School of Social Sciences
Capilano University’s School of Social Sciences considers people and society – how we relate to one another, how we interact, and how we in turn are shaped by others. Learn about the world around you – in scientific, quantifiable terms.
Why study the social sciences at CapU?
Social phenomena shape people’s lives. The social sciences cover a broad range of study, from the experience of individuals to whole societies.
With an emphasis on research methods, statistics and critical thinking, CapU Social Science options will empower you with transferable skills for a wide range of careers, including business, law, education and social services.
Social sciences departments
Social sciences programs
- Academic Studies Diploma
- Applied Behaviour Analysis (Autism) Post Baccalaureate Certificate
- Applied Behaviour Anaylsis (Autism) Post Baccalaureate Diploma
- Associate of Arts Degree
- Associate of Arts Degree - Psychology
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) with a Major in Psychology
- Bachelor of Arts Degree - Applied Behaviour Analysis (Autism)
- Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Interdisciplinary Studies
- Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Psychology
- Minor in Interdisciplinary Studies
- Minor in Psychology
Alberta Girardi BA, MA, PhD
Instructor PsychologyFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Psychology
604 984 1770 ext. 1770
Fir Building, room FR447
albertagirardi@capilanou.ca
Aman Bassi
Instructor, PsychologyFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Psychology
604 984 4953 ext. 4953
Fir Building, room FR401
amanbassi@capilanou.ca
Amy Tanner
Instructor, Applied Behaviour AnalysisSchool of Social Sciences
Applied Behaviour Analysis
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
604 984 4953 ext. 4953
Fir Building, room FR401
amytanner2@capilanou.ca
Brenda Fossett
Instructor, Applied Behaviour AnalysisSchool of Social Sciences
Applied Behaviour Analysis
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
604 986 1911 ext. 7460
Fir Building, room FR461
brendafossett@capilanou.ca
Brian Ganter
Instructor, EnglishSchool of Social Sciences
Women's & Gender Studies
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Motion Picture Arts
School of Humanities - English
School of Humanities
604 986 1911 ext. 7292
Fir Building, room FR404
bganter@capilanou.ca
Camlon Chau
Instructor, EconomicsFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Economics
604 986 1911 ext. 2487
Fir Building, room FR501a
cchau@capilanou.ca
Caroline Brendel Pacheco
InstructorEarly Childhood Care & Education
School of Social Sciences
Women's & Gender Studies
604 986 1911 ext. 3682
carolinebpacheco@capilanou.ca
Charles Greenberg
Instr., Geography & Woman's & GenderSchool of Social Sciences
Geography
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Women's & Gender Studies
604 990 7957 ext. 7957
Fir Building, room FR421
cgreenbe@capilanou.ca
Cheryl Schreader
Convenor/Instructor, GeographySchool of Social Sciences
Geography
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
604 986 1911 ext. 2477
Fir Building, room FR425
cschread@capilanou.ca
Chieko Tanimura
Convenor/Instructor, EconomicsFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Economics
604 986 1911 ext. 2478
Fir Building, room FR433
ctanimur@capilanou.ca
Christopher Gratham B.Sc., M.Sc., Ed.D.
CFA Professional Affairs OfficerSchool of Social Sciences
Geography
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
604 984 1780 ext. 1780
Fir Building, room FR435
cgratham@capilanou.ca
Dana Bernier
Instructor, PsychologyFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Psychology
604 986 1911 ext. 3129
Fir Building, room FR407
danabernier@capilanou.ca
Danielle Labossière BA (Hons), MA, PhD
Convenor/Instructor, PsychologyFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Psychology
604 986 1911 ext. 3027
Fir Building, room FR455
daniellelabossi@capilanou.ca
Danyael Lutgens BA., M.Sc., PhD
Instructor, PsychologySchool of Social Sciences
Psychology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
604 984 4913 ext. 4913
Fir Building, room FR441
daniellelutgens@capilanou.ca
David Matijasevich BA, MA, PhD
Instructor, Political ScienceFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Political Science
604 986 1911 ext. 3698
Fir Building, room FR501c
davidmatijasevich@capilanou.ca
Dianne Crisp
FacultySchool of Social Sciences
Psychology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
604 986 1911 ext. 3070
Fir Building, room FR407
diannecrisp@capilanou.ca
Douglas Alards-Tomalin BA (Hons), MA, PhD
Instructor, PsychologySchool of Social Sciences
Psychology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
604 986 1911 ext. 3551
Fir Building, room FR407
douglasalardstomalin@capilanou.ca
Dustin Zielke
