Faculty and Staff
Full-Time Faculty
Kathy Absolon-King
Associate Professor
Program Coordinator: Indigenous Field of Study
Bree Akesson
Associate Professor
Tina Armstrong
Elder-in-Residence
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
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
Nuha Dwaikat-Shaer
Lecturer
Abdelfettah Elkchirid
Assistant Professor
Marshall Fine
Professor Emeritus
Nancy Freymond
Associate Dean: Master of Social Work Program
Associate Professor
Charles Gyan
Assistant 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 Professor
Director, Social Innovation Research Group
Director, Manulife Centre for Community Health Research
Tim Leduc
Assistant Professor
Deena Mandell
Professor Emeritus
Laura Mastronardi
Instructor
Cameron McKenzie
Lecturer
Magnus Mfoafo-M'Carthy
Assistant Professor
Associate Director, Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa
Anh Ngo
Lecturer
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 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)
Contract Academic Staff
Stephanie Baker
Gebre Berihun
Michelle Bloom
Monica Chi
Samantha Clarke
Ian DeGeer
Elizabeth Dougherty
Rebecca Earhart
Sue Gallagher
Cara Grosset
Hilton King
Kelly Laurila
Christine Mayor
Festus Moasun
Angela Murie
Leslie Nichols
Marg Notar
Melissa Popiel
Julia Read
Nancy Riedel Bowers
Kate Ross-Rudow
Jennifer Scarborough
Takhmina Shokirova
Stewart Smith
Helen Song
Heather Stuart
Jennifer Vasic
Debbie Wang
Administrative Staff
Yumna Al-Adeimi
Manager, MSW Field Education
Emma Arppe-Robertson
Online Field and Systems Coordinator
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
Administrative Coordinator: MSW and PhD Programs
Margaret Haskell
BSW Field Education Assistant
Lynne Jordan
Coordinator, Professional Development and Alumni Relations
Breanna Kersey
Field Education Assistant
Lisa Leiher
Field Advisor & Recruiter
Zaida Leon
Administrative Assistant
Anne Linkletter
Intermediate Assistant to the Dean
Cara Loft
Coordinator, Indigenous Field of Study
Polin Younano
Financial Analyst
Deborah Russell
FSW Programs and Admission Coordinator
Erin Schreiter
Field Advisor & Recruiter
Jade Squire
Administrative Assistant, FSW Programs, Professional Development and Alumni Relations
Sarah Syrett
BSW Associate Field Coordinator
Sue Turner
Field Advisor & Recruiter
Tracey Watson
MSW Field Education Coordinator