of English
Department: FHSS, English
Email: cavalli@twu.ca
Expertise: Early-modern Religious Literature; Creative Writing
Chernoff, Marea (Instructor in Music - Oboe)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Expertise: Oboe
Chutter, Gordon
Sessional Instructor
Department: Sociology
Expertise: Human Services professional development;attitudes, values, ethics, and habits of self-care and wellness associated with high quality care in the helping professions; urban sociology; community development; technology and social change; leadership and governance of non-profit organizations
Clarke, Kent
Brooke Foss Westcott Professorship of New Testament Textual Criticism, Greek Studies, and Hermeneutics
Department: FHSS; School of Graduate Studies; MA Biblical Studies; Religious Studies; Biblical Studies
Email: kentc@twu.ca
Expertise: New Testament Studies; New Testament Textual Criticism; New Testament Canon Formation; Greek Languages; Hermeneutics; and 18th-19th Century Enlightenment and Biblical Criticism
Clements, David
Professor of Biology
Department: FNAS; Biology
Expertise: Weed science; Agroecology; Christian environmental theology; Threatened ecosystems/restoration; Invasive species biology
Copeland, John
Professor of Business
Department: School of Graduate Studies
Expertise: Leadership, Values, and Ethics.
Cummins, Tony
Associate Professor of Religious Studies; Director, M.A. in Biblical Studies
Department: FHSS; School of Graduate Studies;Religious Studies; Biblical Studies; MA Biblical Studies
Email: Tony.Cummins@twu.ca
Expertise: New Testament - Jesus and the Gospels, Paul, and the theological interpretation of Scripture.
Cunningham, James
Department: Linguistics
Email: Jim.Cunningham@twu.ca
Expertise: Cross-Cultural Training; Adult Education
Davies, Wanda
Instructor in Linguistics
Department: Linguistics, MALing
Expertise: Literacy; Orthography Development
Dawn, Jonathan
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
Department: FHSS; Relgious Studies; Inter-Cultural Religious Studies
Email: Jonathan.Dawn@twu.ca
De Silva, Ivan
Instructor in Religious Studies
Department: FHSS; Religious Studies; Biblical Studies
Dewsbury, Melinda
Assistant Professor of Writing; Coordinator of GLC First Year Academic Programs; Faculty Mentor for Visiting Scholars
Department: Global Learning Connections; TESL; MA TESOL(Collaborating Instructor)
Email: MelindaD@twu.ca
Phone: 604-513-2121 ext 3882
Alt Phone: 604-513-2067
Expertise: Academic writing and composition; rhetoric and contrastive rhetoric; textual analysis; international students; cultural ideology; cultural literacy; English for academic purposes (EAP); critical thinking; curriculum and program design
Dick, Vern
Sessional Instructor in Psychology
Department: Psychology
Dixon, Duncan
Assistant Librarian: Reference and Information Literacy
Department: Library
Email: duncan.dixon@twu.ca
Phone: (604) 513-2121 x3923
Doede, Jennifer
Assistant Professor of English
Department: English
Email: JenniferD@twu.ca
Expertise: First-Year English
Doede, Robert P.
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MAIH; Philosophy
Email: BobD@twu.ca
Expertise: Existentialism, Aesthetics, Philosophy of mind, Feminist philosophy, and philosophy of embodiment.
Dunning, Stephen
Associate Professor of English
Department: English; MAIH
Email: Stephen.Dunning@twu.ca
Expertise: Canadian Literature; Modern British Literature; World Literature; Fantasy Literature, cultural studies; multiculturalism, moderism and postmodernism
Dyck, John
Assistant Professor of Political Studies
Department: Political Studies and International Studies; MAIH
Email: John.Dyck@twu.ca
Expertise: Business Education;Canadian Government; American Government; Ideologies; Canadian Politics; Judicial independence and judicial rights; Mennonite history and thought; Model United Nations; Political Studies and theory; Coaching and Sports management; Wheelchair basketball; Tutoring and Mentoring
Ebihara, Isao
Instructor in Japanese
Department: Modern Languages
Expertise: Language Education; Sociological Study on Religions; Christianity and Society; Psychology of Religions; Pastoral Counselling
Epp Buckingham, Janet
LLC Director; Associate Professor of Political Studies and History
Department: LLC; Political Studies; History
Email: Janet.Epp-Buckingham@twu.ca
Expertise: Religious Freedom, Human Rights, Church/State Relations
Erickson, Todd (Associate Professor of Marketing)
Department: MBA; iMBA
Email: todd.erickson@twu.ca
Expertise: Advertising and promotional strategies; Marketing management; Marketing research
Erickson, David (Assistant Dean)
Department: HKIN
Email: david.erickson@twu.ca
Faw, Harold
Professor; Coordinator of Multidisciplinary Major in Social Sciences
Department: Psychology
Expertise: Human research; Statistical analysis; Links between Christian faith and psychology; Memory; Psychological Tests - uses and dangers;
Flint, Amanda (Assistant Professor of Accounting, tenured)
Department: School of Business, MBA, iMBA
Email: amanda.flint@twu.ca
Expertise: Financial Statement Auditing and Internal Control
Flint, Peter W.
Canada Research Chair of the Dead Sea Scrolls; Director, Dead Sea Scrolls Institute; Professor of Religious Studies
Department: FHSS; School of Graduate Studies, Biblical Studies; Religious Studies; MA Biblical Studies
Email: flint@twu.ca
Expertise: Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha; Biblical interpretation; Dead Sea Scrolls; Greek, Hebrew, and Semitic Languages; Isaiah, Psalms, Daniel; Old Testament/Hebrew Bible Septuagint; Textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible
Forssander-Song, Lydia
Assistant Professor of English
Department: English
Email: LydiaF@twu.ca
Expertise: First-Year English
Franklin, Kimberly
Dean, School of Education and Assistant Professor of Education
Department: School of Education
Email: kimberly.franklin@twu.ca
Phone: 604.513.2105
Expertise: Literacy, curriculum praxis, teacher education and teacher identity formation, teacher reflectivity, spirituality and education, diversity and education.
