Faculty & Staff

Dr. Sinda Vanderpool
President
Dr. Sinda Vanderpool became St. Mary’s fourth president and vice-chancellor on July 1, 2022. With an extraordinary combination of impeccable academic credentials and dynamic leadership qualities, Dr. Vanderpool joins the university at a pivotal moment in St. Mary’s history. Before coming to Calgary, she spent the past 18 years working at Baylor University, a national Christian research university in Central Texas with 20,00 students, serving in various leadership roles, the last being Associate Vice Provost for Student Success.
Administrative Offices

VICE-PRESIDENT ACADEMIC & PROVOST (vacant)
Full Time Faculty

Dr. Peter Baltutis Associate Professor, History & Religious Studies

Dr. Luke Bresky Associate Professor, English

Dr. Matthew Clay Assistant Professor, Chemistry

Dr. Trent Davis
Associate Professor, Education

Dr. Gary Grothman Chair, Natural & Mathmatical Sciences, Assistant Professor, Biology

Dr. Timothy Harvie Associate Professor, Philosophy & Ethics

Dr. Linda Henderson Associate Professor, Sociology

Dr. Laurie Hill
Associate Professor, Education

Dr. Alana Ireland Assistant Professor, Psychology

Dr. Mohammed (Shakeel) Kalathil Assistant Professor, Psychology

Dr. Norman Knowles Professor, History

Dr. Michael MacLeod Program Coordinator, Social Justice and Catholic Studies, Associate Professor, Political Science

Dr. Alisa McArthur PSYC Program Coordinator, Associate Professor, Psychology

Dr. Duncan MacLean Chair, Humanities & Program Coordinator, Liberal Studies, Assistant Professor, Philosophy

Dr. Mary Ann McLean Associate Professor, Biology

Dr. Matt Risling Assistant Professor, English

Dr. Carolyn Salomons Chair – Social Sciences, Associate Professor, History

Dr. Paolina Seitz Associate Professor, Education

Dr. Corinne Syrnyk Director of Research, Associate Professor, Psychology

Dr. Sarah Thackray Assistant Professor, Psychology

Dr. Gayle Thrift Associate Professor, History

Dr. Elizabeth Vergis Associate Professor, Education

Dr. Jocelyn Williams Dean, Arts & Sciences, Associate Professor, English

Dr. Cory Wright-Maley Associate Professor and Chair, Education
FT Science Lab Coordinators

Breanne Bali Lab Coordinator, Biology

Eric McLeod Lab Coordinator, Chemistry