INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / OCTOBER 24, 1989

 

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CHRISTINA MENZIES was
born and raised in Trinidad, but
came to Canada by way of
England, where she completed a
Bachelor of Education degree
specializing in theatre arts. Her in-
terest in theatre first manifested it-
self as an examination of the
traditional roles of women in
Trinidadian society. After teaching
high school in England for several
years, she went to York University
in Toronto to complete an MFA in
Theatre Performance in 1982, and
since then she’s been acting and
directing on a freelance basis. She
joins Douglas College as an Instruc-
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BETH deBEER was born and
raised in the B.C. interior, and com-
pleted her BA and MA in criminology
at Simon Fraser University. “Original-
ly I liked the theoretical end of law,
but law is very specific and not very
creative. Criminology is a field where
you can make a difference on a day-to-

day basis.” deBeer has taught at
© Douglas College for three years ona
contractual basis, as well as stints at
Fraser Valley College and Mountain
Prison in Agassiz. She is also a part-
time probation officer. As for her ap-
pointment as a Criminology Instructor
in the Social Sciences Department, she
says “It’s the greatest job in the
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JOHN DAMRON’s interest in psychol-
ogy was fostered not only by philosophy
and Freudian theory, but by the era in which
he was raised. “The late 60’s were a time
when values were changing and people
were questioning their parentally prescribed
roles in life. It was a focus on expanded self-
knowledge and introspection,” he says. He
was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, raised
mainly in California, and did his BA in
psychology at Cal State Fullerton before
heading to Simon Fraser University, where
he completed his MA and PhD in Ex-
perimental-Clinical Psychology. Damron
notes that his father’s prescribed role for
him was to be an engineer, but “that stuff’s
too dry.” He joins Douglas College as a
Psychology Instructor. =

 

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