Faculty and Staff

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

• Digital Media and Journalism
• 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

Digital Media and Journalism

Faculty

Sue Ferguson
Associate Professor Emerita

David Haskell
Associate Professor

Ellen Russell
Associate Professor

Andrew Robinson
Associate Professor (Human Rights and Human Diversity)
Acting Program Coordinator

Staff

Jennifer Beam
Academic Program Administrator

English (Brantford)

Faculty

Shelley Beal
Instructor

Sylvia Bruce-Wunder
Instructor

Kathryn Carter
Professor

Ian MacRae
Associate Professor

Kenneth Paradis
Associate Professor

Lisa Wood
Associate Professor
Program Coordinator

Staff

Nicole Morgan
Academic Program Administrator

History (Brantford)

Faculty 

Tarah Brookfield
Professor and Interim Dean

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 and Human Diversity

Faculty

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

Chad Hillier
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

Andrew Robinson
Associate Professor

Javier Torres
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

Annette Chretien 
Instructor

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

Percy Lezard
(they/them/theirs)
Associate Professor

Brenda Murphy
Professor

Marcia Oliver
Undergraduate Officer, Department of Indigenous Studies, Law and Social Justice
Associate 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
Associate Professor

Mark Davidson
Associate Professor (on leave)

Kelly Gallagher-Mackay
Associate Professor (on sabbatical, 2024-25)

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

Todd Gordon
Associate Professor

Jonathan Lavery 
Associate Professor 

Marcia Oliver
Undergraduate Officer, Department of Indigenous Studies, Law and Social Justice
Associate Professor

Jessica Templeman
Assistant Professor 

Staff

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

Social and Environmental Justice

Faculty

James Cairns
Associate Professor

Nick Garside
Instructor

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

Stephen Haller
Associate Professor

Rob Kristofferson
Professor

Jonathan Lavery
Associate Professor

Brenda Murphy
Professor

Marcia Oliver
Undergraduate Officer, Department of Indigenous Studies, Law and Social Justice
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

Tarah Brookfield
Professor and Interim Dean

Kathryn Carter
Professor

Kelly Gallagher-Mackay
Associate Professor (on sabatical 2024-25)

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

Janet McLaughlin
Associate Professor

Brenda Murphy 
Professor

Anh Ngo
Assistant Professor

Marcia Oliver
Associate Professor

Jennifer Root
Associate Professor

Kate Rossiter
Associate Professor

Ellen Russell
Associate Professor

Darren Thomas
Assistant Professor
Associate Vice President: Indigenous Initiatives

Kenneth Werbin
Associate Professor

Staff

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

User Experience Design

Faculty

Aditi Bhatia
Instructor

Michael Bruder
Instructor

Kathryn Carter
Professor
Program Coordinator, BDes

Bruce Gillespie
Associate Professor 

Abby Goodrum
Professor

Shirley Hall
Instructor  

Maurita Harris
Assistant Professor

Sajjad Khan
Instructor

John Muñoz
Assistant Professor 

Sadeem Qureshi
Assistant Professor 
Graduate Officer, MSc

Mark Weiler
Web and User Experience Librarian

Kenneth Werbin
Associate Dean
Associate Professor 

Staff

Nicole Morgan
Academic Program Administrator, BDes

Felicia Deonarain
Academic Program Administrator, MSc

Andrew Hawling
Strategic Relationship Officer

Youth and Children's Studies

Faculty

Tarah Brookfield
Professor and Interim Dean

Annette Chretien
Instructor 

Danielle M. Law
Associate Professor
Program Coordinator

Christine Lei
Instructor

Vanessa Oliver
Associate Professor

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

Lisa Wood
Associate Professor

Staff

Jennifer Beam
Academic Program Administrator