Meet the SGS Community
Meet Our Students
Agustin Garza
MBA, Rotman School of Management
Aida Habib
Master's, Biotechnology
Andrew H. Proppe
Alumnus, PhD (Chemistry), 2019, GG Gold Medal Recipient
Arturo Reza Ugalde
PhD Candidate, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Boluwatife Awonaike
PhD Student, Environmental Science
Calvin Ke
PhD Candidate, Health Policy, Management & Evaluation
Carly MacEacheron
PhD Student, Department of Geography & Planning
Catia Corriveau-Dignard
PhD Student, Spanish
Cedric Beaulac
PhD Candidate, Statistical Sciences
Charlotte Clarke
PhD Student, Department of History
Chidozie Ojobor
PhD, Molecular Genetics
Claudio Jaramillo
PhD, Language and Literacies
Criselda Jean Cruz
International Visiting Graduate Student, Chemical and Physical Sciences
Damilola Iduye
PhD Student, Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Diana Burchell
PhD, Developmental Psychology and Education
Dina Sabie
PhD Student, Computer Science
Emily Tonin
Master's Student, Management & Professional Accounting
Florence Ashley
SJD student, Faculty of Law
2021–22 Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award
Geith Maal-Bared
PhD Candidate, Medical Science
Jad Sinno
PhD Student, Department of Public Health Sciences
Jake Dow
PhD Student, Department of English
Jill Downey
Master's Student, Department of Chemistry
Joel Goodwin
PhD Student, Forestry
Judith Ellen Brunton
PhD Candidate, Department for the Study of Religion
Julius Haag
PhD Candidate, Criminology & Sociolegal Studies
Kate Mitchell
SJD Student, Faculty of Law
Kayla Preston
PhD Student, Department of Sociology
Kristen Pue
JD/PhD Candidate, Political Science
Lauren Squires
PhD Student, Department of Public Health Sciences
Lauren Williams
Master of Applied Science student, Institute for Aerospace Studies
Majed Karam
Master, Concrete Materials Research Group
Mariam Olafuyi
PhD Candidate, Law
Mark Bloom
PhD (2018), Cell & Systems Biology
Matthaeus Ware
MD/PhD Student, Department of Molecular Genetics
2020–21 Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award
Matthew Patience
PhD Candidate, Spanish
Michel Mersereau
PhD Candidate, Information
Nayani Jensen
PhD Student, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
Niklas Schaefer
Master of Accounting and Finance Program
Nora Tataryan
PhD Student, Women & Gender Studies
Sandi Wemigwase
PhD, Social Justice Education
Sara Ahmed
MD/PhD student, Institute of Biomedical Engineering
2022–23 Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award
Seshu Iyengar
PhD Student, Physics
Sophia Chan
Master of Financial Insurance Program
Stefania Galbiati
International Visiting Graduate Student, Cinema Studies
Tara Gralnick
PhD Candidate, Counselling & Clinical Psychology
Teresa Valentini
PhD Candidate, Comparative Literature
Trenton Johanis
PhD, Psychology
Trevor Stirling
PhD Candidate, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Vardit Lightstone
JEP PhD Candidate, Germanic Languages and Literatures
University of Toronto (lead) / Hebrew University of Jerusalem (collaborator)
Verena Kozmann
PhD Candidate, Anthropology
International Visiting Graduate Student from Austria
Yongshan He
PhD Candidate, East Asian Studies
Meet Our Alumni
Aastha Sahni
Alumna, MEd (2013), Developmental Psychology & Education
Adam Durbin
Alumnus, MD/PhD (2010), Medical Biophysics
Adam Sheldon
Alumnus (2010), Master of Environmental Science
Adrian De Leon
Alumnus, PhD (History), 2019, GG Gold Medal Recipient
Alexandra Lysova
Alumna, PhD, Criminology
Alexandre Paquin-Pelletier
Alumnus, PhD, Political Science, GG Gold Medal Recipient
Amir Manbachi
Alumnus, PhD (2015), Biomedical Engineering
Andrew H. Proppe
Alumnus, PhD (Chemistry), 2019, GG Gold Medal Recipient
Annieza Mohamed
Alumna (2014), Master of Management of Innovation
Art Babayants
Alumnus, MA (2011), Curriculum, Teaching & Learning
Alumnus, PhD (2017), Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies
Brandon Weigel
Alumnus (2011), Master of Information
Chirag Variawa
Alumnus, PhD (2014), Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Christine Le
Alumna, PhD (2017), Chemistry
Cindy Bongard
Alumna, PhD (2013), Environmental Science
Clyde Matava
Master's (2019), Translational Research in the Health Sciences
