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.
Faculty & Research
Keith Adamson
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
PhD, Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University
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
Samantha J. Anthony
Assistant Professor (status only)
Cross-appointed to the Institute for Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine
Ph.D., University of Toronto
Rachelle Ashcroft
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Wilfrid Laurier University
Stephanie Begun
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work
Rupaleem Bhuyan
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Washington
Tara Black
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Toronto
Marion Bogo
Professor
Officer, Order of Canada 2014
M.S.W., McGill University; Doctorate of Laws (honoris causa) LL.D. Memorial University, 2018
David J. Brennan
Professor
Associate Dean, Research
Ph.D., Boston College
David Burnes
Associate Professor
Associate Dean, Academic
Ph.D., Columbia University School of Social Work
Shelley L. Craig
Professor
Canada Research Chair in Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
Ph.D., Florida International University
Barbara Fallon
Professor
Canada Research Chair in Child Welfare
Ph.D., University of Toronto
Lin Fang
Associate Professor & Ph.D. Program Director
Factor-Inwentash Chair in Children’s Mental Health
Ph.D., Columbia University
Esme Fuller-Thomson
Professor & Director, Institute for Life Course and Aging
Ph.D., Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley
Kyle T. Ganson
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Simmons University
Amanda Grenier
Professor
Norman and Honey Schipper Chair in Gerontological Social Work
Ph.D., McGill University
David Hulchanski
Professor
Dr. Chow Yei Ching Chair in Housing
Ph.D. Urban Planning, University of Toronto
Ellen Katz
Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
Ph.D., University of Toronto
Bryn King
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley
Toula Kourgiantakis
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
Ph.D., École de service social, Université Laval
Eunjung Lee
Associate Professor
Factor-Inwentash Chair in Mental Health & Health;
Ph.D., Smith College
Carmen Logie
Associate Professor
Canada Research Chair in Global Health Equity and Social Justice with Marginalized Populations
Ph.D., University of Toronto
Jane Middelton-Moz
Assistant Professor
MS in Clinical Psychology
Faye Mishna
Professor
Ph.D., Smith College
Peter A. Newman
Professor
Faculty Associate, Joint Centre for Bioethics
Ph.D., Social Work & Social Psychology, University of Michigan
Ashley Quinn
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Toronto
Cheryl Regehr
Professor
Vice-President and Provost, University of Toronto
Ph.D., University of Toronto
Michael Saini
Professor
Factor-Inwentash Chair in Law and Social Work
Ph.D., University of Toronto
Izumi Sakamoto
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Social Work & Social Psychology, University of Michigan
Tanya L. Sharpe
Associate Professor
Factor-Inwentash Chair in Social Work in the Global Community
Ph.D., Boston College
Micheal L. Shier
Associate Professor
MSW Program Director
Ph.D., Social Welfare, University of Pennsylvania
Susan Stern
Associate Professor
Cross appointed Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing
Ph.D., School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago
Harry Taylor
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
A. Ka Tat Tsang
Professor
Ph.D., University of Toronto
Dexter R. Voisin
Professor & Dean
Sandra Rotman Chair in Social Work
PhD, Columbia School of Social Work
Charmaine C. Williams
Professor
Vice-Dean, Students, School of Graduate Studies
Ph.D., University of Toronto
Jia Xue
Assistant Professor
Joint-appointment with Faculty of Information
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Daniyal Zuberi
Professor of Social Policy
RBC Chair in Applied Social Work Research
Joint Appointment, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
Ph.D., Harvard University
| Name | Title(s) |
|---|---|
| Corry Azzopardi | PhD, MSW, RSW |
| Susan Blacker | MSW, University of Toronto; BSW, UWO– King’s College |
| Uppala Chandrasekera | MSW, RSW |
| Anita Charleson-Touchie | MEd. Counselling Psychology |
| Ardavan Eizadirad | PhD, MEd, BEd, BA, OCT |
| Suzy Goodleaf | M.Ed; O.P.Q; AMAFT |
| Deborah Goodman | PhD University of Toronto; MSW; RSW; |
| Tracey Grose | B.Sc. MSW, RSW |
| Jennifer Hunter | PhD, York University; MA, York University; MSW, University of Toronto |
| Angelique Jenney | MSW, PhD, RSW |
| Dale Kuehl | MSW, RSW |
| Steve William Lurie | MM, McGill McConnell Voluntary Sector Leadership program; MSW; BA, University of Toronto |
| Carolyn Mak | PhD, MSW, RSW |
| Kelly Mandarino | PhD, MSW, RSW |
| Rebecca C. Martell | |
| Raza M. Mirza | PhD, MSc |
| Janet Morrison | M.A.; C. Psych Assoc. |
| Barbara Muskat | PhD, Toronto; MSW, Wilfrid Laurier; RSW |
| Analaura Pauchulo | PhD, MEd |
| Gabrielle Pitt | RECE, MSW, RSW, PhD (SW) |
| Shely Polak | PhD, MSW, RSW, Acc. FM. |
| Svetlana Popova | MD, PhDs, MPH |
| Casey Ready | Ph.D., Trent University; M.S.W., University of Toronto; B.S.W., University of Western Ontario |
| Kenn Richard | MSW, Manitoba; BSW, Manitoba |
| Marcie Romenco | MSW, University of Toronto; HBSW, Laurentian University; RSW |
| Adriana Shnall | PhD, MSW, RSW |
| Frank Sirotich | MSW; PhD |
| Ela Smith | MSW, RSW, ECE |
| Laura Tamblyn Watts | LLB, PhD |
| Rahim Thawer | MSW, RSW |
| Sajedeh Zahraei | PhD, MSW |
| Name | Title(s) |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| 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. |
| Rubin Todres | Ph.D |
| Lilian M. Wells | M.S.W. (Manitoba); Adv.Dip. S.W. (Toronto) |
| Year | Name | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2019, 2018, 2016-2017 | Professor Mona Khoury-Kassabri | School of Social Work and Social Welfare, The Hebrew University |
| 2019 | Professor Tam Perry | The School of Social Work, Wayne State University |
| 2018-2019 | Professor Lihua Fu | Department of Social Work, School of Philosophy and Social Development, Shandong University |
| 2018-2019 | Professor Elena Ostanel | Department of Design and Planning in Complex Environment, University Iuav of Venice |
| 2018 | Professor Haya Itzhaky | School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University |
| 2017 | Professor Yeonhee Rho | Department of Social Welfare, The Catholic University of Korea |
| 2015-2016 | Professor Shalhevet Attar-Schwartz | School of Social Work and Social Welfare, The Hebrew University |
| 2015-2016 | Professor Nobuko Takeda | Faculty of Humanities, Musashi University |
| Name | Title(s) |
|---|---|
| Kate Allan | MSW, RSW, PhD |
| Arija Birze | PhD |
| Lori A. Chambers | MSW, Ph.D., RSW |
| Netanel Gemara | PhD |
| Lesley Gittings | MPPA, PhD |
| Kalonde Malama | MPH, Ph.D |