Friesen, Chadron M.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Department: FNAS; Chemistry
Email: Chad.Friesen@twu.ca
Phone: (604)513-2121 (Ext. 3220)
Expertise: Application of ethers; Fluoro organic synthesis; High temperature lubricants; Industrial manufacturing; Mass spectrometry.
Froese, Diane (Instructor in Music - Piano)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Email: diane.froese@twu.ca
Expertise: Piano
Fry, Prem S. (Research Professor)
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MA Counselling Psychology
Email: psdfry@shaw.ca or Fry@twu.ca
Expertise: Research Areas of special interest in recent years: -Aging and Development in late life. -Social Psychology -Educational Psychology -Child Social Development
Gibbons, Jef (Instructor in Music)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Email: jef.gibbons@twu.ca
Expertise: Digital Recording and Composition
Gibson, Simon
Assistant Professor, Communication Program Advisor
Department: Global Learning Connections
Email: Simon.Gibson@twu.ca
Phone: 604-513-2121 ext 3899
Gibson, Cynthia (Associate Professor)
Department: MBA, iMBA
Email: cynthia.gibson@twu.ca
Expertise: Higher Education, Marketing, Management
Gillion, Gordon
Director of the Advising Office; Associate Professor of Education
Department: Academic Advising Office
Phone: 604.513.2121; Local 3500
Expertise: Curriculum Theory & Practice, Multiple Intelligences, Mathematics Education, Early Childhood Education, Gender Studies: Primary School, Mathematics, Innovations in Science Education, Language Arts
Gilmer, Kim
MA Leadership, Advisor
Department: Faculty of Graduate Studies, MALeadership
Expertise: Leadership and the Law, Conflict Resolution, Cross-Cultural Leadership, Leadership in Developing Countries (particularly in Africa).
Gobbett, Brian
Adjunct Professor of History
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MAIH;
Expertise: North American intellectual and religious, Aboriginal issues, science and religion
Goertzen, Philip G.
Associate Professor & Co-chair Department of Linguistics
Department: MALing, MATESOL, Linguistics
Email: goertzen@twu.ca
Expertise: Japanese Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Goheen, Michael W. (Professor of Worldview and Religious Studies)
Department: IDIS
Email: mike.goheen@twu.ca
Goossen, Richard (Rick) (Associate Professor of Entrepreneurial Leadership)
Department: School of Business; MBA; iMBA; Centre for Entrepreneurial Leaders
Email: rick.goossen@twu.ca
Expertise: Entrepreneurial Leadership; Entrepreneurial Finance; Strategic Management
Goshulak, Ted
University Librarian
Department: Library
Email: tgosh@twu.ca
Phone: (604) 513-2121 x3905
Grimm-Vance, Erica
Assistant Professor
Department: FPSPA; Art Dept
Email: ericag@twu.ca
Phone: 604-888-7511 ext. 3142
Expertise: Embodiment & Liminality; Faith & Art; Aesthetic & Postmodernism in Tertiary Education; Beauty & Affliction; Art & Transcendence; Post Ironic Search for Meaning
Groen, Brent (Assistant Professor of Accounting and Business)
Department: School of Business; MBA
Email: brentg@twu.ca
Expertise: Accounting
Grypma, Sonya (Associate Professor, Advisor)
Department: School of Nursing; MALeadership
Email: Sonya.Grypma@twu.ca
Expertise: Dr. Grypma is a nurse historian whose scholarly interests relate especially to the history of nursing in Canada and China. She also has expertise in the area of nursing in international and intercultural settings, spirituality, and work/life balance issues.
Guenther, Bruce
Associate Professor of Church History and Mennonite Studies
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MAIH; History
Email: bruce.guenther@twu.ca
Expertise: Evangelicalism and fundamentalism in North America, history of theological education in Canada, Mennonite studies in Canada.
Hampson, Douglas A.
Sessional Assistant Professor in Psychology
Department: Psychology
Expertise: Counselling; Personhood--the individual; Psychology; Psychology of adolescence
Hampton, Ian (Instructor in Music - Cello)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Expertise: Cello
Harder, Harold (Professor Emeritus)
Department: SGS; School of Business
Email: harder@twu.ca
Expertise: Theory and Practice of International Development; Leadership Structures and International Not for Profits.
Harder, Caroline (Instructor in Music - Voice)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Email: mandc@uniserve.com
Expertise: Vocal Pedagogy and Voice Care; Vocal Song Literature, especially German Lied; Opera and Musical Theatre.
Harris, Ray (Instructor in Music - Voice)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Email: rcharris@shaw.ca
Expertise: Voice
Haskett, Kelsey
Assistant Professor of French; Chair, Department of Modern Languages; Coordinator of European Studies
Department: Modern Languages; French
Hatina, Thomas R,
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Department: FHSS; Religious Studies; MA Biblical Studies
Email: thatina@twu.ca
Expertise: Early Christian Gospels, Historical Jesus, Mythology and Historiography in Late Antiquity, New Testament Theology and Religion.
Havers, Grant
Chair, Department of Philosophy, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Political Studies
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MAIH; Philosophy
Email: havers@twu.ca
Expertise: Political philosophy; History of philosophy; Ethic of natural rights; Philosophy of the Enlightenment; Tension between reason and faith; Right-wing political thought.
