Shannon Accettone
Department of Chemistry; Forensic Science
BSc (Ontario Tech), PhD (Western Ontario)
Research Interests: Curriculum design for interdisciplinary authentic learning practices in analytical and forensic chemistry; pedagogical strategies in small and large scale analytical and forensic chemistry classes; best practices for student assessment in analytical and forensic chemistry
Nadiya Ali
Department of Sociology
BA (Toronto), MA (Carleton), PhD (York)
Research Interests: Race, racialization, cultural production, and community-action research nadiyaa.com/
Peri Ballantyne
Department of Sociology
BA, MA (Western), PhD (Toronto)
Research Interests: Sociology of health and the ‘social determinants of health’; poverty, food security, work and employment; medicines access/use/outcomes; qualitative methods, including grounded theory, ethnography, institutional ethnography ResearchGate
Holly Bates
Department of Biology
BSc (Ottawa), PhD (Toronto)
Research Interests: Understanding the processes that regulate the production of heat from brown adipose tissue and how these can be harnessed for the generation of anti-obesity therapeutics
Nicole Bell
School of Education and Professional Learning
BA (Trent), BEd, MEd (Queen’s), PhD (Trent)
Research Interests: Indigenous culture-based education; infusion of Indigenous knowledge into public schooling and teacher education; decolonization and healing; Indigenous research theory and methodology
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David Beresford
Biology and Trent School of Environment
BSc (Trent), MSc (Queen's), PhD (Trent)
Research Interests: Role of dispersal in insect and mite populations; stable flies as pests of dairy and beef farms, and insect diversity in the Hudson Bay lowlands; insects that colonize corpses, such as blow flies and carrion beetles
Nael Bhanji
Department of Gender and Social Justice
BA (Queen’s), MA (Toronto), PhD (York)
Research Interests: Race and racialization; necropolitics; biopolitics; trans theory; affect; emotion; psychoanalysis; queer theory; masculinities; memory and memorialization; diaspora; transnationalism; political economies of violence; surveillance; social justice Google Scholar
Karen Blair
Department of Psychology
BA (Guelph), MA (Acadia), PhD (Queen's)
Research Interests: Social determinants of health; interactions between developmental, social, LGBTQ, and health psychology Google Scholar
Evan Bowness
Trent School of Environment
BA, MA (Manitoba), PhD (British Columbia)
Research Interests: Critical and community-engaged environmental social scientist studying the prospects for more equitable sustainability transitions in the food system and beyond, primarily in Canada and Brazil; just transitions in food systems; food sovereignty and agroecology; industrial capitalism in settler colonial contexts evanbowness.ca
Cathy Bruce
School of Education and Professional Learning
BA, BEd (York), MA, PhD (Toronto)
Research Interests: Teacher self-efficacy and student self-efficacy; technological-pedagogical interactions and impact; mathematics education; assessing models of professional development; mathematics for young children; fractions, algebra and spatial reasoning Google Scholar
Kristy Buccieri
Department of Sociology
BSocSc (Ottawa), MA (Carleton), PhD (York)
Research Interests: Intersections between health and homelessness, with special focus on youth homelessness, social and spatial dimensions, and systems integration Google Scholar
Ellen Buck-McFadyen
Trent/ Fleming School of Nursing
RN, BScN (Queen’s), MScN (York), PhD (McMaster)
Research Interests: Rural health; social capital; community health and the social determinants of health ResearchGate
Kimberly Calderwood
Department of Social Work
BA (Waterloo), MSW (Wilfred Laurier), PhD (Toronto)
Research Interests: bereavement process, direct practice methods that are critical, anti-oppressive, and self-empowering ResearchGate
Bruce Cater
Department of Economics
BA, MA (Toronto), PhD (York)
Research Interests: Contract theory; economic history; applied econometrics; pedagogical technology ResearchGate
Nadine Changfoot
Department of Political Studies
BA (York), MA (Carleton), PhD (York)
Research Interests: Canadian politics; political theory; gender; women; critical disability; sustainability studies Google Scholar
May Chazan
Department of Gender and Social Justice
BA (Waterloo), BEd (OISE, Toronto), MA, PhD (Carleton)
Research Interests: Decolonial, queer, anti-racist, and intersectional feminist praxis; critical aging studies; intergenerational storytelling methodologies; settler colonial home, activist solidarities, and heteronormative intergenerationality ResearchGate
Sally Chivers
Department of English Literature and Department of Gender and Social Justice
BA (Calgary), PhD (McGill)
Research Interests: The interplay between aging and disability in the public sphere, with a focus on care narratives in the context of austerity; Canadian literature, film, and how artistic forms contribute to critical thought and social movements Google Scholar
James Conolly
Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
BA (Toronto), MA, PhD (University College London)
