Department, school or program Graduate Officers

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List of department/program Graduate Officers/Associate Chairs
Department Contact name and email Extension Location 
Accounting MAcc (Co-Director)  Dan Rogozynski 37119 HH 290D
Accounting MAcc (Co-Director)

David Ha

35133

HH 3163

Accounting/Finance  Bradley Pomeroy 48175 HH
Anthropology (Public Issues)  Adrienne Lo 41009 PAS 2008
Applied Mathematics  Florian Girelli 45453 MC 6332
Architecture   Lola Sheppard N/A School of Architecture, Cambridge
Biology  Paul Craig 32035 B1 178A
Biomedical Engineering Nima Maftoon N/A N/A

Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business

- MBET program only 

David Rose 

40131 E7
Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business

- PhD program
Shavin Malhotra 40458 E7

Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business

- GDip program

Nada Basir 49199 E7
Chemical Engineering  Jeff Gostick 38949 E6 5010
Chemistry Thorsten Dieckmann 35036 ESC 227

Chemistry - (GWC)2

Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemistry and Biochemistry (GWC)2

Richard Manderville 519-824-4120 ext. 53963/52252 University of Guelph
Civil and Environmental Engineering  Adil Al-Mayah 31566 E2 2311
Classical Studies  Riemer Faber 42817 ML 226
Combinatorics & Optimization Douglas Stebila 47211 MC 5132
Computational Mathematics  David Del Rey Fernández 40719 M3 6318
Computer Science (Admissions)  Shane McIntosh   DC 3510
Computer Science (Graduate Director) Khuzaima Daudjee 38375 DC 2637
Conrad Grebel - Theological Studies Carol Penner 519-885-0220, ext. 24241 CGR 2112
Data Science (Graduate Co-Director) Yuying Li 37825 DC 3623
Data Science (Graduate Co-Director) Tamer Ozsu 519-888-4043 DC 3350
Data Science - Admissions Ricardo Fukasawa N/A N/A
Digital Innovation (Stratford)  Lennart Nacke 37822  
Earth and Environmental Sciences  Shoufa Lin 36557 ESC 205
ECE Christopher Nielsen 32241 EIT 4106
ECE Graduate Officer (Research Programs) Christopher Nielsen 32241 EIT 4106
ECE Electric Power  Ramadan El-Shatshat 37063 EIT 4021
ECE MEng Co-ordinator Andrew Heunis 32083 EIT 3115
Economics Phil Curry 32644 HH 126
English Jen Clary-Lemon 43594 HH 368
Environment & Business  Steven Young  38419 EV3 4243
Environment, Resources and Sustainability Andrea Collins 48317 EV2 2007
Fine Arts  Cora Cluett 42599 ECH
French Studies  Nicolas Gauthier 42773 ML 342
Geography & Environmental Management  Maria Strack 40580 EV1 320
Geography & Environmental Management  Daniel Scott 45497

EV1 113

German and Slavic Studies Paul Malone 33202 ML 213
Global Governance (MA) David Welch 226-772-3077 BSIA 301
Global Governance (PhD) David Welch 226-772-3077 BSIA 301
History  Susan Roy 42765  HH 133
Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) Jonathan Baugh 37491 RAC 2112
Kinesiology and Health Sciences (KHS) Michael Barnett-Cowan 39177 BMH 3033
Management Science and Engineering Sibel Alumur Alev 33365 CPH 4321
Management Science and Engineering Online Umair Shah 38789 CPH 4305
Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering (MME)  Cecile Devaud 46094 E7 3322
Mathematics for Teachers J.P. Pretti 36477 MC 6248 
MME/ Nanotechnology Mustafa Yavuz  32093 E5 3011
Peace and Conflict Studies  Nathan Funk 24295 Conrad Grebel / University of Waterloo
Pharmacy - Associate Director Graduate Studies and Research Mike Beazely 21310 PHR 4007
Pharmacy - Graduate Officer Colleen Maxwell 21396 PHR 4013
Philosophy  Jennifer Saul N/A HH
Graduate Studies in Physics, University of Waterloo, University of Guelph (Director) Jan Kycia 45177 PHY 373
Physics and Astronomy (Grad Officer) Kostadinka Bizheva 37517 PHY 247
Planning  Jeremy Pittman 41544 EV3
Political Science  Heather Whiteside 42312 HH 309
Psychology  Evan Risko 48135

PAS 4010

Public Service  Alexander Lanoszka N/A N/A
Pure Mathematics  Barbara Csima 37596 MC 5012
Recreation & Leisure Studies  Bryan Grimwood 42612 BMH 2214
Religious Studies  Jeff Wilson

5198844404 x28625

REN 113
School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED)  Jason Thistlethwaite 49102 ENV 4267
School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED)  Heather Hall 47819 EV3 4263

School of Public Health Sciences (SPHS)

– Graduate Research Programs (MSc & PhD)

Samantha Meyer 39187 BMH 1722

School of Public Health Sciences (SPHS)

- Professional Graduate Programs (MPH, MHE, MHI) 

Jennifer Yessis 42860 LHN 3726
School of Optometry and Vision Science Vivian Choh N/A N/A
School of Optometry and Vision Science Paul Murphy 42020 OPT 254
School of Social Work Trish Van Katwyk 519-884-4404 x28681 REN 1419
Sociology & Legal Studies  Owen Gallupe 33361 PAS
St. Jerome's University - Catholic Thought Cristina Vanin 28266 STJ 
Statistics & Actuarial Science  Greg Rice 41541 M3 4117
Systems Design Engineering  Nasser Lashgarian Azad 48797 E7 6424
Taxation  Deb Kraft 416-844-9344  Toronto Office 
Theological Studies and the Master in Peace and Conflict Studies Carol Penner 519-885-0220, ext. 24241 CGR 2112