Hayashi, Larry
Instructor in Linguistics
Department: Linguistics
Expertise: Typology; Language software development for descriptive linguistics
Healey, Robynne
Associate Professor of History; Chair, Department of Geography, History, Political and International Studies;Stream Coordinator for MAIH; Co-director, Gender Studies Institute
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MAIH; History, International Studies
Email: Robynne.Healey@twu.ca
Expertise: Gender; Canadian history; The Atlantic World; Quaker Studies; War and Peace
Heming, Andrew (Instructor)
Department: HKIN
Email: andrew.heming@twu.ca
Expertise: Strength Training; Conditioning; Weight loss / Muscle gain; Sports Training; Performance Nutrition
Heming, Andrew
Instructor
Department: Human Kinetics
Expertise: Strength Training; Conditioning; Weight loss / Muscle gain; Sports Training; Performance Nutrition
Henson, Bonnie
Assistant Professor & Co-chair Department of Linguistics
Department: Linguistics, MALing
Email: Bonnie.Henson@twu.ca
Expertise: Morphology; Phonology; Syntax; Fieldwork; Bantu
Hicks, Steven
Sessional Assistant Professor of History
Department: History, International Studies
Email: shicks@twu.ca
Hiebert, Robert
Professor of Old Testament; Director of the Septuagint Institute
Department: ACTS Seminaries
Expertise: Bible translation; Hebrew Bible; Hermeneutics (biblical interpretation); Septuagint(Genesis, Psalms, IV Maccabees); Syriac Bible (Psalms, IV Maccabees); The Bible and culture (ancient and postmodern)
Hilder, Monika B.
Associate Professor of English
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MAIH; English
Email: Monika.Hilder@twu.ca
Expertise: Children's literature; Fantasy literature (George MacDonald, C.S. Lewis, and Madeleine L'Engle); Moral Education; Gender Criticism; Literature & Spirituality; Milton.
Hill, Don (Assistant Professor)
Department: School of Business
Email: don.hill@twu.ca
Expertise: Marketing, General Business
Ho, Sean
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computing Science
Department: FNAS; Computing Science; Mathematical Science
Email: twu@seanho.com
Phone: 3209
Hoe Harwood, Catherine (Associate Professor of Nursing)
Department: School of Nursing
Email: harwood@twu.ca
Expertise: Childbearing family; Nursing concepts; Community nursing; Camp nursing; Nutrition
Hoelzley, Paul (Instructor in Music - Low Brass)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Expertise: Low Brass
Hoelzley, Ilana
Retired Sessional Assistant Professor in French
Department: Modern Languages
Expertise: Languages - French, Spanish; Teaching Languages
Hollaar, Lee
Associate Professor of Educational Administration, Ma Leadership, Advisor
Department: Faculty of Graduate Studies, MALeadership
Expertise: Educational leadership; School governance; Biblical worldview; Christ and culture studies; Faith-based education; Modernity and postmodernity
Humphreys, Melanie
MA Leadership, Adjunct Faculty, Advisor
Department: Faculty of Graduate Studies, MALeadership
Expertise: Leadership development, socially responsible leadership, student affairs, psychological sense of community, organizational development, higher education, strengths philosophy
Jameson, Dennis
Provost
Expertise: Academic administration; Adult and corporate learning theory; Organization change strategies for church and academy; Organizational persistence; Research, assessment and planning
Jantzen, Maryann
Assistant Professor; Writing Centre Co-director
Department: School of Graduate Studies, FHSS, English
Email: jantzen@twu.ca
Expertise: First-Year English
Janzen, Kimberley (Instructor in Music - Voice)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Expertise: Voice
Janzen, Wes (Professor of Music; Director of Choral Activities)
Department: FPSPA, Music
Email: janzen@twu.ca
Expertise: Conducting Performance, Vocal Pedagogy, Music and Faith
Jeffery, David
Instructor in Linguistics, Department Coordinator
Department: Linguistics, MALing
Phone: 604-513-2129 ex 3951
Expertise: Sociolinguistics, Language Program Planning
Jeffrey, Wayne (Instructor in Music - Horn)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Expertise: Horn
Jordan, David
Sessional Assistant Professor of Geography; Coordinator, Department of Geography
Department: Geography
Email: DavidJ@twu.ca
Jordan, Geraldine
Assistant Professor of Geography
Department: Geography
Email: Geraldine.Jordan@twu.ca
Expertise: GIS; Landscape Ecology
Jule, Allyson
Associate Professor of Education; Co-Director, Gender Studies Institute; Adjunct, University of Glamorgan, Wales
Department: School of Education
Email: allyson.jule@twu.ca
Phone: 604-513-2122 X3517
Expertise: Feminism; Feminist Pedagogy; Gender and Achievement; Gender, Language and Silence in Classrooms; Literacy, Language Arts and Literature; and Applied Linguistics in Education.
Kariya, Paul
MA Leadership Non Profit Stream Coordinator,Scholarly Inquiry Coordinator, Advisor
Department: Faculty of Graduate Studies, MALeadership
Expertise: Salmon sustainability, aboriginal community economic development, nature of bureaucracy, Japanese-Canadian Redress
Kirby, Boelle
Sessional Instructor
Department: Psychology
Expertise: Psychology & Gender; Abnormal Psychology; Domestic Violence; Midlife Transitions; Disorders of Childhood's Adolescence
Klapwyk, R. Ray
Assistant Professor of Educational Administration; MA Leadership Adjunct Faculty, Advisor
Department: Faculty of Graduate Studies, MALeadership
Expertise: Qualitative research; School-community relations; Educational leadership.
