Faculty updates

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Faculty news & updates

March 06, 2020

New research reveals power of women’s movements over the past 50 years

March 06, 2020

SFU political science professor S. Laurel Weldon has studied the impact of women’s movements around the globe and finds they have advanced women’s economic empowerment.
March 05, 2020

Jen Marchbank’s community activism guides teaching philosophy

March 05, 2020

Jen Marchbank’s stellar teaching record has earned the professor in the Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies a 2019 SFU Excellence in Teaching Award.
February 24, 2020

Yuthika Girme and Ryan Fitzgerald designated “Rising Stars” of 2020 by the Association of Psychological Science

February 24, 2020

Yuthika Girme and Ryan Fitzgerald, are making the world a better place with their research. Girme studies how to support insecure people to develop satisfying relationships and Fitzgerald’s research reduces errors in eyewitness identifications.
February 07, 2020

In memoriam: Dr. Bill Krane

February 07, 2020

Dr. Bill Krane, former psychology professor, associate dean of arts, chair of the psychology department and associate VP-academic at Simon Fraser University (SFU), has passed away.
January 27, 2020

In memoriam: Dr. George F. MacDonald (1938-2020)

January 27, 2020

It is with great sadness that the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at SFU has learned of the passing of Dr. George F. MacDonald. MacDonald was an adjunct professor in the Departments of Archaeology and Indigenous Studies at SFU.