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Enrique Chacon

International Student Services

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Spanish language and Latin American history

Dr. David Hopwood

Anthropology

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Human evolution and the evolution of early hominin behaviour
Burial practice in ancient Mesopotamia

Dr. Lev Idels

Mathematics

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Functional analysis
Mathematical physics
Partial differential equations
Numeric analysis
Probability
Dynamical systems and control
Mathematical biology

Dr. Sandy Shultz

Nursing

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Brain injury
Blood biomarkers
Neuroimaging
Behaviour
Human studies
Animal models

Dr. Farhad Moghimehfar

Recreation and Tourism Management

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Rural tourism
Outdoor recreation
Sustainable tourism
Resilience
Environmental psychology

Graham Sakaki

Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute

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UNESCO Biosphere Reserves
Sustainable Development/Planning
Conservation Initiatives
Education & Outreach
Project Management
Facilitation & Community Engagement

Dr. Dean Slonowsky

Mathematics

Expertise
Probability theory and its applications
Statistical analysis
Monte Carlo methods (statistical simulation)

Dr. Stefanie Zaklan Duff

Fisheries and Aquaculture

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Invertebrate fisheries and aquaculture
Invertebrate biology
Invertebrate identification
Conservation

Dr. Amanda Wager

Graduate Program

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community-engaged research
arts-based research
research-based theatre
Applied theatre
language reawakening
language acquisition
literacies and participatory methodologies such as youth participatory action research

Dr. Marti Harder

Health Sciences and Human Services

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Nursing
Student retention
Community-based educational programs
Organizational change
Mental health
Intersectionality theory
Identity theft