Klassen, John
Professor Emeritus of History
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MAIH; History
Expertise: Church and the State relations; Fathers and mothers in Christian tradition; Grace in Western tradition; History of gender (men and women)(masculinity and femininity); History of the family; History of women and men; History and comtemporary issues in Europe; History of Human Rights; Medieval Europe, Reformation, family & gender; Medieval Bohemia; Reformation; Renaissance; Violence coercion and peace in the Christian tradition; War and peace; Women and men in the church; Church origins - Anabaptist , Free Church, Mennonite
Klukas, Suzanne (Accompanist; Instructor in Music - Piano)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Email: srklukas@telus.net
Expertise: Piano. Collaborative piano. Art song interpretation, especially Schubert, Schumann and the German Lied. Chamber Music.
Konrad, Angela
Associate Professor; Chair, Theatre Department
Department: Theatre
Email: angelak@twu
Phone: 604-888-7511 ext. 3576
Expertise: Directing, Acting, Theatre Writing
Kristjansson, Carolyn
Assistant Professor of Linguistics
Department: MATESOL
Email: kristjan@twu.ca
Expertise: Second Language Acquisition, Materials Development, Teaching Supervision, English for Academic Purposes
Laird, Phil
Dean of Global Learning Connections; Associate Professor of Psychology (TWU)
Department: School of Graduate Studies, Psychology
Expertise: Jury analysis; Juror decision making; Psychology and the law; Psychology and theology; Self deception (lying); Technology and education; Emotional intelligence; Moral reasoning.
Launhardt, Claudia
Instructor in Anthropology
Department: Anthropology; Sociology
Le Dressay, Joanne (Instructor in Music - Clarinet)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Email: ledress@shaw.ca
Expertise: Clarinet
Lee, Mark (Assistant Professor)
Department: School of Business, MBA, iMBA
Email: Mark.Lee@twu.ca
Expertise: Strategy, Restructuring, Fast Growth Companies, Organizational Behaviour, Leadership
Lee, Shirley
Assistant Librarian, Systems, Acquisition & Interlibrary Loans
Department: Library
Email: shirley.lee@twu.ca
Phone: (604) 513-2121 x3914
Leung, Ka Yin
Professor of Biology, Dean, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences
Department: FNAS, Biology
Email: KaYin.Leung@twu.ca
Phone: 604-513-2121 (3253)
Alt Phone: 604-513-2043
Lieffertz, Michelle
Instructor in Theatre
Department: Theatre
Email: michelle.lieffertz@twu.ca
Phone: 604-888-7511 ext 3151
Expertise: Acting, Voice, Movement
Lindsay, Dave
Director, TESL Certificate Program, Instructor in Linguistics
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MATESOL, Linguistics
Email: dave.lindsay@twu.ca
Expertise: Sociolinguistics and Ethnomethodology (social method of constructing knowledge of the world)
Logan, Matthew
MA Leadership Adjunct Faculty
Department: Faculty of Graduate Studies, MALeadership
Expertise: Conflict and crisis management; Psychopathy and trauma.
Lohr, Joel N. (Department of Religious Studies)
Department: Religious Studies
Email: joel.lohr@twu.ca
Expertise: Narrative-Critical Study of the Pentateuch; Jewish-Christian Dialogue; Use of Scripture in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; History of Biblical Interpretation
Luke, Bill (Professor)
Department: HKIN
Email: bluke@twu.ca
Macknee, Charles M.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Department: Psychology
Expertise: Couples counseling; Grief and loss; History of psychology; Human sexuality; Psychology and spirituality; Theories of personality
MacTavish, Murray (Director of MBA Program, Associate Professor of Leadership and International Development)
Department: School of Business; MBA; iMBA; Political Studies; International Studies
Email: murray.mactavish@twu.ca
Expertise: Leadership; Values-Based Leadership; Transformational Leader Development; Cross-Cultural Leadership; Asian Leadership; NGO Leadership; Global Management; and Values & Ethics
Mays, Angie
Online Teaching Coordinator
Department: Faculty of Graduate Studies, MALeadership
Expertise: Team Leadership; Leadership & Change.
McAllister, Kay
Instructor
Department: MATESOL
Email: kay.mcallister@twu.ca
Expertise: Integrating the four skills, Curriculum Development
McAllister, Lawrence
Instructor
Department: MATESOL
Email: Lawrence.McAllister@twu.ca
Expertise: Issues in TESOL and Missions, Curriculum Development
McDonald, Marvin (Program Director, MA. Counselling Psychology)
Department: Faculty of Graduate Studies; MA Counselling Psychology
Email: mcdonald@twu.ca
Expertise: Multi/cross-cultural psychology; spirituality and health; families
McIntosh, Tim
MA Leadership Adjunct Faculty
Department: Faculty of Graduate Studies; MALeadership
McKay, Mark (Associate Dean, Associate Professor of Management Science and Quantitative Methods)
Department: School of Business; MBA; iMBA
Email: Mark.McKay@twu.ca
Expertise: Health Care Management; Lean Manufacturing; Just-in-time Manufacturing; Service Operations; Operations Efficiency; Queuing; Quality control; Spreadsheet modeling
Menking, Rick (Associate Professor of Business and Computer Information Systems)
Department: School of Business; MBA; iMBA; Information Systems
Email: rick.menking@twu.ca
Expertise: Information Systems, Networking, Information Technology Project Management, Canadian Information Technology Professional, IITP (International Information Technology Professional)
Meyerhoff, Heather (Assistant Professor)
Department: School of Nursing
Email: HeatherM@twu.ca
Mills, Julia
Assistant Professor of Biology and Director of Biotechnology
Department: FNAS; Biology
Email: Julia.Mills@twu.ca
