Faculty & Research Directory
Internationally recognized for their outstanding research and scholarship, faculty members in the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work have an extensive range of expertise in areas that are of critical importance to the lives of people throughout the globe and to the communities in which they live.
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![photo of Keith Adamson](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/KAdamson-e1593186953735-269x215.jpg)
Keith Adamson
Associate Professor
PhD, Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University
![Photo of Ramona Alaggia](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/RAlaggia-300x200.jpg)
Ramona Alaggia
Professor
Cross-appointed to the Women and Gender Studies Institute
Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Chair in Child and Family
Ph.D., University of Toronto
![Photo of Samatha J. Anthony](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/SAnthony-e1597418961322-268x215.jpg)
Samantha J. Anthony
Health Scientist, FIFSW and Hospital for Sick Children
Associate Professor (status only)
Cross-appointed to the Institute for Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine
Ph.D., University of Toronto
![Photo of Rachelle Ashcroft](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Rachelle-Ashcroft-photo-by-Harry-Choi-2021-1200px-e1646667912283-269x215.jpg)
Rachelle Ashcroft
Associate Professor
Cross Appointed to the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Ph.D., Wilfrid Laurier University
![Prof. Stephanie Begun, FIFSW](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Stephanie-headshot-by-Harry-Choi-1200px-287x215.jpg)
Stephanie Begun
Associate Professor
Cross-appointed to the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
RBC Chair in Applied Social Work Research
Ph.D., University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work
![Rupaleem Bhuyan](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Rupaleem-Bhuyan-2022-no-arms-web-Photo-by-Harry-Choi-e1649104407699-287x215.jpg)
Rupaleem Bhuyan
Professor & Ph.D. Program Director
Ph.D., University of Washington
![Tara Black](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Tara-Black-2022-web-Photo-by-Harry-Choi-300x215.jpg)
Tara Black
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Toronto
![David J. Brennan](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/DBrennan-277x215.jpg)
David J. Brennan
Professor
Associate Dean, Research
Ph.D., Boston College
![Professor David Burnes](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/David-Burnes-crop-photo-by-Harry-Choi-2021-1200px-286x215.jpg)
David Burnes
Professor
Canada Research Chair on Older Adult Mistreatment Prevention
Ph.D., Columbia University School of Social Work
![Professor Shelley Craig](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/SCraig_web-143x215.jpg)
Shelley L. Craig
Professor
Canada Research Chair in Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
Ph.D., Florida International University
![Professor Barbara Fallon](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Barbara-Fallon-web-e1649105005118-287x215.jpg)
Barbara Fallon
Professor
Canada Research Chair in Child Welfare
Ph.D., University of Toronto
![Associate Professor Lin Fang](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Lin-Fang-scaled-e1715181600601-269x215.jpg)
Lin Fang
Associate Professor
Factor-Inwentash Chair in Children’s Mental Health
Ph.D., Columbia University
![Prof. Esme Fuller-Thomson](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Esme-Fuller-Thomson-1200x800px-photo-by-Harry-Choi2-1-e1673906079110-269x215.jpg)
Esme Fuller-Thomson
Professor & Director, Institute for Life Course and Aging
Ph.D., Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley
![Assistant Professor Kyle Ganson](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/TF2_1010-Small-e1718719593992-269x215.jpg)
Kyle T. Ganson
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Simmons University
![Assistant Professor Suzy Goodleaf](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/thumbnail_IMG_0687-202x215.jpg)
Suzy Goodleaf
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
MEd
![Amanda Grenier professional headshot](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/AG-8941web-300x200.jpg)
Amanda Grenier
Professor
Norman and Honey Schipper Chair in Gerontological Social Work
Ph.D., McGill University
![Professor David Hulchanski](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/UofT3204_20140121_DavidHulchanski_004-lpr-300x200.jpg)
David Hulchanski
Professor
Dr. Chow Yei Ching Chair in Housing
Ph.D. Urban Planning, University of Toronto
![Associate Professor Bryn King](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Bryn-King-Photo-by-Haryy-Choi-2021-1200px-300x215.jpg)
Bryn King
Associate Professor
Factor-Inwentash Chair in Child Welfare
Ph.D., School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley
![Associate Dean, Academic & Professor Eunjung Lee](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Eunjung-Lee-photo-by-Harry-Choi-2021-1200px-e1662142303864-287x215.jpg)
