Staff Directory
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Academic and Research Leadership
Dr. Bhagwati Gupta
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Science
Dr. Bhagwati Gupta
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Science
Dr. Steven Hanna
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Health Sciences
Dr. Steven Hanna
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Health Sciences
Dr. Martin Horn
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Humanities
Dr. Martin Horn
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Humanities
Dr. Michael Thompson
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Engineering
Dr. Michael Thompson
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Engineering
Dr. Bhagwati Gupta
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Science
Dr. Bhagwati Gupta
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Science
Dr. Steven Hanna
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Health Sciences
Dr. Steven Hanna
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Health Sciences
Dr. Martin Horn
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Humanities
Dr. Martin Horn
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Humanities
Dr. Michael Thompson
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Engineering
Dr. Michael Thompson
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Engineering
Student Life & Research Training
- Andrea Cole, Coordinator, Recruitment, Retention & Diversity (x23437, coleand@)
- Judi Pattison, Communications Coordinator (x23903, pattisj@)
- Catherine Maybrey, Coordinator, Postdoctoral Affairs and Research Training (x23710, postdoc@)
- Yufei Zheng, Coordinator, International Graduate Students (x23682, zheny37@)
Academic Services
- Stephanie Baschiera, Associate Registrar and Graduate Secretary (x23684, baschie@)
- Jessica Dorsch, Admissions and Recruitment Officer (x20871, kitchejj@)
- Nanci Cole, Admissions Officer (x24341, colenj@)
- Kevin Boccia, Admissions Officer (bocciakt@)
- Christina Bryce, Assistant Graduate Secretary (x24204, cbryce@)
- Frank Coruzzi, Academic Services Officer (coruzzif@)
- Deb Randall-Baldry, Academic Services Officer (x23685, baldryd@)
- Nadine Pielaszek, Academic Services Officer (ferracn@)
- Shelby Pinciaro, Administrative Assistant (pincias@)
- Mukid Syed, Information Assistant (syedmm4@)
- Darren Simpson, Business Analyst (dsimpso@)
- Emmalee Owens, Business Analyst (owense1@)
- Antonella (Toni) Masciantonio, Scholarships and Awards Officer (x28067, masciana@)
- Diane Potvin, Scholarships and Awards Officer (x24234, potvind@)
Administration
- Leslie Brandreth, Executive Assistant to the Vice-Provost and Dean / Manager Graduate Student Resources (x24205, brandla@)
- Laura Side, Manager, Finance and Administration (sidel@)
- Radmila Cucuz, Budget and Financial Analyst (cucuzr@)
- Jalini Bernard, Budget and Financial Analyst (bernaj18@)
- Holly Dewar, Financial Coordinator (dewarhl@)
- David Lu, IT Manager (x27748, ludavid@)
General email: askgrad@mcmaster.ca
Telephone: 905-525-9140 x23679
Program Contacts
Expandable List
ANTHROPOLOGY (CNH-524)
- Tina Moffat, Chair (x23906, anthchair@)
