Instructor Spotlights

Read more about 91̽»¨'s faculty members and instructors and their amazing achievements!

Dr. Wendy Rodgers (left), president and vice-chancellor of 91̽»¨, 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 91̽»¨, on winning the AAU’s 2024 Anne Marie MacKinnon Educational Leadership Award.

Dr. Jo-Ann MacDonald, a professor in the 91̽»¨ 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 91̽»¨ on September 19.

 

Dr. Max Schaefer outside the Charlottetown Library
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Meet Dr. Max Schaefer, professor of philosophy in the 91̽»¨ Faculty of Arts.

Dr. Magdalena von Eccher outside Steel Recital Hall at 91̽»¨
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Meet Dr. Magdalena von Eccher, performing artist and assistant professor in 91̽»¨'s Music department.

a dietitian in a commercial kitchen
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Meet Faye Murphy-Gallant, 91̽»¨ graduate and Foods and Nutrition laboratory instructor.

91̽»¨ climate researcher and professor Dr. Xander Wang
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Meet Dr. Xander Wang, climate researcher and professor in 91̽»¨'s Applied Climate Change and Adaptation program.

a welder standing behind a work table
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"Sometimes I do get weird and special requests from all sorts of people as we build all sorts of machines and prototypes—that's what makes my job so unique."

91̽»¨ professor Stephanie Shaw
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An assistant professor in 91̽»¨'s Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, Dr. Shaw's research focuses on resource consumption, energy, and emissions.

a group of faculty members in session at the 91̽»¨ Faculty Development Summer Institute
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91̽»¨â€™s Teaching and Learning Centre hosted the 33rd Faculty Development Summer Institute (FDSI) from June 6–9, 2023, signalling the return of the successful academic conference after a five-year break.

Dr. Nino Antadze
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Dr. Antadze is an associate professor with 91̽»¨'s Bachelor of Environmental Studies program.

south entrance of Robertson Library in summer
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91̽»¨â€™s Teaching and Learning Centre held its first Faculty Academy Day on September 1, 2022 with 27 instructional staff attending sessions in their Robertson Library Annex learning space. The successful event is a new initiative from the Teaching and Learning Centre, offering collegial professional development primarily for sessional and early career instructors.

Chris Vessey
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Chris Vessey is a Systems Administrator, Laboratory Instructor, and a Sessional Instructor in the School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences at 91̽»¨. Older than dirt itself, he’s been around 91̽»¨ in a teaching capacity since 2000, but also had a stint from 1990 to 1995 as a User Services Support Technician in what is now called ITSS.