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Academic Leaders

Academic Administrators 

The following positions are governed by the Appointment of Academic Administrators (AAA) Policy.

The AAA Policy rests on the bedrock of collegial governance and is intended to provide for the Appointment of Academic Administrators in a manner that is transparent and accountable.

Provost and Vice-President, Academic: The university's chief academic officer and chief operating officer and responsible for TMU's academic growth and operations

Vice-Provost, Academic: Oversees experiential learning and academic integrity

Vice-Provost, Faculty Affairs: Oversees all faculty tenure, promotion and hiring decisions

Vice-Provost and Dean, Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: Responsible for the overall vision and leadership of graduate education

* The Vice-Provost, Students does not fall under the AAA Policy

Provost and Vice-President, Academic
2023-2028

Patrizia Albanese

Vice-Provost, Faculty Affairs
2024-2029

Sean Kheraj

Vice-Provost, Academic
2023-2028

Carl Kumaradas
Carl Kumaradas

Vice-Provost and Dean, Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Interim

The Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (OVPRI) is Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)'s central research administration office. The office is responsible for advancing the research agenda at TMU and works with faculty, government and industry to help foster the creation of new knowledge and the establishment of innovative partnerships.

Steven N. Liss

Vice-President, Research and Innovation
2022-2027

Naomi Adelson

Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation
2023-2028

Deans oversee each faculty and help shape the academic vision and outcomes of the university and are supported by Associate Deans. The normal term of a Dean's and Associate Dean's appointment is five years.

Faculty of Arts

Amy (Chen) Peng

Dean
Interim

Anne-Marie Lee-Loy

Associate Dean, Students and Undergraduate Studies
2022-2027

Kathleen Kellett-Betsos

Associate Dean, Innovation in Teaching and Learning
Interim

 

 

Mélanie Knight

Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Studies
Interim

 

 

Faculty of Community Services

Kiaras Gharabaghi

Dean
2021-2026

Annette Bailey

Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies and Internationalization
2022-2027

Nadya Burton

Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies, Students and Pedagogy
2019-2024

Jennifer Martin

Associate Dean, Graduate Studies & SRC Activity
2022-2027

Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science

Thomas Duever

Dean
2020-2025

Dimitri Androutsos

Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs & Student Affairs
2023-2028

Miljana Horvat

Associate Dean, Graduate and Post-Doctoral Studies
2021-2026
 

Ahmed Shaker

Associate Dean, Universities of Canada in Egypt (UCE)
2021-2026

Medhat Shehata

Associate Dean, Teaching and Outreach
2019-2024

Stephen Waldman

Associate Dean, Research and External Partnerships
2021-2026

Faculty of Science

David Cramb

Dean
2024-2029

Michael Kolios

Associate Dean Research, Innovation and External Partnership
2023-2027

Andrew McWilliams

Associate Dean, Undergraduate Science Programs & Student Affairs
2024-2029

Russel Viirre

Associate Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
2021-2026

Lincoln Alexander School of Law

Graham Hudson

Dean
Interim

Idil Atak

Associate Dean, Academic
Interim

Sari Graben

Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies
2021-2026

School of Medicine

Teresa M. Chan

Dean
2023-2028

Dorothy Bakker

Associate Dean, UGME
Interim 

Lisa Barnoff

Associate Dean, Equity & Social Accountability
Interim 

Kamil Haider

Associate Dean, Clinical Faculty Relations
Interim

Brent Thoma

Associate Dean, PGME
Interim

Ted Rogers School of Management

Cynthia Holmes

Dean
2023-2028

Seung Hwan (Mark) Lee

Associate Dean, Engagement & Inclusion
2022-2027

Anthony Francescucci

Associate Dean, Faculty and Academic
Interim

Ozgur Turetken

Associate Dean, Research
2019-2024

Hong Yu

Associate Dean, Graduate Programs
2019-2024

The Creative School

Charles Falzon

Dean
2020-2025

Associate Dean, SRC
2021-2026

Associate Dean, Graduate Education
2022-2026

Associate Dean, Cairo
2022-2025

Associate Dean, Undergraduate Education and Student Affairs
2022-2026

The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education

Linda Koechli
Linda Koechli

Dean
Interim

Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Carl Kumaradas

Dean
Interim

Alexandra Fiocco
Alexandra Fiocco

Associate Dean, Student Affairs
Acting

Janet Koprivnikar

Associate Dean, Programs
Interim

The Chief Librarian oversees the TMU Libraries and works collaboratively with internal library staff, academic units across the university and the external community to facilitate new opportunities for innovation and excellence in library services.