Expertise: Cell Signalling, Alzheimer’s Disease, Stem Cell Research, Cancer Biology
Mingus, Richard (Instructor in Music - Horn)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Email: richardmingus@hotmail.com
Expertise: Horn
Mitchell, Kirk
MA Leadership Health Stream Coordinator; Adjunct faculty; Advisor
Department: Faculty of Graduate Studies, MALeadership
Expertise: Leadership; Health administration; Governance; Strategy and Planning; Health System Improvements; Voluntary sector leadershp and administration; Marketing as a strategic imperative
Montgomery, Craig
Professor; Chair, Department of Chemistry
Department: FNAS; Chemistry
Email: montgome@twu.ca
Phone: (604) 513-2121 (Ext 3210)
Expertise: Inorganic Chemistry; Organometallic Chemistry
Moran, Julie
Assistant Professor, First-Year English; ESL; Writing Centre Co-director
Department: English
Email: moran@twu.ca
Expertise: English Literature and Language
Nassaji, Hossein
Instructor
Department: School of Graduate Studies,
Expertise: Research Design
Nelson, Holly Faith
Associate Professor of English; (on sabbatical 2009-2010; visiting scholar, UBC (2009-2010)
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MAIH; FHSS, English
Email: Holly.Nelson@twu.ca
Expertise: early modern literature; British civil war literature; literature of the long eighteenth century; Scottish Romanticism; gender and literature; theology and literature; politics and literature
Neufeldt, Terry
Sessional Assistant Professor of Geology, Geography and Physics
Department: FNAS; Physics; Geography; Geology
Email: Terry.Neufeldt@twu.ca
Nystrom, Alison (Instructor in Music - Voice)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Email: alisonn@shaw.ca
Expertise: Voice
Ofosuhene, Maxwell
Assistant Professor of Geography
Department: Geography, International Studies
Email: maxwell.ofosuhene@twu.ca
Expertise: Regional & Community Economic Development; Rural Development; Land Use and Planning; Cities in Developing Countries
Olsen, Tim (Instructor in Music - Guitar)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Expertise: Guitar
Owusu, Sam
MA Leadership Adjunct Faculty
Department: Faculty of Graduate Studies, MALeadership
Expertise: Cross cultural Leadership
Page, Daryl (Adjunct Faculty)
Department: HKIN; Faculty of Graduate Studies; MALeadership
Email: dpage@twu.ca
Expertise: Leadership development Teambuilding within organizations Recreation and play design, development and programming Advisor for Landscape Structures Inc. Advisor for International Playground Inc. Organized and taught team building exercises with future presidents of colleges and universities for the Executive Leadership Development Institute of the CCCU 1996 – 2000 Ÿ Organized and taught team building exercises with Chief Academic Officers for colleges and universities at the Executive Leadership Development Institute of the CCCU 1997 - 2004 Lead several leadership training sessions for Langley, Maple Ridge, Aldergrove, and Chilliwack school teachers.
Page, Donald M.
Professor of Leadership
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MALeadership
Expertise: Christian servant leadership; Teamwork; Leading change; Boards of Trustees; Ethics (business, political organizations); Foreign affairs; History and international relations; Policy development; Leadership and leadership development; Team-building; Canada and foreign policy; Government Policy-Making; The Christian university and its role in society;
Pankratz, Darlane M. (Sessional Instructor)
Department: School of Nursing
Email: darlane.pankratz@twu.ca
Expertise: Transcultural nursing education, adult medical/surgical nursing for complex illness and critical care nursing; maternal/child health, and camp health.
Parolini, Jeanine
MA Leadership Adjunct Faculty, Advisor
Department: Faculty of Graduate Studies, MALeadership
Expertise: Servant and Transformational Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Moral and Ethical Leadership, Leadership and Organizational Development, Climate and Culture, Team Leadership and Development, Conflict Resolution, Values, and Mentoring and Coaching. Dr. Parolini creatively integrates scholarship in practical ways into the day to day lives of leaders, teams, and organizations.
Pavey, Emma L.
Assistant Professor
Department: Linguistics, MALing
Expertise: Syntax (grammar, arrangement of words); Semantics (linguistic meaning)
Pearson, Sara
Assistant Professor of English; Coordinator of First-Year English
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MAIH; FHSS, English
Email: Sara.Pearson@twu.ca
Expertise: Nineteenth-century British literature; the Brontës; the genre of the novel; Classical and Biblical backgrounds of English literature
Pelkey, Jamin
Assistant Professor
Department: Linguistics, MALing
Penner, Myron
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Graduate Philosophy Coordinator for MA in Interdisciplinary Humanities
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MAIH, Philosophy
Email: Myron.Penner@twu.ca
Expertise: Philosophy of Religion; Epistemology (methods of knowing); metaphysics (first principles, being)
Pepper, Joanne
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies; Coordinator, Inter-Cultural Religious Studies
Department: FHSS; Religious Studies; Inter-Cultural Religious Studies
Email: jpepper@twu.ca
Expertise: Eastern Europe; Eastern world religions; Global theologies; Missiology; Mission issues in Latin America and new religious movements; Religion, contextualization, and change; Teaching English as a second language (TESL); Western world religions; Women and the Bible/Theology; Women in the developing world; Yoga/ Hinduisim; Hindu ideology.
