Faculty & Staff
Full-Time Professors
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Tatjana Takševa
English Language and Literature
Chair, Professor
Graduate Program in Women and Gender Studies (SMU/MSVU) Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program (SMU)
Phone: 902-491-6274
Office: MN319
Email: tatjana.takseva@smu.ca
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Chair, Professor
Graduate Program in Women and Gender Studies (SMU/MSVU) Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program (SMU)
Phone: 902-491-6274
Office: MN319
Email: tatjana.takseva@smu.ca
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Renée Hulan
English Language and Literature
Professor
Phone: 902-420-5690
Office: MN329
Email: renee.hulan@smu.ca
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Professor
Phone: 902-420-5690
Office: MN329
Email: renee.hulan@smu.ca
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Russell Perkin
Department of English Language and Literature
Professor
Phone: (902) 420-5714
Office: MN 304
Email: Russell.Perkin@smu.ca
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Professor
Phone: (902) 420-5714
Office: MN 304
Email: Russell.Perkin@smu.ca
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Goran V. Stanivukovic
English Language and Literature
Professor
Phone: 902-420-5708
Office: MN328
Email: goran.stanivukovic@smu.ca
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Professor
Phone: 902-420-5708
Office: MN328
Email: goran.stanivukovic@smu.ca
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Jennifer VanderBurgh
English Language and Literature
Associate Professor
Phone: 902-420-5718
Office: MN326
Email: jennifer.vanderburgh@smu.ca
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Associate Professor
Phone: 902-420-5718
Office: MN326
Email: jennifer.vanderburgh@smu.ca
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Luke Hathaway
English Language and Literature
Assistant Professor
(he/him)
Phone: 902-420-5860
Office: MN320
Email: luke.hathaway@smu.ca
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Assistant Professor
(he/him)
Phone: 902-420-5860
Office: MN320
Email: luke.hathaway@smu.ca
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Teresa Heffernan (On Leave)
Department of English Language and Literature
Professor
Phone: 902-496-8294
Office: MN331
Email: teresa.heffernan@smu.ca
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Professor
Phone: 902-496-8294
Office: MN331
Email: teresa.heffernan@smu.ca
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Daniel Currie Hall
English Language and Literature
Associate Professor
Coordinator Linguistics Program
Phone: 902-420-5707
Office: MN305
Email: daniel.hall@smu.ca
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Associate Professor
Coordinator Linguistics Program
Phone: 902-420-5707
Office: MN305
Email: daniel.hall@smu.ca
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Elissa Asp
English Language and Literature
Professor
Phone: 902-420-5717
Office: MN308
Email: elissa.asp@smu.ca
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Professor
Phone: 902-420-5717
Office: MN308
Email: elissa.asp@smu.ca
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Mark Barr
Department of English Language and Literature
Associate Professor
Phone: 902-420-5193
Office: MN305
Email: mark.barr@smu.ca
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Associate Professor
Phone: 902-420-5193
Office: MN305
Email: mark.barr@smu.ca
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Sara Malton
English Language and Literature
Associate Dean, Professor
Phone: 902-496-8137
Office: MN 330
Email: sara.malton@smu.ca
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Associate Dean, Professor
Phone: 902-496-8137
Office: MN 330
Email: sara.malton@smu.ca
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Alexander MacLeod
English Language and Literature
Professor
Phone: 902-491-6222
Office: MN332
Email: alexander.macleod@smu.ca
Professor
Phone: 902-491-6222
Office: MN332
Email: alexander.macleod@smu.ca
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Deborah Kennedy
Department of English Language and Literature
Professor
Phone: 902-420-5700
Office: MN324
Email: deborah.kennedy@smu.ca
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Professor
Phone: 902-420-5700
Office: MN324
Email: deborah.kennedy@smu.ca
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David Heckerl
English Language and Literature
Associate Professor
Phone: 902-420-5711
Office: MN321
Email: david.heckerl@smu.ca
Associate Professor
Phone: 902-420-5711
Office: MN321
Email: david.heckerl@smu.ca
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Gugu Hlongwane
English Language and Literature
Associate Professor
Phone: 902-420-5595
Office: MN302
Email: gugu.hlongwane@smu.ca
Associate Professor
Phone: 902-420-5595
Office: MN302
Email: gugu.hlongwane@smu.ca
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Ariel Watson
English Language and Literature
Associate Professor
Phone: 902-420-5286
Office: MN307
Email: ariel.watson@smu.ca
Associate Professor
Phone: 902-420-5286
Office: MN307
Email: ariel.watson@smu.ca
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Seán Kennedy
English Language and Literature
Professor
Coordinator Irish Studies
Phone: 902-420-8269
Office: MN325
Email: sean.kennedy@smu.ca
Professor
Coordinator Irish Studies
Phone: 902-420-8269
Office: MN325
Email: sean.kennedy@smu.ca
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Stephanie Morley
English Language and Literature
Assistant Professor
Phone: 902-420-5719
Office: MN323
Email: stephanie.morley@smu.ca
Assistant Professor
Phone: 902-420-5719
Office: MN323
Email: stephanie.morley@smu.ca
Adjunct Professors
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Part-Time Professors
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David R. Wilson
Department of English Language and Literature
Part-time Instructor
Phone: 902-420- 5154
Office: MM219
Email: david.wilson@smu.ca
Part-time Instructor
Phone: 902-420- 5154
Office: MM219
Email: david.wilson@smu.ca
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John Cameron
Department of English Language and Literature
Part-time Instructor
Office: MM219
Email: john.cameron@smu.ca
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Part-time Instructor
Office: MM219
Email: john.cameron@smu.ca
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Kendall Shields
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Stephen Cloutier
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Glenn Walton
Emeritus Professors
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Brian Bartlett
English Language and Literature
Professor Emeritus
B.A. (University of New Brunswick), M.A. (Concordia University), Ph.D. (Montreal)
Professor Emeritus
B.A. (University of New Brunswick), M.A. (Concordia University), Ph.D. (Montreal)
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Janet Hill
English Language and Literature
Professor Emeritus
B.A. (Hons.) (Sheffield), M.A., Ph.D. (Dalhousie)
Professor Emeritus
B.A. (Hons.) (Sheffield), M.A., Ph.D. (Dalhousie)
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Wendy R. Katz
English Language and Literature
Professor Emeritus
B.A. (Skidmore), M.A., Ph.D. (Dalhousie)
Professor Emeritus
B.A. (Skidmore), M.A., Ph.D. (Dalhousie)
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Michael J. Larsen
English Language and Literature
Dean Emeritus B.A. (Saint Mary’s), M.A. (Dalhousie), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Dean Emeritus B.A. (Saint Mary’s), M.A. (Dalhousie), Ph.D. (Toronto)
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Andy Seaman
English Language and Literature
Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus
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Gillian M.V. Thomas
English Language and Literature
Professor Emeritus
B.A., M.A. (Sussex), Ph.D. (London)
Professor Emeritus
B.A., M.A. (Sussex), Ph.D. (London)
Full-Time Staff
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Mustafa Hussaini
English Language and Literature
Administrative Assistant
Phone: 902 420 5701
Office: MN314
Email: mustafa.hussaini@smu.ca
Administrative Assistant
Phone: 902 420 5701
Office: MN314
Email: mustafa.hussaini@smu.ca
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Department of English Language and Literature
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