Home of the Academic Deans
The Academic Deans' Office is responsible for academic administration and programming at Algoma University. The Academic Dean and office staff are committed to ensuring that the quality of education at Algoma University is held to the highest standards.
In collaboration with faculty, and in conversation with students, our work on course and program development and quality assurance processes contribute to the University’s overarching mandate to provide meaningful and exciting educational opportunities to the community of Sault Ste. Marie, the province of Ontario, and beyond to the international community.
The Academic Dean’s Office plays a critical role in providing faculty with the tools and support they need to enhance their teaching, research, and service commitments.
In our office, and on these webpages, full- and part-time faculty will find a range of resources including general information (e.g., faculty handbooks), forms and templates (e.g., annual reports), as well as administrative and committee support documents.
The Academic Dean’s Office also serves as the hub for where issues or concerns that students bring to our attention are examined and solutions facilitated, and where initiatives to help provide a positive student experience at Algoma University are supported.
Collectively, our team has many years of experience in working with faculty, staff, and students at Algoma University in a wide variety of capacities. We are committed to offering friendly and professional support to our fellow employees and enhancing the experience that students have while at Algoma University.
Please send comments, queries and suggestions regarding academic programming at Algoma University to [email protected].
Dean’s Honour List
Algoma University is proud to recognize the outstanding academic achievements of students who have earned the distinction of being on the Dean’s Honour List. These students have achieved an overall average of 80% or higher on the last 30 credits completed during the 2020-2021 academic year or on the last 30 credits completed part-time.
Dean’s Honour List 2020-2021 (PDF)Meet our Academic Deans and Office Staff
The Academic Deans and office staff contributes to the well-being and growth of Algoma University by providing support to full time and part-time faculty, academic programs and units, staff and students.

Daniella Cádiz Bedini
Academic-Executive Assistant to the Dean of Humanities, Social Sciences and Cross-Cultural Studies
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Iryna Pedko
Academic Administrative Assistant, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences and Cross-Cultural Studies
View Full BioDr. William Wei
Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics

Dr. Wei received an MBA in International Management and an MA in World Heritage Studies from the Berlin University of Applied Sciences and Brandenburg University of Technology in 2002. After receiving his PhD from the Kemmy Business School at the University of Limerick in 2006 on EU-Asia Economic Relations, he then became a postdoctoral visiting fellow at the Ivey Business School of Western Ontario. Subsequently, he joined MacEwan University School of Business, and was promoted to Professor in 2017.
While at MacEwan, Dr. Wei served as Associate Dean (Research and International) for five years and more recently as Department Chair since 2021.He is a holder of ICD.D (Institute of Corporate Directors Director Designation) and served on the board for four international and two provincial organizations, and as President of the Edmonton chapter of the Hong Kong – Canada Business Association. Dr. Wei has taught a wide range of courses in international business, finance, intercultural communication and international studies. He developed and taught field seminars, established experiential learning opportunities for students, and developed a network of international collaborations. Dr. Wei is associate editor of two Emerald academic journals and his research focuses on FDI (Foreign Direct Investments), emerging markets, emerging market multinational and business case studies. His research success is impressive – he published 153 peer reviewed journal articles, books, book chapters, conference papers, presentations and business cases; received 35 internal and external research grants; co-organized 31 international business conferences, workshops and competitions; and supervised 18 undergraduate student projects and 12 PhD and Visiting Scholars.
At MacEwan University, Dr. Wei also developed a research institute on Asia Pacific Business and played an instrumental role in MacEwan’s EFMD accreditation and the development and implementation of the first research strategy that brought about increased research output. These included a Business Undergraduate Research Participation Pool, and an Indigenous Research Forum, which was a cooperation between the Kihêw Waciston Indigenous Centre at MacEwan University and the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business. He also initiated a case publishing agreement with Ivey Publishing, the only partnership world-wide between an undergraduate business school and Ivey. Some of the game-changing contributions to the MacEwan School of Business include the initiative of a Canada Research Chair and the Alberta Innovates funding for Venture Lab.
Dr. Wei states, “My international experience in higher education, dedication to student learning and scholarship, and commitment to truth, healing and reconciliation are hallmarks of my personal character and professional aspirations.” He has established strong international and Indigenous relationships, has led fundraising events, and is passionate about his research and the success of students and colleagues.
Dr. Michael Twiss
Dean of the Faculty of Science

