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Dean, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Areas of Expertise: Adult development and aging;
Intergenerational family relationships;
Gambling
Biography: Joan E. Norris is Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and Professor of Psychology. She has studied and taught adult development for nearly 30 years and has published widely in the field. She has a special interest in successful aging and…
Areas of Expertise: Professional ethics;
Family therapy;
Family Experiences with Child Protection;
Family and couple relationships
Biography: I taught couple and family therapy in the Marriage and Family Therapy program at the University of Guelph for sixteen years prior to coming to FSW in January 1999. My research, theoretical interests, and publications are in the following areas:…
Areas of Expertise: Psychotherapy research;
Therapeutic relationships;
Counselling theories and skills;
Group work with male batterers
Biography: Nick has been with the Faculty since 1994. He had previously been a member of the Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary (1989-1994). Nick teaches in the individuals, families and groups concentration. His teaching and research interests include…
Areas of Expertise: Human dimensions of environmental change, climate change
Building capacity for climate change adaptation
Strategies to improve environmental governance
Marine, ocean change and relationships with society
Biography: Derek Armitage is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Associate Faculty of the Balsillie School of International Affairs, and Associate of the Cold Regions Research Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada.…
Areas of Expertise: Structure/Function Relationships of Proteins;
Protein Crystallography;
Protein-Protein Interactions;
Glycobiology;
Bacterial Polysaccharide Secretion
Biography: My interest in microbiology started during my undergraduate
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