Welcome New Faculty 2022-23

The Faculty of Arts & Science is proud to welcome and introduce our newest faculty members and recent appointments. These outstanding scholars represent combined excellence across the humanities, sciences and social sciences, and demonstrate the depth and breadth of the Faculty. Students will benefit from the fascinating range of expertise and experience they bring. Through the impact of their work, A&S will continue to pursue new strategies aimed at affirming our position as a global leader in cutting-edge research and seek new ways to push beyond the boundaries of human knowledge and experience.

Safia Aidid

Safia Aidid

Assistant Professor, Department of History and African Studies Program, New College

Miguel-Ángel Andres-Toledo

Miguel Ángel Andres-Toledo

FEZANA Professor of Zoroastrian Languages and Literatures, Department of Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations

Comfort Azubuko-udah

Comfort Azubuko-Udah

Assistant Professor, Department of English and African Studies Program, New College

Moussa Blimpo

Moussa Blimpo

Assistant Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy

Megan Bontranger.

Megan Bontrager

Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Magdalena Cabaj.

Magdalena Cabaj

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures

Anisha Chadha

Anisha Chadha

Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology

Steven Coyne

Steven Coyne

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Philosophy and Department of Computer Science

Haissi Cui

Haissi Cui

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry

Niv Dayan

Niv Dayan

Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science

Nisrin Elamin

Nisrin Elamin

Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology and African Studies Program, New College

Reed Essick

Reed Essick

Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics

Maya Fishbach

Maya Fishbach

Assistant Professor, Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics

Alice Gao

Alice Gao

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Computer Science

Reza Hadisi.

Reza Hadisi

Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy and Centre for Medieval Studies

Maya Harakawa

Maya Harakawa

Assistant Professor, Department of Art History

Laura Ingallinella

Laura Ingallinella

Assistant Professor, Department of Italian Studies and the Renaissance Program, Victoria College

Nyasha Junior.

Nyasha Junior

Associate Professor, Department for the Study of Religion

Tom Kemeny

Tom Kemeny

Associate Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy

Yanfei Li

Yanfei Li

Assistant Professor, Department of East Asian Studies

Bliss Lim.

Bliss Cua Lim

Professor, Cinema Studies Institute

Qian Lin

Qian Lin

Assistant Professor, Department of Cell & Systems Biology

David Lindell

David Lindell

Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science

Daniel Litt

Daniel Litt

Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics

Juan Mena-Parra

Juan Mena-Parra

Assistant Professor, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics and David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics

Lindsay Montgomery

Lindsay Montgomery

Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology and Centre for Indigenous Studies

Hanna Morris

Hanna Morris

Assistant Professor, School of the Environment

Beverley Mullings

Beverley Mullings

Professor, Department of Geography & Planning

Dani Nedal.

Dani Nedal

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy

Sebastián Olano.

Sebastián Olano

Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics

Wenyu Pan

Wenyu Pan

Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics

Madison Schramm.

Madison Schramm

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science

Xiaofei (Fei) Shi

Xiaofei (Fei) Shi

Assistant Professor, Department of Statistical Sciences

Lindsey Smith

Lindsey Smith

Assistant Professor, Department of Geography & Planning

Sebastian Sobecki

Sebastian Sobecki

Professor, Department of English and Centre for Medieval Studies

Joshua Speagle

Joshua Speagle

Assistant Professor, Department of Statistical Sciences and David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics

Brett Story

Brett Story

Assistant Professor, Cinema Studies Institute

Lyn Tieu

Lyn Tieu

Assistant Professor, Department of French

Elena Tuzhilina.

Elena Tuzhilina

Assistant Professor, Department of Statistical Sciences

Anatole Von Lilienfeld

Anatole Von Lilienfeld

Professor, Department of Chemistry and Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

Tianyi Wang

Tianyi Wang

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics

Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Physics