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 and Human Diversity
• 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

Jocelyn Froese
Instructor

Ian MacRae
Associate Professor

Jenna Olender
Instructor

Kenneth Paradis
Associate Professor

Lisa Wood
Associate Professor
Program Coordinator

Staff

Nicole Morgan
Academic Program Administrator

History (Brantford)

Faculty 

Tarah Brookfield
Professor and Dean (Interim), Faculty of Liberal Arts

Peter Farrugia
Professor Emeritus

Christina Han
Associate Professor

Rob Kristofferson
Professor  

Geoff Spurr
Associate Professor
Program Coordinator

Gary Warrick
Professor Emeritus

Staff

Nicole Morgan
Academic Program Administrator

Human Rights 

Faculty

Robert Ame
Associate Professor
Fellow, Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa

Christopher Bailey
Instructor

Elena Chou
Instructor

Seyed Ali Hosseini
Instructor

Rosemary Kimani-Dupuis
Instructor 

Simon Kiss
Associate Professor

Stephen Lin
Instructor

Oliver Masakure
Associate Professor
Fellow, Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa

Pietro Pirani
Instructor

Stephen Rita-Procter
Instructor

Andrew Robinson
Associate Professor (On Leave)

Jason Robinson
Instructor

Javier Torres
Instructor

Christine Wildman
Instructor

Stacey Wilson-Forsberg
Associate Professor
Program Coordinator
Director, Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa

Staff

Jennifer Beam
Academic Program Administrator

Indigenous Studies

Faculty

Jessica Bomberry
Assistant Professor

James Cairns
Undergraduate Officer, Department of Indigenous Studies, Law and Social Justice
Associate Professor

Rebecca Godderis
Chair, Department of Indigenous Studies, Law and Social Justice
Professor

Shelbi Jonathan
Lecturer

Percy Lezard
(they/them/theirs)
Associate Professor

Brenda Murphy
Professor

Darren Thomas
Assistant Professor
Associate Vice President: Indigenous Initiatives

Lisa VanEvery 
Instructor 

Gary Warrick
Professor Emeritus

Staff

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

Law and Society

Faculty

James Cairns
Undergraduate Officer
Associate Professor

Mark Davidson
Associate Professor (On Leave) 

Kelly Gallagher-Mackay
Associate Professor 

Rebecca Godderis
Department Chair
Professor

Todd Gordon
Associate Professor

Marcia Oliver
Associate Professor (On Leave)

Staff

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

Social and Environmental Justice

Faculty

James Cairns
Undergraduate Officer, Department of Indigenous Studies, Law and Social Justice
Associate Professor

Rebecca Godderis
Chair, Department of Indigenous Studies, Law and Social Justice
Professor

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

Ehaab D. Abdou
Assistant Professor

Bree Akesson
Associate Professor

Kelly Gallagher-Mackay
Associate Professor 

Rebecca Godderis
Chair and Graduate Officer, Department of Indigenous Studies, Law and Social Justice
Professor

Todd Gordon
Associate Professor

Maurita Harris
Assistant Professor

Humera Javed
Instructor

Rob Kristofferson
Professor

Adam Lewis
Instructor

Cameron McKenzie
Assistant Professor (On leave)

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
Assistant Professor
Associate Vice President: Indigenous Initiatives

Staff

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

User Experience Design

Faculty

Michael Bruder
Instructor

Aghigh Farhadicheshmehmorvari
Instructor 

Bruce Gillespie
Associate Professor 

Maurita Harris
Assistant Professor

Sajjad Khan
Instructor

John Muñoz
Assistant Professor 

Sadeem Qureshi
Assistant Professor 
Graduate Officer, MSc

Geoff Spurr
Associate Professor
Program Coordinator

Mark Weiler
Web and User Experience Librarian

Kenneth Werbin
Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Faculty of Liberal Arts

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 and Interim Dean

Annette Chretien
Instructor 

Christine Corso
Instructor

Sheragim Jenabzadeh
Assistant Professor

Danielle M. Law 
Associate Professor (On Leave) 

Christine Lei
Associate Professor

Vanessa Oliver
Associate Professor
Program Coordinator

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

Zipparah Stephenson
Instructor

Lisa Wood
Associate Professor

Staff

Jennifer Beam
Academic Program Administrator