Dr. Twiss brings more than 20 years of academic experience to the University. He joined Clarkson University in 2002 and he was appointed Department Chair in 2020. Dr. Twiss received his BSc from Trent University, an MSc from the University of Toronto, and after receiving his PhD from Université du Québec in 1996, he held a postdoctoral fellowship at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. His current research focuses on winter limnology and the development of novel approaches to year-round remote sensing of water quality. He has published fieldwork on every Laurentian Great Lake and the Saint Lawrence River. He has brought in over $2M in external funding and has published over 100 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters and conference proceedings, he has given 53 presentations, and he has supervised 17 graduate and 66 undergraduate students.
His professional service includes participation on Great Lakes science advisory boards (US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), International Joint Commission) and leadership as President of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, where his professional expertise and that of colleagues have helped ensure the protection of these crucial waters. His collaborations include the regional Kanienkehaka (Mohawk) community more specifically with the Kaswentha, and he works to ensure that data sovereignty is respected and decolonization is addressed. He expanded the River Environment and Sensor Observation Network (REASON) project into the Mohawk nation of Akwesasne, which not only increased the power of the observatory but the technology transfer, sharing of funds and data, increased the capacity of the Akwesasronon for mutual benefit.
Dr. Twiss has taught a large number of courses focused on microbiology, limnology, botany, and water protection. More significantly he has developed many experiential learning programs for students. For example, the Great Lakes Limnology practicum took place over an intensive 8-day research expedition across Lake Ontario where students learned about pelagic microbial ecology and water birds with nightly seminars onboard the US EPA research vessel Lake Guardian. He also developed an experiential learning program for students with the renowned Trudeau Institute for Infectious Disease Research. Another course, Great Lakes Water Protection, integrates broad topics in geology, limnology, economics, and fine art in order for students to appreciate the ecological and social importance of the Great Lakes region.
Dr. Twiss states, “My time at Clarkson University, a technologically strong university, has provided me with many teaching, experiential learning, research and administrative experiences that I am looking forward to sharing with Algoma as it continues its steady rise as a university. As Clarkson begins to acknowledge its position in the North Country of New York on the traditional territory of the Kaniekehaka (Mohawk), a connection to Algoma University and its Special Mission will be welcomed. I am honoured to begin that connection.” Dr. Twiss has developed a diversity of partnerships, is an advocate for underrepresented groups, and is passionate about the success of students and colleagues.
Dr. Alean Al-Krenawi
Dean of Humanities, Social Science, and Cross-Cultural Studies

Dr. Alean Al-Krenawi has a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto, a Master of Social Work from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a B.A. from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Dr. Al-Krenawi has held faculty, senior administrative, and consultative appointments at Ben-Gurion University, Al-Ahliyya Amman University of Jordan, Achva Academic College (Israel), Memorial University of Newfoundland School of Social Work and Bournemouth University (UK). To date, he has published extensively (
Daniella Cádiz Bedini
Academic-Executive Assistant to the Dean of Humanities, Social Sciences and Cross-Cultural Studies
Genevieve Lachapelle
Academic Administrative Assistant, Faculty of Science
Iryna Pedko
Academic Administrative Assistant, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences and Cross-Cultural Studies
Teresa Ko
Academic-Executive Assistant to the Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics

With a master’s degree in corporate governance and professional accounting from City University of Hong Kong, Teresa Ko has over ten years working experience related to secretarial, governance, legal and administration in both commercial companies and NGO. She is a Chartered Secretary and Chartered Governance Professional holding an Associate membership of The Chartered Governance Institute (CGI).
Brittany Paat
Quality Assurance Officer

