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Research Ethics Board (REB) Membership - Fall 2025 (47 Members) (Winter 2026 Pending)

Committee Members

Name

Position

Department/ School

Asher Alkoby

Chair

Law & Business, Ted Rogers School of Management

Michael Baumtrog Vice-Chair Psychology
Joanna (Anneke) Rummens Interim Chair, Health Sciences (forthcoming) Nursing 
Zakiya Atcha Director, Research Ethics Board (staff) (Non-voting)
Bryanna Hines Research Ethics Manager (staff) (Non-voting)

Federica Berdini

REB Administrator (staff) (Non-voting)

Laura Feltham

REB Administrator (staff)

(Non-voting)

 

Seema Tejani

REB Administrator (staff)

(Non-voting)
Daniel Dabir Research Ethics Intern (Non-voting)

Faculty

Name

Department/School/Faculty

Term Expires

Term #

Alexandra Fiocco

Psychology, Faculty of Arts (YSGPS)

2026

9

Frank Russo Psychology, Faculty of Arts 2026 2

Sean Bellaviti

Philosophy (Ethnomusicology), Faculty of Arts 2025 4

Chris MacDonald

Ethicist - Law & Business 

2026

10

Matthew Marinett Law & Business, Ted Rogers School of Management 2026 3
Zahava Rosenberg-Yunger Health Services Management, Ted Rogers School of Management   2026 6
Tom Griffin Hospitality & Tourism, Ted Rogers School of Management   2026 5
Kristyn Scott HR Management & Organizational Behaviour,  Ted Rogers School of Management   2026 4
Nukhet Taylor Marketing Management, Ted Rogers School of Management   2026 3
Kathleen Hammond Law, Faculty of Law 2026 4
Yukari Seko Professional Communication, The Creative School 2026 4
Opeyemi Akanbi Professional Communication, The Creative School  2026 3
Aurelia Di Santo Early Childhood Studies, Faculty of Community Services 2026 2
Henry Parada Social Work, Faculty of Community Services (YSGPS) 2026 5
Nicole Ineese-Nash

Early Childhood Studies/ Indigenous Expert

2026

2

Fatih Sekercioglu Occupational and Public Health, Faculty of Community Services 2026 4
Areej Al-Hamad Nursing, Faculty of Community Services 2026 2
Kateryna Metersky Nursing, Faculty of Community Services 2026 3
Sarah Sabatinos Chemistry and Biology, Faculty of Science 2026 2
Nirojini Sivachandran Chemistry and Biology, Faculty of Science 2026 2
Nagina Parmar
Biomedical Science, Faculty of Science 2026
6

Naimul Khan

Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science

2026

2

Naomi Eichenlaub

Library Services

2026

6

Graduate Students

Name

Program

Term Expires

Term #

Anik Obomsawin Graduate Student, Psychology  2026 3
Samantha Pejic Graduate Student, Psychology  2026 3
Menahal Latif Graduate Student, Psychology  2026 3
Caitlin Cosgrove Graduate Student, Nursing 2026 4
Naomi Wokocha

Undergraduate Student, Philosophy and English

2026 1
Naomi Wokocha Undergraduate Student, Philosophy & English 2026 4

Toronto Metropolitan Staff & Community Members

Name

Role, Department

Term Expires

Term #

Prasantha De Silva Medicine/Public Health 2026 4
Faridoddin Pesteh Criminology/Cyber Security 2026 4
Daniel Sanchez Morales International Research/Neuropsychology 2026 3
Marco Tang Philosophy/Ethics 2026 2
Emily Rolufs Psychology 2026 2
Jane Burns Arts, History, Research Ethics 2026 2

Ad Hoc/Advisors

Name

Faculty & Department

Expertise

Term Expires

Term #

Damien Lee Sociology, Arts Previous Indigenous Expert 2026 4
Megan Scribe Sociology, Arts Previous Indigenous Expert 2026 4
Nancy Walton Nursing/Associate Dean YSGPS Past Chair / Ethicist 2026 2