Her teaching methods range from traditional essays and test-writing, to holding student art galleries in her classrooms and designing courses that provide students with a wide variety of ways to express themselves. Dr. Smith also co-authored the first-ever book on Canadian foreign policy that included a component on methods of teaching.

“Just because we’re academics doesn’t mean all we do is research” says Dr. Smith  “At UNBC, we also have an equally strong commitment to teaching; it’s the other side of the same coin.  In fact, a high percentage of our faculty members are working with their students on their own research projects both as a form of research and scholarship and a method of teaching, which is why UNBC students have such a high success rate and often move on to graduate studies.”