Brittany brings a wide range of experience to the Dean’s Office and contributes to its overall function through the provision of administrative support to faculties and program committees, student evaluations of teaching (SETs), full-time faculty hiring, faculty manuals, orientation, program review and a variety of other projects. Brittany has a B.A. (Hons) in History from Algoma University and an M.A. from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) at the University of Ottawa. Brittany is the athlete of our team, often heading to baseball or soccer games after work. When not on the field, she’ll attend spinning and other fitness classes just for fun. She is also the proud and devoted “fur mamma” to Dottie June, often heading out at lunchtime to check in on her.
Key Contacts & Structure
The Algoma University academic structure is comprised of three Faculties: Faculty of Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, and the Faculty of Humanities. Each of the Faculties is led by a Faculty Chair. The Faculty Chairs work in cooperation with the Academic Dean in the administration of Faculty business and provide leadership in the development of curriculum and programs at Algoma University.
Each Faculty has a number of Department Chairs. Department Chairs provide academic leadership for curriculum and programs within Algoma University’s departments. Below is a summary of names and contact information for Faculty and Department Chairs as of April 2023.
Faculty Chairs, Department Chairs and Directors
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Dr. Laura Wyper
Department Chair, Community Economic and Social Development, Assistant Professor
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Dr. Paulette Steeves
Department Chair, Geography, Geology and Land Stewardship | Canada Research Chair Tier 11 Healing and Reconciliation, Associate Professor
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Dr. Andree-Ann Deschenes
Department Chair, Music & Visual Arts, Assistant Professor
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Dr. Jo-Anne Ryan
Associate Professor - Accounting Prog. Coord. And Departmental Chair
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Dr. Linda Burnett
Department Chair of English and History, Faculty Chair of Humanities & Social Sciences, Associate Professor
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Pelham Matthews
Faculty Chair, School of Business and Economics, Associate Professor
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Dr. Edward Turgeon, BMus, MMus, MMA, DMA
Director of Music, Professor, Musician-in-Residence (Duo Turgeon)
View Contact InfoDr. Laurie Bloomfield
Faculty Chair, Sciences, Associate Professor
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705-949-2301, ext. 4314
Office: SH 502

Dr. Jennifer Foote
Department Chair, Biology & Environmental Science
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705-949-2301, ext. 4368
Office: ECC 404

Dr. Laura Wyper
Department Chair, Community Economic and Social Development, Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
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705-949-2301 ext. 4811
Office: SH 421
I was born in Sudbury and largely raised in Sault Ste. Marie, so I have spent summers on Goulais River, Goulais Bay, and Lake Superior kayaking, canoeing, and swimming. I’ve also spent a good deal of my time walking local hiking trails, camping at local provincial parks, and sitting on the Robertson Lake cliff tops while working a student summer job in my early twenties. This has given me a love for this land, an understanding of indigenous sovereignty, and a consciousness of my place in this history as someone of settler ancestry who sees reconciliation as our way forward.
I spent more than a decade away from the area related to my studies and my work as I have a Bachelor of Health Sciences in Midwifery from Laurentian University, a Bachelor of Education from Trent University, a Master of Arts in Adult Education and Community Development from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto, and a PhD in Adult Education and Community Development with a specialization in Comparative, International and Development Education from OISE, at the University of Toronto.
I have worked in community development for more than twenty years in women’s health care, informal community-based adult education settings, and formally within adult education for the Algoma District School Board (ADSB) at Northland Adult Learning Centre as a Literacy and Basic Skills Instructor and then a Program Coordinator for three of their adult education programs. From 2012 – 2017 I worked for both ADSB and at Algoma University (AU) in the Community Economic and Social Development (CESD) Department. My CESD work has included both part-time and full-time faculty positions with a complete move over to Algoma University in January of 2018 for a full-time contract position.
Because of my background I have a commitment to Northern Ontario in relation to place-based development and I love working at Algoma University in what I consider my ‘home’ community. Outside of my university work I put into ‘praxis’ some of the activism I teach in courses like: Environment and Community Resilience, Sustainable Community Development, and Community Advocacy and Social Justice, for CESD.
As most of my degrees, besides my Bachelor of Health Science degree, were acquired while raising my daughter and working fulltime, I have an appreciation and understanding of adult learners who often have full plates, and a respect for the work I see from students in the classroom. I love meeting, working with, and learning from students and other faculty, and I look forward to meeting all new students!

Dr. Paulette Steeves
Department Chair, Geography, Geology and Land Stewardship | Canada Research Chair Tier 11 Healing and Reconciliation, Associate Professor
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705-949-2301 ext. 4339
Office: SH 413

Dr. Sheila Gruner
Faculty Chair, Social Sciences, Associate Professor
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705-949-2301, ext. 4375
Office: SH 500C

Dr. Trevor Tchir
Department Chair, Law and Politics, Associate Professor
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705-949-2301, ext. 4388
Office: SH 415

Dr. Dwayne Keough
Department Chair, Psychology, Associate Professor
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705-949-2301
Office: SH 414

