Haidee Wasson

Haidee Wasson (PhD) is currently the Associate Dean of Faculty Development and Inclusion in the Faculty of Fine Arts. She brings a wealth of experience to this role, having previously served as Associate Dean, Research (Faculty of Fine Arts), Area Head and Graduate Program Director (Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, Concordia), and member of Faculty Council (Fine Arts), University Senate, and the Board of Governors, among other administrative and leadership roles.

Dr. Wasson was recently named a Distinguished Research Professor (2023) in recognition of her multiple international awards, and her ground-breaking and influential scholarship. She has published 5 books, with an additional one in production, and dozens of articles, lecturing internationally on film and media history. She is currently working on a 5-year SSHRC funded project examining the important role of small format film technologies in seeding cultures of creativity across cultural and industrial sectors.