Social Work General Inquiries
Department Acting Chair
Pearson, Tammy
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 north and northwest B.C. In 2015, she joined UNBC as a faculty member.
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.
Kyle, Dr. Lisa
PhD, MSW (UNBC), BA (SFU)
Margolin, Indrani
RSW, BA Honours (Guelph), MSW (Wilfred Laurier), PhD (OISE Toronto)
Peters, Heather
RSW, BA (Sask), BSW (British Columbia), MSW (Carleton), PhD (UBC)
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.