Faculty & Staff
Faculty of Health Disciplines
Athabasca University
1 University Drive
Athabasca, AB T9S 3A3
Canada
Undergraduate Programs (Bachelor of Nursing—Post RN or LPN)
- Email: bnadvisor@athabascau.ca
Graduate Programs (Masters, Graduate and Post-Masters)
Counselling
- Applications to Counselling programs: gcapgradapply@athabascau.ca
- Administration for Counselling programs: gcapadmin@athabascau.ca
- Advising for Counselling programs: fhdgradadvise@athabascau.ca
Nursing & Health Studies
- Applications to Nursing & Health Studies programs: cnhsgradapply@athabascau.ca
- Administration for Nursing & Health Studies programs: cnhsgrad@athabascau.ca
- Advising for Nursing & Health Studies programs: fhdgradadvise@athabascau.ca
See below for contact information for individuals within the Faculty.
Administrative Staff
Liz Bentley - Admissions Assistant, Graduate Programs
- Email: cnhsgradapply@athabascau.ca
Sandy Cordeiro - Administrative Assistant, Graduate Programs
- Email: gcapadmin@athabascau.ca
Catherine Cummings - Administrative Assistant
- Email: cnhsgradapply@athabascau.ca (Nursing/Health Studies - graduate programs)
- Email: gcapgradapply@athabascau.ca (Master of Counselling programs)
Janice De Girolamo - Academic Student Advisor, Graduate Programs
- Email: fhdgradadvise@athabascau.ca
Carolyn Deren - Administrative Professional Officer, Student Administrative Services
- Email: carolynd@athabascau.ca
Amanda Dzieglo - Sr BN Program Clinical Assistant
- Email: bnclinical@athabascau.ca
Keana Fernandes - Academic Student Advisor, BN Programs
- Email: bnadvisor@athabascau.ca
Cindy Jackson - Administrative Assistant
- Email: cnhsgrades@athabascau.ca
Tracy James - Prospective Graduate Administrator
- Email: gcapgradapply@athabascau.ca
Sherry Janzen - Clinical Placement Coordinator, Graduate Programs (Manitoba West)
- Email: sjanzen@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-800-694-8843
Priya Jaswal - Administrative Assistant, Graduate Programs
- Email: cnhsgrad@athabascau.ca
Melanie Kanellos - Clinical Placement Coordinator, Graduate Programs (Ontario East)
- Email: mkanellos@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-855-478-4482
Eileen Kennedy - Assistant to the Dean
- Email: eileen.kennedy@athabascau.ca
Jason Klasen - Academic Student Advisor, BN Programs
- Email: bnadvisor@athabascau.ca
Cindy Koziej - Academic Student Advisor, BN Programs
- Email: bnadvisor@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-800-788-9041 ext. 6381
Laura Manuel - Governance Administrator/Academic Student Advisor, Graduate Programs
- Email: fhdgradadvise@athabascau.ca
Evelyn Mitton - Administrative Professional Officer Practicum
- Email: emitton@athabascau.ca
Jennifer Rowe - Administrative Assistant (Leave)
- Email: jrowe@athabascau.ca
Myreene Tobin - Administrative Professional Officer, Academic Advising Services
- Email: mtobin@athabascau.ca
Dawne Tripodi - Administrative Professional Officer, Graduate Programs Admissions
- Email: dawnet@athabascau.ca
Learning Environment Team
- Email: ltt-fhd@athabascau.ca
James Fedorchuk - Instructional Media Analyst, Graduate Programs
- Email: jamesf@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-800-788-9041 ext. 2052
Rick Roder - Instructional Media Analyst
- Email: rickr@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-800-788-9041 ext. 7287
Shabnum Sangha - Learning Environment Team Support
- Email: gcaphelp@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-800-788-9041 ext. 2545
Yevgen Yasynskyy - Instructional Media Analyst
- Email: yevgeny@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-800-788-9041 ext. 2065
Ihor Yasynskyi - Learning Environment Team Support
- Email: iyasynskyi@athabascau.ca
Faculty
Dr. Pamela Hawranik - Interim Dean, Professor
- Email: phawranik@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-800-788-9041, ext. 6550
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Dr. Paul Jerry - Associate Dean Student Services, Professor
- Email: paulj@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-866-313-4373
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Dr. Terra Murray - Associate Dean Teaching and Learning, Assistant Professor
- Email: tmurray@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-866-379-1127
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Dr. Kimberley Lamarche - Chair CNHS & Program Director (MN:NP & PMD:NP), Associate Professor
- Email: lamarche@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-866-271-9341
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Dr. Gina Wong - Chair GCAP & Program Director, (MC, PBDC & PMCC), Professor
- Email: ginaw@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-866-442-3089
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Dr. Steven Johnson - Program Director (MHS & MN:Gen), Associate Professor
- Email: sjohnson@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-877-848-6903
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Dr. Jennifer Stephens - Program Director BN
- Email: jstephens@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-877-631-0036
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Dr. Lynn Corcoran - BN Clinical Coordinator
- Email: lynnc@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-833-445-3722
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Adrienne Weare - BN Curriculum Coordinator
- Email: adrienne@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-866-744-3447
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Dr. Murray Anderson - Assistant Professor
- Email: murrayanderson@athabascau.ca
- Toll Free: 1-888-417-0079
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Dr. Luisa Barton - Assistant Professor
- Email: luisabarton@athabascau.ca
- Toll Free: 1-833-866-7829
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Dr. Venise Bryan - Assistant Professor
- Telephone: 1-833-445-3724
- Email: vbryan@athabascau.ca
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Dr. Jeff Chang - Associate Professor
- Email: jeffc@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-866-901-7647
