Meet Your Advisor
The Student Central team is available to offer guidance throughout your university career. We can provide clarification, motivation and direction in making positive post-secondary choices. We can help you:
- Develop your academic plan to graduation
- Review your course selection in relation to completing degree requirements
- Discuss academic standing, academic regulation and petitions
- Change your major or program of study
Before meeting with the Student Central team, be sure to check to see if your program has a Faculty Advisor you should see first.
Student Central Professionals |
Allison Gulka (TBay) Abby-Rose Arnold (TBay) Jack Hughes (TBay) Jessica Clarke (Orillia) Kristin Grady (TBay) Madison Larochelle (Orillia) Michelle Taylor (TBay) Email: studentcentral@lakeheadu.ca Phone: (807) 343-8500 |
Student Central Manager |
Kristin Grady (Interim) Email: coord.sc@lakeheadu.ca Phone: (807) 343-8010 ext. 8153 Location: University Centre UC 1002 |
Faculty Advisor Contact List
Faculty Advisors are available to offer advice on program-specific inquiries and to facilitate your development and learning as you progress through your studies. Unless otherwise specified, your Faculty Advisor is your Program Chair.
Contact your Faculty Advisor if you need help with:
- Selecting courses that will develop/complement knowledge of your discipline
- Clarifying requirements for graduation
- Providing assistance regarding internship/co-op opportunities (where applicable)
- Discussing graduate school options and professional opportunities
- Discussing research/volunteer opportunities in their respective discipline
Lakehead-Georgian Partnership Programs | |||||||||||||||
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Anthropology | |||||||||||||||
Chair & Primary Advisor: Dr. Matt Boyd Administrative Assistant: Jennifer McKee Orillia Campus Advisor: Dr. Tim Kaiser | |||||||||||||||
Applied Life Science | |||||||||||||||
Coordinator: Dr. David Law Administrative Assistant: Heather Suslyk | |||||||||||||||
Bioinformatics | |||||||||||||||
Coordinator: Dr. Wely Floriano | |||||||||||||||
Biology | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Dr. Azim Mallik Ontario Universities Program in Field Biology (OUPFB) Coordinator: Dr. Adam Algar For additional information please review the OUPFB's website at: www.oupfb.ca Administrative Assistant: Heather Suslyk Email: biology@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Business | |||||||||||||||
Thunder Bay Campus Chair - YR1 & YR2: Dr. Asad Aman Chair - YR3 & YR4: Dr. Wing Him Yeung Administrative Assistant: Morna Toderash Email: business@lakeheadu.ca Orillia Campus Chair: Dr. Kunle Akingbola Administrative Manager: Carolyn Rimkey Email: oakingbo@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Chemistry | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Dr. Zi-Hua Jiang Administrative Assistant: Karen Romito Email: chem@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Computer Science | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Dr. Thiago Alves Acting Chair: Sabah Mohammed Administrative Assistant: Saziya Asif Barodawala Email: admin.compsci@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Criminology | |||||||||||||||
Program Coordinator: Dr. Michael Stevenson Administrative Manager: Carolyn Rimkey Email: isacademicadvising@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Earth Science | |||||||||||||||
Chair of Geology: Dr. Andrew Conly Administrative Assistant: Kristine Carey Email: kristine.carey@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Economics | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Dr. Robert Petrunia Administrative Assistant: Jennifer McKee Email: jennifer.mckee@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Education - Aboriginal Education | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Dr. Paul Cormier Email: kie.education@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Education - Indigenous Language Instructors' Program | |||||||||||||||
Coordinator: Dr. Leisa Desmoulins Email: alp.admin.educ@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Education - Professional Development in Education | |||||||||||||||
Acting Director: Dr. Wayne Melville Administrative Assistant: Colleen Woods Email: cwoods@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Education - Undergraduate Studies | |||||||||||||||
Thunder Bay Campus Chair: Dr. Donald Kerr Administrator: Tina Falcigno Email: undergrad.educ@lakeheadu.ca Registration Assistance: Teresa Ruberto Acting Chair: Dr. Ruth Beatty ( Jan. 1, 2024 through June 30, 2024) Programs Officer: Julie Howell Email: orofficer.educ@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Engineering - Chemical | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Dr. Siamak Elyasi Administrative Assistant: Karen Toneguzzi Email: karen.toneguzzi@lakeheadu.ca Administrative Assistant: Jennifer Sheppard Email: jsheppa4@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Engineering - Civil | |||||||||||||||
Program Chair: Dr. Jian Deng Administrative Assistant: Karen Toneguzzi Email: karen.toneguzzi@lakeheadu.ca Administrative Assistant: Jennifer Sheppard Email: jsheppa4@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Engineering - Electrical | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Dr. Carlos Christoffersen Email: sshetty6@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Engineering - Mechanical | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Dr. Basel Ismail Acting Chair: Dr. Sultan Siddiqui Administrative Assistant: Karen Toneguzzi Email: karen.toneguzzi@lakeheadu.ca Administrative Assistant: Jennifer Sheppard Email: jsheppa4@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Engineering - Software | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Dr. Abdulsalam Yassine Administrative Assistant: Sunena Shetty Email: sshetty@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
English | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Dr. Anna Guttman Administrative Assistant: Cynthia Haggerty Email: engl@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Environmental Studies - Biology | |||||||||||||||
Thunder Bay Campus Chair: Dr. Azim Mallik Administrative Assistant: Heather Suslyk Email: biology@lakeheadu.ca Orillia Campus Chair: Dr. David Law Administrative Assistant: Heather Suslyk Email: biology@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Environmental Studies - Earth Science | |||||||||||||||
Chair of Geology: Dr. Andrew Conly Email: kristine.carey@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Environmental Studies - Geography | |||||||||||||||
