Instructor Spotlights

Read more about ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ's faculty members and instructors and their amazing achievements!

Dr. Wendy Rodgers (left), president and vice-chancellor of ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ, and Dr. Robert Summerby-Murray, chair of the Association of Atlantic Universities (right), congratulate Dr. Jo-Ann MacDonald, professor in the Faculty of Nursing at ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ, on winning the AAU’s 2024 Anne Marie MacKinnon Educational Leadership Award.

Dr. Jo-Ann MacDonald, a professor in the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Faculty of Nursing, was presented with the Association of Atlantic Universities’ (AAU) 2024 Anne Marie MacKinnon Educational Leadership Award at the AAU’s fall meeting held at ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ on September 19.

 

Dr. Mike MacLellan
| Profile

Dr. Mike MacLellan, Associate Professor for ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Kinesiology program, joined the Department of Applied Human Sciences in 2018. The main goal of his teaching approach is to develop innovative leaders who will make meaningful contributions to the community following graduation.

ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ lab technician and instructor Megan Glover in a laboratory
| Profile, Success Story

As a Laboratory Technician in both Engineering and Physics, Megan supports student learning through instruction and supervision of engineering science and physics activities in laboratory settings. She provides support to faculty with the design and set-up of lab activities, and she also maintains the equipment used in teaching laboratories and organizes outreach activities. 

Dr. Derek Lawther
| Faculty, Success Story

Dr. Derek Lawther is one of the pillars of teaching in ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ's Department of Physics and the undergraduate Science programs. He is a long standing member in Physics, and a major portion of his teaching is directed towards life sciences students in courses such as Physics for Life Sciences I and II, and Physics of the Human Body.

dr. ann braithwaite outside in the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ quadrangle
| Faculty, Success Story

Dr. Braithwaite was nominated for the prestigious award by ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ colleagues, who describe her as exceptional and someone who works with "infectious and generative joy to build questioning and inclusive communities."