Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies

Spotlight on Faculty

Tricia Van Rhijn

Tricia Van Rhijn

My research interests include parent-child relationships, child development, early childhood education and care, child and family well-being, family relations, various aspects of work-life integration (as well as school-life or school-work-life integration), and the experiences of non-traditional students in formal post-secondary education, in particular mature students and student parents. 

Email: tricia.vanrhijn@uoguelph.ca

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.

Headshot of Dr. Lynda Ashbourne in front of Raithby House at U of G

Lynda M. Ashbourne

My research supports the development and improvement of services that support family members who are facing great difficulties in their lives.

Email: lashbour@uoguelph.ca

Portrait of Dr. Mervyn Horgan

Mervyn Horgan

My research examines conflicts around public space to learn how we can live together more equitably.

Email: mhorgan@uoguelph.ca

Stephen LeBlanc, University of Guelph Professor of Population Medicine

Stephen LeBlanc

My research program seeks to improve the metabolic and reproductive health of dairy cattle.