Faculty
RDC Instructors
Nancy Batty (Ph.D., University of Western Ontario)
Email: nancy.batty@rdc.ab.ca
Specialties: Theory, international literature (especially from the Indian subcontinent), American literature, science fiction
Joan Crate (M.A., University of Calgary)
Email: joan.crate@rdc.ab.ca
Specialties: Creative writing, Native literature, children’s literature
Laura K. Davis (Ph.D., University of Alberta)
Email: laura.davis@rdc.ab.ca
Specialties: Canadian literature, multiculturalism, contemporary women’s literature
Roger Davis (Ph.D., University of Calgary)
Email: roger.davis@rdc.ab.ca
Specialties: Poetry and poetics, deviance in literature (especially cannibalism and film), academic integrity
Heather Marcovitch (Ph.D., University of Florida)
Email: heather.marcovitch@rdc.ab.ca
Specialties: Victorian literature, critical theory, performance studies, television and cultural studies
Robert Mills (Ph.D., University of Alberta)
Email: bob.mills@rdc.ab.ca
Specialties: 18th century literature (especially Samuel Johnson), Shakespeare
Rod Schumacher (M.A., University of New Brunswick)
Email: rod.schumacher@rdc.ab.ca
Specialties: Creative writing, ecocriticism, wilderness narratives, narrative theory
Peter Slade (M.A. University of Toronto)
Email: peter.slade@rdc.ab.ca
Specialties: Canadian literature, detective fiction, poetry
Sessional Instructor
M. Daniel Martin (Ph.D., University of Western Ontario)
Email: daniel.martin@rdc.ab.ca
Part-Time Instructors
Sharon Dreger
Email: sharon.dreger@rdc.ab.ca
Allison Fieldberg
Email: allison.fieldberg@rdc.ab.ca
University of Calgary Instructors (varies each year)
Dr. Michael Clarke
Dr. Aruna Srivastava
Dr. Jenna Stook