60 Years of Excellence in Graduate Education
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The Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) continues to be a tremendously exciting place to study and work. We are proud to support those who will have an integral part in Canada’s future. Graduate Studies is where the next generation of impactful careers and cutting-edge ideas are born.
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A MESSAGE FROM OUR VICE-PROVOST & DEAN
We continue to lead both in our commitment to engaged research and in the values at the core of York as a university: excellence, equity, access, sustainability, diversity and decolonization among them. These values guide the research that is conceived and created in collaboration between students and supervisors and – equally – the inclusive approach to graduate education and research that shapes that research, with an emphasis on engagement, collaboration, depth of thought, expanded conceptual horizons and broken boundaries.
Alice MacLachlan\ Vice-Provost & Dean
Read the Vice-Provost & Dean’s Message
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TESTIMONIALS
It has been 60 years of knowledge creation and passion for excellence. Graduate Education at York empowers citizens, leaders, changemakers and communities with rich knowledge and applied skills.
— Tokunbo Ojo, Associate Dean Students (2023-Current)
Sixty years of creating a space where students can self-identify a scholarly passion project and be mentored in order to affect change. Real change. That’s graduate studies at York University.
— Cheryl van Daalen-Smith, Associate Dean, Academic (2022-Current)
Graduate education at York is a place of constant change. It can never be accused of being dull; there is always something emerging, innovating, changing. What I have always appreciated about the graduate community at York is the people. Our students are incredible: leading creative and innovative research and showcasing their talents in such interesting ways. Our dedicated grad faculty members embark on this journey with their students, guiding them through their degrees with unwavering mentorship and helping to shape leaders in their fields. The FGS team, along with the broader graduate administrative staff, possess a unique and profound knowledge base. In FGS alone, our team boasts over 120 years of combined FGS experience, a testament to their dedication and commitment.\
— Heather Moore, Executive Officer (2011-2016, 2024-Current)
As a proud member of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, I can wholeheartedly say that my journey here has been nothing short of transformative. From the very first day, I was welcomed into a community that values collaboration, and personal growth. I have had the privilege of working alongside dedicated colleagues who are not only passionate about their roles but are also deeply committed to student success. The supportive environment encourages us to share ideas and challenge one another, fostering a culture of continuous improvement. I look forward to many more years of learning, and growing together.
— Richolette Freckleton, Associate Director, Research, Scholarships & Awards (2008-Current)
Supporting the academic journeys of such a diverse body of graduate researchers and scholars is an enriching experience that the Faculty of Graduate Studies embraces each and every day.
— Wesley Moir, Associate Director, Graduate Academic Affairs (2014-Current)
Graduate Studies at York is where the next generation of impactful careers and cutting-edge ideas are born. It’s a place where knowledge is made!
— Anesa Albert, Associate Director, Communications & Digital Engagement (2016-Current)
Between its pan-university academic Council and its dedicated administrative team, FGS demands* and promotes the conditions in which scholarship and creativity, research and state-of-the-art training can flourish. Those conditions are certainly material, physical, programmatic and institutional – but especially as these enable fundamentally important human and interpersonal conditions: professors and peers with whom one develops the acumen and confidence to experiment in novel, dazzling ways. We want a consequence of Tentanda Viato be “I couldn’t have achieved what I have anywhere else but at York.”
— Thomas Loebel, Dean & AVP Graduate (2018-2023)**
When I think of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, I just think brave. Graduate students that bravely ask (and answer) the hard questions. Faculty members that bravely guide and challenge the best and brightest. A team in the Office of the Dean that bravely lives the values, and takes on the challenges of being the very first central service within a body of Senate at York University. All coming together to prioritize and expand the knowledge and curiosity to solve tomorrow's problems. What a defining moment to have been part of this group.
— Jodi Tavares, Executive Officer (2015-2017, 2018-2022)**
FGS is the crucial foundation for York as an interdisciplinary university—it’s the pan-University Faculty that ensures excellence, success, and support for graduate students and faculty across all York campuses.
— Michael Zryd, Associate Dean, Academic (2015-2019)**
The time I spent as the Executive Officer in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, I was impressed by the wealth of high-quality academic support and dedication by our staff to ensure our graduate students are successful in their academic careers.
— Mario Verrilli, Executive Officer (2015-2018)**
Graduate education matters and is critical to our ever expanding global community.
— Barbara Crow, Dean & AVP Graduate (2012-2017)**
Collegial participation marks Graduate Studies at every level and makes its well-being a case of "United We Stand."
— John Lennox, Dean (1999-2005)
My role as Graduate Program Administrator has been deeply rewarding, allowing me to witness firsthand the growth and achievements of countless students.
— Karen Dancy, Graduate Program Administrator (1995-Current)
York will go on being fresh, innovative, and somehow always right for its time.
— Toronto Life Magazine, (October 1970)
In universities generally, courses focusing on women and their concerns began to be taught in the very early 1970s. York was in the 99 vanguard in developing this field.
— Michiel Horn, York University: The Way Must Be Tried
Student accomplishments are recognized around the world, but above all, it’s the staff who work in Graduate Studies that really distinguish it.
— Diane Jenner, Graduate Program Coordinator
Graduate education has been established with care and thoroughness and we are now able to move forward…confident that graduate education at York has a widely recognized status.
— Murray Ross, These Ten Years
OUR GRADUATE COMMUNITY
PhDs
MBAs
MAs
MESes
MSWs
MScs
MEds
MFAs
EMBAs
MFAcs
MScNs
MAcc
MSTMs
MPPALs
MHRMs
MFs
MBANs
MMKGs
MAScs
MPIAs
MSCMs
MDEMs
MLCEs, MDeses, MFScs
MMAIs
MREIs
MCIs
Postdoctoral Fellows and Visitors
Faculty Members Appointed
Graduate Programs
Academic Degrees and Diplomas
PURSUE YOUR PASSION, FIND YOUR PROGRAM
York’s Faculty of Graduate Studies offers over 100 full- and part-time professional and academic degree and diploma programs to enhance your expertise and guide you toward a fulfilling career.
Programs added in the 2020s
MSc - Management Practice
Graduate Diploma - Creative Writing
MBA – Business Administration (New Specialization in Digital Transformation)
Graduate Diploma - Foundations of Canadian Law
Graduate Diploma - Biotechnology
MBM - Biotechnology Management
Graduate Diploma - Global Metals and Minerals Management
Graduate Diploma - Health Industry Management
MBAt - Business Administration in Technology Leadership
LLM - Construction Law
PhD - Global Health
PhD - Disaster & Emergency Management
Graduate Diploma - Management
MHIA - Health Industry Administration
Graduate Diploma - Accounting Analytics
Programs added in the 2010s
MBAN - Business Analytics
Graduate Diploma - Language & Literacy Education
MBA - Business Administration
Graduate Diploma - Culture, Communication & Leadership in Canadian Business
MAcc - Accounting
LLM - Canadian Common Law
Graduate Diploma - Comparative Literature
Graduate Diploma - World Literature
Graduate Diploma - Quantitative Methods
MBA – Business Administration (Added Global Retail Management Specialization)
Graduate Diploma - Professional Accounting
PhD - Nursing
MASc - Mechanical Engineering
MASc - Civil Engineering
MREI - Real Estate & Infrastructure
MMAI - Management in Artificial Intelligence
MPIA – Public & International Affairs (Dual Degree with Laval University)
MMgt - Management
MMKG - Marketing
MSCM - Supply Chain Management
MPIA – Public & International Affairs (Dual Degree with University of Strasbourg)
MA/MSc/PhD – Digital Media
MLCE - Leadership & Community Engagement
Graduate Diploma - Education in Urban Environments
Graduate Diploma - General Interpreting
PhD - Civil Engineering
PhD - Mechanical Engineering
MA/JD- Philosophy
MSCM - Supply Chain Management
MMKG - Marketing
Graduate Diploma - Advanced Accounting
Graduate Diploma - Intermediate Accounting
Graduate Diploma - Law for Law Enforcement Professionals
LLM - Canadian Common Law
LLM - General Law
LLM - Tax Law
