Current Students
Curricula Vitae
Please scroll down to find CVs of candidates for, and graduates of, the Interdisciplinary PhD degree. You can click on the blue hyperlink of a person's name to view their CV.
Announcements
- Congratulations to Andrew Dixon for becoming the new Senior Research Officer at the For Diverse Youth (4DY) initiative (co-led by Inclusive Design for Employment Access (IDEA) and the University of Toronto’s Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources).
- Congratulations to Angela Antle on the publication of her book The Saltbox Olive which can be found here: (shortlisted for the Winterset Prize, set to be awarded on April 9, 2026).
- Congratulations to Opeyemi Jaunty-Aidamenbor for having successfully defended her PhD thesis on December 15, 2025.
- Congratulations to Janelle Skeard for having successfully defended her PhD thesis on June 19, 2025.
- Congratulations to Alexis (Ali) Maureen McGill, a recent graduate of our IDPhD program, on becoming the first Chair-holder of the new Research Chair in Health Innovation at the University of New Brunswick:
Welcome to New Students of the 2026-2027 Academic Year
| Student Name | Supervisory Committee |
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| Baharehsadat Razavian |
Dr. Kirk D. Anderson, Faculty of Education, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Patrick Gamsby, Department of Sociology, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Amy Hudson, School of Arctic and Subarctic Studies, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University |
| Martin Poole |
Dr. Andrei Igamberdiev, Department of Biology, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Peter Trnka, Department of Philosophy, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Jonathan Fawcett, Department of Psychology, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University |
| Mary Kate Kopec |
Dr. Jennifer Jewer, Faculty of Business Administration, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Kyle Pushkarenko, School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University       Dr. Jennifer Rowsell, School of Education, University of Sheffield Dr. Liz Durden-Meyers, School of Education, Bath Spa University
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Students of the 2025-2026 Academic Year
| Student Name | Supervisory Committee |
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| Aimee Melissa Roebothan |
Dr. Christopher B.R. Smith, School of Social Work, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Gillian Kolla, Faculty of Medicine, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. John T. Weber, School of Pharmacy, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University
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| Hashna Binte Nahar |
Dr. Armin Hatefi, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Emmanuel Haven, Faculty of Business Administration, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Jacqueline Blundell, Faculty of Science, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University
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| Nasim Makaremi Nia |
Dr. Andrew Testa, School of Fine Arts (Grenfell Campus), ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Gerard Curtis, School of Fine Arts (Grenfell Campus), ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Jennifer A. Selby, Department of Religious Studies, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University
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Students of the 2024-2025 Academic Year
| Student Name | Supervisory Committee |
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| Amie Florance Richards |
Dr. Harris Berger, School of Music, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. April Pike, Faculty of Nursing, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Jennifer Dyer, Department of Gender Studies, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University
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| Chau Bao Phung |
Dr. Octavia Dobre, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Trung Duong, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Emmanuel Haven, Faculty of Business Administration, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University
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| Jesse Schnobb |
Dr. David LeFrancois, Department of Education, University of Quebec at Outaouais Dr. Emmanuel Haven, Faculty of Business Administration, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Hannah Snyder, Department of Marketing, BI Norwegian Business School
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Keith Matthews |
Dr. Edward Kendall, Faculty of Medicine, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Tom Cooper, Faculty of Business Administration, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Sean Cadigan, Department of History, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University
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Miriam Bowlby
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Dr. Barry Stephenson, Department of Religious Studies, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Nicholas Lynch, Department of Geography, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Tom Cooper, Faculty of Business Administration, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University
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Patience Ahiaku |
Dr. Octavia Dobre, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Trung Duong, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Emmanuel Haven, Faculty of Business Administration, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Nathan Grieve, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Acadia University
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Shelley Neville
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Dr. Jacqueline Blundell, Department of Psychology, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Jane Leibel, School of Music, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. David Buley, Faculty of Education, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University
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| Tisia Stemp |
Dr. Harris Berger, School of Music, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Daniel Peretti, Department of Folklore, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Carlos Bazan, Faculty of Business Administration, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University
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Students of the 2023-2024 Academic Year
| Student Name | Supervisory Committee |
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| Jonathan Dredge |
Dr. Chansoo Park, Faculty of Business Administration, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Dale Kirby, Faculty of Education, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Andrea Migone, Faculty of Arts, Toronto Metropolitan University
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| Somina Eka |
Dr. Kimberly Jarvis, Faculty of Nursing, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Eric Tenkorang, Department of Sociology, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Paul Issahaku, School of Social Work, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University
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Yiyin Liu |
Dr. Dianne P. Ford, Faculty of Business Administration, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Vicki Sara Hallett, Department of Gender Studies, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Amanda Bittner, Department of Political Science, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University
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Melika Sefidari |
Dr. Shannon Hoff, Department of Philosophy, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Jennifer Dyer, Department of Gender Studies, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Nancy Pedri, Department of English, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University
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| Megan MacKinnon |
Dr. Meghan Burchell, Department of Archaeology, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Suzanne Dufour, Department of Biology, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Alan Wanamaker, Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University
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| Courtney Lancaster |
Dr. Anne Burke, Faculty of Education, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Todd Hennessey, School of Fine Arts, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Tom Cooper, Faculty of Business Administration, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University
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| Christine Fearing |
Dr. Leah Lewis, Faculty of Education, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Giovana del Negro, Department of Gender Studies, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Eliza Chandler, School of Disability Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University |
Students of the 2022-2023 Academic Year
| Student Name | Supervisory Committee |
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| Esraa Abouamin |
Dr. Desai Shan, Faculty of Medicine, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Kim Cullen, School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Tom Cooper, Faculty of Business Administration, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University
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| Christine Goudie |
Dr. Carlos Bazan, Faculty of Business Administration, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Stephen Czarnuch, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University
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| Giorgia Mezzetti |
Dr. Sergio Caprara, Department of Physics, University of Rome La Sapienza Dr. Emmanuel Haven, Faculty of Business Administration, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. David Orrell, Systems Forecasting
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| Hadi Moradi |
Dr. Emmanuel Haven, Faculty of Business Administration, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Ivan Saika-Voivod, Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University
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| Giuseppe Pasqualino |
Dr. Amy Hurford, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Jane Heffernan, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University Dr. Amy Greer, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
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| Christy Walters |
Dr. David Churchill, Department of Computer Science, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Dale Kirby, Faculty of Education, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University Dr. Tom Cooper, Faculty of Business Administration, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University
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Students In Progress
- Andrew Dixon
- Angela Antle
- Angela Barbara Power
- Apu Akbar
- Christine Goudie
- Francis Anokye
- Ian Petty
- Jalaleddin Afzal
- Javier Rojas
- Jeffrey J. Howard
- Jesse Schnobb
- Marlene Power
- Melika Sefidari
- Shannon Christine Fraser
- Shelley Neville
- Ukeme Eka
- Urmila Palit
- Wendy Reid Fairhurst
Graduates
- Ali McGill
- Amy Hudson
- Ashok Pandey
- Brennan Lowery
- Brian MacIsaac
- Brit Kolditz
- Carol-Ann Galego
- Chris Alyward
- Cristina Fabretto
- Entessar Al-Harahsheh
- Janelle Skeard - awarded the Smallwood Research Grant
- Kat Lord
- Kellie Baker
- Kristen Lowitt
- Lori Clarke
- Margot Maddison-McFadyen
- Opeyemi Jaunty-Aidamenbor
- Pam Hall
- Peter Duchemin
- Rona Rangsch
- Sarah Minnes
- Sharon Halfyard
- Sharon Trenholm
- Sherine Khattab
- William Hicks