Promoted to Full Professor, effective June 1, 2003:


Faculty of Arts and Science

Sally Cole, Sociology and Anthropology
Sally Cole received a PhD I anthropology from the University of Toronto in 1988. She joined Concordia in 1992 as an assistant professor and was appointed associate professor in 1994.
Her research interests include feminist theory in anthropology, the history of anthropology, gender, and development. She is currently examining women and democratization through a case study of local government and grassroots community-building in northeastern Brazil.

She is the author of Women of the Praia: Work and Lives in a Portuguese Coastal Community (1991), a feminist ethnography based on field research on gender and rural development in northern Portugal. The book was translated into Portuguese in 1994 and is widely used in undergraduate and graduate programs in Europe and North America.

Professor Cole is also the author of Ruth Landes: A Life in Anthropology (due for release in the summer of 2003), a book examining major anthropological trends of the 1930s and 1940s by looking at the life and work of an individual practitioner. In 2002 she contributed an article to the prestigious journal American Anthropologist, and in 2000 edited and wrote the introduction for a special edition of Anthropologica.

An active member of seven professional associations, Cole is co-investigator in an ongoing $3-million SSHRCC research program “Globalization, Technological Revolutions and Education."

Marcel Danis, Political Science

Concordia’s Vice-Rector for Institutional Relations and Secretary-General since 1998, Professor Danis has overseen the successful Building Fund Campaign, which has netted over $40 million in contributions to date.

He began his long relationship with Concordia nearly 40 years ago when he received a BA in political science from Loyola College. He went on to earn a master’s in political science at Fordham University (1966) and a law degree from the Université de Montréal (1971). After joining Loyola College as a sectional lecturer in 1968, he became an assistant professor in 1971 and associate professor in 1977.

Professor Danis served as the Vice-Rector of Institutional Relations from 1996 to 1997 and Vice-Dean of Administrative Affairs for the Faculty of Arts and Science from 1995 to 1996.

He spent nearly 10 years as member of Parliament for the Montreal-area riding of Verchères, and held a number of with the federal government: Minister of Labour (1991 to 1993), Minister of State for Youth (1990 to 1991) and Minister of State for Fitness and Amateur Sport (1990 to 1991).

He was also Deputy House Leader from 1990 to 1991, and Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons from 1984 until 1990. Throughout his time in federal politics, he continued to teach undergraduate courses at Concordia in Canadian public law.

Mary Di Michele, English

An internationally recognized author and poet whose work has been the subject of five graduate theses, Mary di Michele holds a BA in from the University of Toronto (1972) and an MA in English and creative writing from the University of Windsor (1974). She joined Concordia’s Department of English in 1990 and was promoted to associate professor in 1995.

Mary di Michele has written 10 books, including two novels: Under My Skin, published in 1994, and Singing Lessons, to be published in the fall of 2004 by Penguin Books.

Her poetry has appeared in over 20 anthologies and been translated into Chinese, Dutch, French, Italian and Spanish. Her work as a poet has won awards in major literary competitions, including first prize for poetry in the CBC Literary Competition and a silver medal for poetry in the National Magazine Awards.

She has served as writer-in-residence at the University of Toronto (1986), the Banff School of Fine Arts (1990) and McGill University (1996). She was recently awarded a senior visiting fellowship from the Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of Bologna where she will be poet-in-residence until August of 2003.

Professor di Michele has supervised over 20 graduate theses and has served two three-year terms as the department’s coordinator of creative writing. She is an active member of the department’s creative writing committee.

Robert Kilgour, Exercise Science

Robert Kilgour holds a BSc from Concordia (1976), an MSc from Dalhousie University (1978), and a PhD in movement science from Florida State University (1983).

He came to Concordia in 1986 when he joined the Department of Exercise Science as assistant professor. He was promoted to associate professor in 1991.

Currently Vice-Dean of Student Affairs for the Faculty of Arts and Science, Professor Kilgour is also a member of the University Human Research Appeals Board, the Joint Grievance Committee, the General Education Committee, and the Arts and Science Faculty Council. He served as departmental chair from 1996 to 1999.

