People
Meet the dedicated people at the heart of our program
Evelyn Encalada Grez
Assistant Professor, Labour Studies and Sociology
evelyn_encalada_grez@sfu.ca
Maureen Kihika
Assistant Professor,
Labour Studies and Sociology
mkihika@sfu.ca
Jeannie Morgan
Assistant Professor,
Labour Studies and Indigenous Studies
jeannie_morgan@sfu.ca
Sylvia Chow
Manager, Academic & Administrative Services
samgr@sfu.ca
778-782-3726
Jeanne Persoon
Secretary to the Director
sachrsec@sfu.ca
778-782-3144
Terrence Yang
Undergraduate Student Advisor
saadvise@sfu.ca
778-782-9452
Dasha Cotic-Ehn
Coordinator, Communication & Events
sacomm@sfu.ca
778-782-7077
Melanie D. Trotto
Program Assistant
gradsecsa@sfu.ca
778-782-9821
Esther Wong
Undergraduate Program Assistant
saugrdpa@sfu.ca
778-782-3518
Sherry Breshears
Sessional Instructor
sdbreshe@sfu.ca
Katie Gravestock
Sessional Instrutor
katie_gravestock@sfu.ca
John-Henry Harter
Term Lecturer
jhharter@sfu.ca
Anushay Malik
Visiting Faculty
anushaym@sfu.ca
Xinying Hu
Term Lecturer
xinying_hu@sfu.ca
Logan Masilamani
Term Lecturer
masilama@sfu.ca
Enda Brophy
Associate Professor, School of Communication
enda_brophy@sfu.ca
Evelyn Encalada Grez
Assistant Professor, Labour Studies and Sociology
evelyn_encalada_grez@sfu.ca
Maureen Kihika
Assistant Professor,
Labour Studies and Sociology
mkihika@sfu.ca
Carolyn Lesjak
Professor, Department of English
clesjak@sfu.ca
Jeannie Morgan
Assistant Professor,
Department of First Nations Studies and Labour Studies Program
jeannie_morgan@sfu.ca
Gerardo Otero
Professor, School for International Studies
otero@sfu.ca
Malcolm Steinberg
Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences
malcolm_steinberg@sfu.ca
Kendra Strauss
Professor and Director,
Labour Studies Program
kstrauss@sfu.ca
Why do we have Advisory and Steering committees? Watch this video to find out more.
Chair of advisory committee: Jim Sinclair
In memoriam, Margaret Morgan
Advisory Committee Members
- Janet Andrews, Secretary Treasurer, New Westminster & District Labour Council (NW&DLC); member of International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Local Lodge 764
- Joey Hartman, Chair, BC Labour Heritage Centre
- Jim Iker, past president, BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF)
- Am Johal, Director, Simon Fraser University's Vancity Office of Community Engagement
- Blair Redlin, retired research representative, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE); former B.C. Deputy Minister
- Jim Sinclair, past president, BC Federation of Labour. Chair of the Labour Studies advisory committee
- Stephen von Sychowski, President, Vancouver & District Labour Council
- Cathy Walker, past director, Canadian Auto Workers (CAW), now Unifor, Health, Safety and Environment Department (retired)