Assistant Professor of Sociology and Theatre

Education:
B.A. Providence College, 2002

B.A. University of Manitoba, Honours, 2004

M.A. University of Manitoba, 2009

Contact Information

Teaching Fields

Sociology
Gender Studies
Language and Culture
Media Violence
Publications
Theatre

Presentations:

May 2009
'Media Violence Effects: A Cross-National Comparison of Canadian and Swedish Youth' A paper presented at the "Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences", Ottawa, Canada.

May 2009
'Media Violence: A Cross-National Comparison of Canadian and Swedish Youth' A paper presented at the "3rd International Conference on Sociology", Atiner Research Institute, Athens, Greece.

June 2007
'Female Genital Removal in Africa - The Semantic Tug-of-War' A paper presented at "Association for Christians Teaching Sociology", Campbellsville University, Kentucky, USA.

May 2006
'Social Science, Faith & Hermeneutics: Sample Pedagogical Dialogues' A paper presented at "Faith, Learning and Living; Integration in Christian Higher Education", Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Dennis Hiebert, Cameron McKenzie, Val Hiebert

May 2005
'The Acts Concepts Project', A research project presented at "Association for Christians Teaching Sociology", Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois
Dennis Hiebert, Val Hiebert

May 2004
'The Old Testament and Sociology: A Pedagogical Proposal', A Paper presented at "Scripture and the Disciplines", Wheaton College, Wheaton Illinois
Cameron McKenzie, Val Hiebert

Publications:

Fall 2004
Book Review of Giles, Kevin (2002). 'The Trinity and Subordinationism: The Doctrine of God and the contemporary Gender Debate. "Didaskalia"

Professional Associations And Roles

University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship, 2005

Manitoba Graduate Scholarship, 2005
Minister of Advanced Education and Training

Association of Christians Teaching Sociology (ACTS)

Christians in Theatre Arts (CITA)

Producer/Director 2004 -
"Company of Players" theatre troupe

Producer/Director 2000 - 2004
"Heritage Players" theatre troupe

Hobbies

Running
Gardening
Reading

Personal

Married to Jake
2 sons: Connor and Joel

Course Syllabi

Sociology

223.11 Sociology I: People and Culture

223.12 Sociology II: People and Society

223.22 Men, Women and Society

223.24 Marriage and Family

223.27 Language and Culture

223.28 Consumer Culture and Voluntary Simplicity

152.32 Social Scientific Approaches to the Old Testament

Theatre

322.11 Introduction to Theatre

322.21 Directing

322.22 Stagecraft and Production

321.36 One Act Play - Theatre Practicum