Senate Membership

The membership of Senate (voting): 

• Emma Alexander, Chair of History
• Yadira Chinique De Armas, Acting Bioanthropology Coordinator
• Soham Baksi, Chair of Economics
• Jane Barter, Religion and Culture
• Navinder Basra, VP (Finance & Administration)
• Jeanette Bautista, Chair of Applied Computer Science
• Jake Bergen, Education
• Christopher Bidinosti, Physics
• Bruce Bolster, Neuroscience Coordinator
• Derrick Bourassa, Chair of Psychology
• Alyson Brickey, English
• Omega Budhathoki, UWSA
• Brenton Button, Education
• Amrita Ray Chaudhuri, Economics
• Haifeng Chen, Economics
• Brandon Christopher, English
• Samantha Cook, Chair of Modern Languages and Literatures
• Jan DeFehr, Education
• Danielle Defries, Chair of Kinesiology and Applied Health
• Harleen Deol, UWSA
• Kyle Devine, Dean of Graduate Studies
• Ruth Dickinson, Board of Regents
• W. Rory Dickson, Chair of Religion and Culture
• Jino Distasio, Acting Dean of Kinesiology and Acting Dean of Science
• Bronwyn Dobchuk-Land, Criminal Justice
• Danielle Dunbar, VP (University Advancement)
• Matt Dyce, Chair of Geography
• Ryan Eyford, History
• Scott Forbes, Biology
• Jens Franck, Chair of Biology
• Jonathon Franklin, Chair of Sociology
• Alexander Freund, Chair of German/Canadian Studies
• Justin Friesen, Psychology
• Melissa Funke, Classics
• Barb Gamey, Chancellor
• Marianne Geisler, Biology
• Kelly Gorkoff, Chair of Criminal Justice
• Joan Grace, Chair of Political Science
• Hugh Grant, Dean of Business and Economics
• Caleb Hasler, Biology
• Laurie Hellsten, Dean of Education
• Joshua Hollett, Chair of Chemistry
• Blair Jamieson, Chair of Physics
• Colleen Kachulak, DM Rep
• Kristi Kenyon, Human Rights Program Coordinator
• Osaed Khan, Acting Dean of the Collegiate
• Alan Saji Koshy, President of the UWSA
• Leah Kuragano, History
• Shauna Labman, Executive Director of Global College
• Celiese Lypka, English
• Shauna MacKinnon, Chair of Urban and Inner-City Studies
• Carla Manfredi, English
• Zeinab Mashreghi, Mathematics and Statistics
• Cathy Mattes, History of Art Coordinator
• Andrew McGillivray, Chair of Rhetoric, Writing, and Communications
• Hope McIntyre, Theatre and Film
• Peter Miller, Chair of Classics
• Erin Millions, History
• Todd Mondor, President
• Ben Nobbs-Thiessen, Chair of Mennonite Studies
• Grace O'Farrell, Business and Administration
• Melanie O'Gorman, Economics 
• Jitendra Paliwal, VP (Research and Innovation)
• Adam Parboosingh, Chair of Theatre and Film
• Kirit Patel, Chair of Environmental Studies
• Robert Patterson, Collegiate
• Valerie Pelleck, Kinesiology and Applied Health
• Gyanendra Pokharel, Mathematics and Statistics
• Gabrielle Prefontaine, Dean of Library
• Pavlina Radia, Provost and VP (Academic)
• Narad Rampersad, Chair of Mathematics and Statistics
• Jaqueline McLeod Rogers, Rhetoric, Writing and Communications
• Ivan Roksandic, Linguistics Coordinator
• Sharanpal Ruprai, Chair of Women's and Gender Studies
• Adam Scarfe, Acting Chair of Philosophy
• Anuraag Shrivastav, Biology
• Shailesh Shukla, Acting Chair of Indigenous Studies
• Lisa Sinclair, Psychology
• Sheri-Lynn Skwarchuk, Developmental Studies Coordinator
• Andrea Smith, Kinesiology and Applied Health
• Bong-gi Sohn, Rhetoric, Writing and Communications
• Anna Stokke, Mathematics and Statistics
• Bonnie Talbot, Collegiate
• Shelley Tulloch, Chair of Anthropology
• Dee Wallace, Library
• Laura-Anne Warszycki, Biology
• Tracy Whalen, Acting Dean of Arts
• Conor Whately, Classics
• Christopher Wiebe, Chemistry
• Sanoji Wijenayake, Biology
• Doris Wolf, Chair of English
• Farra Yasin, Education
• Dorothy Young, Board of Regents
• Ray Vander Zaag, MSC
• Anoisha Zafar, UWSA
• Contact Information:

All communications for Senate should be sent to the University Secretary.

Last updated May 1, 2025.