Faculty Directory
![Alex Hillar - image](/sites/default/files/Alex%20Hillar.jpg)
Alex Hillar
Early Childhood Studies
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John Irwin
Early Childhood Studies, Justice and Public Safety, Community Social Services, Justice Studies
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Gregory Klages
BA (University of Guelph), MA (University of Guelph), PhD (York University)
Business, Community Social Services, Early Childhood Studies, Electives, Justice Studies, Media and Communication Studies
Gregory Klages has taught at the University of Guelph-Humber since 2009. His research focuses on 20th-century Canadian cultural and political history. Klages’ research on Canadian cultural policy has appeared in the anthology Mapping Nations, Locating Citizens (Humber, 2017), the Asian Journal of Canadian Studies, Canadian Historical Review, and Saskatchewan History. Klages is also the author of The Many Deaths of Tom Thomson: Separating Fact from Fiction (Dundurn, 2016), which has appeared on the National Post bestseller list for Canadian non-fiction, and the Writers’ Trust of Canada’s list of Best Books of 2016. His work on Tom Thomson has also appeared in the anthology Archives & Canadian Narratives (Fernwood, 2011), and in the American Journal of Canadian Studies. In 2007-8, Klages served as Research Director for “Death On A Painted Lake: The Tom Thomson Tragedy,” a book-length web site produced by the international award-winning Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History project.
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Marnie Loeb
BA (University of Manitoba), MClSc (Western University)
Early Childhood Studies
Marnie Loeb has been teaching at University of Guelph-Humber since 2019. She is an experienced speech-language pathologist, knowledgeable in both adult and paediatric communication and swallowing disorders. With special interests in applying evidence-based practice to help children with a wide range of abilities and challenges, Loeb is particularly skilled at helping new professionals bridge the research-to-practice gap. In addition to a sessional lecturer position at University of Guelph-Humber, Loeb owns and operates a private practice in Guelph, Ont. Outside of work hours, you will find Loeb playing ultimate frisbee, curling, and making music with her friends and family.
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![Courtney Maki - image](/sites/default/files/default_images/blank_0.jpg)
Courtney Maki
Early Childhood Studies
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Elizabeth Martin
Early Childhood Studies
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Nikki Martyn
BA (University of Toronto), MEd (University of Toronto), EdD (University of Toronto)
Chair Early Childhood Studies, Academic Services
Dr. Nikki Martyn has been the Program Head of Early Childhood Studies at the University of Guelph-Humber (UofGH) since 2015 and is also the Adjunct Professor at the University of Guelph. Dr. Martyn holds a Doctorate in Early Childhood Education and Child Psychology from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. She has taught in a number of Universities across Canada and has received the Student Appreciation Award from Humber College for her work at the University in 2014. Prior to joining the University, Dr. Martyn worked in children’s mental health for over 15 years and has a background in both clinical child psychology and early childhood education, with a specific expertise in infant mental health. Dr. Martyn developed an innovative therapeutic early learning centre and private primary school in Toronto, specializing in understanding and working with the whole child.
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![Shereen McFarlane - image](/sites/default/files/default_images/blank_0.jpg)
Shereen McFarlane
Early Childhood Studies, Community Social Services
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Don Moore
Media and Communication Studies, Early Childhood Studies, Community Social Services, Justice Studies
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![Tammy Oakley - image](/sites/default/files/default_images/blank_0.jpg)
Tammy Oakley
Early Childhood Studies
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