Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies

Spotlight on Faculty

Sofie Lachapelle, Department Chair and Professor Department of History College of Arts | University of Guelph

Sofie Lachapelle

My present research project explores the intersections between the normalisation of voice sounds and understandings of national identity.

Email: slachap@uoguelph.ca

Portrait of Dr. Xiaodong Lin

Xiaodong Lin

Dr.  Lin’s research interests include information security, privacy-enhancing technologies, digital forensics and applied cryptography (the science of concealing and deciphering computer data to keep it private).

Portrait of Dr. Olga Smoliak

Olga Smoliak

I examine professional interactions in the context of therapy. I use discourse and conversation analysis to study the micro-details of social interaction.

Portrait of Dr. Hassan Khan

Hassan Khan

I conduct research in Computer Security and Computer Systems domains. I am interested in using cross-domain tools and techniques to understand and improve the security and usability aspects of existing security systems, often involving human subjects.

portrait of Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister

Jennifer Geddes-McAlister

Overall, our work aims to uncover novel strategies for the treatment of infectious diseases associated with fungal and bacterial pathogens in both the healthcare and agriculture sectors.

Portrait of Dr. W. David Lubitz

W. David Lubitz

I combine experiments, simulations, and theory to tackling problems like improving small hydropower systems, modeling the climate inside greenhouses, and studying airflow in both industrial processes and outdoors.

Email: wlubitz@uoguelph.ca

Portrait of Dr. C. Megan McMurtry

C. Meghan McMurtry

My ultimate goal is to improve understanding of the complex interplay of factors that impact children’s pain and health to identify best practices for intervention.