Perkins, Larry
President of Northwest Baptist Seminary; ACTS Seminaries Faculty
Department: ACTS Seminaries
Expertise: New Testament studies; Exegetical and hermeneutical issues; Gospel of Mark; 1 Peter; Galatians; Greek; Septagist
Peters, Dorothy
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Postdoctoral Research Fellow; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Religious Studies; M.A. Biblical Studies
Department: School of Graduate Studies; Religious Studies; Biblical Studies; MA Biblical Studies
Email: dorothy.peters@twu.ca
Expertise: Dead Sea Scrolls, Hebrew Language, Gender and the Bible, Formative Judaism and Christianity
Petlitsa, Slava
Instructor in Russian and Spanish
Department: Russian; Spanish
Email: Slava.Petlitsa@twu.ca
Provost, Darren
Assistant Professor of History
Department: History; MAIH
Email: Darren.Provost@twu.ca
Expertise: Medieval, Renaissance, and Reformation Europe; History of Marriage and the Family; History of Christianity and Western Civilization
Pudlas, Kenneth
Professor of Education
Department: School of Education
Email: pudlas@twu.ca
Phone: 604.513.2121, local 3324
Expertise: Biblical views of exceptionality and special needs; Educational psychology and special education (how children learn; social, emotional, and cognitive development); Families of students with special needs; Inclusion issues; Learning theory; Self-concept; Self-esteem; Social issues in education; Teaching exceptional students (those with special needs)
Radant, Ken
Associate Professor of Theology; Associate Dean for Canadian Theological Seminary at ACTS
Department: Graduate School of Theological Studies
Expertise: Systematic theology; Theological method; Historical theology; Biblical theology; Doctrines of revelation (Scripture); Gender roles in church ministry; "Spiritual gifts"
Reed, Ron
Artist in Residence
Department: Theatre
Email: surfer@ronreed.org
Expertise: Acting, Writing, Directing, Film Criticism
Reimer, Jack (Assistant Professor)
Department: HKIN
Email: jreimer@twu.ca
Reimer-Kirkham, Sheryl (Associate Professor, Nursing; Director, MSN Program )
Department: School of Nursing; MALeadership
Email: Sheryl.Kirkham@twu.ca
Expertise: Culture, religion & health; Health care ethics; Research methods; Health care delivery & reform; Nursing research; Nursing methodology; Intercultural health care
Remple, Stan
Director and Professor of Leadership (MAL - TWU), President (SKR Management Consulting)
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MALeadership
Expertise: Middle to executive public management, leadership, and broad-based consulting and training within a diversity or regional and provincial social service programs, addictions programs and mental health services, services to persons with disabilities, comprehensive health care systems, aboriginal affairs, seniors programs in Alberta and British Columbia. Specializes in accountability, value for money, organization effectiveness, and leading strategic change for results. Teaching focuses on how servant leadership practices enhance organization performance and impacts.
Rendall, David
Advisor
Department: MALeadership
Expertise: - Persuasion and Influence - Leadership - Management - Change Management - Strategic Planning - Organizational Behavior - Personal Effectiveness - Nonprofit Management - Social Enterprise - Organizational Culture
Richardson, Faith (Assistant Professor of Nursing)
Department: School of Nursing
Email: faith.richardson@twu.ca
Expertise: Animal assisted therapy; animal assisted activities; pet therapy; human-animal bond; animals and Christian spirituality; Natural therapies; creative therapies; arts and health; story and health; nursing education; nurse practitioner; community health; health and the environment
Richardson, Mike
Christian Ministry Stream Coordinator, Advisor
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MALeadership
Rodgers, Thomas
Adjunct Faculty
Department: MALeadership
Expertise: Entrepreneur (small business owner, advisor, and venture seeker) Innovation (change agent, facilitator, and observer) Complex problem solver of information technologies, contract and financial management) Electronic meeting facilitator and trainer
Rowe, Paul
Associate Professor and Coordinator of Political and International Studies
Department: Political Studies and International Studies; MAIH
Email: Paul.Rowe@twu.ca
Expertise: Middle Eastern Politics; Religion and Politics; Developing World Politics, International Politics; Christian Minorities in the Middle East.
Rushton, David (Professor of Music)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Email: rushton@twu.ca
Expertise: Music theory (curriculum & pedagogy), aural musicianship, conducting, piano, music and worship
Sanford, Dan
Instructor in Political Studies and History
Department: Political Studies and History, International Studies
Sawatsky, Kevin (Professor of Law)
Department: School of Business; MBA; iMBA
Email: sawatsky@twu.ca
Expertise: Business Law
Sawatzky, Richard (Associate professor)
Department: School of Nursing
Email: rick.sawatzky@twu.ca
Expertise: patient reported outcomes measurement; quality of life; spirituality in nursing and health care; psychometrics (measurement of mental capacities); item response theory; computerized adaptive testing
Schick, Deanna M. (Assistant Professor)
Department: HKIN
Email: deanna.schick@twu.ca
Schmidt, Kathryn (Instructor in Music - Piano)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Email: kathkos@yahoo.ca
Expertise: Injury Management; Piano Works: Solo and Chamber; Cross-over repertoire: where Jazz and Classical meet
Schut, Kevin
Assistant Professor, Department of Communications (Media Studies Stream)
Department: Communications
Email: kevin.schut@twu.ca
Phone: 604-888-7511 ext 3603
Expertise: Intro to Mass Communication; Computing for Communications; Communication Theory in Everyday Life; Television & Culture; Digital Games as Communication; Media, Criticism & Culture; Introduction to Game Design; Game Development I & II
Scott, Jim
Professor of Religious Studies
Department: FHSS; School of Graduate Studies; Religious Studies; Biblical Studies; MA Biblical Studies
Email: scott@twu.ca
Self, Catherine
MA Leadership Advisor
Department: MALeadership
Expertise: culture change with an emphasis on loving care in healthcare settings; leadership formation; strategic planning
Selvin, Samuel
Sessional Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Department: FNAS; Mathematical Sciences
Shelvey, Bruce
Associate Professor of History and Political Studies
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MAIH, Geography, History, Political Studies, International Studies
Email: shelvey@twu.ca
Expertise: Environmental history; Canada-US relations; comparative, philosophy of history.