Eunjung Lee
Associate Dean, Academic & Professor
Factor-Inwentash Chair in Mental Health & Health;
Ph.D., Smith College
![Professor Carmen Logie](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Logie_web-e1600976077838-269x215.jpg)
Carmen Logie
Professor
Canada Research Chair in Global Health Equity and Social Justice with Marginalized Populations
Ph.D., University of Toronto
![Assistant Professor Notisha](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Notisha-for-bio-page-300x180.jpg)
Notisha Massaquoi
Assistant Professor
Department of Health and Society, University of Toronto, Scarborough
Graduate Cross-Appointment, FIFSW
Ph.D, University of Toronto
![Assistant Professor Jane Middelton-Moz](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/JMoz-194x215.jpg)
Jane Middelton-Moz
Associate Professor
MS in Clinical Psychology
![Professor Faye Mishna stands beside a window, smiling with arms crossed](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mishna_web-300x210.jpg)
Faye Mishna
Professor
Ph.D., Smith College
![Professor Peter A. Newman](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/PNewman-300x200.jpg)
Peter A. Newman
Professor
Faculty Associate, Joint Centre for Bioethics
Ph.D., Social Work & Social Psychology, University of Michigan
![Assistant Professor Ashley Quinn](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AQ-2019-UBC-bio-pic-copy-e1634654856459-269x215.png)
Ashley Quinn
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Toronto
![Professor Cheryl Regehr](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Cheryl-Regehr-headshot-2014-152x215.jpg)
Cheryl Regehr
Professor
Ph.D., University of Toronto
![Professor Michael Saini](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/MSaini-e1594652665728-269x215.jpg)
Michael Saini
Professor
Factor-Inwentash Chair in Law and Social Work
Ph.D., University of Toronto
![Associate Professor Izumi Sakamoto](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/UofT3215_20140121_IzumiSakamoto_002-lpr-300x200.jpg)
Izumi Sakamoto
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Social Work & Social Psychology, University of Michigan
![Associate Professor Tanya Sharpe](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/TSharpe-263x215.jpg)
Tanya L. Sharpe
Associate Professor
Factor-Inwentash Chair in Social Work in the Global Community
Ph.D., Boston College
![Associate Professor and MSW Program Director Micheal L. Shier](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/MShier-e1654198180720-269x215.jpg)
Micheal L. Shier
Associate Professor
MSW Program Director
Canada Research Chair in Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship in the Human Services
Ph.D., Social Welfare, University of Pennsylvania
![Assistant Professor Harry Taylor](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Harry-Taylor-1200x800-1-300x200.jpg)
Harry Taylor
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
![Professor A. Ka Tat Tsang](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/UofT3232_20140121_KaTatTsang_127-lpr-300x200.jpg)
A. Ka Tat Tsang
Professor
Ph.D., University of Toronto
![Dean & Professor Charmaine Williams](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Charmaine-Williams-photo-by-Harry-Choi-2021-web-1200px-300x200.jpg)
Charmaine C. Williams
Dean & Professor
Sandra Rotman Chair in Social Work
Ph.D., University of Toronto
![Assistant Professor Jia Xue](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/JXue-e1593697515751-269x215.jpg)
Jia Xue
Assistant Professor
Joint-appointment with Faculty of Information
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
![Professor of Social Policy Daniyal Zuberi](https://socialwork.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Daniyal-Zuberi-1200px-Photo-by-Harry-Choi-2021-287x215.jpg)
Daniyal Zuberi
Professor of Social Policy
Joint Appointment, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
Ph.D., Harvard University
Name | Degrees |
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Michael Adia | MSW, RSW |
Corry Azzopardi | PhD, MSW, RSW |
Susan Blacker | MSW, RSW |
Uppala Chandrasekera | MSW, RSW |
Anita Charleson-Touchie | MEd. Counselling Psychology, C. C. C., SEP |
Caden Craig | BSW, MSW, RSW |
Dr. Paula David | MSW, PhD |
Joelleann Forbes | MSW., RSW. |
Roxanne Francis | MSW, RSW |
Vincent Francoeur | |
Deborah Goodman | PhD University of Toronto; MSW; RSW; |
Thomas Granofsky | MPhil University of Oxford; BSW Ryerson University |
Tracey Grose | B.Sc. MSW, RSW |
Mohamed Hamdouni | |
Jennifer Hunter | PhD, York University; MA, York University; MSW, University of Toronto |
Dale Kuehl | MSW, RSW |
Steve William Lurie | MM, McGill McConnell Voluntary Sector Leadership program; MSW; BA, University of Toronto |
Kelly Mandarino | PhD, MSW, RSW |
Sandra McNeil | PhD., University of Toronto; MSW. and BSW., York University |
Raza M. Mirza | PhD, MSc |
Janet Morrison | |
Barbara Muskat | PhD., University of Toronto; MSW., Wilfrid Laurier University; RSW. |