Chair of Geography: Dr. Adam Cornwell Administrative Assistant: Jennifer McKee Email: jlmckee@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Environmental Sustainability | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Dr. Sreekumari (Sree) Kurissery Administrative Manager: Carolyn Rimkey Email: crimkey@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Gender and Women's Studies | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Dr. Lori Chambers Administrative Assistant: Elaine Doiron Email: womensstudies@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
General Program - BA | |||||||||||||||
Assistant Dean: Dr. Jennifer Roth Dean: Dr. Glenda Bonifacio Administrative Assistant: Susan Viitala Email: susan.viitala@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
General Program - BSc | |||||||||||||||
Dean: Dr. Todd Randall Email: ses@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Geoarchaeology | |||||||||||||||
Advisor: Dr. Matthew Boyd Administrative Assistant: Jennifer McKee Email: jlmckee@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Geography and the Environment | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Dr. Adam Cornwell Administrative Assistant: Jennifer McKee Email: jlmckee@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Geology | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Dr. Andrew Conly Administrative Assistant: Kristine Carey Email: kristine.carey@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Gerontology | |||||||||||||||
Coordinator: Dr. Elaine Wiersma | |||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Dr. Michael Stevenson Administrative Assistant: Sadie Stout Email: hist.phil@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Indigenous Learning | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Dr. Kristin Burnett Administrative Assistant: Elaine Doiron | |||||||||||||||
Interdisciplinary Studies | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Dr. Jennifer Jarman Program Coordinator: Dr. Alice den Otter Email: isacademicadvising@lakeheadu.ca Administrative Manager: Carolyn Rimkey Email: crimkey@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Kinesiology | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Dr. Ian Newhouse Advisors: YR1: Dr. Taryn Klarner YR2: Dr. Eryk Przysucha YR3: Ms. Leanne Smith (Unit Study Abroad Advisor) YR4: Dr. Ian Newhouse Transfer Student Advisor: Ms. Leanne Smith Administrative Assistant: Lori Vidotto Email: lori.vidotto@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Languages | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Dr. Isabelle Lemée Administrative Assistant: Lori Kapush Email: lskapush@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Law | |||||||||||||||
Dean: Dr. Jula Hughes Director of Student Services: Hope Buset Email: ssdir.law@lakeheadu.ca Administrative Assistant: Andrea McCall Onyefuru Email: lawfaculty@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Mathematical Sciences | |||||||||||||||
Acting Chair: Dr. Tianxuan Miao Chair: Dr. Razvan Anisca (July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2024) Administrative Assistant: Karen Romito Email: math@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Media, Film & Communications | |||||||||||||||
Program Coordinator: Dr. Alice den Otter Email: isacademicadvising@lakeheadu.ca Administrative Manager: Carolyn Rimkey Email: crimkey@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Music | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Dr. Evgeny Chugunov Secretary: Jennifer Howie Email: jhowie@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Natural Resources Management | |||||||||||||||
Dean: Dr. Chander Shahi (Acting) Chair of Environmental Management Program: Dr. Brian McLaren Chair of Honours Bachelor of Science in Forestry Program: Dr. Matthew Leitch Administrative Assistant: Eva Scollie Email: eva.scollie@lakeheadu.ca Administrative Assistant: Jennifer Bain Manion Email: jbain@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Natural Science | |||||||||||||||
Northern Studies | |||||||||||||||
Program Coordinator: Dr. Michael Stevenson Administrative Assistant: Sadie Stout Email: hist.phil@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Nursing | |||||||||||||||
Director: Dr. Kristen Jones-Bonofiglio Undergraduate Program Coordinator: Maggie Pudden Administrative Assistant: Audrey Drebit Email: adminasst.nurs@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Outdoor Recreation | |||||||||||||||
Director: Dr. Leigh Potvin Academic Advising: Dr. Alexa Haberer, Dr. Harvey Lemelin, Dr. Julie Rosenthal & Mr. Rod Swatton Administrative Assistant: Lori Kapush Email: lskapush@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Philosophy | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Dr. Richard Maundrell Administrative Assistant: Sadie Stout Email: hist.phil@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Physics | |||||||||||||||
Acting Chair: Dr. Hubert de Guise (July 01, 2023 - December 31, 2023) Administrative Assistant: Kristine Carey Email: kristine.carey@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Political Science | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Dr. Tobold (Toby) Rollo Administrative Assistant: Karen Woychyshyn | |||||||||||||||
Psychology | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Dr. Rupert Klein Program Coordinator: Taylor Onski Email: grad.psych@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Social Work | |||||||||||||||
Director: Dr. Les Fleischer Thunder Bay Academic Advisor: Jenna Garlick Administrative Assistant: Madge Chan Email: madge.chan@lakeheadu.ca Orillia Campus Academic Advisor: Tess Buchanan Administrative Assistant: Lynda Kerr (705-330-4010 ext 2003) Email: lkerr2@lakeheadu.ca Advising: Students may contact tcbuchanan@lakeheadu.ca to book an appointment or call 705-330-4010 ext. 2003 | |||||||||||||||
Sociology | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Dr. Chris Sanders | |||||||||||||||
Sustainability Sciences (Environmental Sustainability) | |||||||||||||||
Acting Chair: Dr. Rosario Turvey Email: crimkey@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Visual Arts | |||||||||||||||
Chair: Mr. Sam Shahsahabi Email: jhowie@lakeheadu.ca | |||||||||||||||
Water Resource Sciences | |||||||||||||||
Program Coordinator: Dr. Amanda Diochon Administrative Assistant: Kristine Carey Email: kristine.carey@lakeheadu.ca |
For a list of all Graduate Coordinators, please visit the Available Supervisors and Graduate Coordinators page.