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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Faculty & Research
Keith Adamson
Associate Professor
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
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
Rachelle Ashcroft
Associate Professor
Cross Appointed to the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Ph.D., Wilfrid Laurier University
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
Professor & Ph.D. Program Director
Ph.D., University of Washington
Tara Black
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Toronto
David J. Brennan
Professor
Associate Dean, Research
Ph.D., Boston College
David Burnes
Professor
Canada Research Chair on Older Adult Mistreatment Prevention
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
Professor
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
Amar Ghelani
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
Ph.D
Suzy Goodleaf
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
MEd
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
Bryn King
Associate Professor
Factor-Inwentash Chair in Child Welfare
Ph.D., School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley
Eunjung Lee
Associate Dean, Academic & Professor
Factor-Inwentash Chair in Mental Health & Health;
Ph.D., Smith College
Carmen Logie
Professor
Canada Research Chair in Global Health Equity and Social Justice with Marginalized Populations
Ph.D., University of Toronto
Carolyn Mak
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
MSW, University of Toronto
PhD, Smith College
Notisha Massaquoi
Assistant Professor
Department of Health and Society, University of Toronto, Scarborough
Graduate Cross-Appointment, FIFSW
Ph.D, University of Toronto
Jane Middelton-Moz
Associate 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
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
Professor
MSW Program Director
Canada Research Chair in Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship in the Human Services
Ph.D., Social Welfare, University of Pennsylvania
Harry Taylor
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
A. Ka Tat Tsang
Professor
Ph.D., University of Toronto
Tin D. Vo
Assistant Professor, CLTA
Ph.D
Charmaine C. Williams
Dean & Professor
Sandra Rotman Chair in Social Work
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
Joint Appointment, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
Ph.D., Harvard University
| Name | Degrees |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Kevin Haynes | |
| Mabel Ho | PhD, MSW, RSW |
| Jennifer Hunter | PhD, York University; MA, York University; MSW, University of Toronto |
| Iana Ianakieva | |
| Janany Jayanthikumar | MSW |
| Dale Kuehl | MSW, RSW |
| Steve William Lurie | MM, McGill McConnell Voluntary Sector Leadership program; MSW; BA, University of Toronto |
| Carmine Malfitano | PH.D., M.S.W., R.S.W. |
| Kelly Mandarino | PhD, MSW, RSW |
| Sandra McNeil | PhD., University of Toronto; MSW. and BSW., York University |
| Amber Merucci | |
| Raza M. Mirza | PhD, MSc |
| Barbara Muskat | PhD., University of Toronto; MSW., Wilfrid Laurier University; RSW. |
| Analaura Pauchulo | PhD, MEd |
| Svetlana Popova | MD, PhDs, MPH |
| Kowa Qiyomiddin | |
| Sandy Rao | MSW, RSW, RP, CLSBB, PhD Candidate |
| 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 |
| Ela Smith | MSW, RSW, ECE |
| Laura Tamblyn Watts | LLB |
| Ruth C. White | PhD, MPH, MSW |
| Name | Degrees |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Vilmara Lucas | |
| Yu Lung | BA, MSSW, RSW |
| Samantha Manewitz | |
| Carolyn O'Connor | HBA, MSW, RSW |
| Rachael Pascoe | HBA, MSW |
| Ali Pearson | |
| Sly Sarkisova | |
| Tolulola (Tolu) Taiwo-Hanna | MSW, BSW |
| Keri West | HBA, MSW |
| Name | Degrees |
|---|
| Name | Degrees | Primary Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Adriana Shnall | PhD, MSW, RSW | Baycrest |
| Frank Sirotich | MSW; PhD | Canadian Mental Health Association Toronto Branch |
| Laura Tamblyn Watts | LLB | CanAge |
| Name | Degrees |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Samaneh Hosseini Moghaddam | |
| Harris Majeed | |
| Luissa Vahedi | PhD, Public Health Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis; MSc, Epidemiology, Queen’s University; BHSc, Health Sciences, Western University |
| Ying Wang |