Academic Leadership: I proudly serve as the dean of the School of Health & Community Services at Medicine Hat College. I have 25+ years of experience managing large teams, teaching leadership, and writing about my fascination with teaching and teaching. My blog tracks recent publications, talks, and academic activity (see About for a complete list of lectures and presentations).

Research and Scholarship: Along with Dianne Conrad, I co-authored Assessment Strategies for Online Learning: Engagement and Authenticity, published by Athabasca University Press in 2018. This work became an academic bestseller during the pandemic, and I remain interested in working with faculty from different disciplines to create better postsecondary assessments. (see Publications for a list of my other writings).

Current Projects: My research interests include teaching with technology, especially Ursula Franklin’s work on technology as practice. The impact of technology on teaching is also a big part of the book I just finished co-editing with a colleague entitled, Academic Integrity and the Role of the Academic Library: Institutional Examples and Promising Practices (available through Springer).

Service: I have served on the Advisory Board for Education and Outreach of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. I also provide strategic planning and visioning services to non-profits in SE Alberta. Past organizations I have worked with include Medicine Hat Community Housing Society and the Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society.