Siame, Anthony
Associate Professor of Biology
Department: FNAS; Biology
Email: Anthony.Siame@twu.ca
Sikkema, Arnold
Associate Professor of Physics; Coordinator of Physics, Coordinator of Engineering Transfer
Department: Physics; Mathematical Sciences; Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences
Phone: 604-513-2121 x. 3185
Expertise: Science & Christianity; Philosophy of Physics; Theoretical Physics; Phase Transitions; Emergence; Physics Education Research
Snider, Keith L.
Associate Professor; Program Chair
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MALing
Expertise: Tone analysis; Phonology; African Linguistics; Historical and Comparative linguistics
Snizek, Suzanne (Instructor in Music - Flute)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Email: suzanne.snizek@gmail.com
Expertise: Flute
Soberg, Andrea (Dean, Associate Professor )
Department: School of Business
Email: andreas@twu.ca
Expertise: Human Resource Management and Organization Design
Squires, David (Dean, Faculty of Professional Studies and Performing Arts; Associate Professor of Music; Coordinator of Worship Studies)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Email: david.squires@twu.ca
Expertise: composition, music history, Christian spirituality and new music, worship history and theology, contemporary worship issues
Steensma, Karen
Co-director, Environmental Studies Program Sessional Assistant Professor of Biology
Department: FNAS; Environmental Studies; Biology
Expertise: Coral reef ecosystems (particularly Hawaii); Farmland preservation; Interface between freshwater streams and adjacent land uses; Organic and sustainable agriculture; Pacific Northwest marine ecology; Tropical marine biology; Salmon habitat restoration; Biology; Marine biology; Marine environment;
Stevick, Earl
Super Illuminary
Department: MATESOL
Expertise: Language teaching
Stobbe, Tracy (Assistant Professor)
Department: School of Business
Email: tracy.stobbe@twu.ca
Expertise: Economics, Environmental, Natural Resource and Agricultural Economics, History of Economic Thought
Stopforth, Sylvia
Assistant Librarian: Reference and Archives
Department: Library
Email: stopfort@twu.ca
Phone: (604) 513-2121 x3925
Storey, Vern
Professor of Leadership Studies, Adjunct, Education Leadership stream coordinator – School of Graduate Studies, MAL Program
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MALeadership
Email: vstorey@telus.net
Phone: (250) 658-1431
Expertise: Organizational behavior, analysis, and change; politics in organizations; organizational governance; moral and ethical dimensions of leadership; school leadership.
Stringham-Durovic, Eve
Associate Professor of Biology; Canada Research Chair in Developmental Genetics and Disease
Department: FNAS; Biology
Expertise: Biochemistry; Cancer biology; Developmental biology; Genetics; Molecular biology
Strom, Bill
Professor of Communications and Chair, Department of Communications
Department: FPSPA, Communications
Email: strom@twu.ca
Phone: 604-888-7511 ext. 3224
Expertise: Christian perspective on communication; Intercultural communication; Interpersonal / relational communication; Public speaking; Marital Communication
Suderman, Ingrid (Instructor in Music - Voice)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Email: isuderman@shaw.ca
Expertise: Voice
Suderman, Betty (Instructor in Music - Piano)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Expertise: Piano
Sutcliffe, Richard
Professor of Mathematics and Computing Science, Coordinator of Computing Science and Information Systems
Department: FNAS; Computing Science; Mathematical Science; Information Systems
Expertise: Christian worldview, ethical and social issues in technology, curriculum and pedagogy for mathematics, computing, and informatics, school accreditation, Christian Science Fiction, eBooks, web technology, computing standards, programming languages, discrete mathematics
Sutherland, John
Adjunct Professor; Sessional Instructor - School of Business
Department: School of Graduate Studies
Expertise: Ethics; Management; Labour Relations; Marketing; Bankruptcy; Business ethics; Industrial Relations; Money; Strategic management;
Szabo, Lynn
Associate Professor and Chair, English Department; Stream Coordinator MAIH
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MAIH; FHSS, English
Email: lszabo@twu.ca
Expertise: American literature; Thomas Merton's Poetics; Canadian women poets; Creative Writing; Genre studies; Literature & Spirituality; Christian mysticism.
Terblanche, Landa (Dean, School of Nursing; Associate Professor, Advisor)
Department: School of Nursing; MALeadership
Email: Landa.Terblanche@twu.ca
Expertise: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing; Maternal-Child Nursing; Nursing Education
Thompson, Jon (Assistant Professor of Music; Chair, Department of Music)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Email: jont@twu.ca
Expertise: Northern European Choral Music of the Nineteenth and early Twentieth centuries; Renaissance sacred polyphony
Thorpe, Allan (Associate Professor of Music; Acting Director of Instrumental Activities; Coordinator of Private Music Lessons)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Email: thorpe@twu.ca
Expertise: Bassoon, Instrumental Music, Concert Band, Chamber Music, Orchestra, Music Theory
Throness, Dale (Instructor in Music - Voice)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Expertise: Voice
Toews, Ron
Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies at ACTS Seminaries
Expertise: Community and church mediation; Group strategic planning and change; Pulpit strategy
Toews, Casey
Sessional Instructor in Religious Studies
Department: FHSS; Religious Studies; Biblical Studies
Email: casey.toews@twu.ca
Toronchuk, Judy
Associate Professor of Psychology and Chair, Research Ethics Board
Department: Psychology
Townsend, Calvin
Instructor in Political Studies and Religious Studies; Campus Liaison for the Laurentian Leadership Centre
Department: Political Studies; Religious Studies, International Studies
Email: Calvin.Townsend@twu.ca
Expertise: Christian worldview; Christianity and the political order; Contemporary Christianity; Influential Christian thinkers in the Western tradition; Political philosophy
Tracie, Carl
Professor Emeritus of Geography
Department: Geography
Trick, Doug
Instructor in Linguistics
Department: Linguistics, MALing
Email: Doug.Trick@twu.ca
Expertise: Translation
Turner, Neil (Instructor)
Department: HKIN
Email: neil.turner@twu.ca
Expertise: Technology; Performance Analysis; Video Analysis; Coaching Sciences and Development; Soccer and Racquet Sports
Van Brummelen, Harro
Professor of Education and Adjunct, M.A. in Leadership
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MALeadership, School of Education
Email: vanbrumm@twu.ca
Phone: 604.513.2121, local 3215
Expertise: School curriculum and program development and implementation; the dynamics of and leadership for change in education; religion, spirituality and values in schools; independent and private education; teacher education; foundations and history of education.