Programs added in the 2000s
MDes - Design
MFA - Dance
MF - Finance
MScN - Nursing
MASc - Electrical and Computer Engineering
EMBA - Business Administration
MA - Development Studies
MDEM - Disaster & Emergency Management
PhD - Art History & Visual Culture
MSc - Mathematics and Statistics (Applied & Industrial)
MCI - Conference Interpreting
MA/PhD - Critical Disability Studies
IMBA - International Business Administration
MACC - Accounting
MFAC - Financial Accountability
MHRM/PhD - Human Resources Management
MPPAL - Public Policy,\ Administration & Law
MPIA - Public and International Affairs
MA/PhD – Socio-Legal Studies
MA - Information Systems & Technology
PhD - Cinema & Media Studies
PhD – Dance Studies
PhD – Etudes Francophones
PhD – Kinesiology & Health Science
PhD – Linguistics & Applied Linguistics
PhD – Social Work
PhD – Visual Arts
MA/PhD – Health
MA/PhD – Humanities
MA/PhD – Theatre, Dance, & Performance Studies
MA/PhD – Science & Technology Studies
MA – Cinema & Media Studies
Graduate Diploma - Curatorial Studies in Visual Culture
Graduate Diploma - Early Childhood Education
Graduate Diploma - Mathematics Education
Graduate Diploma - Postsecondary Education: Community, Culture & Policy
Graduate Diploma -Business & the Environment
Graduate Diploma -Environmental/Sustainability Education
MA/MFSc- Kinesiology & Health Science
Nurse Practitioner (PHCNP) MScN - Nursing
Graduate Diploma - Health Psychology
Graduate Diploma - Neuroscience
Graduate Diploma - Advanced Hebrew & Jewish Studies
Graduate Diploma - Asian Studies
Graduate Diploma - Jewish Studies
Graduate Diploma - Value Theory & Applied Ethics
Graduate Diploma - Nonprofit Management
Graduate Diploma - Mathematics Education
Programs added in the 1990s
MA/PhD - Communication & Culture
PhD - Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
MA - Études francophones
MSc - Kinesiology & Health Science
PhD - Music
PhD - Environmental Studies
MA - Linguistics & Applied Linguistics
MA - Translation Studies
MA/PhD - Gender, Feminist & Women’s Studies
PhD - Education: Language, Culture & Teaching
Combined Program - MBA/MFA/MA
Graduate Diploma - Democratic Administration
Graduate Diploma - German & European Studies
Graduate Diploma - International & Security Studies
Graduate Diploma - Latin American & Caribbean Studies
Graduate Diploma - Refugee & Migration Studies
Graduate Diploma - Arts, Media and Entertainment Management
Graduate Diploma - Financial Engineering
LLM – Administrative Law
LLM – Business Law
LLM – Constitutional
LLM – Criminal Law and Procedure
LLM – Dispute Resolution
LLM – Energy and Infrastructure Law
LLM – Financial Law
LLM – Health Law
LLM – Intellectual Property Law
LLM – International Business Law
LLM – Labour Relations
LLM – Privacy & Cybersecurity Law
LLM – Securities Law
Programs added in the 1980s
MA - Art History & Visual Culture
MEd - Education: Language, Culture & Teaching
MSc - Computer Science
PhD - Mathematics & Statistics
MSW - Social Work
PhD - Social Anthropology
Programs added in the 1970s
MFA – Theatre
MA - Social Anthropology
MA – Music
MA – Dance
MA – Interdisciplinary Studies
MA – Film: Production and Screenwriting
MFA – Visual Arts
MFA – Film: Production and Screenwriting
MA/ MSc - Physical Education (No Kinesiology & Health Sciences)
MSc/ PhD - Geography
MA/ PhD - Social & Political Thought
PhD - Biology
PhD - Administrative Studies
PhD - Economics
PhD – Administration
Programs added in the 1960s
MA/PhD – Psychology
MA/PhD – Philosophy
MA/PhD – Political Science
MA/PhD – History
MA/PhD – Sociology
MSc – Biology
MSc/PhD – Chemistry
MBA – Business
MA – Geography
MA – Economics
MA – Mathematics & Statistics
MA/PhD – English
MPA – Public Administration
MES – Environmental Studies
LLM/PhD – Law
MSc/PhD – Earth & Space Science
MSc/PhD – Physics & Astronomy
Joint MBA/JD, MBA/JD, MBA/MFA, MBA/MA – Business Administration
FGS BY THE NUMBERS (ANNUAL)
$11.2M
Awarded in Tri-councils +\ prestigious scholarships
$75M
Given in funding dollars (inc. Fellowships & TAs)
$1.4M
Provided towards research support (inc. Academic Excellence Fund)
$10M
Created in graduate bursaries
$65.5M
Bestowed in graduate awards
MEET OUR TOP 30 ALUMNI UNDER 30
At home and abroad, graduates of York University are not only entering the workforce prepared to put their education into practice, but to enact positive, real-world change. Representing every faculty at the University, the Top 30 Alumni Under 30 are applying the education, skills and experiences they received at York to meaningful careers and community service endeavours, demonstrating a long-standing commitment to the public good.
Bintu Alkassoum
MMAI ’22, Schulich School of Business
Artificial intelligence innovator and entrepreneur\
Khadeja Elsibai
MPPAL ’22, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
Public servant and community builder
Ketaki Gadre
MF ’21,Schulich School of Business
Author and educator\
John Lau
MES ’19, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change
Sustainability leader**View LinkedIn profile
Sara Pishdadian
MA ’18, PhD ’23, Faculty of Health
Clinician and health equity advocate \
Sam Rockbrune
MA ’19, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
Community leader and social justice advocate\
Bianca Bondi
MA ’19, Faculty of Health
Clinical researcher and child development advocate
Victoria Canale
MSW ‘21 Faculty of Graduate Studies
Public health researcher and social worker
Lucas DeLuca
MA ’19, Faculty of Health
Accessibility strategist and advocate
Philip Geller
MFA ’22, School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design
Theatre artist and storyteller
Ying Gu
MES ’19,Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change
Sustainability advisor and climate change advocate
Shalini Iyer
MSc ’22, Faculty of Health
Scientist, STEM educator and EDI advocate
Kate Haiyun Mossop
MLCE ’21, Faculty of Education
Community builder**
Lela Pacitti-Sander
MES ’17, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change
Community planner and youth worker\
Raghavender Sahdev
\ MSC ’18, Lassonde School of Engineering
Entrepreneur
Alyssa Segula
\ MBA ’22, Schulich School of Business
Healthcare innovator
Korina Thomas-Reynolds
MEd ’20, Faculty of Education
Educator and entrepreneur
Iris Yusupov
\ MA ’18, Faculty of Health,\ MBA ’22, Schulich School of Business
Clinical researcher and mental health advocate
Suzanna Alsayed
MDEM ’20, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies / Faculty of Graduate Studies
Tech entrepreneur\
Sayjon Ariyarathnam
MPPAL ’22, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
Public servant and community builder
Elijah Bawuah
MES ’21, Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change/ Faculty of Graduate Studies
EDI advocate and mentor
Jonathan Clodman
MEd ’20, Faculty of Education/Faculty of Graduate Studies
Educator and public health advocate
Bri Darboh
MA ’18, Faculty of Health
Health equity advocate\
Osman Naqvi
MA ’19, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
Community leader and social justice advocate\
Jason Robinson emailWebsite
MES ’19, Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change/Faculty of Graduate Studies
Environmental and EDI advocate\
Miranda Baksh
MES '19, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change
CEO and Founder, Community Climate Council
Bo Cheng
MMAI '20,Faculty of Science; Schulich School of Business
Data Scientist, Rogers Communications
Nicole Doray
MES '19, Glendon College; Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change
Manager, Social Impact, Innovation and Transition Leadership at Academy for Sustainable Innovation; Senior Researcher, ASI International
Mikhaela Gray-Beerman
MED '18, Glendon College; Faculty of Education
Anti-trafficking advocate, researcher and educator
David (Xiaoyu) Wang
MSCM '20, Schulich School of Business
Environmental Advisory Committee and Accessibility Advisory Committee, The Town of East Gwillimbury; Manager, Transportation and Optimization, Labatt Breweries of Canada
VIEW OUR JOURNEY THROUGH THE YEARS
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- Postdoctoral Supervisor of the Year Award
- Faculty Teaching Award
- Thesis and Dissertation Prizes
- Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
- Banting Postdoctoral Researchers
- Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship for Black & Indigenous Scholars
Postdoctoral Supervisor of the Year Award
Recognition will be given to one Postdoctoral Supervisor who has demonstrated exemplary support for postdoctoral scholars at York University, exceeding general supervisory expectations. One Postdoctoral Supervisor will be honoured with the Postdoctoral Supervisor of the Year Award at the Postdoctoral Welcome Event each fall.
Recipients (Present - 2017)
2024\ Ethel Tungohan
2023 \ Alison Crosby
2023 \ Amro Zayed
2022\ Sapna Sharma
2021\ Ellen Bialystok
2020\ Petros Faloutsos
2019\ John Douglas Crawford
2019\ Sean Rehaag
2018\ Laura Levin
2017\ Pat Armstrong
Faculty Teaching Award
The Faculty of Graduate Studies’ Teaching Award is bestowed annually on a member of the Faculty of Graduate Studies who has displayed substantial, significant and sustained excellence, commitment and enthusiasm to the multifaceted aspects of teaching at the graduate level at York.
