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2021/22 speakers

Thank you to the UVic faculty, staff, graduate students and retirees who signed up to volunteer and participate in the Speakers Bureau.

Participants

  • Justin Albert, associate professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Science
  • Alyssa Arbuckle, associate director, Electronic Textual Cultures Lab, Mearns Centre, McPherson Library
  • John Archibald, professor, Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities
  • Mary-Wynne Ashford, Retirees Association
  • David Atkinson, assistant professor, Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Juan Ausió, professor, Department of Biochemistry & Microbiology, Faculty of Science
  • Trish Baer, adjunct professor, Medieval Studies Program, Faculty of Humanities
  • Cortney Baldwin, community relations coordinator, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Education
  • Trefor Bazett, assistant professor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Faculty of Science
  • Sonya Bird, associate professor, Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities
  • Gillian Booth, academic and community programs coordinator, UVic Legacy Galleries
  • Laurel Bowman, associate professor, Department of Greek & Roman Studies, Faculty of Humanities
  • Wanda Boyer, associate professor, Department of Educational Psychology & Leadership Studies, Faculty of Education
  • Oliver Brandes, co-director, Centre for Global Studies, POLIS Water Sustainability Project
  • Astrid Brousselle, director, School of Public Administration, Faculty of Human & Social Development
  • Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly, professor & Jean Monnet chair, School of Public Administration, Faculty of Human & Social Development
  • Andrew Buck, adjunct professor, Faculty of Law
  • Heather Buckley, assistant professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
  • Martin Bunton, associate professor, Department of History, Faculty of Humanities
  • Lauren Burton, graduate student, School of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science
  • John Buxcey, graduate student, School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education, Faculty of Education
  • Ian Cameron, adjunct assistant professor, Department of Educational Psychology & Leadership Studies, Faculty of Education
  • Erin Campbell, professor, Department of Art History & Visual Studies, Faculty of Fine Arts
  • Sophia Carodenuto, assistant professor, Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • William Carroll, professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Hector Caruncho, professor, Island Medical Program, Division of Medical Sciences
  • Catherine Caws, professor, Department of French, Faculty of Humanities
  • Hélène Cazes, professor, Department of French, Faculty of Humanities
  • Ilamparithi T. Chelvan, assistant teaching professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
  • Devika Chithrani, associate professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Science
  • Bob Chow, assistant professor, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science
  • Dillon Chrimes, assistant teaching professor, School of Health Information Science, Faculty of Human & Social Development
  • Brian Christie, professor, Island Medical Program, Division of Medical Sciences
  • Marlea Clarke, associate professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Rachel Hope Cleves, professor, Department of History, Faculty of Humanities
  • Denise Cloutier, professor, Institute on Aging & Lifelong Health
  • Peter Cook, associate professor, Department of History, Faculty of Humanities
  • Tabitha Craig, graduate student, School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education, Faculty of Education
  • Jay Cullen, associate professor, School of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Faculty of Science
  • Alexandra D’Arcy, associate dean research, Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities
  • Valerie D’Erman, sessional lecturer, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Anne-Marie Daniel, sessional lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
  • Rogério de Sousa, associate professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Science
  • Maneesha Deckha, professor and Lansdowne chair, Faculty of Law
  • Simon Devereaux, associate professor, Department of History, Faculty of Humanities
  • Richard Dewey, associate director, Science Services, Ocean Networks Canada
  • Kristina Disney, graduate student, School of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Faculty of Science
  • David Docherty, professor emeritus, School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education, Faculty of Education
  • Caetano Dorea, associate professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
  • Christopher Douglas, professor, Department of English, Faculty of Humanities
  • Patrick Duke, graduate student, School of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Faculty of Science
  • Lily Dyson, professor emerita, Department of Educational Psychology & Leadership Studies, Faculty of Education
  • Neil Ernst, assistant professor, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering
  • John H. Esling, professor emeritus, Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities
  • Gerry Ferguson, distinguished professor, Faculty of Law
  • Robyn Fila, international internship program manager, Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives
  • Alina Fisher, research manager, School of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Ricardo Flores, assistant professor, Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
  • Caitlin Frenkel, graduate student, School of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science