Dr. Andree-Ann Deschenes
Department Chair, Music & Visual Arts, Assistant Professor
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Office: 75 Huron St, room 102
Through her four albums and extensive performance schedule across North America, Canadian pianist Andree-Ann Deschenes is recognized as one of the world’s foremost advocates of the Latin American piano repertoire. For her efforts, The Whole Note celebrates her as a “very gifted pianist” with “a tremendous amount of energy, humour and astonishing talent”, while her career has gained the attention of outlets such as The Villa-Lobos Magazine, Classical Post, MainlyPiano, and Voyage LA.
Deschenes’ recording career is formidable, with an output as decorated as it is prolific. Praise in the media comes from the blog Music for Several Instruments, who remarked that Deschenes “puts across the regional Brazilian folkloric flavour with cool clarity,” as well as The Whole Note, who celebrated her third album, Villa Lobos / Castro, as “a rich program revealing… skill and artistic mastery.”
Further recognition has come for her most recent album, The Ovalle Project (2018), a comprehensive two-disc record that revives the work of late Brazilian composer Jayme Ovalle—as of now the only commercially available recording of his piano works. In reviewing the album, Classical Post called Deschenes “the perfect person to take on [Ovalle’s music] and bring life back into his works,” while Mainly Piano remarked that “the variety in the moods, intensity and tonal colors is vast [in The Ovalle Project], and Ms. Deschenes has taken the time and attention as well as research to get inside of the music.”
Her education includes a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Claremont Graduate University, a Master of Music degree in Afro-Latin music from California State University Los Angeles, and an Advanced Diploma in Jazz from Toronto’s Humber College.
For more info, www.aadpiano.com

