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Senators

Meet all of AV¾ãÀÖ²¿'s Senators, who are responsible for pursuing the academic mission of the university.

Senators for 2025 – 2026 academic year

For information on Senate composition, visit the Membership page.

Officers of Senate

Dr. Jamie Blustein

Dr. Yassine El Hiani

Faculty Representatives

Faculty of Agriculture

  • Rebecca Meagher, Humanities House
  • Tasha Richard, Department of Business & Social Sciences
  • Brandon Heung, Department of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

  • Patricia Lee Men Chin, French
  • Kathy Cawsey,ÌýEnglish
  • Lindsay DuBois, Sociology and Social Anthropology 
  • Ajay Parasram, History & International Development Studies
  • Krista Kesselring, History
  • Jason Haslam, English

Faculty ofÌýArchitecture and Planning

  • Michael Faciejew, School of ArchitectureÌý

Faculty ofÌýOpen Learning and Career Development

  • Vacant, Open Learning and Career DevelopmentÌý

Faculty of Computer Science

  • Khurram Aziz, Computer Science
  • Raghav Sampangi,ÌýComputer Science
  • Vacant,ÌýComputer Science

Faculty of Dentistry

  • Pierre-Luc Michaud, Dental Clinical Sciences

Faculty of Engineering

  • Ya-Jun Pan, Mechanical Engineering
  • Vacant
  • Ahmed Saif, Industrial Engineering
  • Michael Cada,ÌýElectrical and Computer Engineering
  • Dominic Grouix,ÌýMechanical Engineering
  • Khaled Benis,ÌýProcess Engineering and Applied Science

Faculty of Health

  • David Westwood, School of Health and Human Performance
  • Heidi Lauckner,ÌýSchool of Occupational Therapy
  • Catrina Brown, School of Social Work
  • Vacant
  • David Jakeman, College of Pharmacy and Department of Chemistry (Faculty of Science)
  • Vacant
  • Michelle Sutherland-Allan, School of Social Work
  • Vacant

Schulich School of Law

  • Lucie Guibault, Law
  • Liam McHugh-Russell, Law

Libraries

  • Jennifer Adams, Libraries

Faculty of Management

  • Vacant
  • Heidi Weigand, Leadership and Organizations
  • Carolan McLarney, Rowe School of Business
  • Markus Sharaput, School of Public Administration
  • Simon Berge, Leadership and Organization

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Faculty of Medicine

  • Vacant
  • Gabriela Ilie, Community Health & Epidemiology
  • Vacant
  • Naeem Khan,ÌýDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology
  • Julie Copeland,ÌýAV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Medicine New Brunswick
  • Oluwasayo Olatunde, Family Medicine
  • Jason Howard,ÌýDivision of Orthopedic Surgery
  • Angelo Iulanella, Medical Neuroscience
  • Vacant
  • Daniel Dutton, Community Health & Epidemiology

Faculty of Science

  • Debra Grantham, Biology
  • Ian Weaver, Psychology and Neuroscience
  • Théo Michelot, Mathematics & Statistics
  • Melissa Schwab, Earth and Environmental Sciences
  • Paola Marignani, BioChemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Yulia Kotlyarova, Economics
  • Alison Thompson, Department of Chemistry
  • Stanley Asah, School of Resources and Environmental Studies
  • Leanne Stevens, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
  • Meghan Bailey,ÌýMarine Affairs Program
  • Vacant, Oceanography

Non-faculty representatives

  • Anjali Seshadri, DSU
  • Orpy Dey, DSU
  • Chinaecherem Annabel Maduka, DSU
  • Ella Kang, DSU
  • Marko Dimitrijevic, DSU
  • Reid Delaney, DSU
  • An-kita Das, DSU
  • Nwadilioramma Azuka-Onwuka, DSU
  • Ada Tuttle, DSU
  • Aidan Eisan, DSU
  • Deep Gajera, DSU

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  • Kim Brooks, President and Vice-Chancellor
  • Brenda Merritt, (Acting) Provost and Vice-President, Academic
  • Graham Gagnon, Vice-President, Research and Innovation
  • Rick Ezekiel, Vice-Provost, Student Affairs
  • Leslie Philmore, Associate Vice-President, Academic
  • Elaine MacInnis, Dean of Libraries
  • Heather Bruce, Dean and Principal, Faculty of Agriculture
  • Jennifer Andrews, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Eric Rapaport, (Acting) Dean, Faculty of Architecture and Planning
  • Nur Zincir-Heywood, Dean, Faculty of Computer Science
  • Yi Liu, (Acting) Dean, Faculty of Engineering
  • Ben Davis, Dean, Faculty of Dentistry
  • TBA, Dean, Faculty of Health
  • Jennifer Hann, Acting Dean, Faculty of Open Learning and Career Development
  • Christian Blouin, Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies
  • Sara Harding, Dean, Schulich School of Law
  • Mike Smit, Dean, Faculty of Management
  • Saleem Razack, Dean, Faculty of Medicine
  • Charles (Chuck) Macdonald , Dean, Faculty of Science
  • TBA, Vice Provost, Equity & Inclusion

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  • Timothy Vine, President, University of King’s College

  • Ifeyinwa Mbakogu,ÌýFaculty of Health

  • Patti Doyle-Bedwell, Open Learning and Career Development

  • Emmanuel K. Yiridoe, Agriculture
  • VACANT