- Andrew Roddick, Graduate Advisor (x23913, roddick@)
- Delia Hutchinson, Administrator (x24523, hutchin@)
- John Silva, Graduate Adminstrator (x24424, silvaj@)
BIOCHEMISTRY & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (HSC-4N59)
- Brian Coombes, Chair (x22159, coombes@)
- Matthew Miller, Associate Chair (x22387, mmiller@)
- Sarah Cumins, Manager, Operations (x22498, cumins@)
- Lisa Kush, Graduate Officer (x22064, kushl@)
- Nadia Butt, Administrative Assistant (buttn1@)
BIOLOGY (LS-218)
- Marie Elliot, Chair (x24225, biolchr@)
- Ben Evans, Associate Chair (x26973, evansb@)
- Rebecca Woodworth, Administrator (x24581, woodwor@)
- Haley Johnson, Graduate Admnistrator (x23546, biolgrad@)
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (ETB-405)
- Ram Mishra, Co-Director (x22396, mishrar@)
- Ravi Selvaganapathy, Co-Director (x27435, selvaga@)
- Jane Mah, Administrator (x23486, biomedg@)
- Siobhan Koch, Recruitment and Promotion Coordinator (x22588, enggrad@)
BIOMEDICAL DISCOVERY & COMMERCIALIZATION (HSC-4N59)
- Nancy McKenzie, Program Manager (x27335, nmckenzie@)
- Emily Taylor, Career Development and Relationship Associate (x22631, shawe1@)
- Michelle Biro, Interim Administrative Assistant (x28733, birom@)
BUSINESS
- Khaled Hassanein, Associate Dean (x23956, adeangrb@)
- Carol Gerritsen, Executive Assistant (x24431, cgerrit@)
MBA (RJC-333) Ext. 20511
- Director (x20692, mbainfo@)
- Christopher Longtin, MBA Manager (x24277, longtinc@)
- Ryan Shoot, Admissions and Recruitment Officer (x20597, shootr@)
- Chandani Sheth, Recruitment & Retention Officer (x23940, shethc2@)
- Raveena Samuel, Recruitment & Retention Officer (x23940, samuer@)
- Maddy Burley, MBA Academic Advisor (x24085, burleym@)
- Carolyn Colwell, MBA Academic Advisor (x26565, colwell@)
- TBD, BLPT Program Officer (askblpt@)
EMBA (RJC-444)
- Milena Head, Academic Director (x24435, headm@)
- Dave Mammoliti, Director (x26372, mammol@)
- Bryan Mehi, Program Administrator (x20568, mehir@)
- Kim Shaw, Program Manager (x28137, shawkim@)
PhD (DSB-108)
CHEMICAL BIOLOGY (ABB-156)
- Giuseppe Melacini, Director (x26959, melacin@)
- Tammy Feher, Administrative Coordinator (x20874, chembio@)
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (JHE-374)
- Carlos Filipe, Chair (x24957, filipec@)
- Boyang Zhang, Graduate Advisor (x24537, zhangb97@)
- Kristina Trollip, Administrator (x24762, trollip@)
- Laura Nease, Graduate Administrator (x24292, johnslc2@)
- Siobhan Koch, Recruitment and Promotion Coordinator (x22588, enggrad@)
CHEMISTRY (ABB-156)
- Gillian Goward, Chair (x24504, goward@)
- Peter Kruse, Graduate Chair (x23480, pkruse@)
- Salina Jaffer, Administrator (x23487, jaffers@)
- Adriana Brook, Graduate Administrator (x24504, chemgrad@)
CHILD LIFE & PEDIATRIC PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE
- Cathy Humphreys, Director (x22795, humphrc@)
- Julie Hatton, Administrative Assistant (905-521-2100 x75644, childlife@)
CIVIL ENGINEERING (JHE-301)
- Michael Tait, Chair (x26469, taitm@)
- Sarah Dickson, Associate Chair (x24914, sdickso@)
- Sarah Sullivan, Administrator (x20160, sullivsb@)
- Amelia Brook, Graduate Administrator (x24315, brookam2@)