Research Interests: Landscape archaeology; historical ecology; geoinfomatics; radiocarbon modelling; lithic raw materials and technologies; Great Lakes ResearchGate
Laure Dubreuil
Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
BSc, MSc (Aix-Marseille), DEA, PhD (Bordeaux I)
Research Interests: Prehistory of Southwest Asia, Mongolia; Epipaleolithic, Natufian, Mesolithic, Neolithization process; Neolithization of Europe; material culture analysis; ground-stone tools; use-wear studies; functional analysis; technology; experimental archaeology ResearchGate
David Firang
Department of Social Work
BA (Ghana), MA (Saskatchewan), MSW, PhD (Toronto)
Research Interests: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI); anti-oppressive child welfare; environmental sustainability; immigrant transnationalism and settlement; housing and homelessness social policy; community development and Afro-Canadian issues ResearchGate
Chris Furgal
Chanie Wenjack School of Indigenous Studies and School of the Environment
BSc (Western), MSc, PhD (Waterloo)
Research Interests: Environmental health risk assessment, management and communication in cooperation with Indigenous populations; rapidly changing natural environments; coastal and Arctic ecosystems Google Scholar
Christine Goodwin-De Faria
Child and Youth Studies
BA, MA (Brock), PhD (Ryerson)
Research Interests: Youth justice; child rights; adolescent development and risk-taking
Nour Hammami
Child and Youth Studies
BSc, MSc (American University of Beirut), PhD (Waterloo)
Research Interests: Public health; social epidemiology; social, health, and gender inequalities; marginalized populations; quantitative analyses; health equity; child and youth studies; multilevel analyses
Mary Jean Hande
Department of Sociology
BA (Saskatchewan), MA (York), PhD (Toronto)
Research Interests: Care policy, work, and politics; aging, disability, and mad studies; im/migrant and precarious work; critical consciousness/social movement learning; community-engaged research and learning; critical theory and qualitative methods
Denise Handlarski
School of Education and Professional Learning
BA (Trent), BEd (Queen's), MA (Wilfrid Laurier), PhD (York)
Research Interests: Social justice in education; ground teaching and learning in pedagogical theory; theories of diversity, equity, and anti-oppression The A-Z of Intermarriage at Google Books
Stephen Hill
School of the Environment
BSc, BA (Queen’s), PhD (Calgary), PEng
Research Interests: Energy science. technology and policy; social responses to renewable energy technology; climate change policy and management; environmental risk management and policy, particularly within organizations Google Scholar
Terry Humphreys
Department of Psychology
MA (Laurier), PhD (Guelph)
Research Interests: Human sexuality and social psychology; sexual consent/ negotiating sexual interactions; cognitive and behavioural aspects of first sexual experiences; sexuality and technology; and sexual resourcefulness ResearchGate
Luigi Iannacci
School of Education and Professional Learning
BA, BEd (York), MEd, PhD (Western)
Research Interests: First and second language and literacy learning, critical multiculturalism; critical dis/ability studies; early childhood education; critical narrative research and ethics ResearchGate
Gyles Iannone
Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
BA (Simon Fraser), MA (Trent), PhD (University College London)
Research Interests: Early state formations and urbanism (especially in the tropics); settlement archaeology; resiliece theory; archaeology of climate change, natural disasters, human impact on ancient environments, and collapse; Mesoamerica (especially Maya); South and Southeast Asia (especially Myanmar and Vietnam) Google Scholar
Zafar Kayani
Department of Economics
BA (Karachi), MSc (Islamabad), PhD (Washington State)
Research Interests: Macroeconomics; statistics; Islamic finance and economics; risk management and insurance ResearchGate
Else Marie Knudsen
Department of Social Work
BSc, MSW (Toronto), MSc, PhD (London School of Economics)
Research Interests: Criminal justice policy; penology; punishment & society; critical criminology; social policy; welfare state; social security; children of prisoners; the ‘collateral consequences’ of mass incarceration; sociology of childhood Google Scholar
Eugena Kwon
Department of Sociology
BA, MA, PhD (Western Ontario)
Research Interests: International migration (e.g., post-migration integration and settlement experiences of immigrants and international students); sociology of work and occupations; gender and professions; and population health and well-being
Erick Laming
Criminology
BA, MA (Carleton), PhD (Toronto)
Research Interests: Policing; police use of force; police oversight and accountability; corrections; criminal justice policy and reform; comparative criminal justice; race and the criminal justice system
Byron Lew
Department of Economics
BSc, MBA (Alberta), PhD (Queen's)
Research Interests: Economic history of Canada/ North America; international economics; diffusion of agricultural technology; trade and technology
Yi Liu
School of Business
BSc (Northeastern, China), MSc (Southampton), PhD (McMaster)
Research Interests: Financial and managerial accounting; corporate finance; bank financial reporting, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) ResearchGate
