Geography

Mark is currently Dean of Social Sciences. His research examines how rural people and places are responding to the challenges and opportunities of population aging, particularly the role of the voluntary sector and volunteers in supporting older people and sustaining rural communities. He teaches courses in qualitative methods, the practice and profession of geography, health geography, rural community sustainability and community-based research. Mark was the founding Director of the Trent Centre for Aging & Society. 

Cheryl offers courses in Process Geomorphology, River Environments and Processes, Sedimentary Processes, and Geosytems at the undergraduate level and the Mechanics of Sediment Transport at the graduate level. A ‘hands-on’ approach to learning is emphasized in many of these courses incorporating both lab and field work. Technology enhanced learning is also used as all courses are supported with Blackboard.