Recipients (Present - 1994)
2023-2024
Year: 2023–2024
Name: Benjamin Berger
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Law, Socio-Legal Studies
2022-2023
Year: 2022-2023
Name: Anne MacLennan
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Communication & Culture, History and Interdisciplinary Studies
2021-2022
Year: 2021-2022
Name: Eric Mykhalovskiy
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Socio-Legal Studies, Sociology, Health, Science and Technology Studies
2020-2021
Year: 2020-2021
Name: Michele Johnson
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Education, History, Social & Political Thought, Theatre & Performance Studies
Year: 2020-2021
Name: Sandra Schecter
Program Name: Graduate Program in Education
2019-2020
Year: 2019-2020
Name: Michaela Hynie
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Development Studies, Environmental Studies, Health, Interdisciplinary Studies, Kinesiology & Health Science and Psychology
Year: 2019-2020
Name: Michael Zryd
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Communication & Culture, Film and Humanities
2018-2019
Year: 2018-2019
Name: Richard Murray
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Biology, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, and Psychology
2017-2018
Year: 2017-2018
Name: Rebecca Pillai Riddell
Program Name: Graduate Program in Psychology
2016-2017
Year: 2016-2017
Name: Carl E. James
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Education, Interdisciplinary Studies, Social & Political Thought, Sociology, and Social Work
2015-2016
Year: 2015-2016
Name: Nicholas Cercone
Program Name: Graduate Program in Computer Science & Engineering
Year: 2015-2016
Name: Celia Haig-Brown
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Education, Environmental Studies, Gender, Feminist & Women’s Studies, Humanities, and Social & Political Thought
2014-2015
Year: 2014-2015
Name: Kathryn McPherson
Program Name: Graduate Programs in History and Gender, Feminist & Women’s Studies
2013-2014
Year: 2013-2014
Name: Meg Luxton
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Gender, Feminist & Women’s Studies, Social & Political Thought and Sociology
2012-2013
Year: 2012-2013
Name: Laurence R. Harris
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Biology, Kinesiology & Health Science and Psychology
2011-2012
Year: 2011-2012
Name: Joel Katz
Program Name: Graduate Program in Psychology
Year: 2011-2012
Name: Paul Lovejoy
Program Name: Graduate Program in History
2010-2011
Year: 2010-2011
Name: Bettina Bradbury
Program Name: Graduate Programs in History and Women’s Studies
Year: 2010-2011
Name: Janine Marchessault
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Communication & Culture, Film, Humanities, Social & Political Thought and Sociology
Year: 2010-2011
Name: Ward Struthers
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Health and Psychology
2009-2010
Year: 2009-2010
Name: Geoffrey Reaume
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Critical Disability Studies, Environmental Studies and Health
Year: 2009-2010
Name: Marc Stein
Program Name: Graduate Programs in History and Women's Studies
2008-2009
Year: 2008-2009
Name: Amir Asif
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Computer Science and Earth & Space Science
Year: 2008-2009
Name: Norman Gledhill
Program Name: Graduate Program in Kinesiology & Health Science
2007-2008
Year: 2007-2008
Name: Liora Salter
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Communication & Culture, Environmental Studies and Law
Year: 2007-2008
Name: Daniel Simeoni
Program Name: Graduate Program in Translation
2006-2007
Year: 2006-2007
Name: David Hood
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Biology and Kinesiology & Health Science
Year: 2006-2007
Name: Adrienne Perry
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Psychologyraduate Programs in Biology and Kinesiology & Health Science
2005-2006
Year: 2005-2006
Name: Leslie Higgins
Program Name: Graduate Programs in English and Humanities
Year: 2005-2006
Name: Stephen Weiss
Program Name: Graduate Program in Business Administration
2004-2005
Year: 2004-2005
Name: M. Jane Irvine
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Biology, Kinesiology & Health Science and Psychology
Year: 2004-2005
Name: Isabel M. Killoran
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Critical Disability Studies and Education
2003-2004
Year: 2003-2004
Name: Douglas Crawford
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Biology, Kinesiology & Health Science and Psychology
Year: 2003-2004
Name: Livy Visano
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Social & Political Thought, Social Work and Sociology
2002-2003
Year: 2002-2003
Name: Barrie Coukell
Program Name: Graduate Program in Biology
Year: 2002-2003
Name: David Reid
Program Name: Graduate Program in Psychology
2001-2002
Year: 2001-2002
Name: Barbara Godard
Program Name: Graduate Programs in English, Études françaises, Social & Political Thought and Women's Studies
2000-2001
Year: 2000-2001
Name: Robert Murdie
Program Name: Graduate Program in Geography
Year: 2000-2001
Name: David Smukler
Program Name: Graduate Program in Theatre
1999-2000
Year: 1999-2000
Name: Deborah Britzman
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Education, English and Social & Political Thought
Year: 1999-2000
Name: Barbara Hanson
Program Name: Graduate Program in Sociology
1998-1999
Year: 1998-1999
Name: Gary Bunch
Program Name: Graduate Program in Education
Year: 1998-1999
Name: Hiroshi Ono
Program Name: Graduate Program in Psychology
1997-1998
Year: 1997-1998
Name: Selma Odom
Program Name: Graduate Program in Dance
1996-1997
Year: 1996-1997
Name: Ken Little
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Communication & Culture and Social Anthropology
Year: 1996-1997
Name: Shake Toukmanian
Program Name: Graduate Program in Psychology
1995-1996
Year: 1995-1996
Name: David Rennie
Program Name: Graduate Program in Psychology
1994-1995
Year: 1994-1995
Name: Robert Witmer
Program Name: Graduate Programs in Ethnomusicology & Musicology, Social Anthropology
Thesis and Dissertation Prizes
The Faculty of Graduate Studies will award a maximum of six (6) thesis prizes for exceptional theses defended in a given year (i.e., calendar year January 1 to December 31). Normally three (3) of these will be awarded for Master’s theses and three (3) for Doctoral dissertations.
Recipients (Present - 1993)
2024
Thesis Prizes
- Nina Garrett, Graduate Program in Biology, “Measuring neotropical bat diversity using airborne eDNA”
- Haider Shoaib, Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, “Performance Modeling and Optimization of Connected And Autonomous Vehicles With Reliable Wireless Connectivity”
- Pooya Badkoobeh, Graduate Program in Film, "Based on a True Story"
Dissertation Prizes
- Jennifer Porat, Graduate Program in Biology, RNA methyltransferases Influence Noncoding RNA Biogenesis and Function Through Catalytic-Independent Activities
- Alison Humphrey, Graduate Program in Cinema & Media Studies, The Shadowpox Storyworld as Citizen Science Fiction: Building Co-Immunity through Participatory Mixed-Reality Storytelling
- Inbar Peled, Graduate Program in Law, Professionalizing Discrimination: Legal Actors and the Struggle Against Racialized Policing in Multicultural Societies.