Analaura Pauchulo | PhD, MEd |
Shely Polak | PhD, MSW, RSW, Acc. FM. |
Svetlana Popova | MD, PhDs, MPH |
Casey Ready | BSW, MSW, PhD |
Natalia Serenko | Ph.D., University of Toronto; MSW, HBA in Social Work, HBA in Psychology, Lakehead University |
Adriana Shnall | PhD, MSW, RSW |
Frank Sirotich | MSW; PhD |
Ela Smith | MSW, RSW, ECE |
Laura Tamblyn Watts | LLB |
Rahim Thawer | |
Ruth C. White | PhD, MPH, MSW |
Name | Degrees |
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Kaitrin Doll | |
Marci Gray | |
Clara Ho | BSc. (Hons), MSW., RSW. |
Viveka Ichikawa | BA, MSW, RSW |
Abigail Lash-Ballew | MSW, BSW |
Trish Lenz | HBSc, BSW, MSW, MPA |
Carolyn O'Connor | HBA, MSW, RSW |
Rachael Pascoe | HBA, MSW |
Ali Pearson | |
Sly Sarkisova | |
Cathy Schmidt | BSc, MSW |
Keri West | HBA, MSW |
Name | Degrees |
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Name | Degrees | Primary Affiliation |
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Corry Azzopardi | PhD, MSW, RSW | The Hospital for Sick Children |
Uppala Chandrasekera | MSW, RSW | Toronto Public Health |
Terry Cheng | MSW(Fordham University, New York), PhD (Toronto), RSW | Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network |
Andrew Eaton | PhD, MSW, RSW | Faculty of Social Work, University of Regina - Saskatoon Campus |
John Fluke | MA, PhD | The Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect |
Deborah Goodman | PhD University of Toronto; MSW; RSW; | Children's Aid Society of Toronto |
Raza M. Mirza | PhD, MSc | HelpAge Canada |
Amanda Noble | MSW, PhD | Covenant House Toronto |
Svetlana Popova | MD, PhDs, MPH | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) |
Kaitlin Schwan | MSW, PhD | Women's National Housing and Homelessness Network |
Christine Sheppard | MSW, PhD | Wellesley Institute |
Adriana Shnall | PhD, MSW, RSW | Baycrest |
Frank Sirotich | MSW; PhD | Canadian Mental Health Association Toronto Branch |
Laura Tamblyn Watts | LLB | CanAge |
Name | Degrees |
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Steve William Lurie | MM, McGill McConnell Voluntary Sector Leadership program; MSW; BA, University of Toronto |
Karen Martin | BSc, MSW, RSW |
Barbara Muskat | PhD., University of Toronto; MSW., Wilfrid Laurier University; RSW. |
Name | Degrees |
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Donald F. Bellamy | D.S.W. (Columbia) |
Margot Breton | M.S.W. (McGill) |
Adrienne S. Chambon | Professor Emeritus; M.A. Sociology, University of Paris-Nanterre, France; B.S.W. University of Haifa, Israel; Ph.D. School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago |
Tahany Gadalla | B.Sc. (Applied Statistics) - Cairo University; Diploma (Demography and Population Studies) - United Nations Demographic Centre; M. Math. (Statistics) - University of Waterloo; M. Sc. (Biostatistics) - University of Toronto; Ph.D. (Measurement) - University of Toronto; Ph.D. - University of Toronto |
Ralph Garber | D.S.W. (Pennsylvania) |
Usha George | Ph.D. (Nigeria) |
Howard Irving | Ph.D. (Toronto) |
Ellen Katz | Associate Professor, Teaching StreamPh.D., University of Toronto |
Ernie Lightman | Hon. BA, Economics and Political Science, University of Toronto; MA, Economics, University of California, Berkeley; PhD, Economics, University of California |
Andrea Litvack | Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Emerita; M.S.W., McGill University; B.S.W., McGill University |
Rob MacFadden | Professor Emeritus; BA, Sociology, University of Toronto; MSW, University of Toronto; PhD, University of Toronto |
Elsa Marziali | Ph.D. (Smith College) |
Lynn McDonald | Professor; Co-Director, Institute for Life Course and Aging Collaborative Program in Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care; Scientific Director of the National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE); B.A. Psychology, University of Manitoba; M.S.W. University of Manitoba; Ph.D. Sociology, University of Calgary |
Donald Meeks | Ph.D. (Smith College) |
Sheila Neysmith | Professor Emeritus; B.Sc. McGill University, Montreal, Canada; M.S.W. McGill University, Montreal, Canada; D.S.W. Social Welfare, Columbia University, NYC |
Roxanne Power | Senior Lecturer; B.A., B.S.W., M.S.W., Memorial University, Nfld. |
Ben Schlesinger | Ph.D. (Cornell) |
Ben Zion Shapiro | D.S.W. (Case Western Reserve) |
Wes Shera | Professor & Dean Emeritus; B.A., M.A., PhD. |
Susan Stern | Associate Professor Cross appointed Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing Ph.D., School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago |
Rubin Todres | Ph.D |
Lilian M. Wells | M.S.W. (Manitoba); Adv.Dip. S.W. (Toronto) |
Name | Degrees |
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Zerihun Admassu | BSc. Nursing, MPH, PhD, public health, University of South Africa |
Samaneh Hosseini Moghaddam | |
Sokeibelemaye Nwauche | PhD, Development Studies, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa |
Sarah Van Borek | PhD, Environmental Education, Rhodes University, South Africa; MFA, Film and TV, University of Cape Town |