Dr. Rose Ann Torres
Director of the School of Social Work, Assistant Professor
Director
Assistant Professor
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Biography
Dr. Rose Ann Torres is an Assistant Professor and the Director of the School of Social Work at Algoma University. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology and Equity Studies in Education from OISE/University of Toronto. Prior to joining Algoma University, she was an Assistant Professor at University of New Brunswick. She has been a Lecturer in the MSW program at Wilfrid Laurier University and in the BSW program at Toronto Metropolitan University. She was also a Lecturer in the Master’s and Ph.D. programs in the Social Justice Education Department, OISE/University of Toronto. She is the principal investigator of the SSHRC Insight Development Grants research project entitled “Examining Access to Mental Health Care Service: The Impact of COVID-19 on Filipino Health Care Workers in Northern Ontario” and co-principal investigator of the SSHRC Institutional Grants project titled “Effects of COVID-19 on Teaching and Learning: Stories of Indigenous and Black and Asian Faculty Members and Students at Algoma University.” Dr.Torres has published her work in co-edited books, peer reviewed articles, book chapters, keynote speaking, conference presentations, webinars, workshops, and media commentaries. She currently serves as an Advisory Board Member for Sault College and First Nations Technical Institute. She has been instrumental in establishing pathways and partnerships with local and international universities and colleges in the School of Social Work at Algoma University. Dr. Torres’s work as an educator includes community engagement and organizing, as well as consultancy services in interdisciplinary research that crosses geographic borders with Asia, Canada, Africa, and other countries. Dr. Torres’s commitment to the community seeks to bring about transformative change and critical development in terms of health and social well-being, civic engagement, and ecological sustainability. At Algoma University, she teaches critical policy in the north, social work research, social work philosophy and ethics, critical social work practice: Anishinaabe, structural and feminist perspectives.
Research
Ethics, critical social policy, reflexive qualitative research methods, critical intersectionality of race, class, and gender; sociology of health, illness, and healing; sociology of everyday life; social movements; decolonization studies, critical Indigenous studies; social justice, community development/engagement; Asian Canadian studies; anti-Asian racism
Research Projects:
- Effects of Covid-19 on Teaching, and Learning: Stories of Indigenous and Racialized Faculty Members and Students at Algoma University. Sault Ste. Marie: Algoma University. May 2022-present. Funded by SSHRC Institutional Grants.
- Examining Access to Mental Health Care Service: The Impact of Covid-19 on Filipino Health Care Workers in Northern Ontario. Funded by SSHRC Insight Development Grants, June 2022-May 2024.
- Building Filipino-Canadian Youth Resilience During COVID-19 Project. Funded by the Canadian Red Cross, The Employment and Social Development Canada, and the Philippine Centre Canada.
- Marginalized Homeless Youth: A critical and grounded framework for understanding the impact and efficacy of policies and programs designed to support marginal youth experiencing homelessness in a time of Covid-19. Funded by Faculty of Community Services, Ryerson University.
Selected Publications:
Books:
- Onishenko, D., Doran, C., Torres, R., Nyaga, D. (Eds.) (Forthcoming). Critical Reflexive Research Methodologies. Calgary: University of Calgary Press.
- Torres, R., Tian, I., Chau, C. (Eds.). (Forthcoming). Asian Canada is Burning: Theories, Methods, Pedagogies, and Praxes. Nova Scotia: Fernwood Publishing.
- Torres, R., Leung, K., Soepriatna, V. (Eds.). (2021) Outside and In-Between: Theorizing Asian Canadian Exclusion and the Challenges of Identity Formation. Brill Publisher, Studies in Critical Social Sciences series. PA Leiden, The Netherlands https://brill.com/view/title/60048
- Torres, R., Nyaga, D. (Eds.). (2021). Critical Research Methodologies. Brill Publisher, Studies in Critical Social Sciences series. PA Leiden, The Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004445567
- Wane, N.., Torres, R. & Nyaga, D. (Eds.) (2019). Transversing and Translocating Spiritualities: An Epistemological, Theoretical, and Pedagogical Conversations. Ontario: Nsemia Publishing.
- Pavlos, C., Torres, R. (Eds.) (2013). “Engaging Aboriginal Perspective in Education”. Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing.
Peer-Reviewed Journals:
- Torres, R., Nyaga, D. (2023). Re-conceptualizing Victimhood and Resiliency: Transnational Narratives of Filipinas in Canada. Review of Women’s Studies Journal. Vol. 32, No. 2.
- Torres, R. & Nyaga, D. (2017). Gendered Citizenship: A Case Study of paid Filipino Male Live-in Caregivers in Toronto. International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies, Vol.13., No.1
- Torres, R. (2016). Aeta Women Indigenous Healers in the Philippines: Lessons and Implications. Journal of Global Citizenship and Equity Education. Vol.5, No. 1.
- Torres, R. and Nyaga, D. (2016). Discussion of power through the eyes of the margins: Praxis of post-colonial Aeta indigenous women healers in the Philippines. International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies 12 (2): 31–56, DOI:
10.21315/ijaps2016.12.2.2 - Torres, R. & Nyaga, D. (2015). The Politics of Cultural Representation. Sociology Study Journal, vol. 5, no.9. doi: 10.17265/2159-5526/2015.09. Refereed Book Chapters:
- Torres, R. (Forthcoming). Ethics of Doing Research in the Indigenous Community. In Reflexive Critical Qualitative Research Methodology, Onishenko, D., Doran, C., Torres, R., Nyaga, D. (Eds.). Calgary: University of Calgary. Press.
- Torres, R. (Forthcoming). Remembering in Research: Doing Research in Asian Communities. In Reflexive Critical Qualitative Research Methodology, Onishenko, D., Doran, C., Torres, R., Nyaga, D. (Eds.). Calgary: University of Calgary. Press.