Crystal Vincent
Alumna, PhD (2014), Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Daiva Nielsen
Alumna, PhD (2014), Nutritonal Sciences
Winner, 2014 Provincial Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)
Dan Weaver
Alumnus, PhD Physics
Collaborative Specialization in Environmental Studies
David Cesar Del Rey Fernandez
Alumnus, PhD (2015), Aerospace Science & Engineering
David Harary
Alumnus (2017), Master of Science in Sustainability Management
Dean Carcone
Alumnus, MA (2016), Counselling & Clinical Psychology
Debra Kriger
Alumna, PhD (2018), Exercise Sciences
Erina He
Alumna, MScBMC (2016), Biomedical Communications
Eugenia Duodu
Alumna, PhD (2015), Chemistry
Winner of the Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award 2013
Fabio Sa Carneiro Sczepanik
Alumnus, PhD, Dentistry
Former International Visiting Graduate Student from Brazil
Fernando Caravaggio
Alumnus, PhD (2015), Medical Science
Gregory Wentworth
Alumnus, PhD (2016), Chemistry
Ian Garner
PhD (2018), Slavic Languages & Literatures
Ilya Sutskever
Alumnus, PhD (2013), Computer Science
James Conquer
Master's (2019), Music Performance
Jas Saggar
Alumna, PhD (2014), Medical Biophysics
Winner, 2013 Provincial 3MT®
Jennie Phillips
PhD (2019), Leadership, Higher & Adult Education
Collaborative Specialization in Comparative, International & Development Education; Collaborative Specialization in Dynamics of Global Change
Jennifer Rudder
Alumna (2010), Master of Visual Studies
Jielai Zhang
Alumna, PhD, Astronomy & Astrophysics, GG Gold Medal Recipient
Joanne Leow
Alumna, PhD (2015), English
Joseph Bondy-Denomy
Alumnus, PhD (2014), Molecular Genetics
Joseph Sproule
Alumnus, PhD, History
Julie Payette
Alumna (1990), Master of Applied Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Governor General of Canada
Julie St-Laurent
Alumna, PhD (2018), French Language & Literature
Kasia Pytlik
Alumna (2012), Master of Social Work
Kate Addleman-Frankel
Alumna (PhD 2019), Art History
Kieran O'Brien
Alumna, MA (2017), English
Konstantinos Papazoglou
Alumnus, PhD, Psychology
Kylyn Athey
Alumna (2013), Master of Management & Professional Accounting
Lisa Melymuk
Alumna, PhD (2012), Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
Louis Century
Alumnus (2013), Combined Juris Doctor/Master of Global Affairs
Madiha Sajid
Alumna, MA, European, Russian & Eurasian Studies
Maleeha Ahmad
Alumna (2010), Master of Biotechnology
Mark Norman
Alumnus, PhD (2015), Exercise Sciences
Marlo Burks
Alumna, PhD (2016), Germanic Literature, Culture and Theory
Martine August
Alumna, PhD (2014), Planning
Matthew Genovese
Alumnus, PhD, Materials Science & Engineering
Matthew Walls
Alumnus, PhD (2014), Anthropology
Melanie Burger
Alumna, MScBMC (2013), Biomedical Communications
Milena Music
Master's (2019), Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology
Mohamed Soliman
Alumnus, PhD (2014), Molecular Genetics
Mohammad Rahaman
Alumnus, PhD, Management and Economics
Mu-Qing Huang
Alumna (2012), Master of Science in Forestry
Nadine Borduas
Alumna, PhD (2015), Chemistry
Natan Adelman
Alumnus, Master of Science in Occupational Therapy
Nicole Ricker
Alumna, PhD (2016), Environmental Science
Nilesh Talele
Alumnus, PhD (2015), Dentistry
Noushin Nabavi
Alumna, PhD (2012), Cell & Systems Biology
Phil De Luna
Alumnus, PhD, Materials Science & Engineering, GG Gold Medal Recipient
Rageen Rajendram
Alumnus, MSc (2014), Medical Science
Richard Holmes
Alumnus, Master of Health Science, Speech-Language Pathology
Ronnie Su
Alumnus, MEng (2013), Materials Science & Engineering
Roseen Giles
Alumna (2016), PhD, Music
Sahar Te Rezazadehtehrani
Alumna, Master of Visual Studies
Samah El-Tantawy
Alumna, PhD (2012), Civil Engineering
Former Postdoctoral Fellow
Samra Zafar
Alumna, MA (2015), Economics
Sandra Barbosu
Alumna, PhD (2016), Management
Sara Mazrouei
Alumna, PhD (2018), Earth Sciences
Sarah Gagliano
Alumna, PhD (2016), Medical Science
Sarah Jane Steele
Alumna, PhD (2015), Public Health Sciences
Sean McCurdy
Alumnus, PhD (2016), Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology
Senjuti Saha
Alumna, PhD (2016), Molecular Genetics
Stewart Lyons
Alumnus (2004), MBA, Rotman School of Management.
