Dina smiling while sitting and looking over her left shoulder

Dina Taher

BSc, BEd, DC

Positions

Academic Development Specialist

Student Experience and Support, Student Success Centre

Affiliations

Academic Coach

Faculty of Kinesiology, Dinos Athletics

Background

Biography

Dina has a varied background spanning multiple careers. She began her professional life with a degree in Biochemistry followed by a Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine degree. After running a chiropractic practice for several years in North Vancouver, Dina moved to Calgary and spent a number of years caring for her new family. During that time, she acquired a Bachelor of Education degree, and shortly after started her new career as an Academic Advisor at Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary. She spent one year at Schulich then transferred to the Student Success Centre as an Academic Development Specialist and is now the Academic Coach to the Dinos varsity athletes. Dina enjoys helping student-athletes juggle the rigorous demands of their academic and athletic responsibilities, while guiding them to reach their full academic potential. In her (little) spare time she is an avid skier and cyclist, and enjoys cooking, sewing, and taking care of her 3 very active kids