Amina Malik
School of Business
MBA (Toronto Metro), PhD (York)
Research Interests: Cultural minorities’ socialization in the workplace, perceptions of organizational trust and justice, strategic human resource management, and other emerging issues in human resources management
Michele McIntosh
Trent/ Fleming School of Nursing
RN, BScN, MScN (Toronto), PhD (Alberta)
Research Interests: Critical, feminist, qualitative research methods; women's health; maternal/ infant health; breastfeeding; sexuality; violence; ethics academia.edu
Marina Morgenshtern
Department of Social Work
BSW, MSW (Tel-Aviv), PhD (Laurier)
Research Interests: Feminist intersectional analysis of oppression; immigrant families, couples and communities; diversity issues in academic classrooms; critical social work practice ResearchGate
Eugène Morin
Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
BSc, MSc (Montréal), DEA (Paris-X Nanterre), PhD (Michigan)
Research Interests: Archaeology; paleolithic of Europe; methods and theory in faunal analysis; human behavioural change during the late Pleistocene; prehistory of Northeastern North America Google Scholar
Suresh Narine
Department of Physics and Astronomy; Biomaterials
BSc, MSc (Trent), PhD (Guelph)
Research Interests: Development and utilization of agricultural, geographical, environmental and commercial impacts of biomaterials Google Scholar
Blair Niblett Program Director, 2020-2022
School of Education and Professional Learning
BA, BOR, BEd, MEd, PhD (Lakehead)
Research Interests: Activism in education; experiential learning; outdoor and environmental education; social justice pedagogy ResearchGate
Naomi Nichols Program Director, 2022-present
Department of Sociology; Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Community-Partnered Social Justice
BA (Trent), BEd (Queen's), MA, PhD (York)
Research Interests: Youth inequality, poverty and homelessness; the social, institutional and policy systems that produce conditions of inequity in the public sphere; effective research and development activities in equitable social transformation (Canada’s non-profit social innovation sector) Google Scholar
Fergal O’Hagan
Department of Psychology
BSc, (Saskatchewan), MSc, PhD (McMaster)
Research Interests: Occupational adaptation following the onset of chronic illness and/ or disabling injury; the role of illness representations in recovery from occupational injury, health trajectories and coping as injured workers with permanent impairments Google Scholar
Abeer Omar
Trent/ Fleming School of Nursing
RN, BSN, MSN (Alexandria), PhD (Case Western Reserve)
Research Interests: Activity restriction and bed rest; rehabilitation; health services research; and nursing best practices ResearchGate
Adwoa Onuora
Department of Sociology
BA (Toronto), MA, PhD (OISE/ Toronto)
Research Interests: The myriad ways in which structures and systems (healthcare, education, and the legal system) reproduce the social exclusion of Black women, children and Black 2SLGBTQ+ citizens
James Parker
Department of Psychology
BA (Simon Fraser), MA, PhD (York)
Research Interests: The development of affect regulation and the consequences for personality development, psychopathology and wellness; psychometric tools for assessing alexithymia and emotional intelligence Google Scholar
Karleen Pendleton Jiménez
School of Education and Department of Gender and Social Justice
BA (Berkeley), MFA (San Diego), PhD (York)
Research Interests: Sociocultural influences on learning; creative writing research methodologies; Latina community and writing; LGBTTQI2S experiences in education; gender transgression in schools Google Scholar
Roger Picton
School of the Environment
BA (Trent), MA (Carleton), PhD (Toronto)
Research Interests: Fieldwork and experiential learning; planning and urban waterfronts; brewpubs and post-industrial redevelopment; critical and practical perspectives on urban life ResearchGate
Robin Quantick
Chanie Wenjack School for Indigenous Studies
Research Interests: Prisons and prison education; Indigenization in the academy with particular emphasis on the application and efficacy of Indigenous Knowledge and decolonizing approaches in curriculum design and delivery Google Books
Momin Rahman
Department of Sociology
BA, PhD (Strathclyde)
Research Interests: LGBT identities and politics; racialization and systemic racism; postcolonialism; Islamophobia Google Scholar
Elizabeth Russell
Department of Psychology
BA, MSc, PhD (Memorial)
Research Interests: Sustainability of rural age-friendly communities programming; experiences of aging in small, rural and remote communities ResearchGate
Stephanie Rutherford
School of the Environment
BA (Toronto), MSc (Guelph), PhD (York)
Research Interests: Animal studies; nature and nation; political theory and the environment; environmental justice; human-animal relations stephanierutherfordphd.com
Bharati Sethi
Department of Political Studies
BA, MSW, PhD (Wilfred Laurier)
Research Interests: Race and ethnicity; immigrant aging; economic, social, cultural, religious, and political factors related to migration and resettlement; arts-based methods, and knowledge mobilization
Paul Shaffer
