The Faculty of Arts & Science is proud to introduce our newest faculty members.
This impressive cohort of outstanding scholars has joined A&S throughout the year from distinguished institutions around the world, representing excellence across the humanities, sciences and social sciences, and demonstrating the depth and breadth of scholarship within the faculty.
Each individual brings with them remarkable expertise across a diverse field of interests and specialties. From linguistic investigations into African languages to modelling the effect of extreme weather on climate change, and from voting behaviour and political representation to imbalances in couple and family relationships — among many other specialties — they are both leaders in their fields and leading the way in new areas of inquiry and instruction.
Through their commitments to research and teaching, Faculty of Arts & Science students, fellow faculty members, staff and the wider U of T community will benefit from their expertise, energy, enthusiasm, and the range of new perspectives they bring.
Many of the new faculty members are featured below. Read more to learn about their research and teaching.
Samuel Akinbo
Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics
Sophia Bello
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of French
Neil Bennett
Assistant Professor, Department of Earth Sciences
Boris Braverman
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics
Tristan Collins
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics
Sergio de la Barrera
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics
Jan Doering
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
Erin Y. Huang
Assistant Professor, Department of East Asian Studies
Kariuki Kirigia
Assistant Professor, School of the Environment and African Studies Centre, New College
Larissa Lai
Professor and Richard Charles Lee Chair in Chinese Canadian Studies, Canadian Studies Program, University College and Department of English
Xiang Li
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics
Wenlong Mou
Assistant Professor, Department of Statistical Sciences
Mark Nieman
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Trinity College
Izuu Nwankwọ
Assistant Professor, Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies
Morgan O'Neill
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics
Tommaso Pavone
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Sarah Peirce
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Geography & Planning
Joanna Pepin
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
Bart Ripperda
Assistant Professor, Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics
Laurie Rousseau-Nepton
Assistant Professor, David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics and Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics
William Ryan
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Psychology
Jeannette Sánchez-Naranjo
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Spanish & Portuguese
Semra Sevi
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Renée Trilling
Professor and Angus Cameron Professor of Old English, Centre for Medieval Studies and Department of English
Alan Verskin
Professor and Samuel J. Zacks Chair of Jewish History, Department of History and Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies
Ningning Xie
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science
Leafia Ye
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology