Faculty

Department Chair

  • Fiona MacDonald
    PhD (University of British Columbia), MA (Simon Fraser University), BSW (University of Calgary), BA (Brandon University)
    • Associate Professor
    • Chair, Global and International Studies
    • Co-Chair, International Studies Graduate Program
    Phone:
    250-960-6482
    Cell:
    778-789-1168
    Office Number:
    CJMH-3058
    Dr. Fiona MacDonald (PhD UBC) is an Assistant Professor specializing in Gender Politics. Dr. MacDonald co-edited the Finding Feminisms special issue of the Canadian Journal of Political Science (June 2017) which includes her article, “Knocking Down Walls in Political Science: In Defense of an...

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Faculty

  • PhD (University of Sussex, UK), MSW (University of Calgary)
    • Assistant Professor
    Phone:
    250-960-6015

    Supervises in: International Studies

    My research focuses on the political economy of conflict, peace-building, and development (with a focus on education development); the relationships between environmental and climate change, water, and insecurity (including implications for conflict and migration); and experiences of violence in...

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    • Senior Instructor
    Phone:
    250-960-5593

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  • PhD, MA (Wageningen University)
    • Assistant Professor
    Office Number:
    CJMH-3005

    Supervises in: International Studies ; Gender Studies

    Hello, my name is Luna K C; I’m an Assistant Professor in Global International Studies at the Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities. Prior to my current role, I was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Research Network on Women, Peace and Security, the Centre for International...

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  • Dr. Agnieszka Pawlowska-Mainville
    BA, MA, PhD
    • Associate Professor
    Phone:
    250-960-5434

    Supervises in: MA International Studies

    Agnieszka (Agnes) Pawlowska-Mainville is an Associate Professor in First Nations Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia. She examines intangible cultural heritage within land-based practices such as customary governance, sustainable livelihoods, food systems, folklore, language...

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  • Smith, Heather
    PhD & MA (Queen's University) BA (University of Alberta)
    • Professor
    Office Number:
    ADM 3080

    Supervises in: MA International Studies ; MA Gender Studies

    Heather A. Smith is Professor of Global and International Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia. I am the recipient of the 3M National Teaching Fellowship (2006), the Canadian Political Science Excellence in Teaching Award (2012), a two time recipient of the UNBC Excellence in...

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  • PhD (University of Manitoba), MA (Royal Roads University), BA (Simon Fraser University)
    • Associate Professor
    • Vice-Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
    Office Number:
    3-2087

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  • PhD (University of British Columbia), M.A.& B.A. (University of Delhi)
    • Spanish Language Instructor

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Instructors

  • PMED Candidate (Queen's University)
    • French Instructor
    Phone:
    250-960-5704
    Cell:
    250-552-4755
    Office Number:
    CJMH-3071
    I studied French at l’Université de Montréal and worked for two years in Zaïre (now the République Démocratique du Congo. I began teaching French Immersion in School District 57 (Prince George) in 1999, and joined the International Studies Department at UNBC in 2019. In addition to French, I...

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