2023
Thesis Prizes
- Melodie Lao, Graduate Program in Chemistry, “Developing an Automated Nitrous Acid (HONO) Platform to Detect Emerging Pollutants in a Commercial and Domestic Environment”
- Abdul Basit, Graduate Program in Civil Engineering, "Impact of Climate Change on Thermal Behaviour of Pavement Structures in Ontario"
- Anna Waisman, Graduate Program in Psychology, "Investigating the Role of Autobiographical Memory in Postsurgical Pain Up To 1 Year after Major Surgery"
Dissertation Prizes
- Kathleen Dogantzis, Graduate Program in Biology, Understanding the Evolutionary Origin and Ancestral Complexity of Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Populations
- Dylan Ludwig, Graduate Program in Philosophy, The Functional Contributions of Consciousness
- Sara Pishdadian, Graduate Program in Psychology, Subjective and Objective Spatial Memory and Navigation Abilities in Aging and Amnesia
2022
Thesis Prizes
- Timothy Young, Graduate Program in Civil Engineering, “Semiautomated Analysis of Pedestrian Behavior and Motion for Microsimulation of Transportation Terminals”
- Hamidreza Taleghamer, Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, “Machine Learning Strategies to Analyze Quantitative Ultrasound Multi-Parametric Images for Prediction of Therapy Response in Breast Cancer Patients”
- Ilana Shiff, Graduate Program in Psychology, “Distress Regulation During Preschool Vaccinations: Child and Caregiver Predictors”
Dissertation Prizes
- Andrea Claire Durant, Graduate Program in Biology, The Physiology of Ammonia Transport in the Disease Vector Mosquito Aedes Aegypti: Ammonia Transporter Localization, Function and Characterization
- Ahmed Elkholy, Graduate Program in Mechanical Engineering, Characterization of Heat Exchange for Additively Manufactured Components
- Meredith Evans, Graduate Program in Social Anthropology, Composing Care: The Aesthetics and Politics of Music Therapy in the Clinic
2021
Thesis Prizes
- Nour Moataz Wafsy, Graduate Program in Chemistry, “Palladium-Catalyzed Functionalization of 4-Alkylpyridines: Pyridylic Dehydrogenation and Mechanistic Investigation of Pyridylic Allylation”
- Alison Duke, Graduate Program in Film, “Promise Me”
- Nakisa Samadi, Graduate Program in Mechanical Engineering, “Active Thermography Using Cellphone Attachment Infrared Camera”
Dissertation Prizes
- Nadejda Tsvetkov, Graduate Program in Biology, What's really out there? Investigations into the effects of pesticides and pathogens on bee health
- Junjie Kang, Graduate Program in Earth & Space Science, Theoretical and Experimental Investigtation of Despin Control of Massive Space Debris by Tethered Space Tug
- Aaron Kreuter, Graduate Program in English, Playing Jewish Geography: Diaspora, Home, Nation-State, and Zionism in Contemporary Canadian and American Jewish Fiction
2020
Thesis Prizes
- Leah Lynn Wright, Graduate Program in Biology, "Using Light-Level Geolocation to Investigate the Carry-over Effects of Long-Distance Migration on the Reproductive Success of Dunlin (Calidris Alpina Hudsonia)"
- Elizabeth Jackson, Graduate Program in Film, "Biidaaban: First Light"
- Massimo Nardone, Graduate Program in Kinesiology & Health Science, "Comparison of Non-Invasive Peripheral Vascular Function to Invasive Measures of Coronary Function in Patients with Suspected Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction"
Dissertation Prizes
- Rafael Rodrigues Ferrari, Graduate Program in Biology, Systematics and Biogeography of Colletinae with Revisionary Studies of the Species of Colletes Latreille (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Colletinae) from Chile and Eastern South America
- Meghan C. Hughes, Graduate Program in Kinesiology & Health Science, Exploration of the Mitochondria as a Potential Therapeutic Target in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Kosuke Kato, Graduate Program in Physics & Astronomy, Precision Microwave Frequency-Offset Separated-Oscillatory-Fields Measurement of the 2^3 P_1-to-2^3 P_2 Fine-Structure in Atomic Helium
2019
Thesis Prizes
- Azizia Wahedi, Graduate Program in Biology, "Characterization of the Adipokinetic Hormone/Corazonin-Related Peptide Signalling System in the Mosquito, Aedes Aegyptim"
- Daniel Debebe Negatu, Graduate Program in Film, "Tesfaye/Hope”
- Andrew Leonard Paul, Graduate Program in Geography, "'With the Salween Peace Park, We Can Survive as a Nation': Karen Environmental Relations and the Politics of an Indigenous Conservation Initiative”
Dissertation Prizes
- Anna Veprinska, Graduate Program in English, "The Skin of Another": Empathetic Dissonance in Twentieth and Twenty-First-Century Poetry after Crisis
- Sara Rafique, Graduate Program in Psychology, Development of Low-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as a Tool to Modulate Visual Disorders: Insight from Neuroimaging
- Guillaume Dandurand, Graduate Program in Social Anthropology, The Techno-Politics of Food Security in New Delhi: The Re-Materialization of the Ration Card
2018
Thesis Prizes
- Julia Gauberg, Graduate Program in Biology, “The Barrier Properties of the Skin of Aquatic and Semi-Aquatic Vertebrates”
- Lesley Chan, Graduate Program in Film, “The Urge to Run a Lap”
- Lana Forman, Graduate Program in Music, “The Positivistic Mysticism of Alexander Scriabin: An Analysis of the Three Études, Op. 65”
Dissertation Prizes
- Manfred Becker, Graduate Program in Communication & Culture, The Frankenbite: Ethics and Reality in the Post-Production of Factual Programming
- Brock Harpur, Graduate Program in Biology, Population Genomics Approaches to Understanding the Genetics and Evolution of Social Insects
- Bryan Nelson, Graduate Program in Social & Political Thought, Democracy Against: The Antimonies of Politics
2017
Thesis Prizes
- Muhammad Salman Chaudhry, Graduate Program in Earth & Space Science, “On the Characterization of Engineered Elastomers At High Strain Rates“
- Karam Al Masri, Graduate Program in Film, “Juha the Whale“
- Kathryn Hardill, Graduate Program in Nursing, “That Look That Makes You Not Really Want to Be There: Health Care Experiences of People Who Use Illicit Opioids in Small Urban and Rural Communities - A Critical Social Theory Analysis“
Dissertation Prizes
- Dennis Kolosov, Graduate Program in Biology, The Role of Tight Junction Proteins in Regulating Epithelial Permeability in Fishes
- Melissa Dalgleish, Graduate Program in English, 'Her Constellated Mind: Jay Macpherson's Modernism and the Canadian Mythopoeic Turn
- Angus Gavin Grant, Graduate Program in Law, Confronting (In) Security: Forging Legitimate Approaches to Security and Exclusion in Migration Law
- Paul Christopher Gray, Graduate Program in Political Science, The Tragedy of Marx and Justice: A Critique of Marx's Failed Attempt to Dispense with Principles of Justice
2016
Thesis Prizes
- Vladimir Paskaljevic, Graduate Program in Film, “Absence is Present”
- Dana Phillips, Graduate Program in Law, “Let's Talk About Sexual Assault: A Feminist Exploration of the Relationship Between Legal and Experiential Discourses”
- Gabrielle LaFortune, Graduate Program in Linguistics & Applied Linguistics, “A Qualitative Study of Anti-Feminist Discursive Strategies in Online Comment Sections”
Dissertation Prizes
- Douglas Hunter, Graduate Program in History, Stone of Power: Dighton Rock, Colonization and the Erasure of an Indigenous Past
- Daniel Fitzakerley, Graduate Program in Physics & Astronomy, Antihydrogen Via Two-Stage Charge Exchange
- David Moffette, Graduate Program in Sociology, Governing Irregular Migration Logics and Practices in Spanish Immigration Policy
2015
Thesis Prizes
- Gabriela Krivdova Biology, "Inhibition of HIV-1 Vif by Pokeweed Antiviral Protein and its Impact on Cellular Immune Defense"
- Diana Resetca, Chemistry, Characterizing Protein Dynamics of Protein-Ligand Interactions by Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry
- Savitri Gordian, Law, "Contesting Risk, Precaution and Legitimacy: A Case Study of Lafarge"
Dissertation Prizes
- Serene Wong, Graduate Program in Computer Science & Engineering, Exploiting Structure Information for Network Dissimilarity Characterization -- Application to Disease Network Analysis and Treatment Prediction
- David Coodin, Graduate Program in English, A Sudden, Inexplicable Onrush of Affectionate Feeling': Subjectivity Beyond Limit in Cather, Larsen, Fitzgerald, and Woolf
- Marc Champagne, Graduate Program in Philosophy, The Semiotic Mind: A Fundamental Theory of Consciousness
2014
Thesis Prizes
- Michelle Bobala, Graduate Program in Development Studies, “Empowering Women and Promoting Gender Equality? The Relevance of MDG3 in the Context of Georgetown, Guyana”
- Jennifer Dysart, Graduate Program in Film/Cinema & Media Studies, “Kewekapawetan: Return After the Flood”
- Sue Patrick Breit, Graduate Program in Interdisciplinary Studies, “The Phenomenology of a Simple Song: Expression, Creativity, and the Recovery of Aesthetics”
Dissertation Prizes
- Amanda Paxton, All or Nothing: Sado-Erotics and Subjectivity in Victorian Religious Poetry, Graduate Program in English
- Jacqueline Beaudry, An Examination of the Development of Rapid-onset Diabetes Induced by Elevated Exogenous Glucocortoids and a High-fat Diet in Young Sprague Dawley Rats, Graduate Program in Kinesiology & Health Science
- Rory B.B. Lucyshyn-Wright, Riesz-Schwartz Extensive Quantities and Vector-Valued Integration in Closed Categories, Graduate Program in Mathematics & Statistics
- Karine Côté-Boucher, The Micro-Politics of Border Control: Internal Struggles at Canada Customs, Graduate Program in Sociology
2013
Thesis Prizes
- C. Stanley, Graduate Program in Biology, "The Nonbreeding Season of Wood Thrush (Hylocichla Mustelina): Examining the Winter Ecology, Migration Ecology and Migratory Connectivity of a Neotropical Migratory Songbird"
- A. Gianfranco, Graduate Program in Kinesiology & Health Science, "Investigating high-dose vitamin D3 supplementation in the transgenic G93A mouse model of amyotropic lateral sclerosis"
