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Faculty

Regular Faculty

Michele Patterson

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Chair, Geography, and GIS Programs; Professor
Mail drop: B460
Email: Michele.Patterson@viu.ca or GEOChair@viu.ca
Further Info: Timetable Matrix

Matthew Bowes

Matt Bowes

Professor
Mail drop: 356-3
Email: Matthew.Bowes@viu.ca

Juliane Collard

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Professor
Mail drop: B460
Email: Juliane.Collard@viu.ca

Jessica Craig

Technician
Mail drop: 460
Email: Jessica.Craig@viu.ca

Jeff Lewis

Professor
Mail drop: 460
Email: Jeff.Lewis@viu.ca
Further Info:

Timetable Matrix

Hannah Wilson

Hanah Wilson

Professor
Mail drop: 460
Email: Hannah.Wilson@viu.ca

Timetable Matrix

Paul Zandbergen

Paul Zandbergen

Professor
Mail drop: B180_4
Email: Paul.Zandbergen@viu.ca

Adjunct Faculty

Bill Floyd

Project Personnel
Mail drop: B305_4
Email: Bill.Floyd@viu.ca
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Honourary Research Associates

Michael Govorov

Michael Govorov

Honourary Research Associate
Email: Michael.Govorov@viu.ca

Alan Gilchrist

Alan Gilchrist

Honourary Research Associate

Professor Emeritus

Mail Drop: B460

Email: alan.gilchrist@viu.ca

Brad Maguire

Brad Maguire

Honourary Research Associate
Alternate Phone: 250.716.1696
Cell Phone: 250.734.1846
Mail drop: B460
Email: Brad.Maguire@viu.ca

Don Alexander

Honourary Research Associate

Mail Drop Location: B460

Email: Don.Alexander@viu.ca

Sessional Instructors

Sean Sloan

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Professor, Geography CRC
Mail drop: B180_1
Email: sean.sloan@viu.ca

Wyatt Maddox

Sessional Instructor

Mail Drop: B460

Email: wyatt.maddox@viu.ca

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