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Senate Membership

The membership of Senate (voting): 

  • Emma Alexander, Chair of History
  • Yadira Chinique De Armas, Acting Bioanthropology Coordinator
  • Soham Baksi, Chair of Economics
  • Jane Barter, Religion and Culture
  • Navinder Basra, VP (Finance & Administration)
  • Jeanette Bautista, Chair of Applied Computer Science
  • Jake Bergen, Education
  • Sartaj Sidhu Bhaika, UWSA
  • Bruce Bolster, Neuroscience Coordinator
  • Derrick Bourassa, Chair of Psychology
  • Christopher Brauer, Theatre and Film
  • Alyson Brickey, English
  • Omega Budhathoki, UWSA
  • Brenton Button, Education
  • Amrita Ray Chaudhuri, Economics
  • Carlos Colorado, Chair of Religion and Culture
  • Danielle Defries, Acting Dean and Chair of Kinesiology and Applied Health
  • Harleen Deol, UWSA
  • Jean-Pierre Desforges, Environmental Studies
  • Kyle Devine, Dean of Graduate Studies
  • Bronwyn Dobchuk-Land, Criminal Justice
  • Stefan Dodds, Economics
  • Danielle Dunbar, VP (University Advancement)
  • Matt Dyce, Chair of Geography
  • Scott Forbes, Biology
  • Alexander Freund, Chair of German/Canadian Studies
  • Andrew Frey, Physics
  • Justin Friesen, Psychology
  • Melissa Funke, Classics
  • Barb Gamey, Chancellor
  • Delia Gavrus, History
  • Marianne Geisler, Biology
  • Joan Grace, Chair of Political Science
  • Hugh Grant, Dean of Business and Economics
  • Rosalie Harms, Acting Chair of Business and Administration
  • Caleb Hasler, Acting Chair of Biology
  • Laurie Hellsten, Dean of Education
  • Michael Holden, Education
  • Joshua Hollett, Chair of Chemistry
  • Shakhawat Hossain, Chair of Mathematics and Statistics
  • Colleen Kachulak, DM Rep
  • Kristi Kenyon, Human Rights Program Coordinator
  • Emma Hill Kepron, Acting Dean of Library
  • Osaed Khan, Acting Dean of the Collegiate
  • Steven Kohm, Criminal Justice
  • Alan Saji Koshy, President of the UWSA
  • Shauna Labman, Executive Director of Global College
  • Devin Latimer, Chemistry
  • Kristin Lovrien-Meuwese, Chair of Modern Languages and Literatures
  • Shauna MacKinnon, Chair of Urban and Inner-City Studies
  • Carla Manfredi, English
  • Jeff Martin, Chair of Physics
  • Zeinab Mashreghi, Mathematics and Statistics
  • Cathy Mattes, History of Art Coordinator
  • Andrew McGillivray, Chair of Rhetoric, Writing, and Communications
  • Hope McIntyre, Theatre and Film
  • Mark Meuwese, History
  • Peter Miller, Chair of Classics
  • Erin Millions, History
  • Todd Mondor, President
  • Sara Murphy, Business and Administration
  • Ben Nobbs-Thiessen, Chair of Mennonite Studies
  • Jitendra Paliwal, VP (Research and Innovation)
  • Adam Parboosingh, Chair of Theatre and Film
  • Kirit Patel, Chair of Environmental Studies
  • Robert Patterson, Collegiate
  • Valerie Pelleck, Kinesiology and Applied Health
  • Lijoka Praise, UWSA
  • Pavlina Radia, Provost and VP (Academic)
  • Karen Ridd, MSC
  • Jaqueline McLeod Rogers, Rhetoric, Writing and Communications
  • Ivan Roksandic, Linguistics Coordinator
  • Sharanpal Ruprai, Chair of Women's and Gender Studies
  • Adam Scarfe, Acting Chair of Philosophy
  • Jonathan Sears, MSC
  • Anuraag Shrivastav, Biology
  • Shailesh Shukla, Acting Chair of Indigenous Studies
  • Lisa Sinclair, Acting Chair of Sociology
  • Satyendra Singh, Business and Administration
  • Sheri-Lynn Skwarchuk, Developmental Studies Coordinator
  • Andrea Smith, Kinesiology and Applied Health
  • Bong-gi Sohn, Rhetoric, Writing and Communications
  • Anna Stokke, Mathematics and Statistics
  • Bonnie Talbot, Collegiate
  • Shelley Tulloch, Chair of Anthropology
  • Camilo Valderrama, Applied Computer Science
  • Shannon Vickers, Theatre and Film
  • Kevin Walby, Chair of Criminal Justice
  • Dee Wallace, Library
  • Tracy Whalen, Dean of Arts
  • Conor Whately, Classics
  • Christopher Wiebe, Chemistry
  • Sanoji Wijenayake, Biology
  • Tabitha Wood, Acting Dean of Science

Contact Information:

All communications for Senate should be sent to the University Secretary.


Last updated July 21, 2025.