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Faculty

At present we have four full-time professors, one emeritus professor, and a ‘pool’ of part-time professors who bring their different areas of expertise to enrich our course offerings.
 

 
Full-Time
 
B.A. Honours & M.A. (Oxford University); Cert. Ed.(Cambridge University); Ph.D. (University of Ottawa)
905-648-2131 x4296
Office:  239C

Dr. Benne Faber
Assistant Professor, Department Chair
B.A. Honours (McMaster University); D.Phil. (Oxford University)
905-648-2131 x4400
Office:  239B
 
Dr. Jonathan Juilfs
Assistant Professor
B.A. English Literature (University of Puget Sound); M.A.R. (Yale Divinity School); M.M.S. and Ph.D. (The Medieval Institute, University of Notre Dame)
jjuilfs@redeemer.ca
905-648-2139 x4272
Office: 208B
 
Dr. John Van Rys
Professor
B.A. Honours & M.A. (University of Western Ontario); Ph.D. (Dalhousie University)
905-648-2131 x4212
Office:  239A
 

Part-time

Prof. Ashley Barkman
B.A. Honours, M.A., & M.T.S. (University of Toronto)
abarkman1@redeemer.ca

Prof. Teresa DeVries
B.A. Honours (Redeemer University College); M.A. (University of Guelph) tdevries@redeemer.ca

Prof. Bill Fledderus
B.C.S. Honours (Redeemer University College); Diplôme d'Études de Civilisation Française (Université de Paris IV-Sorbonne); M.A. (University of Alberta)
bfledderus@redeemer.ca

Prof. Casey Korstanje
Graduate, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Academy, Depot Div., Regina; B'nai Brith
National Human Rights Award for Journalism; Senior Editor, The Hamilton Spectator
ckorstanje@redeemer.ca

Prof. Doug Sikkema
B.A. Honours (Redeemer University College); B.Ed. (University of Toronto); M.A. (University of Ottawa)
dsikkema@redeemer.ca

Dr. Deanna Smid
B.A. Honours, M.A., & Ph.D. (McMaster University)
dsmid@redeemer.ca

Prof. Marie Stevens Versteeg
B.A. Honours (Redeemer University College); M.A. (University of Ottawa)
mversteeg@redeemer.ca

Prof. Marijka Westerhof

B.A. Hons English, minor in Biology (Redeemer University College): M.A. English (University of Ottawa)
mwesterhof@redeemer.ca

Emeritus

Prof. Hugh Cook
Professor, Emeritus
B.A. (Calvin College); M.A. (Simon Fraser University); M.F.A. (University of Iowa)
hcook@redeemer.ca


Spotlight

Dr. Ben Faber
Assistant Professor of English

Why does Dr. Ben Faber get so excited about the English literature of the 16th and 17th centuries?

 
 
Oxford gave me the opportunity to become at home in another country and culture.
Leah Ensing '08
English, History
 
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