Faculties, centre chairs and program directors

This page lists the faculties with their associated deans and the academic centres/departments, their associated chairs and the program directors for Athabasca University.

For general inquires or more information about specific programs, courses, admission, and registration requirements, please contact the Information Centre.

Faculties

Faculty	Dean
Faculty of Business	Richard Dixon
Faculty of Graduate Studies	Shawn Fraser
Faculty of Health Disciplines	Steven Johnson
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences	Manijeh Mannani
Faculty of Science and Technology	Shauna Reckseidler-Zenteno

Associate Deans

Faculty of Business

	Associate Dean
Associate Dean, Graduate Programs and Research	Oli Mihalache
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs	Richard Dixon
Associate Dean, Faculty Development	Terry Beckman (on leave)

Faculty of Health Disciplines

	Associate Dean
Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning	Terra Murray

Faculty of Graduate Studies

	Associate Dean
Vice-Dean for Operations	Simon Sigue
Associate Dean, Students and Awards	Meenal Shrivastava

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

	Associate Dean
Associate Dean, Strategic Initiatives	Shabnam Inanloo Dailoo
Associate Dean, Research and Learning	Hugh Notman
Associate Dean, Student Affairs	Marc Nesca

Faculty of Science and Technology

	Associate Dean
Associate Dean, Research and Innovation	Maiga Chang
Associate Dean, Student Experience	Ken Munyikwa
Associate Dean, Learning and Assessment	Jon Dron

Academic Centre and Department Chairs

Centre	Chair
Centre for Humanities	Jolene Armstrong
Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies	Alexa DeGagne
Centre for Science	Farook Al-Shamali
Centre for Social Sciences	Eloy Rivas-Sanchez
RAIC Centre for Architecture	Douglas MacLeod
School of Computing and Information Systems - SCIS	Dunwei (Grant) Wen
Department of Accounting	Pamela Quon
Department of Management	Teresa Rose Richard Dixon
Department of Operational Sciences	Bangaly Kaba
Department of Marketing	Glen Farrelly
Department of Economics & Finance	Jocelyn Grira

Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs	Director	Contact Information
Graduate Diploma - Architecture ¹	Douglas MacLeod	Student Success Centre fst_success@athabascau.ca 1-855-362-2870
Post-Master's Diploma - Nurse Practitioner	Jennifer Knopp-Sihota	jknopp@athabascau.ca 1-866-901-2831
Graduate Diploma - Distance Education Technology ¹	Connie Blomgren	connieb@athabascau.ca 1-833-205-7081
Doctor of Education - Distance Education	Agnieszka Palalas	aqayyum@athabascau.ca
Graduate Certificate - Instructional Design ¹	Connie Blomgren	connieb@athabascau.ca 1-833-205-7081
Graduate Certificate - Data Analytics ¹	Oscar Lin	Student Success Centre fst_success@athabascau.ca 1-855-362-2870
Graduate Certificate - Information Security ¹	Oscar Lin	Student Success Centre fst_success@athabascau.ca 1-855-362-2870
Graduate Diploma - Heritage Resources Management ¹	Shabnam Inanloo Dailoo	inanloo@athabascau.ca 1-855-337-8590 780-458-1105
Graduate Diploma - Leadership and Management (GDLM) ¹	Marta Massi	Faculty of Business mmassi@athabascau.ca
Graduate Certificate - Technology-Based Learning ¹	Connie Blomgren	connieb@athabascau.ca 1-833-205-7081
Graduate Certificate - Information Technology Management ¹	Oscar Lin	Student Success Centre fst_success@athabascau.ca 1-855-362-2870
Graduate Diploma - Instructional Design ¹	Connie Blomgren	connieb@athabascau.ca 1-833-205-7081
Graduate Diploma - Legislative Drafting ¹	Lorrie Adams	gdld@athabascau.ca 780-675-6792
Graduate Diploma - Management (GDM) ¹	Marta Massi	Faculty of Business mmassi@athabascau.ca
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)	Kai Lamertz	Faculty of Business kailamertz@athabascau.ca 250-380-2508
Master of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies (MA-IS)	Reinekke Lengelle	MAIS 780-675-6792
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	Marta Massi	Faculty of Business mmassi@athabascau.ca
Master of Counselling	Emily Doyle	edoyle@athabascau.ca
Master of Education - Open, Digital, and Distance Education (MEd) (Formerly Master's in Distance Education) (MDE)	Connie Blomgren	connieb@athabascau.ca 1-833-205-7081
Master of Health Studies (MHS)	Margaret Edwards	marge@athabascau.ca
Master of Nursing – Generalist	Margaret Edwards	marge@athabascau.ca
Master of Nursing – Nurse Practitioner	Jennifer Knopp-Sihota	jknopp@athabascau.ca
Master of Science - Computing and Information Systems	Oscar Lin	Student Success Centre fst_success@athabascau.ca 1-855-362-2870

¹ - Formerly named Post-Baccalaureate Diploma/Certificate in 'Program Name'

