Current Academic Administrative Searches and (Re)Appointments

In accordance with the University of Toronto's “Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators,” the committee below has been struck to advise on the appointment of the next Chair,Department of Speech-Language Pathology.

The Advisory Committee, which has been approved by the Vice-President and Provost, welcomes comments and nominations for Chair. Input and nominations may be directed to any member of the committee listed below. Communications will be received in confidence.

Patricia HOUSTON (Co-Chair) – Interim Dean and Vice-Dean, Medical Education
Lisa ROBINSON (Co-Chair) – Vice Dean, Strategy & Operations
Wenfu BAO – PhD Candidate
Pier BRYDEN – Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs & Professional Values
Luc DE NIL – Associate Director, Rehabilitation Sciences Institute
Meghan GRANT – MHSc SLP Student
Regina JOKEL – Status-Only Associate Professor (Baycrest)
Mark MELCHIOR – Business Manager
Naomi NAGY – Chair, Dept. of Linguistics
John PEEVER – Professor, Vice-Dean, Students, School of Graduate Studies
Milos POPOVIC – Director, KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network
Tijana SIMIC – Assistant Professor
Jennifer WADDS – Clinical Education Coordinator and Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
Karla WASHINGTON – Associate Professor
Yana YUNUSOVA – Professor (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre)

Interested individuals may submit applications as detailed in the online posting. The closing date for this position is Thursday January 4, 2024. 

In accordance with the University of Toronto's “Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators,” the committee below has been struck to advise on the appointment of the next Chair, Department of Physical Therapy.  

The Advisory Committee, which has been approved by the Vice-President and Provost, welcomes comments and nominations for Chair. Input and nominations may be directed to any member of the committee listed below. Communications will be received in confidence. 

Patricia Houston (Co-Chair) – Interim Dean and Vice-Dean, Medical Education
Lisa Robinson (Co-Chair) – Vice Dean, Strategy & Operations
Courtney Bean – Vice-President, Strategic Solutions & Partnerships, VHA Home HealthCare
Alyssa Benitez – MScPT Student
Angela Colantonio – Director, Rehabilitation Sciences Institute
Mary Forhan – Chair, Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Vina Goghari – Vice-Dean, Research & Program Innovation, School of Graduate Studies
Shaheer Khawar – MScPT Student
Stephanie Lurch – Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
Janet Newton – Clinical Vice-President, University Health Network
Chavon Niles – Assistant Professor
Kelly O'Brien – Professor
Amanda Patterson – Business Manager
Tricia Twogood – Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
Stephen Wang – MScPT Graduate (2022)
Lynn Wilson – Vice Dean, Clinical & Faculty Affairs
Euson Yeung – Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream

Interested individuals may submit applications as detailed in the online posting. The closing date for this position is Thursday January 4, 2024.  

In accordance with the University of Toronto's “Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators,” the committee below has been struck to advise on the appointment of the next Chair, Department of Medicine.  

The Advisory Committee, which has been approved by the Vice-President and Provost, welcomes comments and nominations for Chair. Input and nominations may be directed to any member of the committee listed below. Communications will be received in confidence. 

Patricia Houston (Chair) – Interim Dean and Vice-Dean, Medical Education
Husam Abdel-Qadir – Assistant Professor (Cardiology; Women's College Hospital)
Mobolaji Adeolu – PGY2 (General Internal Medicine)
Anil Chopra – Associate Professor (Emergency Medicine; Toronto General Hospital, UHN)
Monica Flak – Strategic Planning Officer
Mena Gewarges – Fellow (Cardiology)
Mingyao Liu – Director, Institute of Medical Science
Benoit Mulsant – Chair, Department of Psychiatry
Gary Naglie – Vice President, Medical Services, Baycrest
Umberin Najeeb – Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Culture & Inclusion (General Internal Medicine; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre)
Lisa Robinson – Vice Dean, Strategy & Operations and Professor, Dept. of Paediatrics (The Hospital for Sick Children)
Simron Singh – Associate Professor (Medical Oncology; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre)
Kevin Smith – President & CEO, University Health Network
Taresa Stefurak – Assistant Professor (Neurology; Michael Garron Hospital, Toronto East Health Network)
Kathryn Tinckam – Physician-in-Chief, Nephrology, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network
Eric Tseng – Assistant Professor (Haematology; St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto)

Interested individuals may submit to academic.affairs@utoronto.ca as detailed as detailed in the online posting. The closing date for this position is Thursday January 4, 2024.  

Professor Deborah O’Connor will be completing her first 5-year term as Chair of the Department of Nutritional Sciences. Professor O’Connor is eligible for reappointment. 

In accordance with the University of Toronto's “Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators,” the committee below has been struck to advise on the appointment of the Chair—considering whether to recommend the reappointment of Professor O’Connor for a second term or to proceed with a search. 

The composition of the committee, which has been approved by the Vice-President and Provost, is as follows: 

Lisa ROBINSON (Chair), Dean & Vice Provost, Relations with Health Care Institutions 
Richard BAZINET, Professor and Associate Chair, Research & Innovation 
Elena COMELLI, Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Admissions & Awards 
Ahmed EL-SOHEMY, Professor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate Education 
Meredith IRWIN, Professor and Chair-Chief, Dept. of Paediatrics – University of Toronto & The Hospital for Sick Children 
Slavica JOVANOVIC, Business Manager 
Kozeta MILIKU, Assistant Professor 
John PEEVER, Vice-Dean, Students, School of Graduate Studies 

Dan SELLEN, Professor and Director, Joannah & Brian Lawson Centre for Child Nutrition 

Aidan TYRRELL, PhD Candidate and Co-President, Nutritional Sciences Graduate Students' Association 

The committee welcomes input. Please send any comments to the committee chair, c/o Anastasia Meletopoulos, Academic Affairs Manager, at anastasia.meletopoulos@utoronto.ca. Your opinions will be treated in strict confidence and will be made known only to the Advisory Committee for the (Re)Appointment of Chair, Department of Nutritional Sciences. 

In accordance with the University of Toronto's “Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators,” Dean Lisa Robinson has struck the committee below to advise on the appointment of the next Chair of the Department of Psychiatry. 

The Advisory Committee, which has been approved by the Vice-President and Provost, welcomes comments and nominations for Chair. Input and nominations may be directed to any member of the committee listed below. Communications will be received in confidence. 

Lisa ROBINSON (Chair) – Dean & Vice Provost, Relations with Health Care Institutions 
Hadeel ALJAZZAF – PGY3 
Sarah DOWNEY – President & CEO, Centre for Addiction & Mental Health 
K. Sonu GAIND – Professor (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre) 
Amy GAJARIA – Assistant Professor (Centre for Addiction & Mental Health) 
Brett JONES – PhD Candidate (Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine) 
Moira KAPRAL – Chair, Dept. of Medicine (University Health Network) 
Beverley ORSER – Chair, Dept. of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre) 
Sakina RIZVI – Associate Professor (St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto) 
Jennifer RUSSEL – Associate Professor (Michael Garron Hospital, Toronto East Health Network) 
Sanjeev SOCKALINGAM – Professor (Centre for Addiction & Mental Health and University Health Network) 
Anny SONG – Business Manager 
Daphne VOINESKO – Assistant Professor (Centre for Addiction & Mental Health and University Health Network)
Lesley WIESENFELD – Associate Professor (Sinai Health) 
Lynn WILSON – Vice Dean, Clinical & Faculty Affairs 

Questions about the search should be sent to Anastasia Meletopoulos, Academic Affairs Manager, Office of the Dean, at anastasia.meletopoulos@utoronto.ca.