Dr Magnusson recently completed two terms as Dean of the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University, and in August returned to faculty life as a Professor. He has worked in the career development field since 1980; 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, he held academic appointments at the University of Calgary and the University of Lethbridge.