Van Dyke, J.D. (Jack)
Professor; Dean of Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences; Coordinator of Pre-profesional Studies
Department: FNAS; Chemistry
Email: jvandyke@twu.ca
Expertise: Organic chemistry; Polymer chemsitry (rubber and plastics)
Vankevich, Ned
Associate Professor
Department: FPSPA; Communications
Email: ned.vankevich@twu.ca
Phone: 604-888-7511 ext. 3227
Expertise: Film Production, Film Studies, Rhetoric, Mass Media
Venema, Dennis
Assistant Professor and Chair, Department of Biology
Department: FNAS; Biology
Email: Dennis.Venema@twu.ca
Expertise: Developmental biology, cell and molecular biology, genetics, science education, creationism, intelligent design and evolution
Volpé Bligh, Elizabeth (Instructor in Music - Harp)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Email: evolpebligh@gmail.com
Expertise: Harp
Von Koenigsloew, Heilwig (Instructor in Music - Violin, Viola)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Expertise: Violin, Viola
Walrod, Michael R.
Associate Professor
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MALing
Expertise: Philippine Linguistics; Semantics (interpretation of words and their meanings); Discourse Analysis; Text Linguistics; Pragmatics (the use of language in actual situations); Philosophy of Language; Hermeneutics (interpretation)
Wang, Ay-Laung (Accompanist; Instructor in Music - Piano, Organ)
Department: FPSPA; Music
Email: ellen419@yahoo.com
Expertise: Organ, Piano, Accompanist
Warren, Jeff (Assistant Professor of Music, Artistic Director of The Verge Art Series)
Department: FPSPA; Music; Fine Arts; The Verge Arts Series
Email: jeff.warren@twu.ca
Expertise: Twentieth century art; jazz and popular music; improvisation; meaning in music; postmodern aesthetics; ethics; continental philosophy; sound installation; soundscape design; double and electric bass
Whatley, Lachlan (Associate Professor)
Department: School of Business, iMBA
Email: lachlan.whatley@twu.ca
Expertise: Corporate finance (for profit and not-for-profit) particularly acquisition/disposal analysis, and transforming leadership.
Whitmarsh, Blair (Dean, Professor)
Department: HKIN
Email: whitmars@twu.ca
Expertise: Fitness; Health; Kinesiology (mechanics of human body movement); Nutrition; Psychology of sport; Sociology of Sport; Strength and conditioning
Wickstrom, Rod A.
Professor of Education (TWU), Chair (British Columbia Teacher Qualification Service)
Expertise: Legal, political, and social contexts of education.
Wiebe, Bruce
Instructor in Linguistics
Department: Linguistics
Email: BWiebe@twu.ca
Expertise: Phonology
Wiebe, Rick
Assistant Librarian: Cataloging and Processing
Department: Library
Email: rwiebe@twu.ca
Phone: (604) 513-2121 x3915
Wiebe, Phillip
Professor of Philosophy; MAIH
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MAIH, Philosophy
Email: pwiebe@twu.ca
Expertise: Analytic philosophy; philosophy of science and religion, religious experience; philosophy and Christianity
Wilkinson, Michael
Associate Professor of Sociology; Coordinator of Sociology and Human Services
Department: Sociology
Expertise: Sociology of Religion
Wollf, Randy
Adjunct faculty; church planter (Evangelical Free Church of Canada)
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MALeadership
Expertise: Church ministry; Adult education; Leading change; Organizational culture; Spiritual formation; Participatory (collaborative) forms of leadership; Ministry in a postmodern context.
Wong, Paul T.P.
Professor Emeritus of Counselling Psychology
Department: School of Graduate Studies
Expertise: Aging; Coping with trauma; Effective parenting; Grief and Bereavement; Meaning of life; Servant leadership; Suffering
Yang, Paul S.
Department: ACTS
Expertise: Christian worldview; Creation/Evolution controversy.
Yoo, Sung Min (Assistant Professor of Economics)
Department: School of Business; MBA; iMBA
Email: sung.min.yoo@twu.ca
Expertise: International business; International economics; International technology transfer; Korean economy; Management of Technology; Trade agreement; Trade policy
Zhang, Liping (Assistant Professor)
Department: School of Business
Email: Liping.Zhang@twu.ca
Expertise: Economics; Finance
Zimmermann, Jens
Professor of English; Canada Research Chair in Interpretation, Religion and Culture
Department: School of Graduate Studies, MAIH; FHSS, English
Email: JensZ@twu.ca
Expertise: European literature; literary theory; philosophical theology; interpretation theory; (Individual thinkers) Martin Heidegger, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Emmanuel Levinas, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Hans-Urs von Balthasar.
Zylla, Phil
Principal of ACTS Seminaries
Department: Graduate School of Theological Studies
Expertise: Christian ethics; Christian leadership; Pastoral care and theology; Spiritual and moral formation; Spirituality and ministry; Theology of ministry; Theology of suffering.