- Torres, R. (2021). Theorizing Asian Canada. In Torres, R., Leung, K., Soepriatna, V. (Eds.), Outside and In-Between: Theorizing Asian Canadian Exclusion and the Challenges of Identity Formation. Brill Publisher, Studies in Critical Social Sciences series. PA Leiden, The Netherlands.
- Torres, R. (2021). Filipina Activism from a Transnational Theoretical Framework. In Torres, R., Leung, K., Soepriatna, V. (Eds.), Outside and In-Between: Theorizing Asian Canadian Exclusion and the Challenges of Identity Formation. Brill Publisher, Studies in Critical Social Sciences series. PA Leiden, The Netherlands.
- Torres, R. (2021). Feminization of Pandemics: Experiences of Filipino Women in the Health Care System. In Torres, R., Leung, K., Soepriatna, V. (Eds.), Outside and In-Between: Theorizing Asian Canadian Exclusion and the Challenges of Identity Formation. Brill Publisher, Studies in Critical Social Sciences series. PA Leiden, The Netherlands.
- Torres, R., Nyaga, D. (2021). Critical Reflexivity Framework on Theorizing Asian Canada. In Torres, R., Leung, K., Soepriatna, V. (Eds.), Outside and In-Between: Theorizing Asian Canadian Exclusion and the Challenges of Identity Formation. Brill Publisher, Studies in Critical Social Sciences series. PA Leiden, The Netherlands.
- Torres, R. Nyaga, D. (2021). Un-mapping Diasporic Filipina Geographies. In Torres, R., Leung, K., Soepriatna, V. (Eds.), Outside and In-Between: Theorizing Asian Canadian Exclusion and the Challenges of Identity Formation. Brill Publisher, Studies in Critical Social Sciences series. PA Leiden, The Netherlands.
- Torres, R. et. al. (2021). Introduction. In Outside and In-Between: Theorizing Asian Canadian Exclusion and the Challenges of Identity Formation. Brill Publisher, Studies in Critical Social Sciences series. PA Leiden, The Netherlands.
- Damasco, V., Torres, R. (2021). Framework for Developing Resilience Among Filipino-Canadian Youth During Covid-19 Pandemic. In Torres, R., Leung, K., Soepriatna, V. (Eds.), Outside and InBetween: Theorizing Asian Canadian Exclusion and the Challenges of Identity Formation. Brill Publisher, Studies in Critical Social Sciences series. PA Leiden, The Netherlands.
- Torres, R. (2021). Critical Ethnography: Discussion of Principles and Ethics. In Torres, R., Nyaga, D. (Eds.). Critical Research Methodologies. Sense Brill Publisher, Studies in Critical Social Sciences series. PA Leiden, The Netherlands.
- Torres, R. (2021). Storytelling: A Critical Narrative Approach. In Torres, R., Nyaga, D. (Eds.). Critical Research Methodologies. Sense Brill Publisher, Studies in Critical Social Sciences series. PA Leiden, The Netherlands.
- Torres, R. (2021). Research Methodologies: History, Issues, Tensions. In Torres, R., Nyaga, D. (Eds.). Critical Research Methodologies. Sense Brill Publisher, Studies in Critical Social Sciences series. PA Leiden, The Netherlands.
- Torres, R. , Nyaga, D.( 2021). Critical Research as Inconsolable Mourning. In Torres, R., Nyaga, D. (Eds.). Critical Research Methodologies. Sense Brill Publisher, Studies in Critical Social Sciences series. PA Leiden, The Netherlands.
- Torres, R., Nyaga, D. (2021). Using Critical Research Methodologies: The significance of Reflexivity, Resistance, and Response. In Torres, R., Nyaga, D. (Eds.). Critical Research Methodologies. Sense Brill Publisher, Studies in Critical Social Sciences series. PA Leiden, The Netherlands.
- Torres, R., Nyaga, D. (2021). Introduction. In Torres, R., Nyaga, D. (Eds.). Critical Research Methodologies. Sense Brill Publisher, Studies in Critical Social Sciences series. PA Leiden, The Netherlands.
- Torres, R. (2019). Healing and Well-Being as Tools of Decolonization and Social Justice: Anti-colonial Praxis of Indigenous Women. In Wane, N., Todorova, M. & Todd, K. (Eds.) Decolonizing the Spirit: Resistance and Solidarity. New York: Palgrave Publishing.
- Wane, N., Torres, R. & Nyaga, D. (2019). Community Care as Praxis. In Wane, Torres, & Nyaga (Eds.) Transversing and Translocating Spiritualities: An Epistemological, Theoretical, and Pedagogical Conversations. Ontario: Nsemia Publishers.
- Wane, N., Torres, R. & Nyaga, D. (2019). Introduction. In Wane, Torres, & Nyaga (Eds.) Transversing and Translocating Spiritualities: An Epistemological, Theoretical, and Pedagogical Conversations. Ontario: Nsemia Publishers.
- Torres, R. & Nyaga, D. (2019). Re-Thinking Marx: Narrative of Indigenous Women Healers in the Philippines Healing as Love. In Wane, Torres, & Nyaga (Eds.) Transversing and Translocating Spiritualities: An Epistemological, Theoretical, and Pedagogical Conversations. Ontario: Nsemia Publishers.
- Nyaga, D., Torres, R. (2019). Education, Neoliberalism, and Decolonizing Curriculum. In Decolonization/Decolonial/Anti-Colonial Theory: Shared lineages and contestations, Zainub, A. (Ed.) Netherlands: Sense Publisher. Conference
- Torres, R. (2022). Keynote Speaker. Ethics in the Production of Knowledge During the Pandemic. 1st International Research Conference and Presentation 2022 Polytechnic University of the Philippines Santa Rosa Cus (PUPSRC) Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang (UNSIKA), Indonesia.
- Torres, R. (2022). Speaker. Outside the Master Narrative and the Ethics of Disorder in Leadership. 2022 East Asia SIG Asian Heritage Month Symposium that is sponsored by OISE/University of Toronto. Toronto: OISE/University of Toronto.
- Torres, R. (2022). Keynote. Examining Access to Mental Health Care Service: The Impact of Covid-19 on Filipino Health Care Workers in Northern Ontario. Brown Bag Seminar Series, School of Social Work, Algoma University.
- Torres, R. (2022). Research Spotlight. Ethics in Doing Research in the Indigenous Communities. Research Week, Algoma University
- Torres, R. (2021). Keynote. Story work and Narratives of Aeta Women Healers: Contribution to Cultural Studies. In the 12 th National Conference of the Women’s and Gender Studies Association of the Philippines, a webinar sponsored by the University of the Philippines. May 26.
- Torres, R. (2021). Keynote Speaker. Healing Power of Post-Colonial Indigenous Women. Lessons from Aeta Women Healers in the Philippines and Implications. In Site of Convergence: Weaving Tapestries of Knowledge. Philippines: University of The Philippines Center for Women Studies and Center for Indigenous Decolonial Studies.