  • Emile Fromet de Rosnay, assistant professor, Department of French, Faculty of Humanities
  • Kathy Gaul, professor, School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education, Faculty of Education
  • Robert Gifford, professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Joshua Giles, assistant professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
  • Rob Gillezeau, assistant professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Human & Social Development
  • Rachel Goldsworthy, awards facilitator, Department of Vice President Research
  • Adel Guitouni, associate professor, Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
  • Rishi Gupta, associate professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
  • Jaswant Guzder, adjunct professor, School of Child & Youth Care, Faculty of Human and Social Development
  • Budd Hall, professor emeritus, School of Public Administration, Faculty of Human and Social Development
  • Roberta Hamme, associate professor, School of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Faculty of Science
  • Trevor Hancock, professor emeritus, School of Public Health & Social Policy, Faculty of Human and Social Development
  • Moronke Harris, graduate student, School of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Faculty of Science
  • Falk Herwig, professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Science
  • Shubha Hosalli, electronic technician, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
  • Perry Howard, chair, Department of Biochemistry & Microbiology, Faculty of Science
  • Li-Shih Huang, associate professor, Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities
  • Lauren Hudson, K-12 education coordinator, Ocean Networks Canada
  • Edward E. Ishiguro, professor emeritus, Department of Biochemistry & Microbiology, Faculty of Science
  • Harold Kalman, adjunct associate professor, Department of Art History & Visual Studies, Faculty of Fine Arts
  • Lois Karwandy, graduate student, Department of Educational Psychology & Leadership Studies, Faculty of Education
  • Luke Kernan, graduate student, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Michael King, associate professor, Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
  • Merrie Klazek, assistant professor, Department of Music, Faculty of Fine Arts
  • Eike Kluge, professor, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities
  • Jamie Knight, graduate student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Alexandra Kovacs, assistant professor, Department of Theatre, Faculty of Fine Arts
  • Gary Kuchar, professor, Department of English, Faculty of Humanities
  • Pierre-Luc Landry, assistant professor, Department of French, Faculty of Humanities
  • Kirstin Lane, assistant teaching professor, School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education, Faculty of Education
  • Robert Lapper, QC, professor, Faculty of Law
  • Daniel Laskarin, associate professor, Department of Visual Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts
  • Lara Lauzon, associate professor, School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education, Faculty of Education
  • Brian Leacock, associate director, International Programs, Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
  • Catherine Léger, associate professor, Department of French, Faculty of Humanities
  • Nicole Legg, graduate student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Stephen Lindsay, professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Michael Lines, Learning and Research librarian, Mearns Centre, McPherson Library
  • Ying Liu, Reference Services librarian, Mearns Centre, McPherson Library
  • Michael Livingston, graduate student, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science
  • Peter Loock, dean, Faculty of Science
  • Don Lovell, Retirees Association
  • Wendy Lum, registered clinical counsellor, Department of Counselling Services
  • Julian Lum, associate professor, Department of Biochemistry & Microbiology, Faculty of Science
  • Moussa Magassa, human rights advisor - Education, Equity & Human Rights Office
  • Eric Mah, graduate student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Stan Marchuk, adjunct associate professor, School of Nursing, Faculty of Human & Social Development
  • Travis Martin, assistant professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Science
  • Margie Mayfield, professor emerita, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, Faculty of Education
  • Gabriela McBee, assistant teaching professor, Department of Hispanic & Italian Studies, Faculty of Humanities
  • Rich McCue, manager, Digital Scholarship Commons, Mearnes Centre, McPherson Library
  • Susan A. McDaniel, adjunct professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Catherine McGregor, associate dean, Graduate Programs & Research, Faculty of Education
  • Andrea McKenzie, associate professor, Department of History, Faculty of Humanities
  • Brian McKercher, professor, Department of History, Faculty of Humanities
  • Sandy McLachlan, graduate student, School of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Faculty of Science
  • John Meldrum, assistant professor, School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education, Faculty of Education
  • Ashley Mollison, project coordinator, Institute on Aging & Lifelong Health
  • Kosar Movahedi, graduate student, Department of Visual Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts
  • Phalguni Mukhopadhyaya, associate professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
  • Vic Murray, adjunct professor, School of Public Administration, Faculty of Human & Social Development
  • Miguel Nacenta, associate professor, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering
