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University of Alberta Calendar 2016-2017 
    
University of Alberta Calendar 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

The Professors


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Teaching and Scholarship

Our professors are renowned across campus for their willingness and enthusiasm to provide excellent guidance and teaching to our students. Staff members help students choose options and advise them on career opportunities. Students are encouraged to explore their chosen fields and develop practical skills.

Faculty are involved in the full chain of scholarly activity, from generation (research) and integration to dissemination (teaching and extension). Our teaching and research activities have gained international recognition and various awards. Combined with our patented discoveries, they are a testament to our continued commitment to excellence. Awards received over the past five years include:

AHFMR Chair

N Willows

Agriculture Institute of Canada Fellow Award

J Kennelly (2011)

Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame Induction

I Morrison (2010)

Alberta Farm Animal Care Award of Distinction

Clover Bench (2012)

Alberta Ingenuity New Faculty Award

N Erbilgin (2009)

Alberta Pork Congress Lifetime Achievement Award

R Ball (2012)

Alberta Seed Growers Honorary Life Membership

H Rahman (2013)

American Society for Nutrition E.L.R. Stokstad Award

R Jacobs (2012)

ASTech Award for Excellence in Science and Technology Public Awareness

J Acorn (2010)

ASTech Award for Innovation in Agricultural Sciences

D Spaner (2013)
D Bressler (2011)
L Dosdall (2010)
L McMullen (2009)
M Stiles (2009)

Boreal Leadership Individual Trailblazers Award

F Schmiegelow (2012)

Canadian Society of Animal Science Technical Innovation in Enhancing Production of Safe Affordable Food Award

L Guan (2013)

Canadian Diabetes Association New Investigator Award

J Buteau (2013)

Canadian Institute of Forestry Tree of Life Award

U Silins (2011)

Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator Award

J Buteau (2013)

Canadian Institutes of Health Research Knowledge Translation and Exchange Award

V Mazurak (2013)

Canadian Land Reclamation Association Edward M Watkin Award

A Naeth (2013)

Canadian Nutrition Society Centrum Foundation New Scientist Award

N Willows (2013)

Canadian Phytopathological Society Outstanding Young Scientist Award

S Strelkov (2012)

Canadian Society of Animal Science Fellowship

L Goonewardene (2012)

Canadian Society of Animal Science Award for Excellence in Nutrition and Meat Science

R Zijlstra (2012)

Canadian Society of Plant Biologists DC Nelson Award

U Hacke (2013)

Canada Research Chairs

N Erbilgin
M Gaenzle
U Hacke
F He
B Parlee (Joint appointment with Native Studies)
B Willing
R Weselake

European Geosciences Union’s Philippe Duchafour Medal

B Shotyk (2012)

EW Crompton Award

R Ball (2013)

Fellow of the Agricultural Institute of Canada

J Kennelly (2011)

Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

M Tyree (2008)
W Adamowicz (2007)

The Entomological Foundation Medal of Honour

J Acorn (2013)

Fulbright NEXUS Scholar for Western hemisphere international collaboration on “Climate Change, Sustainable Energy, and Innovation”

A Hamann (2013)

Honorary Life Membership from the Alberta Seed Growers Association

H Rahman (2012)

International College of Nutrition Dr Zumkley Memorial Award

L Ozimek (2013)

International Union of Forest Research Organizations Scientific Achievement Award

J Zwiazek (2010)

IPCC Nominated Lead Author, Summary for Policymakers and Technical Summary

D Davidson (2013)

Khurshhed Jeejeebhoy Award for Best Application of Clinical Nutrition Research Findings to Clinical Practice

T Clandinin (2012)

Killam Annual Professorship

F He (2013)
S Strelkov (2012)
L McCargar (2009)
M Luckert (2008)

Livestock Emission & Abatement Research Network Global Research Alliance Senior Scientist Award (GRASS)

L Guan (2013)

