Faculty and Staff

Indigenous Studies

Faculty

Rebecca Godderis
Professor
Chair, Indigenous Studies, Law and Social Justice department

James Cairns
Associate Professor
Undergraduate Officer

Jessica Bomberry
Assistant Professor

Shelbi Jonathan
Instructor

George Kennedy
Instructor

Valarie King
Instructor

Percy Lezard
(they/them/theirs)
Associate Professor

Joan Miller
Instructor

Brenda Murphy
Professor

Lindsay Robinson
Instructor

Darren Thomas
Associate Professor
Associate Vice-President: Indigenous Initiatives

Lisa VanEvery
Instructor

Gary Warrick
Professor Emeritus

Staff

Celine Taillefer-Travers
(she/her)
Academic Program Administrator

Law and Society

Faculty

Rebecca Godderis
Professor
Chair, Indigenous Studies, Law and Social Justice department

James Cairns
Associate Professor
Undergraduate Officer

Melany Banks
Instructor

Paula Butler
Instructor

Chinyere Chisom
Instructor

Elena Chou
Instructor

Mark Davidson
Associate Professor
(on leave)

Todd Gordon
Associate Professor

Kelly Gallagher-Mackay
Associate Professor

Lisa Macklem
Instructor

Marcia Oliver
Associate Professor
(sabbatical, 2025-26)

Joseph Pazzano
Instructor

Staff

Celine Taillefer-Travers
(she/her)
Academic Program Administrator

Social and Environmental Justice

Faculty

Rebecca Godderis
Professor
Chair, Indigenous Studies, Law and Social Justice department

James Cairns
Associate Professor
Undergraduate Officer

Nick Garside
Instructor

Stephen Haller
Associate Professor

Amy Kipp
Instructor

Rob Kristofferson
Professor

Jonathan Lavery
Associate Professor

Ellen Russell
Associate Professor

Staff

Celine Taillefer-Travers
(she/her)
Academic Program Administrator

Social Justice and Community Engagement (MA)

Faculty

Rebecca Godderis
Professor
Chair, Indigenous Studies, Law and Social Justice department
Graduate Coordinator

Ehaab D. Abdou
Assistant Professor 

Bree Akesson
Associate Professor

Kelly Gallagher-Mackay
Associate Professor

Todd Gordon
Associate Professor

Maurita Harris
Assistant Professor

Humera Javed
Instructor

Rob Kristofferson
Professor

Adam Lewis
Instructor

Janet McLaughlin
Associate Professor

Brenda Murphy
Professor

Anh Ngo
Assistant Professor

Marcia Oliver
Associate Professor
(sabbatical, 2025-26)

Vanessa Oliver
Associate Professor

Jennifer Root
Associate Professor

Kate Rossiter
Associate Professor

Ellen Russell
Associate Professor

Darren Thomas
Associate Professor
Associate Vice-President: Indigenous Initiatives

Kenneth Werbin
Associate Professor

Staff

Celine Taillefer-Travers
(she/her)
Academic Program Administrator