Faculty and Staff
Full-Time Faculty
Kathy Absolon
Associate Professor
Program Coordinator: Indigenous Field of Study
Bree Akesson
Associate Professor
Global Adversity and Wellbeing Research Group
Tina Armstrong
Elder-in-Residence
Amilah Baksh
Lecturer
Robert Basso
Vice-Chair, Research Ethics Board
Associate Professor
Associate Dean: Bachelor of Social Work Program
Banakonda Kennedy-Kish Bell
Elder-in-Residence
Dawn Buzza
Dean
Professor, Faculty of Education
Cheryl-Anne Cait
Associate Professor
Gary Cameron
Professor Emeritus
Ann Curry-Stevens
Professor
Nuha Dwaikat-Shaer
Lecturer
Abdelfettah Elkchirid
Assistant Professor
Marshall Fine
Professor Emeritus
Nancy Freymond
Associate Professor
Gus Hill
Associate Dean: Indigenous Field of Study
Associate Professor
Lori Hill
Associate Professor
Maryam Khan
Assistant Professor
Martha Kuwee Kumsa
Professor
Ginette Lafrenière
Associate Dean: Master of Social Work Program
Associate Professor
Director, Social Innovation Research Group
Director, Manulife Centre for Community Health Research
Tim Leduc
Associate Professor
Deena Mandell
Professor Emeritus
Laura Mastronardi
Lecturer
Cameron McKenzie
Assistant Professor
Sonia Meerai
Lecturer
Magnus Mfoafo-M'Carthy
Assistant Professor
Associate Director, Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa
Anh Ngo
Assistant Professor
Shoshana Pollack
Professor
Jennifer Root
Associate Professor
Michelle Skop
Assistant Professor
Carol Stalker
Professor Emeritus
Eliana Suarez
Associate Professor
Eli Teram
Professor Emeritus
Anne Westhues
Professor Emeritus
Michael Woodford
Associate Dean: PhD Program
Professor
Librarians
Roberta Ellington
User Services Supervisor
Vera Fesnak
Head, Copyright and Resource Delivery Services
Meredith Fischer
Social Work Librarian
Contract Teaching Faculty 2020-2021
Gulshan Allibhai
Instructor
Virginia Amato-Powers
Instructor
Stephanie Baker
Instructor
Bibi Baksh
Instructor
Gebre Berihun
Instructor
Shauna Bernardon
Instructor
Gord Bruyere
Instructor
Samantha Clarke
Instructor
Alesya Courtnage
Instructor
Ian DeGeer
Instructor
Alishau Diebold
Instructor
Elizabeth Dougherty
Instructor
Claire Fleet
Instructor
Sue Gallagher
Instructor
Cara Grosset
Instructor
Charles Gyan
Instructor
Halina Haag
Instructor
Lirondel Hazineh
Instructor
Jessica Hutchison
Instructor
Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov
Instructor
Christinia Landry
Instructor
Kelly Laurila
Instructor
Christine Mayor
Instructor
Festus Moasun
Instructor
Maryam Motia
Instructor
Angela Murie
Instructor
Leslie Nichols
Instructor
Marg Notar
Instructor
Judah Oudshoorn
Instructor
Sarah Pearson
Instructor
Melissa Popiel
Instructor
Maxxine Rattner
Instructor
Nancy Riedel Bowers
Instructor
Kate Ross-Rudow
Instructor
Jennifer Scarborough
Instructor
Takhmina Shokirova
Instructor
Michelle Sutherland-Allan
Instructor
Tin Vo
Instructor
Wanda Wagler-Martin
Instructor
Debbie Wang
Instructor
Administrative Staff
Yumna Al-Adeimi
Manager, MSW Field Education
Lynn Beney
Recruitment and Admissions Specialist
Michelle Corbett
Senior Administrative Officer
Giselle Dias
Program Administrator, Indigegogy
Tanya Diriye
Senior Administrative Assistant
Jennifer Dunlop
Manager, BSW Field Education
Lua Eghanian
Field Advisor and Placement Coordinator
Peggy Freymond
Administrative Coordinator: MSW and PhD Programs
Alexa Grodecki
Field Advisor and Placement Coordinator
Margaret Haskell
BSW Field Education Assistant
Meghan Horton
Online Field and Program Coordinator
Lynne Jordan
Manager, Faculty of Social Work Professional Development
Breanna Kersey
MSW Field Planning and Placement Coordinator
Zaida Leon
Administrative Assistant
Anne Linkletter
Financial Operations and Research Support Coordinator
Cara Loft
Administrative Coordinator, Indigenous Field of Study
Anna Markov
Student Experience and Outreach Coordinator
Raven Morand
Administrative Assistant, Indigegogy
Jocelyn Newman
Field Advisor and Placement Coordinator
Monique Patrick
Professional Development Coordinator
Polin Younano
Financial Analyst
Deborah Russell
FSW Programs and Admission Coordinator
Jade Squire
Administrative Assistant, FSW Programs, Professional Development and Alumni Relations
Tracey Watson
Field Advisor and Placement Coordinator
Melissa Weaver
Academic Program Administrator, BSW Program