  • Rhianna Nagel, community engaged learning coordinator, Division of Learning and Teaching Support and Innovation
  • Sudhir Nair, associate professor, Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
  • Sang H. Nam, associate professor, Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
  • Patti-Jean Naylor, professor emerita, School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education, Faculty of Education
  • Edwin Nissen, associate professor, School of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Faculty of Science
  • Jericho O’Connell, graduate student, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Science
  • Summer S. Okibe, graduate student, Faculty of Law
  • Daniel Ovakim, adjunct assistant professor, Island Medical Program, Division of Medical Sciences
  • Dwight Owens, user engagement officer, Ocean Networks Canada
  • Simon Pek, assistant professor, Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
  • Elena Pnevmonidou, assistant professor, Department of Germanic & Slavic Studies, Faculty of Humanities
  • Cody Poulton, professor emeritus, Department of Pacific & Asian Studies, Faculty of Humanities
  • Monica Prendergast, associate professor, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, Faculty of Education
  • Jason M.C. Price, associate professor, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, Faculty of Education
  • Michael J. Prince, Lansdowne professor of social policy, Faculty of Human and Social Development
  • Karima Ramji, associate director, International, Indigenous & Strategic Initiatives, Co-op & Career Services
  • Sara Ramshaw, associate professor, Faculty of Law
  • Brian Frederick Richmond, professor, Department of Theatre, Faculty of Fine Arts
  • Deanna Rivers, adjunct professor, Faculty of Law
  • Christina Robillard, graduate student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Carmen Rodriguez de France, assistant professor, Indigenous Education, Faculty of Education
  • Stephen Ross, professor, Department of English, Faculty of Humanities
  • Patricia Roy, professor emerita, Department of History, Faculty of Humanities
  • Daromir Rudnyckyj, professor, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Dan Russek, associate professor, Department of Hispanic & Italian Studies, Faculty of Humanities
  • Kirsten Sadeghi Yekta, assistant professor, Department of Theatre, Faculty of Fine Arts
  • Valentin Schaefer, professor emeritus, School of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Chrissy Schellenberg, graduate student, School of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Faculty of Science
  • David Scott, associate professor, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities
  • Israporn Sethanant, graduate student, School of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Faculty of Science
  • Kelsey Shaw, graduate student, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
  • Lynne Siemens, associate professor, School of Public Administration, Faculty of Human & Social Development
  • Rosie Simms, research lead, POLIS Water Sustainability Project, Centre for Global Studies
  • Aislinn Sirk, industrial liaison officer, Research Partnerships & Knowledge Mobilization
  • Georgia Sitara, assistant teaching professor, History & Gender Studies, Faculty of Humanities
  • Kelli Stajduhar, professor, School of Nursing, Faculty of Human and Social Development
  • Jordan Stanger-Ross, associate professor, Department of History, Faculty of Humanities
  • Beverly Stevens, Retirees Association
  • Rosa Stewart, teaching professor, Department of Hispanic & Italian Studies, Faculty of Humanities
  • Lisa Surridge, associate dean, Department of English, Faculty of Humanities
  • Leigh Anne Swayne, assistant professor, Island Medical Program, Division of Medical Sciences
  • Rajesh Tandon, adjunct assistant professor, School of Public Administration, Faculty of Human & Social Development
  • Nicole Templeman, assistant professor, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science
  • Karun Thanjavur, senior lab instructor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Science
  • David C. Thomas, professor, Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
  • Kenneth Thornicroft, professor, Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
  • Reeta Tremblay, professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Karolina Papera Valente, assistant teaching professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
  • Neil Vallance, adjunct professor, Faculty of Law
  • Amy Verdun, professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Elizabeth Vibert, associate professor, Department of History, Faculty of Humanities
  • Sonia Voicescu, graduate student, School of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Rennie Warburton, professor emeritus, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Mike Wei, adjunct professor, School of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Faculty of Science
  • Barbara Whittington, professor emerita, Department of Social Work, Faculty of Human and Social Development
  • Wendy Wickwire, associate professor emerita, Department of History, Faculty of Humanities
  • Rhordon Wikkramatileke, instructor & curriculum developer, Division of Continuing Studies
  • Richard Williams, affiliate professor, Island Medical Program, Division of Medical Sciences
  • Elizabeth Williams, graduate student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Jon Willis, associate professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Science
  • Shea Wyatt, graduate student, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science
  • Brian Wyvill, adjunct professor, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering