Chair(s) + Committees

Chair and Directors

Role

Name

Start

End

Department Chair Heather Coleman 
2-33 Tory Building
hcrchair@ualberta.ca
July 2024 June 2029
Director of Graduate Programs Dagmar Wujastyk
2-69 Tory Building
780-492-0612
dwujasty@ualberta.ca
January 2025 June 2027
Director of Undergraduate Programs Dennis Sweeney
2-56 Tory Building
(780) 492-2948
dsweeney@ualberta.ca
July 2025 June 2026
History Director 

Sarah Nickel
snickel1@ualberta.ca

July 2025
Classics Director Adam Kemezis
2-41 Tory Building
(780) 292-0652
kemezis@ualberta.ca
August 2026
Religious Studies Director David Quinter
Pembina Hall 3-03
(780) 248-1202
quinter@ualberta.ca
July 2025 June 2026

Professional Affairs Committee (PAC) (2026-2027)

Professional Affairs Committee (PAC) (2024-2025)

Name

Term

Start

End

Heather Coleman, ex-officio (History) Chair July 1, 2026 June 30, 2027
Dagmar Wujastyk, ex-officio (History) Director of Graduate Programs July 1, 2026 June 30, 2027
Dennis Sweeney, ex-officio (History) Director of Undergraduate Progams July 1, 2026 June 30, 2027
James Muir (History) July 1, 2026 June 30, 2027

Adam Kemezis (Classics)

July 1, 2026 June 30, 2027
Selina Stewart (Classics) July 1, 2026 June 30, 2027
Joceyln Hendrickson (Religion) July 1, 2026 June 30, 2027

Graduate Committee

Graduate Committee

Name

Term

Start

End

Dagmar Wujastyk (ex-officio) Director of Graduate Programs July 1, 2026 June 30, 2027
Craig Harvey 3 years July 1, 2024 June 30, 2027
Alexander Marcus 3 years July 1, 2026 June 30, 2029
James Muir 2 years January 1, 2026 June 30, 2028
Selina Stewart 3 years July 1, 2026 June 30, 2029
Shannon Stunden-Bower 3 years July 1, 2024 June 30, 2027

Graduate Teaching Coordinator + Canvas Resource Person

Graduate Teaching Coordinator and Canvas Resource Person

Name

Term

Start

End

Robert Smith 1 year July 1, 2026 December 30, 2026

Undergraduate Teaching Committee

Undergraduate Teaching Committee

Name

Term

Start

End

Dennis Sweeney  (ex-officio) Director of Undergraduate Programs July 1, 2025 June 30, 2026
Frances Pownall
3 years
July 1, 2023
June 30, 2026
David Marples 3 years  July 1, 2023 June 30, 2026
Robert Smith 1 year July 1, 2025 June 30, 2026
Liza Piper 3 years Jan 1, 2026 June 30, 2029

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Indigenization, Decolonization (EDIID) Committee 2025-2026

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Indigenization, Decolonization (EDIID) Committee 2025-2026

Name

Term

Start

End

Tristan  Ellenberger  1 year July 1, 2025 June 30, 2026
Gabrielle Fuentes 1 year July 1, 2025 June 30, 2026
Alexander W. Marcus 1 year July 1, 2025 June 30, 2026
Anya Smolny  1 year July 1, 2025 June 30, 2026
James A. White Chair July 1, 2025 June 30, 2026

2025-26 EDIID Committee Bios 

Museum Curator

Museum Curator

Name

Term

Start

End

Amanda Hardman July 1,  2024 December 31, 2024

Past Imperfect Board Members

Past Imperfect Board Members

Name

Term

Start

End

Deepro Chakraborty (Editor)
Volume 25 2023 2023
Heather Coleman ( ex-officio) Director of Graduate Programs July 2022 June 2025
Laura McLean (Editorial Board)
Deepro Chakraborty (Editorial Board)
Tulika Singh (Editorial Board)
Steven Langlois (Editorial Board)
Karrie Englander (Editorial Board)