ATS Lecturers 2023-2024

This page is a listing of our current ATS Lecturers for this academic year. Please note that instructors may teach different courses from year to year, and not all ATS Lecturers will teach in each year. Current students should refer to Bear Tracks for the most recent information on scheduled courses and instructors.

At the University of Alberta the term "Sessional Instructor" has been replaced by "Academic Teaching Staff (ATS) Lecturer."

Nicola Amato, MSc IT

Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Education
nicolaan@ualberta.ca

Courses Taught:
  • LIS 533 – Database Design for Information Management
  • LIS 534 – Information Architecture: Web Design for Usability
  • LIS 543 – Human Information Interaction

Tanya Ball, PhD Candidate

Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Education
tcball@ualberta.ca  

Courses Taught:
  • LIS 540 – Indigenous Library and Information Studies in a Canadian Context
  • LIS 598 – Special Topic: Indigenous Contexts for Library and Information Studies in Canada

Thane Chambers, MLIS

Librarian, Library and Museums - Faculty Engagement
thane@ualberta.ca  

Courses Taught:
  • LIS 591 – Publishing

Gail de Vos, MLIS

Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Education
gail.devos@gmail.com 

Courses Taught:
  • LIS 510 – Storytelling
  • LIS 516 – Canadian Children's Literature for Young People in Schools and Libraries

Norene Erickson, PhD, MLIS

Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Education
njames@ualberta.ca 

Courses Taught:
  • LIS 505 – Introduction to Research in Library and Information Studies

Peggy Sue Ewanyshyn

Librarian, University of Alberta Library & Museums
peggye@ualberta.ca 

Courses Taught:
  • LIS 538 – Digital Libraries

Lindsay Johnston

Head, Information Services & User Engagement (Rutherford, Weir, Bibliothèque Saint-Jean Libraries), University of Alberta Library and Museums
lmalcolm@ualberta.ca 

Courses Taught:
  • LIS 503 – Reference and Information Services

Margaret Law

Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Education
mzlaw@ualberta.ca 

Courses Taught:
  • LIS 504 – Leadership and Management Principles for Library and Information Services
  • LIS 545 – Management of Human Resources
  • LIS 598 – Special Topics

Angelique Mandeville

Head, Information Services & User Engagement (Augustana, Cameron, Sperber Libraries), University of Alberta Library and Museums
afm1@ualberta.ca 

Courses Taught:
  • LIS 503 – Reference and Information Services

Karla Palichuk

Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Education
Director, Yellowhead Regional Library
kdpalich@ualberta.ca 

Courses Taught:
  • LIS 504 – Leadership and Management Principles for Library and Information Services
  • LIS 545 – Management of Human Resources

Alison Pitcher

Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Education
Librarian, Collections Services, MacEwan University
ajpitche@ualberta.ca • pitchera2@macewan.ca

Courses Taught:
  • LIS 531 – Collection Management

Eva Revitt, PhD, MLIS

Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Education
Associate Dean, MacEwan University Library
revitt@ualberta.ca • revitte@macewan.ca

Courses Taught:
  • LIS 505 – Introduction to Research in Library and Information Studies

Joanne Rodger, PhD

Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Education
degroot@ualberta.ca

Courses Taught:
  • LIS 503 – Reference and Information Services
  • LIS 595 – Public Librarianship

Maggie Shane, PhD

Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Education
mashane@ualberta.ca

Course Taught:
  • LIS 594 – Records Management

Sandra Stift

Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Education
Coordinator, Library Collections, John L. Haar Library, MacEwan University
stift@ualberta.ca 

Courses Taught:
  • LIS 531 – Collection Management

Lei Zhang, PhD

Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Education
lei4@ualberta.ca

Course Taught:
  • LIS 502 – Organization of Information
  • LIS 532 – Metadata

Lydia Zvyagintseva, MA/MLIS

Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Education
Librarian, University of Alberta Library and Museums
lydiaz@ualberta.ca 

Courses Taught:
  • LIS 530 – Technology, Information, and Society