Since his arrival at the university he has taught over 50 courses, primarily in the areas of human physiology and clinical exercise physiology. His research concentrates on the physiological alterations to cold stress in diabetes and the effectiveness of exercise rehabilitation programs for women with breast cancer. He has published 22 articles in refereed journals and presented his work at 29 conferences.

Robert Kilgour is currently a member of numerous professional organizations. He is also a research associate in clinical epidemiology at the Montreal General Hospital and has held positions as adjunct professor at McGill University and the Université de Montréal.

William Knitter, Education

A faculty member since 1974 when he joined Concordia as assistant professor in the Department of Education, William Knitter has been Vice-Dean of Administrative Affairs for the Faculty of Arts and Science since 1997.

He has held positions on numerous councils and committees during his career at the university, and served two terms as chair of the Department of Education (from 1986 to 1988, and again from 1989 to 1992). He was president of the Concordia University Faculty Association from 1994 to 1996 and a member of the university senate for nine years. Outside the university, he served as president of the Canadian Association of Deans of Education for two years.

He holds a PhD from the University of Chicago, where he specialized in the philosophy of education. He was instrumental in establishing Concordia’s Educational Studies Program during its formative years in the mid 1970s, having developed six graduate courses for the program. He has given close to 40 conference presentations and invited lectures across North America, and has supervised 19 MA theses and acted as co-supervisor for two PhD dissertations.

He is a member of the Philosophy of Education Society, the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, the American Education Research Association, the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies, and the Canadian Philosophy of Education Society. He is also past president of the Canadian Association of Deans of Education (1990 to 1992).

Claire Le Brun, Études françaises

Après avoir complété des études de premier cycle en France, Claire Le Brun a obtenu une maîtrise ès Arts et un doctorat ès Lettres de l’Institut d’études médiévales de l’Université de Montréal.

Professeur à temps partiel au Département d’études françaises de 1973 à 1975, Claire Le Brun a enseigné à l’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières et à l’Université de Montréal avant de revenir à l’Université Concordia en 1988.

Depuis son arrivée à Concordia, elle publie de façon régulière des articles de fond dans des revues d’envergure, des chapitres de livres pour des maisons d’éditions prestigieuses et des livres. Mme Le Brun se spécialise en études médiévales et en littérature du XXè siècle, en particulier en littérature de jeunesse. Ses travaux font autorité et ils reçoivent une reconnaissance tant nationale qu’internationale.

Mme Le Brun détient actuellement une subvention autonome du CRSH et elle participe à une équipe subventionnée par FCAR, deux subventions en littérature de jeunesse. Elle a publié un important ouvrage d’érudition au Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, Ystoria sancti Thome de Aquino, une contribution majeure pour les études médiévales ainsi qu’à l’histoire des cultures et des religions.

Marie-France Wagner, Études françaises

Marie-France Wagner a obtenu son baccalauréat, sa maîtrise et son doctorat, tous en Études françaises, à l’Université de Montréal.

Depuis son engagement comme professeure à l’Université Concordia en 1989, elle a produit des livres et des chapitres de livres dans des collections européennes et américaines de grande renommée et des articles dans des revues de haut calibre. Elle a également reçu à titre de chercheur principal, trois subventions, deux du Conseil de recherche en sciences humaines et une du Fonds pour la Formation de chercheurs et l’aide à la recherche.

En janvier 2002, le groupe de recherche qu’elle dirige, le Groupe de recherche sur les entrées solennelles (GRES), a obtenu une subvention prestigieuse de 1,6 millions de dollars (2002-2007) du programme des Grands travaux de recherche concertée du CRSH (SSHRC-MCRI) pour son projet intitulé Le spectacle du pouvoir : entrées solennelles du roi dans les villes françaises au XVIè siècle. Elle a également été co-chercheure ou chercheure associée dans plusieurs groupes de recherche littéraires ou multidisciplinaires.

