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Before you apply to these ULethbridge graduate programs, you must secure a supervisor:
  • Master of Arts
    • excluding Economics
  • Master of Music
  • Master of Science
  • Doctor of Philosophy

You must provide confirmation from a ULethbridge faculty member who has agreed to supervise you before you submit your application for admission.

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Carly Adams

Kinesiology and Physical Education
As a social historian and an advocate for oral history, Dr. Adams explores community, resiliency, and gender in her research, with a focus on sport and leisure experiences. She is currently leading the Nikkei Memory Capture Project (with Dr. Darren…

Amir Akbary-Majdabadno

Mathematics and Computer Science
Number Theory Research Interests: L-functions, elliptic curves, modular forms, finite fields

Kristine Alexander

History
I joined the University of Lethbridge in July 2013, and am currently Associate Professor of History and Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Child and Youth Studies. I am the Director of the U of L's Institute for Child and Youth Studies (I-CYS), and a…

John Anvik

Mathematics and Computer Science
My research interests are in software engineering and computer science education. I am particularly interested in using software development project artifacts, such as bug reports and source revision history, to support software maintenance…

Ebenezer Asem

Finance
Corporate Finance and Market Microstructure Research Topics of Interest: Dividend policy, Capital Structure, Pensions and Corporate Decisions, Market Reactions

Jodie Asselin

Anthropology
Environmental anthropology, political and historical ecology, place/space, rurality, complex multi-land use issues. Geographic regions include rural Canada, northern Canada, Ireland, Europe. Particular focus on rural land use including forestry,…

Oluwagbohunmi (Olu) Awosoga

Health Sciences-General
Quantitative Research Methods, Introductory Statistics, Applied Statistics, Advanced Statistics, Mixed Research Design, Biostatistics, Statistical Concepts and Methods, Survey Sampling, Psychometrics Topics Caring for the Caregivers Health &…

Sandy Bakos

Education
Qualitative research in mathematics education, numeracy, elementary mathematics pedagogy, qualitative research, teacher education and numeracy, teaching and learning using technology, teacher professional…

Danny Balderson

Education
Physical Education Pedagogy Student Wellness Sports Academies Coaching/Athletics

Yongjian Bao

Policy and Strategy
Team decision making, strategic entrepreneurship, crisis management Topics: Affect factors in decision making, error learning, immigrant entrepreneurship

Debra Basil

Marketing
Survey and experimental research. Topics Immigration, corporate social responsibility, cause-related marketing, donations If you contact me please include Your CV and academic background. I only consider students with an academic background in…

Vishaal Baulkaran

Finance
Corporate finance, corporate governance, Fintech, REITs Topics Corporate finance, corporate governance, Fintech, REITs

Lorraine Beaudin

Education
Emerging technology in education Gender and technology Online teaching and learning Philosophy of technology Gaming in education

Hendrika Beaulieu

Indigenous Studies

Yale Belanger

Political Science
First Nations/Aboriginal Gaming and Gambling; Aboriginal Housing and Homelessness; Youth Homelessness; Media, Communications and Politics. Dr. Belanger will only consider supervisory inquiries from students interested in the Master of Arts in…

Robert Benkoczi

Mathematics and Computer Science
Algorithms, Optimization, Wireless networks deployment and management Topics facility location, computing large scale evacuation plans, optimization problems under uncertainty, efficient algorithmic techniques for location problems in special…

Kerry Bernes

Education
Career development; Behavioural disorders; At-risk youth; and The professional practice of psychology.

Corina Birghila

Mathematics and Computer Science
Statistics, Operations Research, Actuarial Science, Optimization Research Topics of Interest:Ambiguity and model uncertainty, Stochastic optimization, Extreme value analysis, Distributionally robust optimization, Risk measurement, Decision…

Justin Blum

Drama
Dr. Blum's published research focuses on melodrama and other popular performance forms, as well as the intersection between theatre history, dramaturgy, and contemporary theatrical production. He holds a PhD in Drama, Theatre, and Performance…

Adebiyi G. Boco

Sociology, Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy
Demography, Quantitative Analysis of Population Phenomena; Population Health, Multilevel and Longitudinal Modeling, Event History and Survival Analysis, Structural Equation Modelling, Global Population Changes and Challenges, Cross-National…

Georg Boenn

Music
Dr. Boenn's main areas of research are algorithmic composition, rhythm, and expressive timing. His latest book, Computational Models of Rhythm and Meter, published by Springer Nature, explores new methods for the composition, analysis, and…

Matthew Bogard

Biological Sciences
ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, aquatic science Topics ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, aquatic science If you contact me please include Students interested in my research program should email me and provide their CV, copy of…

Marc Bomhof

Kinesiology and Physical Education
Dr. Bomhof's research investigates how exercise affects appetite and why it is difficult to reduce weight through exercise alone. His research examines how nutrition and dietary patterns impact exercise-induced appetite response. With a better…

Philip Bonnaventure

Geography and Environment
Permafrost in mountain and High Arctic environments, climate change, microclimatology of mountain and boreal environments, geomorphology and Earth surface processes, hydrology, and environmental modelling and Geographical Information…

