Meet Associate Dean Stephanie Samboo

Stephanie Samboo is the Associate Dean for the School of Communication and Literary Studies. She joined Sheridan as a contract ESL Professor in 2004, earned her stripes as a full-time Professor in 2007, assumed the English Coordinator-ship in… Read More

Meet Prof. Scott Marentette, Communications and Literary Studies

I teach COMM 19999 and various literature courses at Sheridan College. My field of research is 20th Century English, French, and German poetry with a focus on the relationship between our sense of self as it relates to… Read More

Meet Mariola Kerepesi, Program Support Specialist

Mariola Kerepesi has been at Sheridan since 2012 and joined FHASS in 2013 as Program Support. She is also a Sheridan graduate from the Public & Private Investigation Program.  Mariola is skilled in logical thinking, administrative efficiency, and… Read More

Meet Prof. Jessica Merolli, Political Science

I recently moved back to my hometown, and greatest city in the world, Hamilton to join Sheridan as a Professor of Political Science. I held the Skelton-Clark Postdoctoral Fellowship in Canadian Affairs (2015-2017) at Queen’s University, and received… Read More

Meet Prof. Marcus Freeman, Pre-Health Sciences

My journey to Sheridan College has followed some interesting twists and turns.  I knew, as a high-school student, I was going to be a marine biologist. I took up SCUBA diving, and received a Bachelor’s degree in Marine… Read More

Community and Creativity: Sheridan Newcomer Access Project is up and running

Prof. Peter Grevstad‘s students in SOCS23314GD (Community and Creativity) have created a website for their initiative, #SNAP, the Sheridan Newcomer Access Project. Peter reports that the website is now up and running, and it offers profiles, like this… Read More

Dr. Alia Somani delivers talks for BHM and The Tubman Institute

This semester has been a busy one for FHASS’s own Dr. Alia Somani, Professor of Postcolonial Literature. First, Alia gave a talk at the Black History Month Kick-Off Celebration in February. The event was hosted by the Canadian… Read More

Paul Vermeersch wins OAC grant!

Alchemy congratulates Paul Vermeersch, Professor of Publishing, on his impressive recent grant from the Ontario Arts Council. The $12,000 Works in Progress grant has been awarded for the completion of Paul’s upcoming book of poetry, currently titled Self-Defence… Read More

The Dr. is in: Mr. Rory Sommers becomes Dr. Rory Sommers!

Alchemy congratulates FHASS’s own Dr. Rory Sommers, Professor of Sociology (Criminology), on the successful defense of his PhD dissertation from the University of Guelph. You can read a summary of Rory’s project in this issue’s Spotlight on Research…. Read More

Knudsen in Translation: Dr. Christian Knudsen’s Essay in French

Alchemy would like to extend its congratulations to Christian Knudsen, Professor of Cultural History, whose article “Gendered Penance and Monastic Sexual Misconduct” was translated into French for a book entitled Enfermements III. Le genre enfermé. Hommes et femmes… Read More