Faculty and Staff
Full-Time Faculty
Kathy Absolon-King
Associate Professor
Program Coordinator: Indigenous Field of Study
Bree Akesson
Assistant Professor
Tina Armstrong
Elder-in-Residence
Robert Basso
Chair, Research Ethics Board
Associate Professor
Associate Dean: Bachelor of Social Work Program
Banakonda Kennedy-Kish Bell
Elder-in-Residence
Dawn Buzza
Interim Dean
Cheryl-Anne Cait
Associate Professor
Gary Cameron
Professor
Lyle S. Hallman Chair in Child and Family Welfare
Lea Caragata
Associate Dean: Social Work PhD Program
Professor
Academic Integrity Advisor
Ann Curry-Stevens
Associate Professor
Abdelfettah Elkchirid
Assistant Professor
Marshall Fine
Professor Emeritus
Nancy Freymond
Associate Dean: Master of Social Work Program
Associate Professor
Gus Hill
Associate Dean: Indigenous Field of Study
Associate Professor
Lori Hill
Assistant Professor
Martha Kuwee Kumsa
Professor
Ginette Lafrenière
Associate Professor
Director, Social Innovation Research Group
Director, Manulife Centre for Community Health Research
Tim Leduc
Assistant Professor
Deena Mandell
Professor Emeritus
Laura Mastronardi
Instructor
Magnus Mfoafo-M'Carthy
Assistant Professor
Associate Director, Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa
Anh Ngo
Lecturer
Shoshana Pollack
Professor
Jennifer Root
Assistant Professor
Michelle Skop
Assistant Professor
Carol Stalker
Professor Emeritus
Eliana Suarez
Associate Professor
Eli Teram
Professor Emeritus
Anne Westhues
Professor Emeritus
Michael Woodford
Associate Professor
Librarians
Roberta Ellington
User Services Supervisor
Vera Fesnak
Head, Copyright and Resource Delivery Services
Meredith Fischer
Social Work Librarian
Gina Matesic
Social Work Librarian (on leave)
Administrative Staff
Yumna Al-Adeimi
Coordinator, MSW Field Education
Lynn Beney
Recruitment and Admissions Specialist
Laura Coakley
Research Assistant, Manulife Centre for Community Health Research
Michelle Corbett
Senior Administrative Officer
Giselle Dias
Program Administrator (Indigegogy)
Tanya Diriye
Senior Administrative Assistant
Ashley Donsberger
Academic Program Assistant, Bachelor of Social Work
Jennifer Dunlop
BSW Field Education Coordinator
Karen Frensch
Research Project Manager, Partnerships for Child and Families Project
Peggy Freymond
FSW Programs Assistant
Margaret Haskell
BSW Field Education Assistant
Meghan Horton
MSW Field Education Assistant
Lynne Jordan
Coordinator, Professional Development and Alumni Relations
Zaida Leon
Administrative Assistant
Cara Loft
Coordinator, Indigenous Field of Study
Tammy Rahamut
Administrative Assistant to the Interim Dean
Deborah Russell
FSW Programs and Admission Coordinator
Nancy Schwindt
Associate Coordinator, MSW Field Education
Jade Squire
Administrative Assistant, FSW Programs, Professional Development and Alumni Relations
Sarah Syrett
BSW Associate Field Coordinator
Andrea Tjokroatmodjo
Financial Analyst