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

Emily Flynn Jones
Instructor

Sue Ferguson
Associate Professor Emerita

David Haskell
Associate Professor

Andrew Lawton
Instructor

David Meurer
Instructor

Avery Moore Kloss
Instructor

Greg Pharoah
Instructor

Ellen Russell
Associate Professor

Mark Terry
Instructor

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

Staff

Jennifer Beam
Academic Program Administrator

English (Brantford)

Faculty

Shelley Beal
Instructor

Kathryn Carter
Professor

David Lee 
Instructor  

Ian MacRae
Associate Professor

Kenneth Paradis
Associate Professor

Steven Rita-Proctor
Instructor  

Jude Welburn
Instructor  

Lisa Wood
Associate Professor
Program Coordinator

Staff

Nicole Morgan
Academic Program Administrator

History (Brantford)

Faculty

Katelyn Arac
Instructor  

Tarah Brookfield
Professor

Peter Farrugia
Professor Emeritus

Christina Han
Associate Professor

Rob Kristofferson
Professor

David Olivier 
Instructor  

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

Sherri Bocchini
Instructor

Stephen Lin
Instructor

Lev Marder
Instructor

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

Joseph Pazzano
Instructor

Pietro Pirani
Instructor

Steven Rita-Proctor
Instructor

Andrew Robinson
Associate Professor

Zipparah Stephenson
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

Keri-Lynn Cheechoo
Chair, Department of Indigenous Studies, Law and Social Justice
Associate Professor
Grundy Indigenous Scholar

Brenda Murphy
Professor
Undergraduate Officer

Jessica Bomberry
Assistant Professor

Yvonne Bomberry 
Instructor 

Annette Chretien 
Instructor

Shelbi Jonathan 
Instructor 

Percy Lezard
(they/them/theirs)
Associate Professor

Joan Miller 
Instructor 

Mark Terry 
Instructor 

Lisa VanEvery 
Instructor 

Gary Warrick
Professor Emeritus

Staff

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

Law and Society

Faculty

Keri-Lynn Cheechoo
Chair, Department of Indigenous Studies, Law and Social Justice
Associate Professor
Grundy Indigenous Scholar

Brenda Murphy
Professor
Undergraduate Officer

Melany Banks 
Instructor

James Cairns
Associate Professor

Mark Davidson
Associate Professor (on leave)

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

Todd Gordon
Associate Professor

Jonathan Lavery 
Associate Professor 

Marcia Oliver 
Associate Professor 

Sowmya Vishwanatha 
Instructor 

Staff

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

Social and Environmental Justice

Faculty

Keri-Lynn Cheechoo
Chair, Department of Indigenous Studies, Law and Social Justice
Associate Professor
Grundy Indigenous Scholar

Brenda Murphy
Professor
Undergraduate Officer

James Cairns
Associate Professor

Nick Garside
Instructor

Rebecca Godderis
Professor

Stephen Haller
Associate Professor

Rob Kristofferson
Professor

Jonathan Lavery
Associate Professor

James MacLean 
Instructor 

Ellen Russell
Associate Professor

Staff

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

Social Justice and Community Engagement (MA)

Faculty

Keri-Lynn Cheechoo
Chair, Department of Indigenous Studies, Law and Social Justice
Associate Professor
Grundy Indigenous Scholar

Rebecca Godderis 
Professor 
Graduate Officer

Ehaab D. Abdou
Assistant Professor

Bree Akesson
Associate Professor

Tarah Brookfield
Professor

Paula Butler 
Instructor 

Kathryn Carter
Professor

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

Todd Gordon
Associate Professor

Maurita Harris
Assistant Professor

Rob Kristofferson
Professor

Janet McLaughlin
Associate Professor

Brenda Murphy 
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  

Kathryn Carter
Professor
Program Coordinator, BDes

Stephen Fernandez
Instructor  

Gayan Gamage Don
Instructor

Bruce Gillespie
Associate Professor 

Abby Goodrum
Professor

Layne Beckner Grime
Instructor 

Shirley Hall
Instructor  

Maurita Harris
Assistant Professor

Richard Hildred
Instructor

Sajjad Khan
Instructor

John Muñoz
Assistant Professor 

Scott Paquette
Instructor

Sadeem Qureshi
Assistant Professor 
Graduate Officer 

Mark Weiler
Web and User Experience Librarian

Kenneth Werbin
Associate Dean
Associate Professor 

Staff

Nicole Morgan
Academic Program Administrator, Undergraduate

Felicia Deonarain
Academic Program Administrator, Graduate

Andrew Hawling
Strategic Relationship Officer

Youth and Children's Studies

Faculty

Danielle M. Law
Associate Professor
Program Coordinator

Tarah Brookfield
Professor

Annette Chretien
Instructor 

Christine Lei
Instructor

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

Lisa Wood
Associate Professor

Staff

Jennifer Beam
Academic Program Administrator