- C. Wloka, Graduate Program in Computer Science & Engineering, "Integrating Overt and Covert Attention Using Peripheral and Central Processing Streams"
Dissertation Prizes
- B.L. Nicholson, Graduate Program in Biology, Molecular Analysis of Tombusvirus Cap-Independent Translation
- N. Spunt, Graduate Program in English, Figuring Consumption: Reading Economics of Disease, Desire and Consumerism in nineteenth-and Early Twentieth Century Literature
- H. Marsh, Graduate Program in Psychology, Apes in the Information Age: An Investigation of Information Management by Orangutans
2012
Thesis Prizes
- Phuong Bui, Graduate Program in Biology, “Tight Junctions in 'Reconstructed' Gill Epithelia Derived from the Puffer Fish Tetraodon Nigroviridis Marion de Procé, 1822”
- Annie Veilleux, Graduate Program in Interdisciplinary Studies, “Knowing Landscape: Living, Discussing and Imagining the Toronto Carrying Place”
- Jacinta Reddigan, Graduate Program in Kinesiology & Health Science, “Associations between Metabolic Risk Factors, Physical Activity and Mortality Risk”
Dissertation Prizes
- Keith Barney, Graduate Program in Geography, Grounding Global Forest Economies: Resource Governance and Commodity Power in Rural Laos
- Helen Chasiotis, Graduate Program in Biology, The Role of Occludin Tight Junction Protein in Freshwater Telost Fish Osmoregulation
- Dr. Mandeep Pinky Ghaidu, Graduate Program in Kinesiology & Health Science, The Role of AMP-Kinase in Regulating and Remodelling Adipocyte Metabolism
2011
Thesis Prizes
- Stephanie Lombardo, Graduate Program in Chemistry, “The Development of Solution and Surface Associated Protein Nanotubes for Applications in Bionanotechnology”
- Chelsea McMullan, Graduate Program in Film, “Deadman”
- Xin Zhang, Graduate Program in Computer Science & Engineering, “Measuring Process of Model Checking Randomized Algorithms”
Dissertation Prizes
- Sadat Reza, Graduate Program in Economics, Essays on Econometric Analysis of Strike Duration Data
- Jordana Greenblatt, Graduate Program in English, Word Like That: Reading, Writing and Sadomasochism
- Christopher Holman, Graduate Program in Political Science, Politics as Performance: Toward a Non-Identitarian Model of Political Action
2010
Thesis Prizes
- Jennifer Petruniak, Graduate Program in Biology, “Analysis of Bythotrephes longimanus Spatial Dynamics in Harp Lake, Ontario”
- Giulia Uguccioni, Graduate Program in Kinesiology & Health Science, “The Importance of PGC-a in contractile activity-induced mitochondria adaptions”
- Claire Wynveen, Graduate Program in Theatre, “Smashing the Psychoanalysis Dam: Exploring Fear and Release in The Betwitched”
Dissertation Prizes
- Jason John Gibbs, Graduate Program in Biology, “Revision of the Metallic Species of Dialectus in Canada (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae: Lasioglossum”
- Bernd Schulze, Graduate Program in Mathematics & Statistics, “Combinatorial and Geometric Rigidity with Symmetry Constraints”
- Lisa Cooke, Graduate Program in Social Anthropology, “North to Yukon: (Beyond) the Frontier in Canadian National-Cultural Imaginaries”
2008
Thesis Prizes
- Francisca Duran, Graduate Program in Film, “Mr. Edisons's Ear”
- Mandeep Gaidhu, Graduate Program in Kinesiology & Health Science, “The Regulation of Glucose and Lipid Metabolism by AMP-activated Protein Kinase in Isolated Rat Adipoycytes”
- Tia Dafnos, Graduate Program in Sociology, “Policing Ethnicity: A Critical Analysis of the use of Ethnic Identifiers in the Policing of Organized Crime in Canada”
Dissertation Prizes
- Jamie Kwan, Graduate Program in Biology, Sterile Alpha Motif Domain Structures And Protein Partnerships
- Colette A Granger, Graduate Program in Education, Silent Moments: A Psychoanalytic Autoethnography of Learning and Teaching
- Ye Sun, Graduate Program in Mathematics & Statistics, Higher Order Likelihood Inference for a General Statistical Model
1995
Thesis/Dissertation Prizes****
- Lee Anne Waldorf, Master Candidate, Programme in Law: "Beyond the Discursive Horizon: Challenging the Limits of Post-Structuralist Feminist Legal Theory"
- Andrew Bartlett, Doctoral Candidate, Programme in English: Violence and Inheritance: Birth Secrets in Four Eighteenth-Century English Novels.
- Jose Brandao, Doctoral Candidate, Programme in History: 'Your Frye Shall Burn No More': Iroquois Policy Towards New France and Her Native Allies to 1701.
1993
Thesis Prizes
- Mark Vicari, “The Grazing Ecology of Red Fescue, Festuca rubra, on St. Kilda,” Graduate Programme in Biology
- Priscilla Costello, “Gnosticism Then and Now: From the First Centuries A.D. to the Psychology of C.G. Jung,” Graduate Programme in Interdisciplinary Studies
- Stephen Foster, “Behind a Sheet of Glass,” Graduate Programme in Visual Arts
Dissertation Prizes
- Richard John Reiner, A Framework for Theories of Bounded Rationality, Graduate Programme in Philosophy
- Xianhua Jiang, Wobble-Nutation Modes of the Earth, Graduate Programme in Physics & Astronomy
- Rae Anderson, The Corset of Compromise: Negotiating Social and Spatial Boundaries in Two Artist’s Housing Cooperatives in Toronto, Graduate Programme in Social Anthropology
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS)
The Vanier CGS program aims to attract and retain world-class doctoral students by supporting students who demonstrate both leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, engineering, and health.
Recipients (Present - 2011)
2024
Name: Grace Ann Bischof
Program: Physics & Astronomy
Project: Characterizing Inter-Crater Dust Dynamics in Gale Crater, Mars in Preparation of Human Exploration.
Name: Roberta Da Silva Medina
Program: Socio-Legal Studies
Project: Vertical Surveillance: Urban Police Use of Drone Technology in Brazil and Canada.
Name: Joshua Marcus Harris Fountain Lamers
Program: Law
Project: The Golden Ticket? Black Adoptees, Transracial Adoption and Rethinking Legal Adoption.
Name: Romeo Joe Linao Quintero
Program: Geography
Project: Building Liveable Futures in Camps: Everyday Placemaking Practices of Internally Displaced Women in the Southern Philippines.
2023
Name: Areej Alshammiry
Program: Sociology
Name: Jordan Lynne Marissa Krywonos
Program: Physics & Astronomy
Name: Marissa Anne Magneson
Program: Education
Name: Austin Martins-Robalino
Program: Civil Engineering
Name: Greg Levi Procknow
Program: Critical Disability Studies
Name: Cole Ernest Swanson
Program: Environmental Studies
Name: Anna Waisman
Program: Clinical Psychology
2022
Name: Katherine Barron
Program: Education: Languages, Culture & Teaching
Name: Toby Anne Finlay
Program: Sociology
Name: Sarah Grace Grothaus
Program: Computational Arts / Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Name: Deanne Michelle Sowter
Program: Law
Name: Alyssia Dawn Wilson
Program: Clinical Developmental Psychology
2021
Name: Debbie Renee Ebanks Schlums
Program: Cinema and Media Studies
Name: Maureen Achieng Owino
Program: Environmental Studies
2020
Name: Laura Marie Keane
Program: Mathematics & Statistics
Name: Balikisu Osman
Program: Environmental Studies
Name: Rajat Nayyar
Program: Theatre, Dance, & Performance Studies
Name: Cameron Michael Butler
Program: Social Anthropology
2019
Name: Heather Anne Bergen
Program: Social Work
Name: Shraddha Chatterjee
Program: Gender, Feminist & Women's Studies
Name: Nadha Hassen
Program: Environmental Studies
Name: Inbar Peled
Program: Law
Name: Okechukwu Emmanuel Effoduh
Program: Law
2018
Name: Rivka Ruth Green
Program: Psychology
Name: Natasha Lorraine Henry-Dixon
Program: History
Name: Hannah Charlotte Rackow
Program: Theatre, Dance, & Performance Studies
Name: Susan Anne Bell Chiblow
Program: Environmental Studies
Name: Leigha April Comer
Program: Sociology
2017
Name: Claudia Francesca Sicondolfo
Program: Cinema & Media Studies
Name: Erica Lee Tatham
Program: Psychology
Name: Tyrone Christopher Hall
Program: Communication & Culture
Name: Elan Taylor Marchinko
Program: Theatre, Dance, & Performance Studies
Name: Kam Jyhming Phung
Program: Administration
2016
Name: Syrus Ware
Program: Environmental Studies
Name: Alison Dudley Humphrey
Program: Cinema & Media Studies
Name: Jesse Adrian Thistle
Program: History
Name: Zachary Agele Lomo
Program: Law
2015
Name: Dessi Petrova Zaharieva
Program: Kinesiology & Health Science
Name: Samantha R. Fashler
Program: Psychology
Name: Christopher Vanden Berg
Program: Political Science
Name: Jolin Joseph
Program: Gender, Feminist & Women's Studies
Name: Noa Rachel Nahmias
Program: History
Name: Kyo Iona Maclear
Program: Education
2014
Name: Alexandra Eileen Terrana
Program: Physics & Astronomy
Name: Vanessa Fleet
Program: Art History & Visual Culture
Name: Oded Haas
Program: Environmental Studies
2013
Name: Douglas William Hunter
Program: History
Name: Bretton Fosbrook
Program: Science & Technology Studies
2012
Name: Juha Pekka Mikkonen
Program: Health
Name: Samantha Akemi Yamada
Program: Psychology
Name: Kaley Maureen Roosen
Program: Psychology
Name: Pierre-Yann Dube Dolbec
Program: Administration
Name: Gorcin Dizdar
Program: Humanities
2011
Name: Yasin Kaya
Program: Political Science
Name: Isaac Levi Osuoka
Program: Environmental Studies
Name: James Daniel Trepanier
Program: History
Name: Tania Hernandez Cervantes
Program: Environmental Studies
Name: Healy Frances Johanna Thompson
Program: Women's Studies
Name: Lisa Angela Romano-Dwyer
Program: Education
Name: Kristine Lynn Fitzgerald
Program: Psychology
Name: Danielle Silvie Oiming Kwan-Lafond
Program: Sociology
Name: Dilys Elizabeth Haner
Program: Psychology
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Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship Competition
The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program provides funding to the very best postdoctoral applicants, both nationally and internationally, who will positively contribute to the country’s economic, social and research-based growth.
