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
Dr. Jessica Carey: Talking Food Nostalgia at Concordia University
In January, FHASS professor Jessica Carey participated in a roundtable panel discussion at Concordia University, attended by both students and the public. The inaugural event for Concordia’s new interdisciplinary Society, Politics, Animals, and Materiality Centre (SPAM), the roundtable’s… Read More