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Donna Clare - Academic Coordinator
- Email: dclare@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-855-344-5912
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Dr. Sandra Collins - Professor (R&S leave)
- Email: sandrac@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-844-836-2724
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Dr. Karen Cook - Associate Professor
- Email: kcook@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-604-345-8915
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Dr. Georgia Dewart - Assistant Professor
- Email: gdewart@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1 866 979 0268
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Dr. William Diehl-Jones - Associate Professor
- Email: wdiehljones@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-866-752-3889
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Ashton Dougan - Academic Coordinator
- Email: agallant@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-902-218-7079
Dr. Emily Doyle - Academic Coordinator
- Email: edoyle@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-855-359-2090
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Dr. Margaret Edwards - Professor (Leave)
- Email: margaret.edwards@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-800-788-9041 ext. 6381
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Debbie Fraser - Associate Professor (R&S leave)
- Email: dfraser@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-866-752-3889
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Dr. Shawn Fraser - Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Professor
- Email: shawn.fraser@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-866-500-2867
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Regan Hack - Academic Coordinator
- Email: rhack@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-855-212-1776
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Dr. Jennifer Knopp-Sihota - Associate Professor
- Email: jknopp@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-866-901-2831
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Dr. Annette Lane - Associate Professor
- Email: alane@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-844-257-7657
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Dr. Kathleen Leslie - Assistant Professor
- Email: kleslie@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-877-631-0009
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Jacqueline Mann - Academic Coordinator
- Email: jacquelinemann@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-855-524-0290
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Dawn Mercer Riselli, Academic Coordinator (R&S Leave)
- Email: driselli@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-855-212-1775
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Dr. Sherri Melrose - Associate Professor
- Email: sherrim@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-888-281-5863
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Dr. Sharon Moore - Professor Emeritus
- Email: sharon.moore@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-866-375-8570
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Dr. Simon Nuttgens - Associate Professor
- Email: simonn@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-866-916-9653
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Dr. Tammy O'Rourke - Assistant Professor
- Email: tammyorourke@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-877-401-1379
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Dr. Caroline Park - Professor Emeritus
- Email: clpark@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-866-500-2928
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Dr. Beth Perry - Professor
- Email: bethp@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-866-804-7721
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Kristin Petrovic - Academic Coordinator
- Email: kpetrovic@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-844-845-7150
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Lynne Rabak - Academic Coordinator
- Email: lynner@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-866-313-4379
Jananee Rasiah - Academic Coordinator and Research Associate of Patient Engagement Platform (AbSPORU)
- Email: jrasiah@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-855-859-3120
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Margaret Rauliuk - Academic Coordinator
- Email: margaretrauliuk@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-844-458-0111
Dr. Gwen Rempel - Associate Professor (R&S leave until July 1, 2021)
- Email: grempel@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-855-833-5699
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Dr. Donna Romyn - Associate Professor (retired)
- Email: dromyn@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-888-228-2180
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Rose Schroeder - Academic Coordinator
- Email: roses@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-888-281-5844
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Lorena Stewart - Academic Coordinator
- Email: lorenas@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-844-283-7292
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Dr. Lorraine Thirsk - Assistant Professor
- Email: lthirsk@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-866-979-0231
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Dr. Jeff Vallance - Tier II Canada Research Chair in Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Management, Professor
- Email: jeffv@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-866-441-4651
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Dr. Virginia Vandall-Walker - Adjunct Associate Professor
- Email: Virginia@cciwireless.ca
- Telephone: 1-800-801-2572
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Barbara Wilson- Keates - Academic Coordinator
- Email: bwilsonkeates@athabascau.ca
- Telephone: 1-833-293-0696