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Dr. Lindsay McCunn

Dr. Lindsay McCunn

Psychology

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Sense of place

Place attachment

Wellbeing

Human-environment relations

Environment-behaviour research

Gemma Armstrong

Gemma Armstrong

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Psychotherapy

Emotions

Relationships

Human change processes

Dr. Katharine Rollwagen

Dr. Katharine Rollwagen

History

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Histories of: department stores

high schools

television programming and regulation

company towns

Canadian nationalism

Dr. Ajay Shrestha

Dr. Ajay Shrestha

Science and Technology

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Blockchain and Smart Contracts

Ethical AI

Federated Learning

Privacy Preservation Techniques

Data Protection and Security

Ethical Hacking and Cybersecurity

Shannon Dames

Dr. Shannon Dames

Psychedelic Therapy and Nursing

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Nursing

Psychedelic Therapy

Resilience

Leigh McCarley Blaney

Leigh McCarley Blaney

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program

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Resilience

Health and well-being in high-intensity professions

Mental health

psychopharmacology

Innovative teaching strategies

Dr. Charles Schell

Dr. Charles Schell

Finance

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Financial institutions

Infrastructure finance

Credit risk management

Public-private partnerships

Deal structure

Mergers and acquisitions

Dr. Mark Blackell

Dr. Mark Blackell

Political Studies and Liberal Studies

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History of political thought

Michael Witcomb

Michael Witcomb

Student Affairs

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Community housing

off-campus housing

Dr. Chris Gill

Dr. Chris Gill

Chemistry

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Mass spectrometry

Environmental

Clinical

Opioid crisis drug checking

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