Who We Are

Michael Wilkinson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of RCI (2007-2010). RCI Expertise: Pentecostalism, Religion and Globalization.

Robert Burkinshaw, Ph.D., Professor of History and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. RCI Expertise: Evangelicalism, First Nations Revivalism.

John Dyck, DPhil, Assistant Professor of Political Studies. RCI Expertise: Religion and Political Thought/Political Notions of Community. See CV

Janet Epp-Buckingham, LLD, Associate Professor of Political Studies and Director of the Laurentian Leadership Centre. RCI Expertise: Religious Liberty.  See CV

Elsie Froment, Ph.D., TWU Associate Director of Research. RCI Expertise: Gender and Leadership, Religion and Higher Education.

Brian Gobbett, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of History. RCI Expertise: History of Religion and Science.

Bruce Guenther, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Church History and Mennonite Studies, ACTS Seminary. RCI Expertise: History of Christianity in Canada, Mennonite Studies.

Robynne Healey, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History and Chair of the Departments of History, Geography, and Political and International Studies. RCI Expertise: Gender, War and Peace/Pacifism.

Sheryl Reimer Kirkham,Ph.D., Associate Professor of Nursing. RCI Expertise: Spirituality and Health.

Carolyn Kristjansson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Linguistics. RCI Expertise: Religious Institutions and Second Language Programs.

Joanne Pepper, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Director of Intercultural Religious Studies programme. RCI Expertise: Gender, Worldview Studies, Multiculturalism and Contextual Theology.

Paul S. Rowe, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Political and International Studies. RCI Expertise: Islam, Religious Political Movements, Globalization. See CV

Jens Zimmermann, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, Canada Research Chair in Interpretation, Religion and Culture. RCI Expertise: Religion and the Public Sphere in the Western Tradition.