Faculty of Arts

Our Faculty

Department Chair

Robin NicholChair - Literatures, Languages, and Performing Arts
Robin NicholChair - Literatures, Languages, and Performing Arts

Robin has worked professionally as a stage-manager, lighting designer, dramaturge, actor, director and playwright and has worked for companies across Canada. She received her BFA in theatre from UVic and her MFA in directing from UBC and has been...

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English

Dr. Joceline AndersenAssistant Teaching Professor
Dr. Jan DuerdenAssociate Teaching Professor
Dr. Rebecca FredricksonAssistant Teaching Professor
Dr. Wesley FurlotteAssistant Teaching Professor

I am an Assistant Teaching Professor cross-appointed to the Department of Philosophy, History and Politics and the Department of Literatures, Languages, and Performing Arts. My research and teaching stem primarily from the traditions of critique (especially German idealism and...

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Dr. George JohnsonProfessor

Specialist in British literature from 1890 to the Second World War; drama and film depicting that period.

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Dr. Genevieve LaterAssistant Professor
Dr. Heather MacLeodAssistant Teaching Professor
Dr. S. Leigh MatthewsAssistant Teaching Professor, English Coordinator
Dr. Thom VernonAssistant Professor
Dr. Ben WoodfordAssistant Professor

University Instructors & Sessionals

Lynda DaneliukUniversity Instructor
Dr. Steve JonesUniversity Instructor
Miranda MariniUniversity Instructor
Dr. Krista PaquinUniversity Instructor
Dr. Sheba RahimUniversity Instructor
Andisha SabriSessional Instructor

Languages

Cara CadreAssociate Teaching Professor, Languages Coordinator, Japanese
Josie FischerAssociate Teaching Professor, Spanish
Josie FischerAssociate Teaching Professor, Spanish

Teaching interests include developing strategies and techniques to making learning Spanish more relevant and enjoyable for students. Also, creating mini-presentations on Big C and small c cultural items from a variety of Spanish speaking cultures to introduce in class....

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University Instructors & Sessionals

Sara Arias PalacioUniversity Instructor, French
Tracy ThomasSessional Instructor, Secwepemctsín

Performing Arts

Wesley EcclestonAssociate Teaching Professor
Wesley EcclestonAssociate Teaching Professor

Wesley performed in New York and Europe before studying theatre at TRU. He co-founded 3 Men of Sin Theatre Productions in 1997 yielding over 30 productions, and concluded post-graduate studies at the University of Alberta in 2001. He served...

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Catriona LegerAssistant Teaching Professor
Catriona LegerAssistant Teaching Professor

Catriona has worked across Canada as a professional actor, director, movement coach, producer and creator for over twenty years. She has also served as Artistic Director of a Company of Fools - Ottawa's original professional Shakespeare company; is co-founder...

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Robin NicholChair - Literatures, Languages, and Performing Arts
Robin NicholChair - Literatures, Languages, and Performing Arts

Robin has worked professionally as a stage-manager, lighting designer, dramaturge, actor, director and playwright and has worked for companies across Canada. She received her BFA in theatre from UVic and her MFA in directing from UBC and has been...

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Lab Technician

Jérémy NoëlTechnical Theatre Coordinator
OM 1523B 250jenoel@tru.ca

University Instructors & Sessionals

Tomas BijokSessional Instructor
Cvetozar VutevSessional Instructor