Faculty and Staff
Kathy Absolon
Professor
Director, Centre for Indigegogy
Bree Akesson
Associate Professor
Global Adversity and Wellbeing Research Group
Tina Armstrong
Elder-in-Residence
Robert Basso
Interim Dean, Faculty of Social Work
Associate Professor
Banakonda Kennedy-Kish Bell
Elder-in-Residence (on leave)
Cheryl-Anne Cait
Associate Dean: PhD Program
Associate Professor
Gary Cameron
Professor Emeritus
Lea Caragata
Professor Emeritus
Ann Curry-Stevens
Professor
Giselle Dias
Lecturer
Nuha Dwaikat-Shaer
Assistant Professor
Abdelfettah Elkchirid
Associate Professor
Marshall Fine
Professor Emeritus
Nancy Freymond
Associate Professor
Gus Hill
Professor
Lyle S. Hallman Chair in Child and Family Welfare
Lori Hill
Associate Dean: Indigenous Field of Study
Associate Professor
Jessica Hutchison
Assistant Professor
Treisha Hylton
Assistant Professor
Maryam Khan
Assistant Professor
Martha Kumsa
Professor Emeritus
Ginette Lafrenière
Professor
Director, Social Innovation Research Group
Tim Leduc
Chair: MSW Online Program
Associate Professor
Deena Mandell
Professor Emeritus
Laura Mastronardi
Lecturer
Cameron McKenzie
Assistant Professor
Sonia Meerai
Lecturer
Magnus Mfoafo-M'Carthy
Professor
Associate Director, Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa
Anh Ngo
Associate Professor
William O'Leary
Assistant Professor
Shoshana Pollack
Professor
Director, Walls to Bridges
Jennifer Root
Associate Dean: BSW Program
Associate Professor
Michelle Skop
Associate Dean: MSW Program
Associate Professor
Carol Stalker
Professor Emeritus
Eliana Suarez
Associate Professor Emeritus
Adjunct Faculty
Dalon Taylor
Lecturer
Eli Teram
Professor Emeritus
Anne Westhues
Professor Emeritus
Michael Woodford
Professor
Yumna Al-Adeimi
Instructor
Amilah Baksh
Instructor
Bibi Baksh
Instructor
Yvonne Bomberry
Instructor
Katie Barber
Instructor
Gebre Berihun
Instructor
Samantha Clarke
Instructor
Utamika Cummings van Zyl
Instructor
Alishau Diebold
Instructor
Elizabeth Dougherty
Instructor
Bhagwati Gautam
Instructor
Amanda Fraser
Instructor
Lirondel Hazineh
Instructor
Tamia Knight
Instructor
Charles Gyan
Instructor
Oleksandr (Sasha) Kondrashov
Instructor
Christinia Landry
Instructor
Angela Murie
Instructor
Kate Ross-Rudow
Instructor
Sana Rizvi
Instructor
Sarah Southey
Instructor
Carol Saores
Instructor
Kasey Waddell
Instructor
Wanda Wagler-Martin
Instructor
Veen Wong
Instructor
Laine Young
Instructor
Roberta Ellington
User Services Supervisor
Meredith Fischer
Social Work Librarian
FSW Administration: fswdeansoffice@wlu.ca
Yumna Al-Adeimi
Senior Administrative Officer
Breanna Kersey
Administrative Manager
Emma Nero
Office Administration Coordinator, FSW
Zaida Leon
Administrative Assistant
Professional Development: professionaldevelopment@wlu.ca
Lynne Jordan
Manager, Faculty of Social Work Professional Development
Jade Squire
Professional Development Coordinator
Brendan Stewart
Professional Development Coordinator
Centre for Indigegogy
Katie McLellan
Manager, Centre for Indigegogy
Emily Hearn
Administrative Assistant, Centre for Indigegogy
Programs
BSW: bswadmin@wlu.ca
Melissa Weaver
Academic Program Administrator, BSW Program
Part-time (online) MSW: onlinemsw@wlu.ca
Meghan Horton
MSW Online Field and Program Coordinator
Full-time (on-campus) MSW: fswassist@wlu.ca
Vanessa McMackin
MSW Program Coordinator, On-Campus
PhD: fswphd@wlu.ca
Peggy Freymond
Administrative Coordinator, PhD Program
Indigenous Field of Study: mswindigenous@wlu.ca
Shauna Elliott
Coordinator, MSW Indigenous Field of Study
BSW Field Education (Brantford): bswfield@wlu.ca
Jennifer Dunlop
Manager, BSW Field Education
Beatrice Leja
BSW Field Coordinator
Margaret Haskell
BSW Field Education Administrative Coordinator
MSW Recruitment & Admissions: socialwork@wlu.ca
Jennifer Williams
Recruitment, Marketing & Admissions Coordinator
MSW Field Education (Kitchener): mswfield@wlu.ca
Chelsea Persad
Field Outreach & Student Experience Coordinator
Kaylin Epp
MSW Field Advisor and Placement Coordinator
Kaylee Moynihan
MSW Field Advisor and Placement Coordinator
Anum Urooj-Sage
Field Advisor and Placement Coordinator
Angela Marova
Field Advisor and Placement Coordinator
Alexa Grodecki
MSW Field Advisor and Placement Coordinator (on leave)
Jocelyn Newman
Field Advisor and Placement Coordinator (on leave)
Research
Karen Frensch
Project Coordinator, Global Adversity and Well Being Research Group
Alicia Groom
Coordinator, Hallman Chair Research Initiatives