College of Education Jane and Ron Graham Centre for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Melanie is a nurse by discipline and taught in two different Bachelor of Nursing programs in Alberta for over 20  years.  She has a passion for curriculum design, review, and revision.  She has a Master of Nursing Education and a Doctor of Educational Leadership in Higher Education.  She is currently teaching in the Master of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.  Melanie has been an active SoTL researcher for the past 12 years.  She is the current Chair of SoTL Canada and the VP Canada for the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSoTL).  She is also the recipient of a 2020 ISSoTL Fellowship.  Melanie's research interests include early career researchers and mid-career faculty, mid-career faculty and SoTL, and academic integrity and dishonesty.