Education has the power to change lives, but for too many bright, driven students, cost gets in the way of pursuing it. We believe finances shouldn't decide who gets to go further. That's why we're here
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Dr. Magnusson is a Senior Strategic Advisor for the SFU Stephens Family School of Medicine. He was responsible for leading the business case to secure funding for the school, led the development of the structure and governance of the new school, and provided support to the curriculum development and accreditation processes. Prior to working with the School of Medicine, he served two terms as Dean of the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University. During that time, he also served two terms as the Chair of the Association of BC Deans of Education, was co-chair of the BC Advisory Group on Provincial Assessment, led the development of the ACDE Accord on Internationalization in Education, and was co-chair of the SFU Aboriginal Reconciliation Council.
Kris’ academic work is in the area of counselling psychology and career development. He was the recipient of the Province of Alberta Career Development Award of Excellence and the 2006 recipient of the Stu Conger Award for Leadership in Career Development. Kris is also a co-founder of the Canadian Research Working Group for Evidence-Based Practice. Before joining SFU, Kris was a junior high school teacher, a college counsellor, and a faculty member in counselling psychology at the Universities of Calgary and Lethbridge.