Mark Robertson

Chief Librarian
2023-2028

Lei Jin

Associate Chief Librarian, SRC Activities
Interim

Dana Thomas

Associate Chief Librarian
2019-2024

Chairs and Directors

Chairs/Directors provide academic and administrative leadership within their department and carry out teaching and scholarly, research and creative (SRC) responsibilities. The term of a Chair/Director is typically three or five years. 

Chairs/Directors are members of the Toronto Metropolitan Faculty Association (TFA) with roles and responsibilities governed by the  (PDF file) Collective Agreement.

Martin Antony

Chair, Psychology
2022-2025

David Atkinson

Chair, Geography and Environmental Studies
2020-2024

Tuna Baskoy

Chair, Politics and Public Administration
2021-2024

Colleen Derkatch

Chair, English
Interim

Chair, Criminology
2022-2024

Andrew Hunter

Chair, Philosophy
2022-2025

Jean Li

Chair, History
2023-2026

Cheryl Teelucksingh

Chair, Sociology
2021-2024

Brennan Thompson

Chair, Economics
2023-2026

Enriqueta Zafra

Chair, Languages, Literatures and Cultures
2021-2024

Maher M. El-Masri

Director, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing
2020-2023

Esther Ignagni

Director, Disability Studies
Acting

Julie James

Director, Child and Youth Care
Acting

Raktim Mitra

Director, Urban and Regional Planning
2022-2025

Sejal Patel

Director, Early Childhood Studies
2023-2026

Thomas Tenkate

Director, 
Occupational and Public Health

2023-2026

Karline Wilson-Mitchell

Director, Midwifery
2021-2024

Fiona Yeudall

Director, Nutrition 
2019-2024

Hekmat Alighanbari

Chair, Aerospace Engineering
2019-2024

Philip K. Chan

Chair, Chemical Engineering
2020-2023

Lisa Landrum

Chair, Architectural Science
2023-2026

Donatus Oguamanam

Chair, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
2021-2024

Amirnaser Yazdani

Chair, Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering
Interim

Arnold Yuan

Chair, Civil Engineering
2021-2024

Dejan Delic

Chair, Mathematics
2019-2024

Kimberley Gilbride

Chair, Chemistry and Biology
Interim

Dave Mason

Chair, Computer Science
2023-2024

Jahangir (Jahan) Tavakkoli

Chair, Physics
2024-2026

Kim Bates

Chair, Entrepreneurship & Strategy
2021-2024

Frédéric Dimanche

Director, Hospitality and Tourism Management
2021-2024

Shadi Farshadfar

Chair, Accounting 
2019-2024

Hasko von Kriegstein

Chair, Law and Business
Interim

Michael Manjuris

Chair, Global Management Studies
2020-2023

Catherine Middleton

Director, Information Technology Management
2023-2025

Pria Nippak

Director, Health Services Management
Interim

Laleh Samarbakhsh

Chair, Finance
2022-2024

Donna Smith

Director, Retail Management 
2023-2026

Eugene Chan

Chair, Marketing
Acting

Fei Song

Chair, HR Management & Organizational Behaviour
2021-2024

Dogan Tirtiroglu

Chair, Real Estate Management
2019-2024

Chair, Graphic Communications Management
2023-2026

Chair, Creative Industries
2023-2026

Chair, Image Arts
Interim

Chair, Fashion
2021-2024

Chair, Journalism
2022-2025

Chair, Professional Communication
2021-2024

Chair, RTA 
Interim

Chair, Performance
2020-2023

Chair, Interior Design
2022-2026