- Siobhan Koch, Recruitment and Promotion Coordinator (x22588, enggrad@)
CLASSICS (TSH-706)
- Martin Beckmann, Chair (x23381, beckmam@)
- Kathryn Mattison, Graduate Advisor (x24577, mattisk@)
- Bianca James, Administrative Coordinator (x27057, jamesb4@)
- Louse Savocchia, Graduate Administrative Assistant (x24311, classics@)
CLINICAL BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES (HSC 3H46A)
- Elizabeth Pawluk, Director (905-522-1155 x36437, pawluke@)
- Susan Vaughan, Program Coordinator (905-521-2100 x36437, cbs@)
COGNITIVE SCIENCE OF LANGUAGE (TSH-513)
Department of Linguistics and Languages
- Elisabet Service, Chair (x21352, eservic@)
- TBD, Graduate Advisor
- Bianca James, Administrative Coordinator (x27057, jamesb4@)
- Tata Ruffle, Graduate Administrator (x24388, lingdept@)
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT
Dept. of Communication Studies and Media Arts, (TSH-331)
COMMUNICATION AND NEW MEDIA
Dept. of Communication Studies and Media Arts
- Christina Baade, Chair (x23349, cmstdir@)
- Sarah Brophy, PhD Graduate Co-Chair (x22243, gradcnm@)
- David Ogborn, MA Graduate Chair & PhD Graduate Co-Chair (x27603, cnmchair@)
- Lorraine Redford, Administrative Coordinator (x23112, redford@)
- Cassandra Weimann, Graduate Administrator (x27575, cweima@)
COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING (HH-218)
Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics
- Ben Bolker, Director (x23320, bolker@)
- Julie Fogarty, Administrator (x24580, fogarty@)
- Hanadi Attar-Elbard, Administrative Assistant (x23062, graduate@math)
- Hania Zahid, Graduate Administrator (x24582, zahidh1@)
- Siobhan Koch, Recruitment and Promotion Coordinator (x22588, enggrad@)
COMPUTING & SOFTWARE (ITB-202)
- Mark Lawford, Chair (x24911, lawford@)
- Fei Chiang, Graduate Chair (x20103, fchiang@)
- Ryan Leduc, Graduate Advisor Software Engineering (x27962, leduc@)
- Wenbo He, Graduate Advisor Computer Science (x27769, hew11@)
- Laurie LeBlanc, Administrator (x22887, leblanl@)
- Delcia Aguiar, Graduate Administrator (x27863, gradcas@)
- Siobhan Koch, Recruitment and Promotion Coordinator (x22588, enggrad@)
Expandable List
ECONOMICS (KTH-426)
- Marc Andre Letendre, Chair (x23822, letendre@)
- Alok Johri, Graduate Advisor (x23830, ecngrdch@)
- Lihua Qian, Administrator (x24591, lqian@)
- Ye Zhao, Graduate Administrator (x24731, econgrd@)
eHEALTH (DSB-A203)
Email: ehealth@mcmaster.ca
- Nicole Wagner, Director (x24919, wagnernm@)
- Sheila Richardson, Program Administrator (x23950, ehealth@)
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING (ITB-A11)
- Mohamed Bakr, Chair (x27352, mbakr@)
- Ian Bruce, Graduate Advisor (x26984, ibruce@mail.ece.mcmaster.ca)
- Kerri Hastings, Administrator (x24826, hastings@)
- Tracey Coop, Accounting and Academic Assistant (x27277, coopt@)
- Cheryl Gies, Graduate Administrator (x24305, gies@)
- Siobhan Koch, Recruitment and Promotion Coordinator (x22588, enggrad@)
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING PRACTICE & TECHNOLOGY
MEEI/MEPP/MEng Design/Manufacturing Engineering/MTEI
- Mo Elbestawi, Director (x26558, elbestaw@)
- Vladimir Mahalec, Associate Graduate Director (x26386, mahalec@)