Recipients (Present - 2015)
2023-2024
Name: Saba Asaad
Department: Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Project: Over-the-Air Federated Learning via Benchmark Wireless Network
Name: Stephen Melly
Department: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Project: Development of the computational constitutive model for super-soft 4D bioprinted materials
Name: Lynn Yu Ling Ng
Department: Department of Politics, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
Project: Care for All is Care that Pulls Us Through
2022-2023
Name: Chiara Camponeschi
Department: Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research
Project: Turning Moments of Crisis into Moments of Care: An Integrative Approach to Climate Resilience and Planetary Health
Name: Ashlee Christoffersen
Department: Department of Politics
Project: Operationalizing Intersectionality: Equality policy and NGOs
2020-2021
Name: Mohammad Naderi
Department: Biology
Project: Deciphering the role of environmental contaminants, bisphenol A and bisphenol S, in the pathogenesis of autism spectrum disorder using zebrafish as a model system
Name: Vasily Panferov
Department: Chemistry
Project: Innovative Point-of-Care Monitoring of Inflammatory Biomarkers for Early-Stage Diagnosis of Sepsis
2019-2020
Name: Melchisedek Chetima
Department: History
Project: Boko Haram’s Grand-Fathers: Slave-Raiding, Kidnapping and Weaponized Social Mobility in the Chad Basin Borderland
Name: Kate Turner
Department: Social Science
Project: A New Generation of Geographical Indications in the Americas? Mobilizing Biocultural Heritage for Self-determined Community Development
Name: Salman Hussain
Department: Social Science & Anthopology
Project: Hijra Human Rights and Legal Recognition in Pakistan: Gender Justice, ‘Third Gender’ and Embodied Identity
2018-2019
Name: Sylvie Bodineau
Department: Social Science/Law & Society
Project: Fifteen years after. The everyday social life of ex- child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo
2016-2017
Name: Heather Fitzsimmons Frey
Department: Theatre, Dance, & Performance Studies
Project: Rehearsing Revolutions: Girls, Amateur Theatre, and Encounters Between 19th and 21st Century Girls
2015-2016
Name: Richard Last
Department: Humanities, History
Project: The Occupational and Neighbourhood Settings of Early Christianity
Name: Mary Elizabeth (M.E.) Luka
Faculty: School of Arts, Media, Performance and Design
Project: From creative citizenship to globally networked cultural collaborations: Imagining culture, identity and creative work today.
Name: Heath MacMillan
Department: Biology
Project: MacMillan’s research integrates observations at the subcellular, cellular, tissue, organ and whole animal levels to explain the critical differences in animal physiology that can mean life or death in the cold.
Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship for Black & Indigenous Scholars
The Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowships for Black and Indigenous Scholars program was created to address the under-representation of Black and Indigenous scholars in many disciplines, fields of research, and associated careers. One fellowship for a scholar identifying as Black and one for a scholar identifying as Indigenous are typically given in an academic year.
Recipients (Present - 2021)
2023
Name: Doug Anderson
Department: Education
Name: Jean de Dieu Uwisengeyimana
Department: Biomedical Engineering
2022
Name: Sylvester Aboagye
Department: Electrical Engineering
Name: Landing Badji
Department: Ecology and Ecosystem Management
Name: Leora Gansworth
Department: Critical Human Geography
Name: Graeme Reed
Department: Rural Studies
2021
Name: Godwin Dzah
Department: Law
Name: Don Davies
Department: Biology
Name: De-Lawrence Lamptey
Department: Critical Disability Studies
Name: Ruth Murambadoro
Department: Gender, Sexuality and Women Studies
GRAD STUDIES’ HIGHLIGHTS & RESEARCH SPOTLIGHTS
York University announces first-of-its-kind PhD program\ \ Due to the growing frequency and severity of disasters experienced around the world, and the ongoing need for management and mitigation of such risks, disaster and emergency management (DEM) has become an expanding academic and professional field that is sure to experience increased relevance – both domestically and internationally – for the foreseeable future. \ \ Learn More
York U community members among Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards winners\ \ Each year, Canadian Immigrant magazine names the winners of its Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards, given to immigrants or refugees who have made a significant impact on their adopted country. Among this year’s winners are three York University alumni and one former faculty member.\ \ Learn More
York University SDG toolkit earns prestigious nomination\ \ The York University SDGs-in-the-Classroom Toolkit, designed to assist the interdisciplinary infusion of sustainable development goals (SDGs) in academic curriculums, recently earned a prestigious spot as an international finalist for the Green Gown Awards, which recognize exceptional sustainability initiatives. It serves as culmination of the pioneering journey to create it.\ \ Learn More
Doctoral student named Trudeau Scholar\ \ Zoe M. Savitsky, a doctoral candidate at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School, was named a Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar for work that promises to examine the ways corporations gained the power of expression and how they have expanded and defended that power. \ \ Learn More
York Postdoctoral Fellow receives close to $30,000 SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grant\ \ Congratulations to John Doyle-Raso on receiving a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Knowledge Synthesis Grant of $29,859 under the Evolving Narratives of Cultures and Histories program for his project “Colonial genocide in intercultural and interdisciplinary perspective”.\ \ Learn More
Three York U graduate students earn Governor General’s Gold Medals\ \ Three York University graduates received this year’s Governor General’s Gold Medals, which recognize the outstanding scholastic achievements of graduate students in Canada. The 2024 recipients are Jennifer Porat, Carly Goodman and Alison Humphrey.\ \ Learn More
Four PhD students awarded Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships\ \ Four PhD students from York University are recipients of this year’s prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships. The award, presented by the Government of Canada, supports first-rate doctoral students who undertake graduate studies in the fields of social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and/or engineering, and health. \ \ Learn More
Three York University scholars named Banting Postdoctoral Fellows\ \ York University scholars Saba Asaad, Stephen Melly and Lynn Yu Ling Ng have been named among this year’s recipients of the prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded by the Government of Canada.\ \ Learn More
Novel shines spotlight on a public health nurse’s care for a small rural community\ \ ‘Everything is connected…’ That’s the message author Cheryl van Daalen-Smith, Associate Dean Academic in the Faculty of Graduate Studies brought to the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario Nursing Week celebration at the annual Mississauga Chapter and Brampton Chapter Nursing Week dinner May 9, in Brampton.\ \ Learn More
York University hosts conference on the state of graduate student supervision with an eye to the future\ \ One of the foundational relationships of the graduate student experience is the one between the graduate student and supervisor. As part of our 60th-anniversary celebrations, the Faculty of Graduate Studies at York is hosting a one-day online Graduate Supervision Conference geared specifically for graduate supervisors.\ \ Learn More
Learn more about our five innovative graduate programs headed to York University’s new Markham Campus!\ \ Located in the heart of the vibrant City of Markham, York University’s new campus is an ideal home for a community of positive changemakers. Students will be presented with opportunities to collaborate directly with employers, start-ups and community partners to obtain hands-on experience and learn to drive innovation across all areas of knowledge and society. \ \ Learn More
Niarchos scholarship brings students from Greece to York U\ \ Students from Greece have an opportunity to study or conduct research at York University through a scholarship supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), an international philanthropic organization that honours the late shipping magnate.\ \ Learn More
Another Year of Excellence in Graduate Education: FGS Reflects on 2023!\ \ As the year comes to an end, the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) reflects on all the transformative work undertaken by our inspiring community. Our faculty, staff and students have exemplified all the values portrayed in York University’s mission to incorporate the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into our daily practices.\ \ Learn More
FGS enhances graduate supervision experience with support hub\ \ York University’s Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) is celebrating 60 years of knowledge creation and marking the milestone by creating a Graduate Supervision Support Hub (GSSHub) – a place where supervisors, committee members and students can gather to collaborate and build mutually beneficial relationships drawing on graduate supervisory pedagogy and capacity-building principles that acknowledge the pivotal role of effective supervision.\ \ Learn More
Grad course teaches inclusive, human-centred design research\ \ After completing an advanced diploma in design, designer Rupsha Mutsuddi took her education a step further by pursuing a master’s degree in design at York University. The graduate course that influenced her most has been GS/DESN5104 M – User-centred Design Research Methods and its exploration of inclusive, human-centred design, taught by Shital Desai, an assistant professor and York Research Chair in Accessible Interaction Design.\ \ Learn More
