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, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Patrick Gamsby, Department of Sociology, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Amy Hudson, School of Arctic and Subarctic Studies, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University |
| Martin Poole |
Dr. Andrei Igamberdiev, Department of Biology, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Peter Trnka, Department of Philosophy, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Jonathan Fawcett, Department of Psychology, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University |
| Mary Kate Kopec |
Dr. Jennifer Jewer, Faculty of Business Administration, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Kyle Pushkarenko, School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ 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, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Gillian Kolla, Faculty of Medicine, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. John T. Weber, School of Pharmacy, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University
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| Hashna Binte Nahar |
Dr. Armin Hatefi, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Emmanuel Haven, Faculty of Business Administration, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Jacqueline Blundell, Faculty of Science, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University
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| Nasim Makaremi Nia |
Dr. Andrew Testa, School of Fine Arts (Grenfell Campus), ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Gerard Curtis, School of Fine Arts (Grenfell Campus), ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Jennifer A. Selby, Department of Religious Studies, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ 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, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. April Pike, Faculty of Nursing, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Jennifer Dyer, Department of Gender Studies, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University
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| Chau Bao Phung |
Dr. Octavia Dobre, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Trung Duong, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Emmanuel Haven, Faculty of Business Administration, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ 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, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Hannah Snyder, Department of Marketing, BI Norwegian Business School
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Keith Matthews |
Dr. Edward Kendall, Faculty of Medicine, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Tom Cooper, Faculty of Business Administration, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Sean Cadigan, Department of History, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University
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Miriam Bowlby
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Dr. Barry Stephenson, Department of Religious Studies, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Nicholas Lynch, Department of Geography, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Tom Cooper, Faculty of Business Administration, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University
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Patience Ahiaku |
Dr. Octavia Dobre, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Trung Duong, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Emmanuel Haven, Faculty of Business Administration, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ 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, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Jane Leibel, School of Music, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. David Buley, Faculty of Education, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University
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| Tisia Stemp |
Dr. Harris Berger, School of Music, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Daniel Peretti, Department of Folklore, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Carlos Bazan, Faculty of Business Administration, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ 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, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Dale Kirby, Faculty of Education, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Andrea Migone, Faculty of Arts, Toronto Metropolitan University
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| Somina Eka |
Dr. Kimberly Jarvis, Faculty of Nursing, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Eric Tenkorang, Department of Sociology, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Paul Issahaku, School of Social Work, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University
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Yiyin Liu |
Dr. Dianne P. Ford, Faculty of Business Administration, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Vicki Sara Hallett, Department of Gender Studies, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Amanda Bittner, Department of Political Science, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University
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Melika Sefidari |
Dr. Shannon Hoff, Department of Philosophy, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Jennifer Dyer, Department of Gender Studies, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Nancy Pedri, Department of English, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University
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| Megan MacKinnon |
Dr. Meghan Burchell, Department of Archaeology, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Suzanne Dufour, Department of Biology, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ 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, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Todd Hennessey, School of Fine Arts, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Tom Cooper, Faculty of Business Administration, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University
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| Christine Fearing |
Dr. Leah Lewis, Faculty of Education, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Giovana del Negro, Department of Gender Studies, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ 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, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Kim Cullen, School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Tom Cooper, Faculty of Business Administration, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University
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| Christine Goudie |
Dr. Carlos Bazan, Faculty of Business Administration, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Stephen Czarnuch, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ 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, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. David Orrell, Systems Forecasting
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| Hadi Moradi |
Dr. Emmanuel Haven, Faculty of Business Administration, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Ivan Saika-Voivod, Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University
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| Giuseppe Pasqualino |
Dr. Amy Hurford, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ 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, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Dale Kirby, Faculty of Education, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University Dr. Tom Cooper, Faculty of Business Administration, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ 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