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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

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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

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

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

Stephanie Begun

Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work

Rupaleem Bhuyan

Associate 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

Associate Professor
Canada Research Chair on Older Adult Mistreatment Prevention
Ph.D., Columbia University School of Social Work

 

Professor Shelley Craig

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

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Lin Fang

Associate Professor
Factor-Inwentash Chair in Children’s Mental Health
Ph.D., Columbia University

Prof. Esme Fuller-Thomson, FIFSW

Esme Fuller-Thomson

Professor & Director, Institute for Life Course and Aging
Ph.D., Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley

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Kyle T. Ganson

Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Simmons University

Suzy Goodleaf

Suzy Goodleaf

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
MEd

Professor Amanda Grenier

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

Prof. Bryn King, FIFSW

Bryn King

Associate Professor
Factor-Inwentash Chair in Child Welfare
Ph.D., School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley

Toula Kourgiantakis

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
Ph.D., École de service social, Université Laval

Professor Eunjung Lee

Eunjung Lee

Associate Dean, Academic & Professor
Factor-Inwentash Chair in Mental Health & Health;
Ph.D., Smith College

 

Notisha Massaquoi

Assistant Professor
Department of Health and Society, University of Toronto, Scarborough
Graduate Cross-Appointment, FIFSW
Ph.D, University of Toronto

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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

Ashley Quinn

Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Toronto

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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

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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

Susan Stern

Associate Professor
Cross appointed Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing
Ph.D., School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago

Prof. Harry Taylor

Harry Taylor

Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis

A. Ka Tat Tsang

Professor
Ph.D., University of Toronto

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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
RBC Chair in Applied Social Work Research
Joint Appointment, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
Ph.D., Harvard University

Sessional Lecturers
Name Degrees
Corry Azzopardi PhD, MSW, RSW
Susan Blacker MSW, RSW
Janelle Campbell MSW., RSW.
Uppala Chandrasekera MSW, RSW
Anita Charleson-Touchie MEd. Counselling Psychology, C. C. C., SEP
Caden Craig BSW, MSW, RSW
Joelleann Forbes MSW., RSW.
Terry Gardiner MSW, RSW
Deborah Goodman PhD University of Toronto; MSW; RSW;
Thomas Granofsky MPhil University of Oxford; BSW Ryerson University
Tracey Grose B.Sc. MSW, RSW
Clara Ho BSc. (Hons), MSW., RSW.
Jennifer Hunter PhD, York University; MA, York University; MSW, University of Toronto
Dale Kuehl MSW, RSW
Michelle Lewis M.S.W., B.S.W.
Steve William Lurie MM, McGill McConnell Voluntary Sector Leadership program; MSW; BA, University of Toronto
Kelly Mandarino PhD, MSW, RSW
Megan McCormick 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
Svetlana Popova MD, PhDs, MPH
Roxanne Ramjattan PhD., MSW., RSW.
Susan Ramsundarsingh BComm, MSW, MBA, PhD
Casey Ready BSW, MSW, PhD
Kenn Richard MSW, Manitoba; BSW, Manitoba
Lisa Romano-Dwyer PhD., MSW.
Donna Schatz PhD. (ABD), York University; MA., York University; BA. Double Honours
Adriana Shnall PhD, MSW, RSW
Frank Sirotich MSW; PhD
Ela Smith MSW, RSW, ECE
Laura Tamblyn Watts LLB
Ruth C.  White PhD, MPH, MSW
Rennet Wong-Gates MSW., RSW., RP.
Status Only Faculty
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
Delphine Collin-Vézina BSc, PhD Canadian Consortium on Child & Youth Trauma
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
Kaitlin Schwan MSW, PhD Women's National Housing and Homelessness Network
Christine Sheppard MSW, PhD Wellesley Institute
Frank Sirotich MSW; PhD Canadian Mental Health Association Toronto Branch
Laura Tamblyn Watts LLB CanAge
Adjunct Faculty
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.
Professors Emeriti
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
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.
Rubin Todres Ph.D
Lilian M. Wells M.S.W. (Manitoba); Adv.Dip. S.W. (Toronto)
Postdoctoral Fellows
Name Degrees
Kate Allan MSW, RSW, PhD
Arija Birze PhD
Netanel Gemara PhD
Lesley Gittings MPPA, PhD
Kalonde Malama MPH, Ph.D