Faculty and Staff

Faculty and staff are divided into the following program areas within the Faculty of Liberal Arts:

• English (Brantford)
• History (Brantford)
• Human Rights
• Indigenous Studies
• Law and Society
• Social and Environmental Justice
• Social Justice and Community Engagement (MA)
• User Experience Design
• Youth and Children’s Studies

English (Brantford)

Faculty

Kathryn Carter
Professor 
Program Coordinator

Jaclyn Desforges
Instructor

Jocelyn Froese
Instructor

Ian MacRae 
Associate Professor

Jenna Olender
Instructor

Kenneth Paradis
Associate Professor 

Steven Rita-Proctor
Instructor

Nabeela Sheikh
Instructor

Lisa Wood
Associate Professor (Retired)

Staff

Nicole Morgan
Academic Program Administrator

History (Brantford)

Faculty 

Tarah Brookfield
Professor, Interim Dean, Faculty of Liberal Arts

Joseph Buscemi
Instructor

Peter Farrugia
Professor Emeritus

Christina Han
Associate Professor

Rob Kristofferson
Professor

David Oliiver
Instructor

Geoff Spurr
Associate Professor 
Program Coordinator

Gary Warrick
Professor Emeritus 

Staff

Nicole Morgan
Academic Program Administrator

Human Rights 

Faculty

Stacey Wilson-Forsberg
Professor

Robert Ame
Professor

Simon Kiss
Professor

Pietro Pirani
Instructor

Javier Torres
Instructor

Bryce Gunson
Instructor

Christine Wildman
Instructor

Lindsay Robinson
Instructor

Christopher Bailey
Instructor

Elena Chou
Instructor

Matthew McBurney
Instructor

Dana Corfield
Instructor

Lev Marder
Instructor

Stephen Lin
Instructor

Staff

Jennifer Beam
Academic Program Administrator

Staff

Céline Taillefer-Travers
(she/her)
Academic Program Administrator

Law and Society

Faculty

James Cairns
Professor
Undergraduate Officer and Chair, Indigenous Studies, Law and Social Justice department

Melany Banks
Instructor

Paula Butler
Instructor

Sue Carter
Instructor

Chinyere Chisom
Instructor

Mark Davidson
Associate Professor (on leave)

Todd Gordon
Associate Professor

Kelly Gallagher-Mackay
Associate Professor

Sabeen Kazmi
Instructor

David Meurer
Instructor

Marcia Oliver
Associate Professor and Acting Associate Dean, FLA

Staff

Céline Taillefer-Travers
(she/her)
Academic Program Administrator

Social and Environmental Justice

Faculty

James Cairns
Professor
Undergraduate Officer and Chair, Indigenous Studies, Law and Social Justice department

Nick Garside
Instructor

Rebecca Godderis
Professor

Bryce Gunson
Instructor

Stephen Haller
Associate Professor

Rob Kristofferson
Professor

Jonathan Lavery
Associate Professor

Ellen Russell
Associate Professor

Staff

Céline Taillefer-Travers
(she/her)
Academic Program Administrator

Social Justice and Community Engagement (MA)

Faculty

Rebecca Godderis
Professor
Graduate Coordinator

Ehaab D. Abdou
Assistant Professor
(on leave) 

Bree Akesson
Associate Professor

Jaleesa Bygrave
Instructor

Kelly Gallagher-Mackay
Associate Professor

Todd Gordon
Associate Professor

Maurita Harris
Assistant Professor

Rob Kristofferson
Professor

Cameron McKenzie
Assistant Professor

Janet McLaughlin
Associate Professor

Brenda Murphy
Professor

Anh Ngo
Assistant Professor

Marcia Oliver
Associate Professor
(on leave)

Vanessa Oliver
Associate Professor

Jacqueline Potvin
Instructor

Jennifer Root
Associate Professor

Katrin Roots
Assistant Professor

Kate Rossiter
Associate Professor
(on leave)

Ellen Russell
Associate Professor

Karen Stote
Assistant Professor

Darren Thomas
Associate Professor
Associate Vice-President: Indigenous Initiatives

Staff

Céline Taillefer-Travers
(she/her)
Academic Program Administrator

User Experience Design

Faculty

Ahlam Bavi
Assistant Professor

Stephen Fernandez
Instructor

Bruce Gillespie
Associate Professor
Program Coordinator

Layne Beckner Grime
Instructor

Maurita Harris
Assistant Professor
Graduate Officer

Richard Hildred
Instructor

Sajjad Khan
Instructor

Martin Lochner
Instructor

Carlos (Beto) Lucena
Instructor

John Muñoz
Assistant Professor

Sadeem Qureshi
Assistant Professor 

Mark Weiler
Web and User Experience Librarian

Kenneth Werbin
Associate Professor (on leave)

Melanie Wilmink
Assistant Professor

Staff

Nicole Morgan
Academic Program Administrator, BDes

Felicia Deonarain 
Academic Program Administrator, MSc

Kaitlyn Hiff
Strategic Relationship Officer

Youth and Children's Studies

Faculty

Tarah Brookfield
Professor 
Dean, Faculty of Liberal Arts

Annette Chretien
Instructor 

Christine Corso
Instructor

Alex Gagne
Instructor

Sheragim Jenabzadeh
Assistant Professor

Danielle M. Law 
Associate Professor 

Christine Lei
Assistant Professor

Vanessa Oliver
Associate Professor 
Program Coordinator

Dale Shin
Instructor

Edward Shizha
Professor 
Fellow, Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa

Staff

Jennifer Beam
Academic Program Administrator