Faculty & supervisors
There are more than 130 full-time faculty members engaged in health research across the 28 departments, schools, programs, institutes and research centres in the faculties of Social Sciences, Humanities, Education, and Human and Social Development. The innovative approach of our programs harnesses the full power of this large interdisciplinary base of health research expertise.
By cross-cutting traditional disciplinary affiliations, the SDH programs bring together researchers with a breadth of research experience, background and methodological expertise who challenge students to examine health research from a variety of perspectives.
While all UVic faculty are qualified to supervise SDH students, 35 faculty members are committed to participating actively supporting the program and servicing on student committees and are listed below. These faculty members form the official SDH faculty list and students must include at least one as a co-supervisor.
Prospective students who are considering applying to SDH are encouraged to consult our official faculty member list as a first step in your application process. Keep in mind that you are required to have confirmed, written support of at least one SDH faculty member, preferably two, at the time of application.
Name | Department/School | Websites | |
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Alexandra D’Arcy | Linguistics | adarcy@uvic.ca | Website |
Amanda LaVallee | Social Work | amandalavallee@uvic.ca | Website |
Anastasia A. Mallidou | Nursing | mallidou@uvic.ca | Website |
Astrid Brousselle | Public Administration | astrid@uvic.ca | Website |
Alison Murray | Anthropology | amacintosh@uvic.ca | Website |
Billie Allan | Social Work | allanb@uvic.ca | No website |
Bernie Pauly | Nursing | bpauly@uvic.ca | No website |
Bruce Wallace | Social Work | barclay@uvic.ca | Website |
Carmen Rodriguez de France | Indigeous Studies | mdcr@uvic.ca | No website |
Catherine A. Worthington | Public Health and Social Policy | worthing@uvic.ca | Website |
Damien Contandriopoulos | Nursing | damien1@uvic.ca | No website |
Denise Cloutier | Geography | dcfisher@uvic.ca | Website |
Farah Mawani | Public Health and Social Policy | farahmawani@uvic.ca | Website |
Heather Castleden | Public Administration | castleden@uvic.ca | Website |
Jae-Yung Kwon | Nursing | jykn1@uvic.ca | Website |
Jeff Corntassel | Indigenous Studies | ctassel@uvic.ca | Website |
Jeff Masuda | Public Health and Social Policy | jeffmasuda@uvic.ca | Website |
Jennifer White | Child and Youth Care | jhwhite@uvic.ca | Website |
Justin Leifso | Political Science | leifso@uvic.ca | Website |
Karen Courtney | Health Information Science | court009@uvic.ca | Website |
Karen Urbanoski | Public Health and Social Policy | urbanosk@uvic.ca | Website |
Kelli Stajduhar | Nursing | kis@uvic.ca | Website |
Laurie Harding | Child and Youth Care | laurie.harding@shaw.ca | No website |
Mandeep Kaur Mucina | Child and Youth Care | mmucina@uvic.ca | No website |
Mariko Sakamoto | Nursing | msakamoto@uvic.ca | Website |
Matthew Little | Public Health and Social Policy | matthewlittle@uvic.ca | Website |
Midori Ogasawara | Department of Sociology | mogasawara@uvic.ca | No website |
Min Zhou | Sociology | minzhou@uvic.ca | No website |
Nancy Clark | Nursing | nancyclark@uvic.ca | Website |
Nichole Fairbrother | Institute on Aging & Lifelong Health, UVic | nicholef@uvic.ca | |
Nigel Mantou Lou | Psychology | nigellou@uvic.ca | |
Paul Whitinui | Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education | whitinui@uvic.ca | Website |
Renée Monchalin | Public Health and Social Policy | rmonchalin@uvic.ca | Website |
Robert Beringer | Public Health and Social Policy | No website | |
Rob Hancock | Anthropology | iaceadac@uvic.ca | No website |
Rusty Souleymanov | Social Work | rusty.souleymanov@umanitoba.ca | No website |
Sarah Nutter | Educational Psychology & Leadership Studies | snutter@uvic.ca | No website |
Sarah Wright Cardinal | Public Health and Social Policy | swcardinal@uvic.ca | Website |
Simon Carroll | Sociology | scarroll@uvic.ca | Website |
Stuart MacDonald | Psychology | smacd@uvic.ca | Website |
Tamara Humphrey | Sociology | tamarahumphrey@uvic.ca | No website |
Thea Cacchioni | Gender Studies | tcacchio@uvic.ca | Website |
Theone Paterson | Psychology | tpaterson@uvic.ca | Website |