Past Fellows
Toupey Luft
July 2024 - June 2026
Over the past six years at the University of Lethbridge, it’s been my honour to learn from colleagues at the Teaching Centre through engaging in various opportunities for development and seeking feedback on my teaching practice as it has evolved. I have also been an active participant in the teaching community at UL by mentoring junior faculty members and participating in SoTL projects. I had the opportunity to be a co-investigator on a team led by Carina Zhu and funded by the Teaching Centre about how university faculty make meaning out of their teaching evaluations. Through my role as a Teaching Fellow, I like to continue contributing to the development of fellow faculty members, and advancing strategic priorities to enhance teaching across the university. My project, loosely defined, will focus on how faculty members can understand and work with the diverse needs of international students. I look forward to continued conversations with the Teaching Centre to gain a sense of what would be most helpful for all parties.
Ryan Harper-Brown
July 2024 - June 2026
Ryan is a Teaching Fellow and the Internship Coordinator for the New Media Department in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Iniskim (University of Lethbridge). His classes successfully incorporate work-integrated-learning to provide students with rewarding educational experiences. He teaches classes on Social Media, User-Generated Video, Developing Media for Children, Canadian Sketch Comedy, and Portfolio and Professional Practice.
Ryan has an MFA in Screenwriting from the University of Victoria, a Master’s Degree in Film and Television Production from Bond University in Australia, and a BA in Communication Studies from Concordia University in Montréal.
You can usually find Ryan cycling around Lethbridge on one of his (too many) bicycles.
Sonya von Heyking
Dhillon School of Business
July 2023 - June 2025
I have been with the Dhillon School of Business since 2014, teaching a variety of courses in the accounting program, and leading significant program changes and innovations. Prior to joining business school, I spent eight years as head of internal audit at the U of L, and over three years in Big4 accounting firm. In addition to my CPA, CA designation, I also hold the ICD.D and CIA designations, as well CRMA, CCSA certifications from the Institute of Internal Auditors. As a recognized leader in the areas of governance and accounting, and a board director with four organizations at the local, provincial, and national level, I am continually engaged in strategy and adaptation, amid disruption and opportunity. These experiences allow me to bring theory to life in the classroom and excite my students about the future role of accounting, intelligent models for decision-making, and the role of organizations in responding to society’s changing needs and expectations.
This Teaching Fellowship provides much-needed time and support to develop accessible, high-quality, instructional materials for a diverse learner population. Through this partnership with the Teaching Centre I am able to contribute to a variety of their important initiatives, including article reviews for Light on Teaching and volunteering at SPARK, and they are able to provide valuable guidance and support with teaching initiatives or issues I am working through.
Deanna Oye
Faculty of Fine Arts
July 2023 - June 2025
Dr. Dawn Burleigh
Faculty of Education
July 2022 – June 2024
Dr. Matt Tata
Department of Neuroscience
January 2022 –December 2024
Dr. Mike Madore
Dhillon School of Business
July 2021 – June 2023
Dr. Susan Findlay
Department of Chemistry
July 2021 – June 2023
Dr. Josh Davies
Faculty of Fine Arts - Music
July 2020 -June 2022
Dr. Maureen Hawkins
Department of English
July 2020 -June 2022
Jennifer Burke
Department of Biological Sciences
July 2019 - June 2021
Dr. Artur Luczak
Department of Neuroscience
July 2019 - June 2021
Dr. Glenda Bonifacio
Women and Gender Studies
January 2020 - December 2021
Dr. Ying Zheng
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
January 2020 – December 2021
Dr. YJ Bao
Dhillon School of Business
January 2019 - December 2020
Dr. Luz Ospina
Department of Modern Languages
January 2019 - December 2020
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Dr. Kevin McGeough
Department of Geography
July 2018 - June 2020
Dr. Sean Fitzpatrick
Department of Math and Computer Science
July 2018 - June 2020
Dr. Ken Vos
Department of Physics
July 2016 – June 2018
Dr. Mark Zieber
Faculty of Health Sciences
January 2017 – December 2018
Dr. Richelle Marynowski
Faculty of Education
January 2017 - December 2017, July 2019 - June 2020
Dr. Aaron Taylor
Faculty of Fine Arts - Drama
July 2017 – June 2019
Dr. Randy Barley
Biological Sciences
June 2017 - July 2019
Dr. Greg Patenaude
Chemistry and Biochemistry
June 2016 - July 2018
Dr. Michelle Hogue
Indigenous Student Success Cohort (ISSC)
June 2015 - July 2017
Dr. Adam Mason
Faculty of Fine Arts - Music
July 2015 – June 2017
Dr. Olu Awosoga
Faculty of Health Sciences
January 2016 – December 2017
Dr. Kim Mair
Department of Sociology
January 2016 – September 2016 (attenuated)
Dr. Rolf Boon
Faculty of Fine Arts - Music
Jan. 2015 - Dec. 2016
Dr. Bruce MacKay
School of Liberal Education
Jan. 2015 - Dec. 2016
Dr. Janay Nugent
Department of History
Jan. 2014 - Dec. 2016
Dr. Anne Dymond
Faculty of Fine Arts - Art
July 2014 - June 2016
Dr. Kelly Williams-Whit
Dhillon School of Business
July 2013 - June 2015
Dr. Tom Perks
Department of Sociology
July 2013 - June 2014
Dr. John Poulsen
Faculty of Education
Jan. 2013 - Dec. 2013
Dr. Jason Laurendeau
Department of Sociology
Jan. 2013 - Dec. 2013
Dr. Leanne Elias
Faculty of Fine Arts - New Media
July 2012 - June 2013
Wayne Lippa
Department of Chemistry
July 2012 - June 2013
Dr. Lisa Doolittle
Faculty of Fine Arts - Drama
Jan. 2012 - Dec. 2012
Dr. Sheila McManus
Department of History
Jan. 2012 - Dec. 2013
Phil Jones
School of Health Sciences
July 2011 - June 2012
Dr. Ute Kothe
Department of Biological Science
July 2011 - June 2012
Dr. Keith Roscoe
Faculty of Education
July 2010 - June 2011
Dr. Jan Newberry
Department of Anthropology
Jan. 2010 - Dec. 2010
Dr. Dayna Daniels
Department of Kinesiology
Jan. 2010 - Dec. 2010
Dr. Harold Jansen
Department of Political Science
July 2009 - June 2010
Helena Danyk
Department of Biological Science
July 2009 - June 2010
Nicholas Wade
Faculty of Fine Arts - Art
Jan. 2008 - Dec. 2008
Dr. Jennifer Mather
Department of Psychology
July 2007 - June 2008
Dr. Pam Adams
Faculty of Education
Sept. 2006 - June 2007
Dr. David Townsend
Faculty of Education
July 2006 - June 2007