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Experts on: Back to School 2026
Toronto Metropolitan University is looking forward to welcoming students for the start of the 2026 school year. To support your fall reporting, we have compiled a list of available faculty experts, details on signature Orientation Week events, and timely story ideas. This page is updated regularly leading up to the semester. If you have a media request, please contact our media relations team.
Media experts
Research
- Recess Project Canada
Founded by Ashoka Fellow Dr. Lauren McNamara, the Recess Project simultaneously studies and actively addresses social barriers that children face on school playgrounds. The project has worked with over 2,000 children by coordinating activities that create opportunities for all to feel included. - Dr. Lauren McNamara Ph.D
Founder and Director, Recess Project Canada
Ted Rogers School of Management's Diversity Institute
Communicable disease
- Timothy Sly
Professor Emeritus, School of Occupational and Public Health
- Jessica Mudry
Professor, School of Professional Communication
Vaccines and Misinformation
- Jessica Mudry
Professor, School of Professional Communication - Diana Brecher (
Cultivating happiness and mindfulness
Adjunct Faculty and Clinical Psychologist, Centre for Student Development and Counselling
Substance Use: Cannabis
- Brad Poulos
Instructor, Ted Rogers School of Management
Substance Use: Alcohol
- Sarah Dermody
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
LGBTQ+ health
- Sarah Dermody
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology - Trevor Hart
OHTN Chair in HIV Applied Research in Gay and Bisexual Men’s Health
Professor, Department of Psychology
Nutrition
- Nick Bellissimo
Professor, School of Nutrition
Housing
- Shelagh McCartney
Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning
AI in the classroom
- Jake Okechukwu Effoduh
Assistant Professor, Lincoln Alexander School of Law
Ethics of using AI
- Richard Lachman
Director, Zone Learning and Professor, The Creative School
- Angela Misri
Assistant Professor, School of Journalism
Postsecondary Education
- James L. Turk
Director, Centre of Free Expression
Transit/Commuting
- Raktim Mitra
Assistant Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning
- Linda Rothman
Associate Professor, School of Occupational and Public Health
Upskilling and Microcredentials
- Linda Koechli
Dean, Chang School of Continuing Education
Fashion
- May Friedman
Associate Professor, School of Fashion & School of Social Work
Body Positivity
- May Friedman
Associate Professor, School of Fashion & School of Social Work
Early Childhood Education
- Janelle Brady
Assistant Professor, School of Early Childhood Studies
Finances & Budgeting
- Amy Peng
Associate Professor, Interim Dean of Arts