Undergraduate Programs

Undergraduate Programs	Director / Program Coordinator	Contact Information
Bachelor of Arts (BA - 3 year) Bachelor of Arts (BA - 4 year)	Kristin Rodier	Advising Services 1-800-788-9041
Bachelor of Commerce (BComm) Bachelor of Commerce Post Diploma (BComm PD)		Faculty of Business Business-support@athabascau.ca Can/US: 1-800-468-6531 Int’l: 1-780-675-6189
Bachelor of Commerce (BComm), Indigenous Business Major	Robert Andrews	Faculty of Business candrews@athabascau.ca 1-888-999-7902
Bachelor of General Studies	Lynne Raback	Advising Services 1-800-788-9041
Bachelor of Health Administration Bachelor of Health Administration Post Diploma	Dawn Mercer Riselli	driselli@athabascau.ca 1-855-212-1775
Bachelor of Human Resources and Labour Relations Bachelor of Human Resources and Labour Relations Post Diploma	Eric Strikwerda	Advising Services 1-800-788-9041
Bachelor of Professional Arts (BPA)	Lynne Raback	Advising Services 1-800-788-9041
Bachelor of Professional Arts, Communication Studies Major	Karen Wall	Advising Services 1-800-788-9041
Bachelor of Professional Arts, Criminal Justice Major	Wendy Aujla	Advising Services 1-800-788-9041
Bachelor of Professional Arts, Governance, Law, and Management Major	Navid Pourmokhtari	Advising Services 1-800-788-9041
Bachelor of Professional Arts, Human Services Major	Lynne Rabak	Advising Services 1-800-788-9041
Post-RN Bachelor of Nursing Post-LPN Bachelor of Nursing	Dawn Mercer Riselli	driselli@athabascau.ca 1-855-212-1775
Bachelor of Management (B Mgmt - 3 year) Bachelor of Management (B Mgmt - 3 year PD)		Faculty of Business Business-support@athabascau.ca Can/US: 1-800-468-6531 Int’l: 1-780-675-6189
Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences Major Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences Major Post Diploma	Roland Treu	Student Success Centre fst_success@athabascau.ca 1-855-362-2870
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Bachelor of Science - Post Diploma (BSc PD)	Roland Treu	Student Success Centre fst_success@athabascau.ca 1-855-362-2870
Bachelor of Science, Applied Mathematics Major Bachelor of Science, Applied Mathematics Major (PD)	Roland Treu	Student Success Centre fst_success@athabascau.ca 1-855-362-2870
Bachelor of Science, Architecture Bachelor of Science, Architecture Post Diploma (BSc PD)	Douglas MacLeod	Student Success Centre fst_success@athabascau.ca 1-855-362-2870
Bachelor of Science, Computing and Information Systems Major (BSc CIS) Bachelor of Science, Computing and Information Systems Major Post Diploma (BSc CIS PD)	Stella George	Student Success Centre fst_success@athabascau.ca 1-855-362-2870

University Certificates

University Certificate	Contact Information	Director
University Diploma in Arts	Adien Dubbelboer	Advising Services 1-800-788-9041
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Inclusive Education	Adien Dubbelboer	Advising Services 1-800-788-9041
University Certificate, Accounting		Faculty of Business Business-support@athabascau.ca Can/US: 1-800-468-6531 Int'l: 1-780-675-6189
University Certificate, Advanced Accounting		Faculty of Business Business-support@athabascau.ca Can/US: 1-800-468-6531 Int'l: 1-780-675-6189
University Certificate, Indigenous Community Economic Development and Planning	Robert Andrews	Faculty of Business candrews@athabascau.ca 1-888-999-7902
University Certificate, Management Applications		Faculty of Business Business-support@athabascau.ca Can/US: 1-800-468-6531 Int'l: 1-780-675-6189
University Certificate, Management Foundations		Faculty of Business Business-support@athabascau.ca Can/US: 1-800-468-6531 Int'l: 1-780-675-6189
University Certificate, Finance		Faculty of Business Business-support@athabascau.ca Can/US: 1-800-468-6531 Int'l: 1-780-675-6189
University Certificate, Marketing		Faculty of Business Business-support@athabascau.ca Can/US: 1-800-468-6531 Int'l: 1-780-675-6189
University Certificate, Computers and Management Information Systems		Faculty of Business Business-support@athabascau.ca Can/US: 1-800-468-6531 Int'l: 1-780-675-6189
University Certificate, Computing and Information Systems	Richard Huntrods	Student Success Centre fst_success@athabascau.ca 1-855-362-2870
University Certificate, Counselling Women	Tobias Wiggins	twiggins@athabascau.ca 1-866-539-8667
University Certificate, French Language Proficiency	Vina Tirven-Gadum	vinat@athabascau.ca 1-866-412-5031
University Certificate, Heritage Resources Management	Shabnam Inanloo Dailoo	inanloo@athabascau.ca 1-855-337-8590 780-458-1105
University Certificate, Human Resources and Labour Relations	Eric Strikwerda	Advising Services 1-800-788-9041
University Certificate, Public Administration	Navid Pourmokhtari	Advising Services 1-800-788-9041