Instructor, Criminology & SociologyFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Criminology
Sociology
604 986 1911 ext. 2571
dustinzielke@capilanou.ca
Eduardo Azmitia Pardo
Instructor, EconomicsFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Economics
604 986 1911 ext. 3695
Fir Building, room FR476
eduardoazmitia@capilanou.ca
Efrat El-Hanany BA, MA, PhD
Inst., Art History & Women's & Gender, Art History CoordinatorSchool of Humanities
School of Social Sciences
Women's & Gender Studies
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Humanities - Art History
604 986 1911 ext. 2489
Fir Building, room FR404
eelhanan@capilanou.ca
Essya Nabbali
InstructorSchool of Social Sciences
Women's & Gender Studies
Criminology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Sociology
604 986 1911 ext. 7305
Fir Building, room FR435
essyanabbali@capilanou.ca
Geoffrey Reith
Instructor, GeographyFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Geography
604 986 1911 ext. 2012
Fir Building, room FR449
geoffreith@capilanou.ca
Gillian Crowther
Instructor, AnthropologySchool of Social Sciences
Anthropology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
604 990 7963 ext. 7963
Fir Building, room FR429
gcrowthe@capilanou.ca
Gregory Morrissey
Instructor, AnthropologyFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Anthropology
604 986 1911 ext. 3507
Fir Building, room FR431
gregmorrissey@capilanou.ca
Heather Chappells
Instructor, GeographyFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Geography
604 986 1911 ext. 3703
Fir Building, room FR451
heatherchappells@capilanou.ca
Hojat Yazdanpanah
InstructorSchool of Social Sciences
Geography
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
604 986 1911 ext. 3072
Fir Building, room FR501d
hojatyazdanpanah@capilanou.ca
Iris Gordon
Instructor, PsychologyFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Psychology
604 986 1911 ext. 3074
Fir Building, room FR449
irisgordon@capilanou.ca
Jason Martens PhD
Instructor, PsychologySchool of Social Sciences
Psychology
604 986 1911 ext. 3696
Fir Building, room FR445
jasonmartens@capilanou.ca
Jeanne Mikita
Instr., Geography/Wmn's & Gender StudiesFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Geography
604 986 1911 ext. 2467
Fir Building, room FR501D
jmikita@capilanou.ca
Jennifer Davis
Instructor, PsychologySchool of Social Sciences
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Psychology
604 986 1911 ext. 3028
jennifernerissadavis@capilanou.ca
Jessica Motherwell McFarlane
InstructorFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Psychology
604 986 1911 ext. 3073
Fir Building, room FR407
jmcfarlane@capilanou.ca
Judy Te Kanawa
Emergency Floor Warden Fir, DDA 1, School of Social SciencesSchool of Social Sciences
Applied Behaviour Analysis
Criminology
Anthropology
Economics
Geography
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Women's & Gender Studies
604 986 1911 ext. 2036
Fir Building, room FR401
jtekanawa@capilanou.ca
Justin Wilson BA (Hons), M.Ed., PhD
Instructor, PsychologyFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Psychology
604 984 4953 ext. 4953
Fir Building, room FR401
justinwilson@capilanou.ca
Karen Ewing
InstructorSchool of Social Sciences
Geography
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
604 986 1911 ext. 3620
Fir Building, room FR501d
kewing@capilanou.ca
Karen Thomas
InstructorSchool of Social Sciences
Anthropology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
604 986 1911 ext. 3132
Fir Building, room FR461
krthomas@capilanou.ca
Ki Wight BFA, MFA, PhD
Convenor, WGST/Instructor, CMNS, WGST, MOPALiberal Studies
Bachelor of Arts
School of Communications
School of Social Sciences
Women's & Gender Studies
Capilano University Faculty Association
Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Motion Picture Arts Program
Interdisciplinary Studies
School of Motion Picture Arts
604 986 1911 ext. 3498
Fir Building, room FR534
kwight@capilanou.ca
Kirsten McIlveen
InstructorFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Geography
Women's & Gender Studies
604 986 1911 ext. 7292
Fir Building, room FR501B
kmcilvee@capilanou.ca
Lesley Schimanski
Instructor, PsychologyFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Psychology
604 986 1911 ext. 3091
Fir Building, room FR461
Lesleyschimanski@capilanou.ca
Lisa Poole
InstructorFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Sociology
Criminology
604 986 1911 ext. 7304
Fir Building, room FR431
lisapoole@capilanou.ca
Louise Cournoyer
Instructor, PsychologyFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Psychology
604 984 4953 ext. 4953
louisecournoyer@capilanou.ca
Mahak Yaseri
Instructor, EconomicsSchool of Social Sciences
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Economics
604 986 1911 ext. 2518
Fir Building, room FR439A
myaseri@capilanou.ca
Mandy Koolen BA, MA, PhD
