Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland Grenfell Campus
Faculty 

Ivan Emke, Associate Professor, teaching in Anthropology, Sociology and Social/Cultural Studies; B.A. (Ohio State), M.A. (Windsor) , Ph.D. (Carleton).

Office: AS347
Phone: 637-6200 ext 6189
Email: iemke@swgc.mun.ca

Research Interests: Rural development dynamics, with special focus on how communications affect development outcomes; modern funeral services industry, how it is changing, who enters the profession and how we can understand the changes in our culture by looking at changes in funeral rituals.
Ivan Emke

Doreen Klassen, Associate Professor, Folklore and Anthropology; B.A. (Wilfred Laurier), M.A. (Manitoba), Ph.D. (Indiana). Programme Chair of Social/Cultural Studies.

Office: AS377
Phone: 637-6200 ext 6306
Email: dklassen@swgc.mun.ca

Research Interests: Dr. Klassen’s recent research examines gesture in women’s storytelling Zimbabwe and Botswana, the politics of wall mural production in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and concepts of public and private space in laundry practices in western Newfoundland. Her earlier research focused on various aspects of Mennonite identity and expression: oral Mennonite history in Mexico, the politics of Mennonite music (both church music and vernacular Low German song), and applied ethnomusicology (within an international Mennonite context).
Doreen Klassen

Angela Robinson, B.A., M.Phil., M.A. (MUN), Ph.D. (McMaster) Assistant Professor

Office: AS389
Phone: 637-6291
Email: arobinson@swgc.mun.ca

Research Interests: Dr. Robinson’s research focuses on the belief systems and socialization processes of the Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq. At present, she is working with the Bay St. George Mi’kmaq conducting ethno-historical research.
Angela Robinson
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