Meet our People
Faculty & Staff
Robert Laird
Co-Chair
Professor
Office: WE1006 (Alberta Water & Env Science Bldg)
(403) 317-5074
robert.laird@uleth.ca
Igor Kovalchuk
Co-Chair
Professor
Office: SA9238
(403) 329-2579
igor.kovalchuk@uleth.ca
Catherine McCord
Administrative Support
Office: SA9202
(403) 329-2245
catherine.mccord@uleth.ca
John F. Bain
Professor Emeritus
Volunteer Herbarium Director
Email: bain@uleth.ca
Randall Barley
Instructor III
Office: SA9224
(403) 329-2708
randall.barley@uleth.ca
Tegan Barry
Instructor III
Office: SA9234
(403) 329-2664
tegan.barry@uleth.ca
Matthew Bogard
Associate Professor
Office: WE2056 (Alberta Water & Env Science Bldg)
(403) 317-2857
matthew.bogard@uleth.ca
Theresa Burg
Professor
Office: WE1044 (Alberta Water & Env Science Bldg)
(403) 332-5299
theresa.burg@uleth.ca
Jennifer Burke
Instructor II
Office: SA9230
(403) 329-2321
jennifer.burke2@uleth.ca
Ashley Curtis
Biology Storeroom Manager
Office: SA9442
(403) 382-1832
ashley.curtis@uleth.ca
Larry Flanagan
Professor
Office: WE2064 (Alberta Water & Env Science Bldg)
(403) 380-1858
larry.flanagan@uleth.ca
Cameron Goater
Professor
Office: WE1048 (Alberta Water & Env Science Bldg)
(403) 329-2752
cam.goater@uleth.ca
Roy Golsteyn
Professor
Office: SA9222
(403) 332-4553
roy.golsteyn@uleth.ca
Shelley Hoover
Associate Professor
Office: WE1046 (Alberta Water & Env Science Bldg)
(403) 329-2127
s.hoover@uleth.ca
Michele Konschuh
Associate Professor
Office: SA9438
(403) 329-2661
m.konschuh@uleth.ca
Olga Kovalchuk
Professor
Office: SA9236
(403) 394-3916
olga.kovalchuk@uleth.ca
Jenny McCune
Associate Professor
Office: WE2062
(403) 317-5035
jl.mccune@uleth.ca
Katrina Mendez
Instructor II
Office: SA9228
(403) 329-2125
katrina.mendez@uleth.ca
Erasmus Okine
Professor
Office: SA9434
(403) 317-8292
erasmus.okine@uleth.ca
Laurie Pacarynuk
Instructor II
Office: SA9204
(403) 332-4577
pacarynuk@uleth.ca
Stewart Rood
Professor Emertus
Office: WE2058 (Alberta Water & Env Science Bldg)
(403) 329-2327
rood@uleth.ca
Tony Russell
Associate Professor
Office: SA9218
(403) 329-2696
tony.russell@uleth.ca
Elizabeth Schultz
Professor
Office: SA9214
(403) 329-2318
schultz@uleth.ca
Kim Stanford
Associate Professor
Office: SA9436
(403) 394-3996
kim.stanford@uleth.ca
Aleksei Sorokin
Assistant Biology Storeroom Manager
Office: SA9440
(403) 329-2348
aleksei.sorokin@uleth.ca
Quintin Steynen
Instructor II
Office: SA9232
(403) 329-2210
steyqj@uleth.ca
Nehal Thakor
Professor
Office: SA9220
(403) 317-5055
Lab: SA9262
(403) 332-4446
nthakor@uleth.ca
Neha Vaid
Assistant Professor
Office: SA9212
(403) 329-2113
neha.vaid@uleth.ca
Steve Wiseman
Associate Professor
Office: WE1058 (Alberta Water & Env Science Bldg)
(403) 329-2320
steve.wiseman@uleth.ca
Dmytro Yevtushenko
Associate Professor
Office: SA9216
(403) 317-2879
dmytro.yevtushenko@uleth.ca
Associate Members
Andrew Iwaniuk
Professor
Office: SA8144
(403) 332-5288
andrew.iwaniuk@uleth.ca
Dan Johnson
Professor
Office: WE1012 (Alberta Water & Env Science Bldg)
(403) 329-2040
dan.johnson@uleth.ca
David Logue
Associate Professor
Office: SA8380
Lab: SA8304
(403) 329-2781
david.logue@uleth.ca
Adjuncts
Kevin Floate PhD
I am an insect ecologist employed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at the Lethbridge Research and Development Centre. Research in our lab covers a broad range of topics that includes study of insects affecting crops, stored grain products and livestock; insect-microbe (symbiont) interactions; and host-parasitoid interactions. We’ve also done extensive research on dung-dwelling insects and how they are affected by faecal residues of veterinary medicines applied to cattle.
Stacey Singer PhD
Dr. Singer's research program at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Lethbridge Research and Development Centre focuses on unraveling the genetic mechanisms behind various performance- and quality-related traits, including abiotic stress tolerance, digestibility, lipid content/composition and photosynthesis. She is also interested in the improvement of these traits using advanced molecular breeding tools such as genome editing, especially in forage crops such as alfalfa.
Waqas Tahir PhD
Dr. Waqas Tahir is a Research Scientist and Head of the TSE unit, NCAD Lethbridge Laboratory at Canadian Food Inspection Agency/ Government of Canada. Dr. Tahir is also the head of the World Organization for Animal Health’s BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) reference lab in Canada. Dr. Tahir’s research focuses on the identification of underlying molecular mechanisms of prion diseases, novel ante-mortem diagnostic biomarkers as well as sensitive detection methods for animal prion diseases. In his research, Dr. Tahir amalgamates various high throughput approaches ranging from genomics, transcript-omics, differential proteomics and spectral confocal imaging using both in-vitro as well as in-vivo models. Ultimate goal of Dr. Tahir’s research is to develop technologies to promptly diagnose animal prion diseases for designing mitigation strategies in a timely manner to protect public health and preserve food chain.