McCalla Research Professorship

S Quideau (2013)
L Dosdall (2012)
D Davidson (2011)
D Spaner (2009)
J Zwiazek (2009)
C Field (2008)

Mirabelli-Glossop Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Vanier Institute of the Family

J Fast (2012)

NACTA Distinguished Educator Award

F Robinson (2010)

NACTA Teaching Award of Merit

D Barreda (2011)
S Mohapatra (2010)
B Steiner (2009)
D Davidson (2008)

NACTA Teaching Fellow Award

D Korver (2011)
L McMullen (2010)
C Wilkinson (2010)

NSERC Industrial Research Chair

S Landhausser
B Thomas

Premier’s Alberta Food for Health Award

F Temelli (2010)
T Vasanthan (2010)

Provost’s Award for Early Achievement of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

D Barreda (2011)

Royal Society of Canada McNeil Medal

J Acorn (2012)

Soil System Sciences Division of the European Geosciences Union “The Duchaufour Medal”

B Shotyk (2012)

3M Teaching Fellowship

FE Robinson (2007)

University Professor

WL Adamowicz (2008)

University of Alberta President’s Achievement Award

There’s a Heifer in Your Tank (2009)

University of Alberta Provost’s Award for Early Achievement of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

D Barreda (2011)

Vargo Teaching Chair

MA Naeth (2010)

Members of the Faculty

Officers of the Faculty

Dean

S Blade, PhD

Vice-Dean

W Adamowicz, PhD

Associate Dean (Academic)

N Kav, PhD

Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Studies)

MA Naeth, PhD

Assistant Dean (Administration)

J Carss, BSc

Assistant Dean (International)

M Gomez-Wu, BA

Assistant Dean (Academic and Student Programs)

J Bohun, MA

Assistant Dean (Development)

K Crocker, MBA

Senior Development Officer

K Irwin, BCom

Communications Director

M Proulx, BA

Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science

Professor and Acting Chair

S Proctor, PhD

Professors
J Aiken, PhD
D Ambrose (ARD Professor)
B Ametaj, PhD
L Babiuk, Vice President
R Bell, PhD
M Belosevic (Cross Appointment with Biological Sciences)
E Bork, PhD (Mattheis Chair in Rangeland Ecology & Management)
D Bressler, PhD
C Chan, PhD (Joint Appointment with Physiology)
W Dixon, PhD
C Field, PhD
M Gänzle, Dr rer nat (Canada Research Chair in Food Microbiology)
L Goonewardene (ARD Professor)
L Hall, PhD
N Kav, PhD
J Kennelly, PhD
DR Korver, PhD
L McMullen, PhD
M Oba, PhD
J Ozga, PhD
L Ozimek, PhD
G Plastow, PhD
H Rahman, PhD
F Robinson, PhD
D Spaner, PhD
S Strelkov, PhD
F Temelli, PhD
T Vasanthan, PhD
W Weselake, PhD (Canada Research Chair in Agricultural Biotechnology)
R Yang, PhD (ARD Professor)
R Ziljstra, PhD
Associate Professors
M Aranda Saldana, PhD
D Barreda, PhD (Joint Appointment with Science)
M Betti, PhD
H Bruce, PhD
J Buteau, PhD
L Chen, PhD
J Curtis, PhD
M Dyck, PhD
A Farmer, PhD
L Guan, PhD
R Jacobs, PhD
C Li, PhD (AAFC Associate Professor)
D Mager, PhD (Joint Appointment with Pediatrics)
V Mazurak, PhD
P Stothard, PhD
D Vine, PhD
J Walter, PhD (CAIP Chair in Nutrition, Microbes and Gastrointestinal Health)
Z Wang, PhD
N Willows, PhD
W Wismer, PhD
J Wu, PhD
M Zuidhof, PhD
Assistant Professors