CEO, Bird Canada
Tammara Soma
Alumna, PhD, Planning
Tariq Harb
Alumnus, Doctor of Musical Arts (2014), Music Performance
Taylor Schmitz
Alumnus, PhD (2012), Psychology
Ting-Hin Ho
Alumnus, JEP PhD Molecular Genetics
University of Hong Kong (lead) / University of Toronto (collaborator)
Tristan Sharp
Alumnus, PhD (2013), Medieval Studies
Valentina Fulginiti
Alumna, PhD (2014), Italian Studies
Vincent Cheung
Alumnus, PhD (2013), Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ximena Berecochea
Alumna, PhD (2014), Spanish
Yimu Zhao
Alumna, PhD (Biomedical/Medical Engineering), 2019, GG Gold Medal Recipient
Yuriy Baglaenko
Alumnus, PhD (2017), Immunology
Meet Our Postdoctoral Fellows
Christina Geisen
Alumna, PhD, and Former Postdoctoral Fellow, Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
Lisa Haley
Senior Advisor & Manager, Program Completion and Postdoctoral Services, School of Graduate Studies
Michelle Afkhami
Former Postdoctoral Fellow, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Oisin Keohane
Former Postdoctoral Fellow, Jackman Humanities Institute
Samah El-Tantawy
Alumna, PhD (2012), Civil Engineering
Former Postdoctoral Fellow
Yalun Zhang
Former Postdoctoral Fellow, Biochemistry
Meet Our Faculty & Staff
Tanuja Persaud
Graduate Administrator, English
Prof. Ron Leprohon
Faculty Member, Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
Prof. Mayo Moran
Provost, Trinity College
Former Dean, Faculty of Law
Prof. Mark Lautens
J. Bryan Jones Distinguished Professor and AstraZeneca Professor of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry
NSERC/Merck-Frosst Industrial Research Chair
André Tremblay
Graduate Counsellor & Administrative Assistant, French Language & Literature
Diana Clark
Former Graduate Assistant, Pharmacology & Toxicology
Ian Buglass
Graduate Administrator, Cell & Systems Biology
Lisa Haley
Senior Advisor & Manager, Program Completion and Postdoctoral Services, School of Graduate Studies
Prof. Amrita Daniere
Former Vice-Dean, Graduate, University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Faculty Member, Department of Geography & Planning
Prof. Angela Hildyard
Faculty Member, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)
Former Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity
Prof. Arthur Ripstein
Former Graduate Chair, Philosophy
Prof. Avrum Gotlieb
Faculty Member, Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology
Prof. Berry Smith
Former SGS Vice-Dean, Students
Retired Faculty Member, Cell & Systems Biology
Prof. Clare Kosnik
Faculty Member, Curriculum, Teaching & Learning
Prof. Clifford Orwin
Faculty Member, Political Science
Winner, JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award 2013
Prof. Jeanne Watson
Former Associate Dean, Programs, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)
Faculty Member, Applied Psychology & Human Development, OISE
Prof. John Stinchcombe
Faculty Member, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Prof. Mark Lautens
J. Bryan Jones Distinguished Professor and AstraZeneca Professor of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry
NSERC/Merck-Frosst Industrial Research Chair
Prof. Mayo Moran
Provost, Trinity College
Former Dean, Faculty of Law
Prof. Ron Leprohon
Faculty Member, Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
Tanuja Persaud
Graduate Administrator, English