July 27, 2000
Vol . 18, No. 7
July 27, 2000 Vol . 18, No. 7
Daniel Cohn
A political scientist with a variety of research interests including
the politics of health in Canada, Daniel Cohn will join the department
of political science as a tenure-track assistant professor on
Sept. 1. Cohn, who is a skilled teacher, holds degrees from Carleton
University in Ottawa and Stockholm University in Sweden. He comes
to SFU from the University of Alberta where he was a post-doctoral
fellow and sessional lecturer in the department of political science
and the Parkland Institute.
James Fleming
A scholar with research interests that include John Milton and
his work, James Fleming will join the department of English as
an instructor on Sept. 1. Fleming holds degrees from the University
of British Columbia, the University of Toronto, and Columbia University.
He expects to complete his PhD from Columbia during this year.
Dean Mellow
Language teaching methodologies, with a particular focus on the
acquisition of a second language are the research interests of
Dean Mellow. Mellow joins the department of linguistics as a
tenure-track assistant professor on Sept. 1. Mellow holds degrees
from the University of Calgary, McGill University and UBC. He
comes to SFU from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Ariz.
Paul Neufeld
A specialist in special education, literacy and learning disabilities,
Paul Neufeld will join the faculty of education as a tenure-track
assistant professor. Neufeld who is currently an assistant professor
in the College of Education at Butler University in Indianapolis,
Indiana begins his appointment with SFU on Sept. 1. He holds
degrees from UBC and the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.
William Quinton
A geographer with a specialty in hydrology, William Quinton will
join the geography department as a tenure-track assistant professor
on Sept. 1. Quinton holds degrees from the University of Saskatchewan,
York University and the University of Western Ontario. He is
currently a research scientist with the National Water Research
Institute with Environment Canada.
Doug Stead
An award-winning teacher and world renowned geoscientist, Doug
Stead will join the department of earth sciences as the Forest
Renewal B.C. Chair in Terrain Analysis and Forest Geoscience on
Sept. 1. Stead, who holds degrees from the University of Exeter,
the University of Leeds and the University of Nottingham in England
will be a tenured professor. He comes to SFU from the University
of Exeter in England where he was professor and chair of geotechnical
engineering in the Camborne School of Mines. He was also the
leader of the geomechanics research group at Exeter.
Dongya Yang
An up-and-coming expert in the analysis of ancient DNA, Dongya
Yang will join the archeology department Sept. 1 as a tenure-track
assistant professor. Yang comes to SFU from McMaster University
where he held a limited term assistant professorship in anthropology.
He holds degrees from McMaster University, the Chinese Academy
of Sciences and Lanzhou University in Lanzhou, China.
Yuezhi Zhao
A graduate of SFU who holds both MA and Ph.D. degrees from the
school of communication, Yuezhi Zhao will join her former department
as a tenure-track assistant professor on Sept. 1. Zhao, who is
currently an assistant professor at the University of California,
San Diego will contribute to a renewal of strength in the area
of political economy and international communication. She is
the author of a number of articles as well as two books, Media,
Market, and Democracy in China: Between the Party Line and the
Bottom Line and Sustaining Democracy? Journalism and the
Politics of Objectivity, co-authored with Robert Hackett.
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