Faculty and Staff
Full-Time Faculty
Kathy Absolon-King
Associate Professor
Program Coordinator: Aboriginal 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
Lesley Cooper
Professor
Abdelfettah Elkchirid
Lecturer
Nancy Freymond
Associate Professor
Robert Gebotys
Associate Professor (Psychology)
Gus Hill
Assistant Professor
Lori Hill
Assistant Professor
Martha Kuwee Kumsa
Professor
Ginette Lafrenière
Associate Professor
Director, Manulife Centre for Community Health Research
Tim Leduc
Assistant Professor
Judith Levene
Associate Professor
Deena Mandell
Associate Professor
Magnus Mfoafo-M'Carthy
Assistant Professor
Associate Director, Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa
Shoshana Pollack
Professor
Jennifer Root
Assistant Professor
Malcolm Saulis
Associate Professor
Eliana Suarez
Assistant Professor
Eli Teram
Professor
Anne Westhues
Professor
Michael Woodford
Associate Professor
Part-Time Faculty
Shelley Adams
Instructor
Stephanie Baker
Instructor
Gebrehiwot Berihun
Instructor
Jon Boyd
Instructor
Morgan Braganza
Instructor
Samantha Clarke
Instructor
Kathy de Jong
Instructor
Ian DeGeer
Instructor
D'Arcy Farlow
Instructor
Carolyn FitzGerald
Instructor
Cara Grosset
Instructor
Karun Karki
Instructor
Laurie Manwell
Instructor
Marina Morgenshtern
Instructor
Marg Notar
Instructor
Funke Oba
Instructor
Melissa Popiel
Instructor
Nancy Riedel Bowers
Instructor
Kate Ross-Rudow
Instructor
Elisabeth Taylor
Instructor
Wanda Wagler-Martin
Instructor
Debbie Wang
Instructor
Elizabeth Watters
Instructor
Librarians
Roberta Ellington
User Services Supervisor
Vera Fesnak
Head, Copyright and Resource Delivery Services
Gina Matesic
Social Work Librarian (on leave)
Meredith Fischer
Social Work Librarian
Administrative Staff
Yumna Al-Adeimi
Coordinator, MSW Field Education (on leave)
Lynn Beney
Recruitment and Admissions Specialist
Michelle Corbett
FSW Programs and Admission Coordinator
Tanya Diriye
Senior Administrative Assistant (on leave)
Karen Frensch
Research Project Manager, Partnerships for Child and Families Project
Peggy Freymond
FSW Programs Assistant
Caroline Hissa
Assistant, MSW Field Education
Lynne Jordan
Coordinator, Professional Development and Alumni Relations
Zaida Leon
Administrative Assistant
Cara Loft
Coordinator, Aboriginal Field of Study
Roger Mainland
Associate Coordinator, MSW Field Education (acting)
Nancy Schwindt
Coordinator, MSW Field Education (acting)
Jade Squire
Administrative Assistant, FSW Programs, Professional Development and Alumni Relations
Rebecca Skillman
Financial Analyst