Department of International Development Studies
BA (UBC), MA (Toronto), DPhil (Sussex)
Research Interests: Interdisciplinary poverty analysis; methodological pluralism; poverty reduction strategies; gender and poverty; impact assessment and monitoring of development programs and policies; political economy of development; development economics
Mark Skinner
School of the Environment and Trent Centre for Aging and Society
BA (Laurier), MA (Guelph), PhD (Queen’s)
Research Interests: Health, rural and social geography; qualitative methods and community-based research; rural aging and rural gerontology; aging rural communities ]Google Scholar
Karen Thompson
School of the Environment
BSc (Western Ontario), PhD (Guelph)
Research Interests: The role of soil microbial communities in ecosystem functioning, including SOM stability and GHG fluxes; microbial measures as biological indicators of soil health; functional resilience and recovery of soil microbial C- and N-cycling communities to agricultural management, industrial disturbance, climate change, and land use change
Rasha Wahid
Trent/ Fleming School of Nursing
RN, BScN (York), MScN (Alexandria), PhD (Manchester)
Research Interests: Concept-based pedagogy; curriculum development and implementation; qualitative research; mental health; human Trafficking; trauma informed; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Sarah West
Department of Biology (Kinesiology)
BPHE, MSc, PhD (Toronto)
Research Interests: Exercise and bone health in various populations, including in those with chronic disease; effectiveness of exercise interventions on multiple outcomes (bone quantity, bone microarchitecture, fracture risk, muscle function, physical function, metabolic health, and quality of life); bone and muscle health throughout the lifespan; development of preventative and lifestyle management exercise-based interventions for aging adults with and without chronic disease
Deborah White
Department of Sociology
BA (Ryerson), MA (Toronto), PhD (Carleton)
Research Interests: Feminist perspective at the intersection of science, medicine and law; institutional and technological responses to sexual violence, particularly medico-legal interventions; the role and nature of forensic technologies, evidence and experts in criminal justice systems (e.g., forensic medical examinations, rape kits) and anti-rape technologies ResearchGate
Kirsten Woodend
Trent/ Fleming School of Nursing
RN, MSc (Ottawa), PhD (Toronto)
Research Interests: Aging persons; chronic disease management and self-management; health systems ResearchGate
Kelly Young
School of Education
BA, BEd, MEd, PhD (York)
Research Interests: Language and literacy; curriculum theorizing; eco-justice education; arts-informed writing pedagogies
Jie Zhang
School of Business
PhD (Concordia), MSc (Concordia), BEng (Jiangxi University of Science and Technology)
Research Interests: Empirical corporate finance; investment; financial institutions; international finance; market microstructure ResearchGate
Asaf Zohar
School of Business
BA, MES, PhD (York)
Research Interests: Sustainability and strategic management; the management of change; emergent order and organization theory ResearchGate
Adjunct Faculty*
Eyitayo Aloh
BA (Hertfordshire), MA, PhD (Trent)
Research Interests: Humour/comedy research; Cultural Studies (broadly defined but with a particular focus on African Literature and culture); arts/culture-based methodologies, especially the ones that promotes decolonisation
Michael Classens
School of the Environment, University of Toronto
BA (Western Ontario), MA (Windsor), PhD (York)
Research Interests: Social and environmental justice (food, agriculture, soil and energy)
Nick Cristiano
Policing and Community Well-Being
BA, MA (Guelph), PhD (York)
Research Interests: Criminology, criminal justice, and public policy, specializing in the areas of illicit substance use, addiction, harm reduction, drug law enforcement, and research methods
Rhea Ashley Hoskin
University of Waterloo, Sociology and Legal Studies
BA (Trent), MA, PhD (Queen's)
Research Interests: Sociology of gender; critical femininities; femme theory; sexual and gender diversity; feminist theory; queer theory; transgender studies; social inequality; fashion and aesthetics
Johanne Jean-Pierre
York University, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies
BSc (Montreal), BA (Alberta), MA (Ottawa), PhD (McMaster)
Research Interests: Education; children and youth; post-secondary education and research; race and racism; linguistic minorities
Sharful Islam Khan
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)
MBBS (Dhaka Medical College), MHSS (Mahidol), PhD (Edith Cowan)
Research Interests: Medical anthropology; health sociology and psychology (studies on gender, masculinities, sexual and reproductive health); HIV interventions with marginalized populations
Patti Tracey
Trent/ Fleming School of Nursing
RN, BScN (Ryerson), MHSc (Athabasca), PhD (Toronto)
Research Interests: Global health; international nursing; community-based nursing practice; quality improvement initiatives relating to safe practices for short-term health experiences in low and middle income countries
*Adjunct Faculty may act as co-supervisory committee members only