Sean Brayton

Kinesiology
Cultural studies, popular culture, media and communication, postcolonialism Topics: Representations of race and labour in popular film and television; sports and labour politics; "reality" television and…

Robin Bright

Education
Emergent literacy, Children's and young adult literature, Writing processes, Begininng reading and writing, Gender issues in education, Teacher education and literacy, Parents/Family literacy, New Literacies (online communications) Topics Reading…

Bryson Brown

Philosophy
Philosophical logic, Preservationism, Paraconsistency, Philosophy of science, Evolution. Topics: Preservationism, Paraconsistency, Ambiguity logics, Laws of nature, Free will. Learn more

Shawn Bubel

Geography and Environment
Geoarchaeology, Plains Archaeology, Field Methods. Topics: Geoarchaeology, sediment and soil analysis, faunal analysis, field methods, archaeology of the Great Plains, archaeology of the Near East. If you contact me, please include: Statement of…

Dawn Burleigh

Education
Indigenous Education, Teacher Education, Educator Wellbeing Narrative Inquiry, Qualitative Research Methods Research Topics of Interest Indigenous Education, Teacher Education, Educator Wellbeing Narrative Inquiry, Qualitative Research…

Christopher Burton

History
History of Russia and the Soviet Union, Modern European History, Welfare States, Environmental History, History of Medicine Topics: Soviet History, with specific research interests in post-war Stalinism, healthcare, the medical profession, and…

Carla Carnaghan

Financial disclosure; managerial judgement and decision making; Research Topics of Interest: financial literacy; information representation and decision making; financial disclosure; business process analysis; business…

Adam Carter

English
​Literary Theory; Critical Theory and the History of Criticism; Romanticism; Canadian Literature; Aesthetic Theory and Nationalism; and the theory of irony.

Yllias Chali

Mathematics and Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing Topics: Text Summarization, Question Generation

Laura Chasmer

Geography and Environment
My research examines impacts of climate-mediated and anthropogenic disturbances on forest, peatland, and permafrost ecosystems and the resulting changes that occur due to these disturbances. To understand ecosystem response, my research integrates…

Doug Checkley

Education
Science Education Physics Education Refugee Education Educational Leadership Topics: Science Education Physics Education Refugee Education Educational Leadership Learning with Marginalized Youth Teacher Efficacy If you contact me, please…

Howard Cheng

Computer Science
Computer algebra, Symbolic linear algebra, Polynomial arithmetic, High-precision evaluation of constants, Compression and encryption algorithms for images and videos, Image processing. Topics: Normal forms of polynomial matrices and Ore…

Darren Christensen

Addictions Counselling
Darren R. Christensen received his PhD in psychology from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He has previously worked at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the University of Melbourne examining the efficacy of contingency…

Christine Clark

New Media
Web Design and Development, Graphic Design, Information Design, Data Visualization

Craig Coburn

Geography and Environment
Remote sensing science, Image processing, Environmental remote sensing, Bidirectional reflectance. Topics: Remote sensing, Riparian zones, Image processing, Bidirectional reflectance.

Melanie Collado

Modern Languages and Linguistics
Turn-of-the-century French women novelists; 20th &21st century novel; Representation of schooling in 20th and 21st century literature.

Jennifer Copeland

Kinesiology and Physical Education
Dr. Copeland's main research interests are the effect of physical activity and sedentary behaviour on health across the lifespan, with a particular focus on healthy ageing. Her research includes both experimental work and analysis of large data…

Bob Cousins

New Media
Screenwriting; animation history; writing for comedy; narrative history Topics Screenwriting; alternate film structure; animation history

Andrea Cuellar

Anthropology
historical ecology; anthropology/archaeology of food; food history; agrarian history/agrarian change; land use history; social inequality; regional approaches in archaeology; South American; Andes;…

Jerimy Cunningham

Anthropology
I am an anthropological archaeologist interested in domestic production and exchange. I have conducted archaeological research in the Canadian Great Plains, southern Ontario and the American Southwest and ethnographic research in West Africa. My…

Alexander Darku

Economics
Economic growth, income inequality and poverty; Open Economy Macroeconomics; International trade and development; and Monetary policy regimes.

Saurya Das

Physics and Astronomy
Classical and quantum gravity, cosmology, quantum information theory Other Interests: History of Science Philosophy of Science

Arundhati Dasgupta

Physics and Astronomy
Theoretical Physics, Particularly in Quantum Gravity phenomenology.

Natalie de Bruin Nutley

Kinesiology and Physical Education
Gait analysis, Parkinson's Disease, Postural Control, Eye Tracking, Motor Control, Biomechanics

Richard G. Delisle

Liberal Education
Darwinism, The history and philosophy of science, The history and epistemology of paleoanthropology, Human evolution.

Borries Demeler

Chemistry and Biochemistry
Focus on biophysical solution methods such as small angle scattering, analytical ultracentrifugation and molecular dynamics to elucidate the structure and function of bio-macromolecules, assemblies, nanoparticles and synthetic…