Graduate students see health equity in practice\ \ While working toward a master’s degree in health equity, Erin Flanagan’s experiential education (EE) opportunity in the Human Rights & Health Equity graduate course offered by Jessica Vorstermans was a factor in her decision to pursue her passion for health policy and equity in the PhD program at York University.\ \ Learn More
Graduate physics professor shares machine learning knowledge with academic community\ \ With the recent advances in machine learning techniques, Joel Zylberberg, an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at York University, decided it would be useful to science students to understand these methods, so he developed a graduate course to share his knowledge.\ \ Learn More
Faculty of Graduate Studies looks towards the next 60 years\ \ Graduate students in physics apply machine learning to predict the dark matter halos for a population of galaxies and to see the glowing cells in a mouse’s brain. \ \ Learn More
Professors help racialized grad students navigate academy\ \ In a desire to commit, in material ways, to York University’s Decolonizing, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (DEDI) Strategy, the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) held several roundtable discussions at its Faculty Council. \ \ Learn More
Student film exploring community-based sustainability screens at COP28\ \ A documentary short created by York University PhD student Peyman Naeemi and supported by CIFAL York was competitively accepted to screen on Dec. 11 at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, as part of COP28’s Canada Pavilion events program. \ \ Learn More
Master’s research film looks at sharks as indicator of ocean health\ \ Recent York University graduate Vivian Guido (MES ’23) is screening her new documentary, Turning Tides: Sustainability Measures for Shark Conservation, on York University’s Keele Campus on Dec. 15, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Nat Taylor Cinema. \ \ Learn More
York students engaged in heart, brain research earn inaugural award\ \ Four York University students were recognized with an inaugural award for Black scholars – an initiative by the Heart & Stroke Foundation, Brain Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (CIHR-ICRH) – for their work and research in heart and brain health.\ \ Learn More
AMS Healthcare awards fund York research on history of medicine\ \ Earlier this month, Canadian charitable organization AMS Healthcare announced two York University scholars as recipients of its 2023 History of Healthcare Awards Program: Jody Hodgins, a PhD candidate in the Department of History; and Kenton Kroker, an associate professor in the Department of Social Science, both in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies.\ \ Learn More
Provostial fellowships support scholars from marginalized groups\ \ York University has announced Doug Anderson and Jean de Dieu Uwisengeyimana as this year’s recipients of the Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowships for Black and Indigenous Scholars. The Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship program seeks to attract outstanding scholars who will push the boundaries of knowledge in necessary ways. \ \ Learn More
PhD candidate receives fellowship to bring Indigenous lens to STEM\ \ Andrew McConnell, a PhD candidate at York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering, has been awarded an Indigenous and Black Engineering and Technology (IBET) Fellowship to transform the future of technical science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education for Indigenous students.\ \ Learn More
New online workshop supports Black graduate student success\ \ York University’s Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) is hosting its inaugural Fostering Black Scholars Scholarship Success Workshop for incoming and current graduate students on Monday, Aug. 28 from 10 a.m. to noon. This online event aims to create a welcoming space to share experiences and resources and build peer-to-peer connections.\ \ Learn More
Two York students presented with Autism Scholars Awards\ \ Alaa Ibrahim and Carly Magnacca, two York University doctoral scholars, are named recipients of the 2023-24 Autism Scholars Award. The community of scholars fostered by this awards program excel in the creation of new knowledge of child autism that positively increases the province’s capacity for diagnosis and assessment of autism and leads to a strengthened treatment system. \ \ Learn More
Graduate students recognized for contributions to Philippine Studies\ \ Eight graduate students from three Faculties at York University are recipients of Philippine Studies Group funding for research, fieldwork and language acquisition.\ \ Learn More
York takes academic leadership role at Congress 2023\ \ Upwards of 250 York University faculty members and scholars are among the presenters during the 2023 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, where they take an academic leadership role in sharing their research with colleagues from across the nation.\ \ Learn More
Professor becomes York’s first School of Nursing doctoral graduate\ \ Ramesh Venkatesa Perumal, a sessional assistant professor in the Faculty of Health, became the first doctoral graduate of York’s School of Nursing program on Feb. 21 when he successfully defended his dissertation, “Impact of social support and mentoring on career advancement of internationally educated nurses.”\ \ Learn More
York postdoctoral Fellow is Holland Bloorview’s first EMBARK scientist\ \ Recognized for his exceptional contributions to pediatric health care, York postdoctoral Fellow De-Lawrence Lamptey has been named Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital’s inaugural EMBARK scientist. \ \ Learn More
Reflecting on 2022: Important initiatives taking flight at FGS\ \ York developed its most recent University Academic Plan (UAP) in 2020, which included a university-wide challenge to contribute to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). \ \ Learn More
York PhD candidate takes centre stage at United Nations Security Council debate\ \ Zahra Nader, a York University doctoral student in the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS), appeared as a civil society representative before the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in a recent debate on women, peace and security.\ \ Learn More
Graduate student sports league makes it easy to stay active, build communities\ \ More than 40 graduate students and faculty members met on the fields near Tait Mackenzie on Sept. 16 for the inaugural event of the Grad Sports League. Four teams battled for the top spot in a round-robin ultimate Frisbee tournament. \ \ Learn More
Toronto Musicians’ Association names PhD student Levon Ichkhanian 2022 Musician of the Year\ \ York University PhD student Levon Ichkhanian is the Toronto Musicians’ Association‘s 2022 Musician of the Year. The award recognizes Ichkhanian’s dedication to excellence in all aspects of music and his high standard of professionalism and artistry.\ \ Learn More
International students navigating PhDs in geomatics research\ \ Researchers at the Lassonde School of Engineering are seeking to transform the reliability of Global Navigation Satellite Systems, which means that one day in the near future there won’t be a need to override cellphone navigation systems to summon a rideshare or food delivery, as accuracy will be dramatically improved.\ \ Learn More
Passion for mechanical engineering leads grad student to explore 4D-bioprinting\ \ York PhD student Daphene Solis is researching new ways to create a novel type of material that is similar to soft contact lenses, which can be used to grow artificial blood vessels for tissue engineering applications.\ \ Learn More
York University endowed with US$250,000 prestigious fellowship from Meta\ \ Meta has endowed York University with a fellowship of US$250,000. This new endowment establishes the first-ever corporate-sponsored graduate fund for sustaining vision research at York.\ \ Learn More
New graduate program uses experiential education as fuel to drive learning\ \ In today’s data-driven world, there’s no need for students in the accounting stream of the new Master of Science in Management Practice (MScMP) program to sit and wonder what impact the degree will have on their careers.\ \ Learn More
PhD scholar in social and political thought chosen as one of SSHRC’s five best storytellers\ \ The York community celebrates Vincci Li for being named one of the final five best “storytellers” in a national competition held by the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).\ \ Learn More
York researchers’ paper on mental health services for LGBTQ+ people receives top award\ \ A paper published in 2021 in the Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling, co-authored by Dr. Leah Keating (PhD ’17), psychologist and former postdoctoral Fellow at York University, Dr. Robert T. Muller, psychologist and professor in the Faculty of Health, and York PhD student Cassy Wyers (MA ’21), has been awarded the 2021 Quantitative Article of the Year award.\ \ Learn More
Anti-Black racism pervades cultural arts curricula in Ontario schools, research finds\ \ Research by a PhD student in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design digs deep into the multifaceted challenges that Canadian Black cultural arts educators encounter in Greater Toronto Area (GTA) schools.\ \ Learn More
Graduate Studies webinar series invites students to Choose Grad York\ \ The Faculty of Graduate Studies will launch its inaugural graduate conversion event, Choose Grad York, from March 15 to 17 to help support future students in their decision-making process.\ \ Learn More
FGS presents Why Black History (Month) Matters\ \ The Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) will host a panel discussion on Tuesday, Feb. 22 from noon to 1:15 p.m. titled, “Why Black History (Month) Matters.”\ \ Learn More
FGS reflects on the positive changes 2021 brought to our community!\ \ Even though 2021 has been a year full of challenges and uncertainties, the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) has been able to create meaningful opportunities and innovative programs to support students, postdocs, faculty and staff.\ \ Learn More
Become Career Ready with FGS’ Individualized Development Plan\ \ Graduate school is often overwhelming, and all the skills acquired in the process can be difficult to track. The Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) is here to help. \ \ Learn More