- Michele Mantock, Business Manager (x27013, mantock@)
- Jim Morrison, Team Lead, Academic Programs (x23635, morrij65@)
- Dulcie Amaral, Graduate Administrator (x26401, amarald@)
- Siobhan Koch, Recruitment and Promotion Coordinator (x22588, enggrad@)
ENGINEERING PHYSICS (JHE-A315)
- Adrian Kitai, Chair (x26290, kitaia@)
- Adriaan Buijs, Graduate Advisor (x24925, buijsa@)
- Robert Laidler, Adminstrator (x24474, laidlerr@)
- Nicole Macdonald, Graduate Administrator (x27925, macdonne@)
- Valerie Michaud, Recruitment and Promotion Coordinator (x22588, enggrad@)
- Areti Tsiliganos, Nuclear Tech Diploma, UNENE (x20168, unene@)
- Nikola Popov, UNENE Program Director, (npopov@)
ENGLISH & CULTURAL STUDIES (CNH-321)
- Susie O’Brien, Chair (x23724, obriensu@)
- Amber Dean, English Graduate Chair (x23725, deanamb@)
- Sarah Brophy, Cultural Studies Program Director (x22243, brophys@)
- Sophie Goellnicht, Administrative Coordinator (x28629, goellnsk@)
- Ilona Forgo-Smith, Graduate Administrator (x24732, englgrsc@)
FINANCE (DSB-104)
- Narat Charupat, Chair (x23987, charupat@)
- Trevor Chamberlain, Director (x23980, chambert@)
- Alexis Maynard, Program Administrator (x21716, mfin@)
FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS (HH-218)
- David Lozinski, Acting Director (x23409, mfm_dir@)
- Hanadi Attar-Elbard, Administrative Assistant (x23062, mfm_adm@)
FRENCH (TSH-532)
- Eugene Nshimiyimana, Chair (x23745, nsheug@)
- John Stout, Graduate Advisor (x23634, stoutj@)
- Bianca James, Administrative Coordinator (x27057, jamesb4@)
- Elykiah Doumbe, Interim Administrative Assistant (x24470, frendept@)
GENDER STUDIES & SOCIAL JUSTICE (TSH-721)
- Catherine Anderson, Director (x26241, gsfrdir@)
- Sophie Goellnicht, Administrative Coordinator (x28629, goellnsk@)
- Angela Zaya, Graduate Administrator (x24491, gsfr@)
GEOGRAPHY & EARTH SCIENCES (GSB-206)
- Bruce Newbold, Director (x27948, newbold@)
- Greg Slater, Graduate Advisor (x26388, gslater@)
- Caitlyn Gambacort, Administrator (x24179, gambacc@)
- Salome Santos-Blaguski, Graduate Administrator (x23535, ssantos@)
GLOBAL HEALTH (MDCL-3500)
- Andrea Baumann, Associate VP (x22581, baumanna@)
- Faye Alsisto, Manager, Finance & Administration (x22206, alsistf@)
- Sonya DeLaat, Academic Program Advisor (x22835, delaat@)
- Andreea Predoiu, Graduate Administrator (predoim@)
GLOBALIZATION & THE HUMAN CONDITION (LRWH, Second Floor)
- Petra Rethmann, Director and Graduate Advisor (x23905, rethman@)
- Leigh-Ann Sepe, Program Administrator (x27556, sepela@)
HEALTH, AGING & SOCIETY (KTH-226)
- Jim Dunn, Chair (x22741, haschr@)
- Michel Grignon, Graduate Chair (x23493, grignon@)
- Kristine Espiritu, Administrator (x27035, espirit@)
- Colleen Brown, Graduate Administrator (x27961, brownc88@)
HEALTH MANAGEMENT (IAHS-403)
School of Rehabilitation Science
- Glen Randall, Co-Director (x26191, randalg@)
- Dina Brooks, Co-Director (x27807, brookd8@)
- Vanessa Killinger, Program Manager (x27831, killinv@)
- Robyn Patchett, Administrative Assistant (x27059, patchetr@)
HEALTH POLICY (CRL-201)
Centre for Health Economics & Policy Analysis
Email: hpphd@mcmaster.ca
HEALTH RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (HSC-2C)
- Mitch Levine, Assistant Dean (905-522-1155 x33095, levinem@)