Instructor, EnglishSchool of Social Sciences
Women's & Gender Studies
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Humanities - English
604 986 1911 ext. 2498
Fir Building, room FR404
mandykoolen@capilanou.ca
Maureen Bracewell
Convenor/Instructor, Anthropology, Chair, School of Social SciencesSchool of Social Sciences
Anthropology
Women's & Gender Studies
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
604 986 1911 ext. 2498
Fir Building, room FR417
mbracewe@capilanou.ca
Michael Laurence
Instructor, Political ScienceSchool of Social Sciences
Political Science
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
604 986 1911 ext. 3076
Fir Building, room FR423
michaellaurence@capilanou.ca
Miriam Elfert
Coordinator / Instructor, ABA-AFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Applied Behaviour Analysis
604 986 1911 ext. 3479
Fir Building, room FR403
miriamelfert@capilanou.ca
Peizhong Li
Instructor, PsychologyFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Psychology
604 986 1911 ext. 3088
Fir Building, room FR449
Peizhongli@capilanou.ca
Ramjee Parajulee
Instructor, Political ScienceSchool of Social Sciences
Political Science
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
604 986 1911 ext. 2469
Fir Building, room FR501C
rparajul@capilanou.ca
Richard Stock BA (Hons), MS, PhD
Instructor, ABA-ASchool of Social Sciences
Applied Behaviour Analysis
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
604 986 1911 ext. 2525
Fir Building, room FR419
rstock@capilanou.ca
Rita Isola
Instuctor, SociologySchool of Social Sciences
Criminology
Sociology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
604 986 1911 ext. 3058
Fir Building, room FR437
risola@capilanou.ca
Robert (Bob) Muckle BA, MA
Instructor, AnthropologyFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Anthropology
604 990 7853 ext. 7853
Fir Building, room FR431
bmuckle@capilanou.ca
Sandra Cooper
Divisional SupervisorSchool of Social Sciences
Anthropology
Applied Behaviour Analysis
Criminology
Economics
Geography
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Women's & Gender Studies
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
604 983 7525 ext. 7525
Fir Building, room FR415
scooper@capilanou.ca
Sandra Enns
Instructor, Criminology/SociologySchool of Social Sciences
Sociology
Criminology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
604 986 1911 ext. 3672
Fir Building, room FR445
senns@capilanou.ca
Sandra Seekins BA, MA
Art History Coordinator, InstructorSchool of Social Sciences
Women's & Gender Studies
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Humanities
School of Humanities - Art History
604 986 1911 ext. 2288
Fir Building, room FR406A
sseekins@capilanou.ca
Sarah Moore
Instructor, PsychologyFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Psychology
604 986 1911 ext. 3034
sarahrosemoore@capilanou.ca
Sarah Yercich B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD
Instructor, Criminology & SociologyFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Sociology
Criminology
604 986 1911 ext. 3693
Fir Building, room FR463
sarahyercich@capilanou.ca
Sean Ashley BA (Hons), MA, PhD
Convenor/InstructorFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Criminology
Sociology
604 986 1911 ext. 7461
seanashley@capilanou.ca
Sylvia Coleman
Instructor, AnthropologySchool of Social Sciences
Anthropology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
604 986 1911 ext. 3139
sylviacoleman@capilanou.ca
Tania Arvanitidis
Instructor, Criminology & SociologySchool of Social Sciences
Sociology
Criminology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
604 986 1911 ext. 3197
taniaarvanitidis@capilanou.ca
Tenzin Yindok
Instructor, EconomicsFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Economics
604 986 1911 ext. 3038
Fir Building, room FR439
tenzinyindok@capilanou.ca
Tim Schouls BA (Hons), MPhil, PhD
Convenor/Instructor, Political ScienceFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Political Science
604 986 1911 ext. 2524
Fir Building, room FR423
tschouls@capilanou.ca
Tyla Frewing
InstructorFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Applied Behaviour Analysis
604 984 4953 ext. 4953
Fir Building, room FR401
tylafrewing@capilanou.ca
Vivian Lai
Instructor, PsychologyFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Psychology
604 986 1911 ext. 3130
Fir Building, room FR445
vivianlai@capilanou.ca
Zafrul Siddique
Instructor, EconomicsFaculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Economics
604 986 1911 ext. 3461
Fir Building, room FR501d
zafrulsiddique@capilanou.ca
Contact
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School of Social Sciences
604.984.4953 Fir Building, room Rm 401 socsci@capilanou.ca
Student Information Services
604 984 4900 604 984 1798 (fax) Library Building, room LB152 registration@capilanou.ca