Building on my past experiences as a faculty member in the Department of English and Interdisciplinary Studies and more recently the current director of academic initiatives & planning, I am the assoicate vice president academic and vice provost at Capilano University.
Over the years, my activities as a faculty member have frequently involved curriculum development, program development, and contributions to the development and implementation of the university’s ePortfolio initiative now housed in the Centre for Teaching Excellence.
My literary areas of expertise and research interests include 20th century British literature. Modernism. Virginia Woolf. Little magazines. Women’s magazines (1918-1939). Print culture / history of the book. Electronic literature / digital poetry.
Teaching-related interests include digital pedagogy, folio thinking, team-based learning, undergraduate research, and related high-impact practices.
Education
- DPhil, English Language + Literature, University of Oxford (2003)
- MA, English, University of Toronto (1996)
- BA , English + Communication, Simon Fraser University (1994)
Teaching
- Faculty, Department of English, Capilano University (2005-2019)
- Instructor, Department of English, Simon Fraser University (2004/5)
- Assistant Professor (Limited Term Appointment), Department of English, Simon Fraser University (2003/4)
Administrative
- Associate Vice President Academic and Vice Provost, Capilano University (2024 onwards)
- Director, Academic Initiatives & Planning, Capilano University (2019 – 2024)
- Acting Dean, Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Capilano University (2018)
Committees – Capilano University
- Student Research Symposium Planning Committee (2016-2019)
- Senate Information Technology Committee (2016-2019)
- Senate Curriculum Committee – Humanities Rep (2013-2019)
- Student Success Taskforce (2017-2018)
- Arts and Sciences Academic Planning Committee (2011-2017)
- Faculty Professional Development Committee (2013-2016)
- English Awards and Scholarship Committee (2007-2015)
Editorial Work
- Guest Editor, TCR Fall 2014 / 3.24. Special Issue: Bowering’s Books
- Web Editor, The Capilano Review and ti-TCR: web folio, 4 issues (2012/13)
Boards
- Elected faculty representative, Capilano University Board of Governors (2015-2019)
- Capilano Review Contemporary Arts Society (2015 – 2019)
- Capilano Press Society (2008-2015)