Marie-France Wagner a aussi organisé un colloque international en 1999 intitulé L’entrée solennelle dans la ville ou urbanité et société au XVIIè siècle. Elle a publié deux livres depuis 1998, soit une édition critique de La conquête de la Toison d’or de Pierre Corneille et Le roi dans la ville. Anthologie des entrées royales dans les villes françaises de province (1615-1660), qui découle directement du projet de recherche.

John Molson School of Business

Christopher Ross, Marketing

Christopher Ross holds a BSc (Management Studies) from the University of the West Indies, an MBA and PhD from the Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario. He joined Concordia in 1981.

In the last five years, he has won best paper awards at two conferences. His co-authored publication was selected as the best paper to appear in the Journal of Macromarketing in 1989. He is currently vice-president, research, Canadian Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and associate editor, Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

He has been the director of the PhD program in administration at Concordia (1984-1988) and the director of the joint PhD program of the Montreal business schools (1985-1988). He was assistant and associate dean of the business school (1984–1988), and acting dean and dean (1990–1995), and was responsible for establishing the Aviation Management Program, the Co-op Program, the Faculty Advisory Board, the CIDA Exchange Program and the Minority Entrepreneurship Institute.

A vice-president and founding member of the Mathieu Da Costa Business Development Corporation, contributing editor, Community Contact, and a member of the board of the Aurora Business Development Project. His consulting experience includes Canada and the West Indies.

Dr. Ross has taught at the BComm, DIA, EMBA, MBA and PhD levels. He also taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels in Jamaica, Trinidad and China. He has been the director of executive programs and continues to serve as external examiner for the EMBA and MSc programs at the University of the West Indies.

Facullty of Engineering and Computer Science

Sabah Toma Alkass, Building, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Dr. Alkass joined Concordia University in June 1989 as an assistant professor after obtaining his MASc and PhD degrees from the Department of Civil Engineering, Loughborough University, in the U.K. He specialized in the area of construction engineering and management.

Dr Alkass is actively involved in teaching and research; he has supervised and co-supervised more than 25 masters and PhD students from start to completion. He has also attracted research funds from granting agencies and the industry.

Dr. AlkassÕs main research interest is the application of information technology (IT) in construction. This includes developing computer integrated systems for the industry in areas such as claims and delay analysis, estimating, equipment management, scheduling using neural networks, life cycle costing and cash flow. He has published more than 70 articles in scientific journals and conference proceedings.

Dr. Alkass has many years of hands-on industrial experience, having managed many projects with multi- million-dollar budgets.

He is a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and a member of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, the Chartered Institute of Building, U.K., and the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario.

Leslie Landsberger, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Professor Landsberger graduated from Harvard University with Honors in 1979, then completed his master's (1981) and PhD (1988) degrees in electrical engineering at Stanford University in California.

After working in industry for three years at the Digital Equipment Corporation, he began his teaching career in 1991 when he joined Concordia University.

He established the Microelectronics Device and Fabrication Laboratory in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering for teaching and research, and became an associate professor in 1997. He is currently a Tier II Concordia Research Chair in Microsystems Technology.

Promoted to Associate Professor, with early tenure and tenure, effective June 1, 2003:

Faculty of Arts and Science:
Lynda Clarke, Religion; Michel Dugas, Psychology; Ollivier Dyens, Études françaises; Jose Giminez-Mico, Classics, Modern Languages & Linguistics; Vincent Goulet, Mathematics and Statistics; Marie-Nathalie Leblanc, Sociology and Anthropology; Kevin Pask, English; Lady Rojas-Trempe, Classics, Modern Languages & Linguistics; Christian Sigouin, Economics; Peter Stoett, Political Science; William Zerges, Biology.

John Molson School of Business:
Dominic Peltier-Rivest, Accoun-tancy; Khaled Soufani, Finance.

Engineering and Computer Science:
Catherine Mulligan, Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Faculty of Fine Arts:
Yves Bilodeau, Studio Arts; Kristina Huneault, Art History; Josée Leclerc, Creative Arts Therapies; Martin Racine, Design Art; Denise Tanguay, Creative Arts Therapies.

Named Distinguished Professor Emeritus:

Zalman Amit, Psychology
Sheila McDonough, Religion
Edward Pechter, English