C Bench, PhD
C Carlyle, PhD
C Fitzsimmons, PhD (AAFC Assistant Professor)
C Prado, PhD (CAIP Chair in Nutrition, Food and Health)
M Steele, PhD
A Ullah, PhD
B Willing, PhD (Canada Research Chair in Microbiology of Nutrigenomics)

Adjunct Professors
J Aalhus, PhD
G Ball, PhD
V Baracos, PhD
J Basarab, PhD
K Beauchemin, PhD
H Beckie, PhD
E Beltranena, PhD
V Carney
K Chang, PhD
P Doyle, PhD
L Gramlich, PhD
A Haqq, PhD
N Harker, PhD
M Hills, PhD
R Howard, PhD
S Hwang, PhD
D Inglis, PhD
S Markus, PhD
J Matte, PhD
T McAllister, PhD
R Mosenthin, PhD
S Moore, PhD
F Nattress, PhD
J O’Donovan, PhD
Z Pietrasik
P Robson, PhD
A Schaefer, PhD
A Schieber, PhD
S Shah, PhD
S Sharma, PhD
M Swift, PhD
K Turkington, PhD
J Turner, PhD
C Willenborg, PhD
W Yang
Professors Emeriti
A Bailey, PhD
R Ball, PhD
T Basu, PhD
P Blenis, PhD
J Bowland, PhD
K Briggs, PhD
R Christopherson, PhD
M Clandinin, PhD
E Donald, PhD
J Feddes, PhD
G Foxcroft, PhD
M Gee
R Hardin, PhD
Z Hawrysh, PhD
C Hiruki, PhD
P Jelen, PhD
J King, PhD
J Leonard, PhD
L McCargar, PhD
M Makarechian, PhD
G Mathison, PhD
B Ooraikul, PhD
M Price, PhD
J Russell, PhD
W Sauer, PhD
J Sim, PhD
M Spencer, PhD
P Sporns, PhD
M Stiles, PhD
G Stringam, PhD
J Tewari, PhD
E Toop, PhD
V Vandenborn, PhD
P Walton, PhD
Administrative Officer

J Bell, PhD

Faculty Service Officers

U Basu, PhD
H Bates, MSc
B Irving, PhD
R Uwiera, PhD
C Wilkinson, DVM

Human Ecology

Professor and Acting Chair

J Fast, PhD

Professor

N Keating, PhD

Associate Professors

R Breitkreuz, PhD
A Oak, PhD
D Williamson, PhD

Assistant Professors

A Bissonette, PhD
P Dashora, PhD
M Johnson, PhD
R McQueen, PhD
M Strickfaden, PhD

Adjunct Professors

S Chapman, PhD
P Devlieger, PhD
R Gokiert, PhD
J Gierveld, PhD
M Mayan, PhD
G Renwick, PhD
L Schnirer, PhD
R Wickman, PhD

Professors Emeriti
W Adams
L Capjack, MSc
E Crown, PhD
T Dennis, MSc
N Gibson, PhD
A Kernaleguen, PhD
N Kerr, PhD
D Kieren, PhD
M Lambert, PhD
B Munro, PhD
R Renner
E Richards, PhD
Administrative Officer
L Moran, MSc
Faculty Service Officers
J Batcheller, PhD
V Blinova, PhD
K Chandler, MSc

Renewable Resources

Professor and Chair

V Lieffers, PhD

Professors
S Chang, PhD
P Comeau, PhD
D Davidson, PhD (Joint appointment with Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology)
M Flannigan, PhD
L Foote, PhD
R Grant, PhD
F He, PhD (Canada Research Chair in Biodiversity & Landscape Modeling)
S Landhäusser PhD (NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Forest Land Reclamation)
S Macdonald, PhD
S Quideau, PhD
M Naeth, PhD
F Schmiegelow, PhD
B Shotyk, PhD (Bocock Chair in Agriculture and Environment)
U Silins, PhD
J Spence, PhD
J Zwiazek, PhD
Associate Professors

