Dean's Office
Dean
Cathy Rocke, PhD
Cathy Rocke is Dean of Social Work at the University of Regina. Her research program is focused on addressing and evaluating how we reconcile the relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada, both on campus and in the community through intergroup dialogue. Prior to her academic career, Dr. Rocke gained wide experience in both the education and social work fields, including developing postsecondary educational programs for Indigenous communities, diversity training for child welfare professionals, quality assurance for child welfare agencies, counseling women who were victims of domestic violence, and child protection.
Associate Dean - Undergraduate
Dr. Darlene Chalmers
Dr. Darlene Chalmers is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Social Work, Saskatoon Campus. She completed her PhD in Social Work at the University of Calgary. Her dissertation explored the process of relationship development between humans and horses contributing to human development and animal welfare. Darlene holds a certificate in Facilitated Equine Experiential Learning/Psychotherapy for Mental Health Professionals, a certificate in pet loss and grief, and has been a Saint John Ambulance Therapy Dog Program handler since 2014.
Her research interests include the human-animal bond/interaction; the inclusion of animal-assisted interventions as an adjunct to therapeutic practice; social work and the environment; and the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), specifically transformative learning and the role of animals in the post-secondary classroom.
Associate Dean - Research & Graduate
Dr. Gabriela Novotna
Dr. Gabriela Novotna is an Associate Dean - Research & Graduate and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Regina and a Researcher with Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit [SPHERU]. Her research focuses on informing clinical, organizational, and policy interventions for the issues related to alcohol, cannabis, opioids, stimulant use, gambling, and concurrent disorders. Her research interests include studies on the uptake of research findings into health and social services, including policy and community-university knowledge development and exchange. She is interested in advancing scholarship, and critical analysis of what constitutes “evidence”, in evidence-informed decision making using institutional theory of organizations.
Faculty Administrator
Jonathan Calfat
Oversees and provides leadership to the administrative and operating support services for the Faculty.