FGS launches Academic Excellence Fund\ \ York University’s Faculty of Graduate Studies introduces the Academic Excellence Fund (AEF). The fund’s primary goal is to support graduate students in advancing their research and scholarly objectives by providing them with simple access to funding. \ \ Learn More
Meet the inaugural recipients of the Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowships for Black and Indigenous Scholars\ \ York University has announced the four inaugural recipients of its new Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowships for Black and Indigenous Scholars: Godwin Dzah, Don Davies, De-Lawrence Lamptey and Ruth Murambadoro. \ \ Learn More
‘Knowledge Now’ brings graduate research to life during pandemic\ \ In any other year, the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) would have celebrated the breadth of research by graduate students with a large reception on campus. However, these are not normal times and the pandemic required FGS to be more creative in promoting graduate research. \ \ Learn More
Dean’s letter: The Faculty of Graduate Studies is a Faculty like no other\ \ The Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) is a Faculty like no other – in part because FGS is pan-university, co-ordinating 10 Faculties’ diverse graduate learning, training, researching and creating missions. \ \ Learn More
Grad students share challenges and successes of creation during the pandemic\ \ Creative Shifts proved that creativity is alive and well at York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD), despite the challenges of the pandemic.\ \ Learn More
York graduate students showcase research at first virtual 3MT competition\ \ Fourteen York graduate students shared their research during 3 Minute Thesis (3MT), a fun yet challenging academic competition coordinated every year by the Faculty of Graduate Studies at York University to celebrate and highlight graduate student research.\ \ Learn More
York retirees raise funds for graduate student awards\ \ In October, a group of retired York University employees will be participating in the Scotiabank Virtual Charity Challenge, to raise money for graduate student awards at York University.\ \ Learn More
World premiere of ethnographic performance at graduate theatre symposium\ \ The world premiere of the morning I died I flew over the tobacco fields…, a multimedia ethnographic performance created by York University undergraduate and graduate students and a team of artistic collaborators involved with Sensorium research centre, will take place on March 28 at a conference and symposium co-hosted by York’s Graduate Program in Theatre and Performance Studies and the Centre for Imaginative Ethnography.\ \ Learn More
The Faculty of Graduate Studies celebrates Barbara Crow’s 16 years at York University\ \ A reception was held on Friday, May 12 to celebrate the accomplishments of Barbara Crow, dean and associate vice-president, graduate, at the Schulich Executive Dining Room. \ \ Learn More
York U grad student selected to be Global Changemaker Youth Ambassador\ \ As part of celebrations of International Development Week 2016 (Feb. 7 to 13) the Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC) has selected Ashley Rerrie, a graduate student at York University, as one of seven Ontario youth in the Global Changemaker Youth Ambassadors program for her contributions to international cooperation and social justice.\ \ Learn More
York U graduate student Dessi Zaharieva a rising star in diabetes research\ \ Though she didn’t realize it at the time, the year Dessi Zaharieva turned seven may have been the most significant one of her life.\ \ Learn More
York University launches new Postdoctoral Fellowship program\ \ The Faculty of Graduate Studies at York University has launched a new program aimed at supporting advanced research through funded, one-year postdoctoral research positions. Open to both Canadian and international students, the York Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (YPDF) supports research excellence in all disciplines.\ \ Learn More
York PhD student carries torch during recent Toronto 2015 Pan Am relay\ \ A third-year York kinesiology PhD student was one of the torch carriers in the relay that opened the recently completed Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games.\ \ Learn More
Photography by York graduate student featured in AGO exhibit\ \ Jordan, who is completing a MES at the Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES) along with diplomas with the Center for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC) and Business and Environment at the Schulich School of Business, is one of nine young black visual artists featured in the exhibit.\ \ Learn More
York graduate student comes full circle\ \ After graduating with a BA in English in 1980 from Glendon College, Mark Terry has charted quite a course since returning to pursue a master’s degree in humanities at York. \ \ Learn More
York grad develops new genetic test to predict ovarian cancer survival\ \ For women living with ovarian cancer, a research project led by Jason Bielas (BSc ’98, PhD ’03), an alumnus of York University’s Faculty of Science, is offering new hope.\ \ Learn More
*York University’s 2013 Summer Institute in Film looks at national cinemas of India and Iran*\ Nation, modernity and cinema is the theme of York University’s fifth annual Summer Institute in Film, launching today and running to June 13. \ \ Learn More
Prof awarded nearly half a million to study concussions and dementia\ \ Everyone from young sports players to construction workers may be at risk of being declared fit for regular duties too soon after having a concussion because no one tests their cognitive and mobility skills together, says York kinesiology Professor Lauren Sergio.\ \ Learn More
Prof and grad student talk video games and brains at Ontario Science Centre\ \ How do video games change brains? Professor Lauren Sergio and graduate student Joshua Granek will talk about their research on skill, coordination and brain changes in expert video gamers at the Ontario Science Centre’s Sci Fri event.\ \ Learn More
*Three grad students named Elia Scholars*\ Out of nearly 2,000 York University doctoral students, three are selected each year to join the Elia Scholars Program, worth $30,000 per year for four years of doctoral study. \ \ Learn More
*Six York grad students conduct research in Sierra Leone*\ Six graduate students from York’s Department of History are currently conducting archival research at the Sierra Leone Public Archives in Sierra Leone to help preserve endangered documents and repatriate historical material to the country. \ \ Learn More
*English Graduate Students’ Association launches new journal*\ Lying, cheating and dissimulation might sound like the premise of a good film, but instead it is the enticing title of the inaugural issue of Pivot: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies & Thought by York’s English Graduate Students’ Association (EGSA) launching next week.\ \ Learn More
*York grads behind one of three Canadian films at Cannes*\ Three freshly minted alumni of York’s Graduate Program in Film are behind one of the three Canadian productions in the official selection at this year’s prestigious Cannes International Film Festival. \ \ Learn More
*New graduate program on launch pad*\ York University is pleased to announce a new Graduate Program in Humanities. Applications to the Program are now being invited, with a deadline of April 1. \ \ Learn More
TIMELINE
York University opens its doors
1959
Faculty of Graduate Studies is approved
1963
First graduate students enroll
1964
First meeting of the FGS Council
1964
Dean: Edgar McInnis
1965 - 1966
Dean: Mort Appley
1966 - 1967
First PhD is awarded (in psychology)
1967
Acting Dean: John Yolton
1967 - 1968
Acting Dean: Frank Elkin
1968 - 1969
Construction of Osgoode Hall
1969
Dean: Michael Collie
1969 - 1973
Toronto Life Magazine calls York U "the happiest campus in Canada"
1970
Acting Dean: Richard Storr
1971 - 1972
Jack Layton, former NDP leader, earns his MA in Political Science
1972
York U now offers MA and PhD degrees in all major fields of study
1972
Dean: Graham F. Reed
1973 - 1981
Acting Dean: Barry Argyle
1975 - 1976
Dean: David V.J. Bell
1981 - 1987
YUGSA, the York U Graduate Student Association, is officially initiated as a voice and advocate for graduate students
1983
Steve MacLean, former head of the CSA, earns his PhD in Physics
1983
Wendy E. Alger wins York U's first Governor General's Gold Medal for academic excellence in graduate studies
1985
Dean: Sandra Pyke
1987 - 1992
Dean: David Leyton-Brown
1992 - 1999
The Susan Mann Dissertation Scholarship is created in honour of York University's first female president
1995
Christian Bök, author of Canada's best-selling poetry collection Eunoia, earns his PhD in English
1997
The first doctorate in Women's Studies in Canada is awarded to Katherine Side
1997
Dean: John W. Lennox
1999 - 2005
Dean: Douglas Peers
2007 - 2011
Isaak Osuoka, Jillian Ollivierre, and Yikun Zhao become the first Elia Scholars, York U's highest honour for graduate students
2008
Samantha A. Yamada becomes York U's first Vanier Scholar, Canada's highest doctoral award
2009
Craig Kielburger, Co-Founder of Free The Children, earns his EMBA
2009
Alfred Metallic defends the first PhD dissertation in Canada completed in an Aboriginal language without translation
2010
Dean: Allan C. Hutchinson
2011 - 2012
Dean: Barbara Crow
2012 - 2017
Acting Dean: Fahim Quadir
2017 - 2018
Dean: Thomas Loebel
2018 - 2023
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Dean: Alice MacLachlan
2023 - Present
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Faculty of Graduate Studies hosts conference on the state of graduate student supervision with an eye to the future
2024
York University announces first-of-its-kind PhD Program in Disaster and Emergency Management (DEM)
2024
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FGS 60th Anniversary Award
This newly-established award will be given to 6 part-time BIPOC scholars who are making excellent academic progress and demonstrate financial need. This award represents FGS’ commitment to both DEDI and Access for All, in acknowledgement of the barriers facing many scholars who balance advanced study with other commitments and caregiving.