- Lorraine Carroll, Admission Coordinator (x27718, carrl@)
- Kristina Vukelic, Program Manager (x22218, kvukel@)
- Valerie Michaud, Graduate Officer (x22588, michaudv@)
- Abir Abdulla, Program Assistant (x26236, hrmasst@)
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Epidemiology
HEALTH SCIENCE EDUCATION (DBHSC-5003)
Program for Educational Research and Development (PERD)
HISTORY (CNH-620)
Expandable List
KINESIOLOGY (IWC-219C)
- Gianni Parise, Chair (x26416, kinchair@)
- Peter Keir, Graduate Advisor (x23543, pjkeir@)
- Jennifer Graci, Administrator (x24461, gracij@)
- Carol Robinson, Graduate Administrator (x23582, crobin@)
LABOUR STUDIES (WORK & SOCIETY) KTH-717
- Stephanie Ross, Director (x24164, stephross@)
- Stephanie Premji, Graduate Advisor (x21448, spremji@)
- Brenda Morrison, Administrative Coordinator (x27723, bmorris@)
- Megan Stokes, Graduate Administrator (x24692, lsgrad@)
MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING (JHE-357)
- Hatem Zurob, Chair (x23515, zurobh@)
- Kathryn Grandfield, Associate Graduate Chair (x23573, kgrandfield@)
- Samantha Kandilas, Administrator (x26230, samkandilas@)
- Mary-Anne Bechamp, Graduate Administrator (x26626, bechamma@)
- Siobhan Koch, Recruitment and Promotion Coordinator (x22588, enggrad@)
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS (HH-218)
- Matheus Grasselli, Chair (x23417, grasselli@math)
- Ben Bolker, Acting Associate Chair, Graduate – Math (x23320, bolker@math)
- Paul McNicholas, Associate Chair, Graduate – Statistics (x23419, paul@math)
- Julie Fogarty, Administrator (x24580, fogarty@)
- Hanadi Attar-Elbard, Administrative Assistant (x23062, graduate@math)
- Hania Zahid, Graduate Administrator (x24582, zahidh1@)
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (JHE-310)
- Marilyn Lightstone, Chair (x27765, lightsm@)
- Chan Ching, Graduate Advisor (x24998, chingcy@)
- Leslie Kocsis, Administrator (x20282, kocsil@)
- Lexie Li, Graduate Administrator (x23097, mechgrad@)
- Siobhan Koch, Recruitment and Promotion Coordinator (x22588, enggrad@)
MEDICAL SCIENCES (HSC-4H4)
- Judy West-Mays, Assistant Dean (x26237, westmayj@)
- George Bijelic, Program Manager (x22735, gbijel@)
- Daphne Kilgour, Graduate Officer (x27458, kilgoud@)
- Sherri Keene, Graduate Program Associate (x22982, medsci@)
MIDWIFERY (HSC 4H24)
Email: midwifermasters@mcmaster.ca
- Liz Darling, Assistant Dean (x21597, darlinek@)
- Aaron Geekie-Sousa, Program Manager (x22860, sousaa@)
NEUROSCIENCE (PC-403)
- Luciano Minuzzi, Interim Director (minuzzi@)
- Deda Gillespie, Associate Director (x28671, gilles@)
- Sandra Murphy, Graduate Administrator (x24324, smurphy@)
NURSING (HSC-3H48)
Email: gradson@mcmaster.ca
- Nancy Carter, Assistant Dean (x22221, carternm@)
- TBD, Director of Administration
- Carla Dawson, Interim Graduate Officer (x22983, cvegnad@)
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (IAHS-406)
- Jackie Bosch, Assistant Dean (boschj@)
- Jessica Gasewicz, Program Manager (x27801, gasewijw@)
- Lynnden Kelly, Program Coordinator (x27829, otprog@)
PHILOSOPHY (UH-310)
- Mark Johnstone, Chair (x23467, chphilo@)
- Ariella Binik, MA Graduate Co-Chair (x27529, maphil@)
