Social Work General Inquiries
Department Acting Chair
Pearson, Tammy
PhD (UNBC), RSW, BA (Cape Breton) BSW (Victoria), MSW (British Columbia)
Faculty
Bidgood, Bruce
BA (Brock), MSW, PhD (Wilfrid Laurier)
Burke, Dr. Susan
PhD, Health Sciences, MSW (UNBC), BA (TWU), RSW
Biography
Susan was born and raised in Prince George. She was a front-line child welfare social worker in northern B.C. from 1994 to 2014, working in Prince George as well as rural and remote communities in...
Chilanga, Emmanuel
BEd (University of Malawi), MSc (Western), MSW (McGill), PhD (McGill)
Biography
Emmanuel Chilanga is an Assistant professor in the School of Social Work at The University of Northern British Columbia. He holds a PhD and master’s degrees in social work from McGill University, a Master of...
Kyle, Dr. Lisa
PhD, MSW (UNBC), BA (SFU)
Margolin, Dr. Indrani
PhD (OISE Toronto), MSW (Wilfred Laurier), BA Honours (Guelph), RSW
Biography
Dr. Indrani Margolin is a Professor in Social Work, part of the graduate faculty in Women’s and Gender Studies, and a graduate supervisor in Health Sciences at the University of Northern British Columbia. She holds...
Sato, Christa
MSW, RSW, BSW, BA
Biography
Christa Sato joined UNBC in July 2024 and is also currently completing her doctoral studies with the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto. Her PhD research focuses on applying a decolonial...
Transken, Si
RSW, BA Hons, BSW (Laurentian), MA, PhD (Toronto)
Professors Emeriti
Schmidt, Glen
PhD Social Work (Memorial University of Newfoundland - 2002), MSW (University of British Columbia - 1990), BSW (University of Manitoba - 1979), Certificat de la langue française (Sorbonne - 1976), BA (University of Manitoba - 1974)
Adjunct Faculty
Jokinen, Nancy
RSW, BA, HBSW, SW (Lakehead), PhD (Calgary)
Biography
As an Adjunct Professor, Nancy continues to support graduate students and work in the field of aging and intellectual disabilities with a focus on dementia practices and quality of life.