Dr. Miguel Garcia-Ruiz
Associate Professor
Sault Ste. Marie Campus
[email protected]
705-949-2301, ext. 4312
Office: WW 105G
Credentials: BSc (University of Colima), MSc (University of Colima), PhD (University of Sussex)
Areas of Expertise: Human-computer interaction, usability, computer graphics, olfactory interfaces, multi modal interfaces, virtual reality and games user research.

Dr. Jo-Anne Ryan
Associate Professor - Accounting Prog. Coord. And Departmental Chair
Brampton Campus
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Dr. Jo-Anne Ryan obtained her Chartered Accountant (CA) Designation in 1991 and articled with KPMG LLP and subsequently received her Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) Designation. Shortly after leaving public accounting to pursue an academic career at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario, Dr. Ryan began PhD studies at the University of Birmingham, UK. In 2011, Dr. Ryan completed her PhD in accounting at the University of Birmingham. Her thesis employed a case study approach to explore the rules and routines that have evolved within the Investor Relations (IR) functions of a large Canadian public company from the inception of their IR website in 1997 to 2010 utilizing weblog analysis and an institutional framework. Dr. Ryan also holds a Data Management Certificate from the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada.
Dr. Ryan has served as an accounting professor and Department Chair at several universities including Nipissing, Lakehead University, Laurentian University and Algoma University where she is currently service as Department Chair. She teaches a variety of accounting and auditing courses at all levels. She has a strong interest in accounting education and preparing accounting students who wish to pursue their CPA designations upon graduation. Her students have prepared, and delivered, education seminars to the local business community.
Dr. Ryan has served as President on her local CA Board and as a volunteer board member on several not-for-profit organizations. She has delivered financial literacy courses developed by CPA Canada to her local community and has spoken at Rotary Club events. She taught at the School of Accountancy held annually at York University and continues to work with both CPA Ontario and CPA Canada as a team lead, standard setter, and case writer.
Dr. Ryan has published articles in peer reviewed journals that focus on accounting unification and assurance case. She is co-author of Financial Accounting Cases (Wiley Publishing) that is now in its third edition and continues to write cases for both publication and classroom use. She is a reviewer for Accounting Perspectives. Dr. Ryan has a strong classroom and research interest in emerging technologies including data analytics.

Dr. Pedro Antunes
Executive Lead, Research
[email protected]
705-949-2301, ext. 4379
Office: ECC 405


Dr. Linda Burnett
Department Chair of English and History, Faculty Chair of Humanities & Social Sciences, Associate Professor
[email protected]
705-949-2301, ext. 4324
Office: SH 405

Dr. Michael Graydon
Assistant Professor and Department Chair, Sociology
[email protected]
705-949-2301, ext. 4118
Office: CC 3034

Pelham Matthews
Faculty Chair, School of Business and Economics, Associate Professor
Sault Ste. Marie campus
[email protected]
705-949-2301, ext. 4329
Office: NW 304

Dr. Edward Turgeon, BMus, MMus, MMA, DMA
Director of Music, Professor, Musician-in-Residence (Duo Turgeon)
[email protected]
705-949-2301, ext. 4382
Office: Algoma Conservatory of Music, room 201

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