- Megan Stotts, MA Graduate Co-Chair (x24125, maphil@)
- Alex Klein, PhD Graduate Chair (x23461, phdphil@)
- Kim Squissato, Administrative Coordinator (x24275, philadm@)
- Rabia Awan, Graduate Administrator (x24312, phlosdep@)
PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY (ABB-241)
- Alison Sills, Chair (x24189, asills@)
- Laura Parker, Associate Chair (x27348, gradchair@physics)
- Mara Esposto, Administrator (x24569, esposto@)
- Rosemary McNeice, Graduate Administrator (x24558, mcneicer@)
PHYSIOTHERAPY (IAHS-403)
- Sarah Wojkowski, Acting Assistant Dean (x27814, wojkows@)
- Jessica Gasewicz, Program Manager (x27801, gasewijw@)
- Amanda Benson, Program Coordinator (x27806, ptprog@)
POLITICAL SCIENCE (KTH-527)
- Greg Flynn, Chair (x24420, flynngl@)
- Peter Nyers, Graduate Chair (x23887, nyersp@)
- Wendy Ryckman, Administrator (x24420, ryckman@)
- Manuela Dozzi, Graduate Administrator (x24742, dozzim@)
PSYCHOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCE & BEHAVIOUR (PC-102)
- Mel Rutherford, Chair (x27120, rutherm@)
- David Feinberg, Associate Graduate Chair (x28664, feinberg@)
- Milica Pavica, Adminstrator (x24246, pavlica@)
- Emily Thomas, Graduate Administrator (x23298, pnbgrad@)
PSYCHOTHERAPY (SJH, 3rd Floor)
- Elizabeth Pawluk, Director (905-522-1155 x36437, pawluke@)
- Susan Vaughan, Program Manager (905-521-2100 x36437, psychoth@)
PUBLIC HEALTH (HSC 2C2)
- Emma Apatu, Director (x22180, apatue@)
- Angie Donato, Curriculum Coordinator (x26442, donata2@)
- Stephanie Seiler, Program Coordinator (x26428, askmph@)
PUBLIC POLICY IN DIGITAL SOCIETY
RADIATION SCIENCES (ABB-241)
Health and Radiation Sciences/Medical Physics and Radiation Biology
- Alison Sills, Acting Director (x24189, asills@)
- Laura Parker, Associate Chair (x27348, lparker@)
- Mara Esposto, Administrator (x24569, esposto@)
- Rosemary McNeice, Graduate Administrator (x24558, physgrad@)
REHABILITATION SCIENCE
- Ada Tang, Assistant Dean (x24174, atang@)
- Vanessa Killinger, Program Manager (x27831, rsgrad@)
- Cindy Permejo, Program Assistant (x26378, rsgrad@)
- Taya John, Administrative Assistant (x27850, tdzaman@)
RELIGIOUS STUDIES (UH-123)
- Celia Rothenberg, Chair (x24363, relsch@)
- Hanna Tervanotko, Graduate Chair (x24239, tervanoh@)
- Leahann Hendrickse, Administrator (x24567, lhendri@)
- Doreen Drew, Graduate Administrator (x23399, relstud@)
SOCIAL WORK (KTH-319)
- Saara Greene, Director (x23782, greenes@)
- Ameil Joseph, Graduate Chair (x23792, ameilj@)
- Tammy Maikawa, Administrator (x23793, millet@)
- Darlene Savoy, Graduate Administrator (x24596, dsavoy@, infomsw@)
- Mary Allahyarkia, Part-time Graduate Administrator (allahym@)
SOCIOLOGY (KTH-627)
- Tina Fetner, Chair (x23623, tina.fetner@)
- Marisa Young, Graduate Chair (x23621, myoung@)
- Madeline Van Impe, Adminstrator (x24484, deptsoc@)
- Corinne Jehle, Graduate Administrator (x23613, socgrad@)
SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY (IAHS-403)
- Lyn Turkstra, Assistant Dean (x28648, turkstrl@)
- Jessica Gasewicz, Program Manager (x27801, gasewijw@)
- Vanessa Killinger, Program Coordinator (289-237-6518, askslp@)
WATER WITHOUT BORDERS
c/o Department of Globalization
Email: wwbsec@