M Dyck, PhD
G Armstrong, PhD
D Davidson, PhD (Joint Appointment with Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology)
N Erbilgin, PhD (Canada Research Chair in Forest Entomology)
U Hacke, PhD (Canada Research Chair in Tree-Water Relations)
A Hamann, PhD
S Nielsen, PhD
T Siddique, PhD
B Thomas, PhD (NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Tree Improvement)

Assistant Professors

G Hernandez Ramirez, PhD
M Mackenzie, PhD
D Olefeldt (Campus Alberta Innovates Program Chair in Watershed Management and Wetland Restoration)
M Poesch, PhD

Adjunct Professors
K Aitken, PhD
M Alexander, PhD
A Anderson, PhD
A Anyia, PhD
M Arshad, PhD
J Bhatti, PhD
R Caners, PhD
L Carbyn, PhD
H Carcamo, PhD
J Cathcart, PhD
P Cott, PhD
E Enders, PhD
T Faechner, PhD
J Fennell, PhD
K Franke, PhD
J Gould, PhD
L Gray, PhD
B Grover, PhD
R Hall, PhD
E Hogg, PhD
G Holroyd, PhD
S Huang, PhD
A Jobson, PhD
D Khasa, PhD
B Kishchuk, PhD
D Locky, PhD
S Malhi, PhD
K Mallett, PhD
G McKenna, PhD
L Morgantini, PhD
M Parisien, PhD
V Peters, PhD
B Pinno, PhD
M Powell, PhD
S Pruss, PhD
S Song, PhD
M Taylor, PhD
D Thompson, PhD
M Tyree, PhD
M Wheatley, PhD
B White, PhD
Professors Emeriti
A Bailey, PhD
J Beck, PhD
P Blenis, PhD
J Butler, PhD
D Chanasyk, PhD
F Cook, PhD
P Crown, PhD
B Dancik, PhD
K Domier, PhD
M Dudas, PhD
A Hellum, PhD
N Juma, PhD
G Kachanoski, PhD
J King, PhD
F MacHardy, PhD
B McQuitty, PhD
M Micko, PhD
P Murphy, MScF
M Nyborg, PhD
S Pawluk, PhD
J Robertson, PhD
R Rothwell, PhD
S Titus, PhD
G Webster, PhD
R Wein, PhD
P Woodard, PhD
F Yeh, PhD
Administrative Officer

S Gooding, BSc

Faculty Service Officers

J Acorn, MSc
R Belland, PhD (Joint Appointment with Devonian Botanic Garden)
R Pelletier, MSc, MA

Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology

Professor and Chair

P Boxall, PhD
Professors
W Adamowicz, PhD
E Bielawski, PhD (Joint appointment with Native Studies)
D Davidson, PhD (Joint Appointment with Renewable Resources)
E Goddard, PhD (Cooperative Chair in Agricultural Marketing and Business)
S Jeffrey, PhD
N Krogman, PhD
M Luckert, PhD
D Swallow, PhD

Associate Professors

S Anders, PhD
L Hallstrom, PhD
P Marcoul, PhD
S Mohapatra, PhD
J Parkins, PhD
B Parlee, PhD (Joint Appointment with Native Studies and Canada Research Chair in Social Responses to Ecological Change)
J Rude, PhD
J Unterschultz, PhD

Assistant Professors

H An, PhD
F Qiu, PhD
B Wichmann, PhD

Distinguished Scholar in Residence

S McClellan

Adjunct Professors

S Cash, PhD
S Gerking
H Krahn, PhD
B McFarlane, PhD
R Mitchell
T Nilsson, PhD
E Smith, PhD
B Steiner, PhD
F Tough, PhD
M Weber, PhD
B White, PhD
D Yemshanov

Professors Emeriti

D Gill, PhD
M Hawkins, PhD
M Lerohl, PhD
W Phillips, PhD
J Richter, PhD
E Tyrchniewicz, PhD
M Veeman, PhD
T Veeman, PhD

Administrative Officer

L Secchia-Ballanyi, BA