Director
The Collaborative Specialization in Women’s Health Director is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Specialization, which among other tasks includes liasing with the University, affiliated hospitals, participating units, and students; chairing the two specialization committees; directing and teaching the core course, CHL 5109H: Gender and Health; organizing and hosting student research seminars; recruiting mentors; and aiding students in finding an appropriate mentor.
Director, Dr. Janice Du Mont, EdD
Professor, Social and Behavioural Health Sciences, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Dr. Du Mont is also a Senior Scientist at Women’s College Research and Innovation Institute at Women’s College Hospital with a particular focus on the study of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, sex trafficking, and elder abuse.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee meets once a year, at minimum, and works with the Director to make decisions relevant to operations, including human resources, admissions, and growth. Members of the Committee include:
| Member | Position/Department/Faculty |
| Hilary Brown, PhD | Canada Research Chair in Disability & Reproductive Health; Associate Professor, Department of Health & Society, University of Toronto Scarborough; Cross-appointed Faculty, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto |
| Eleanor Fish, CM, PhD, FCAHS, FAAS | Professor & Associate Chair, International Collaborations & Initiatives, Department of Immunology, University of Toronto; Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto; Emerita Scientist, University Health Network, Toronto |
| Robin Mason, PhD | Scientist Emeritus, Women’s College Research and Innovation Institute, Women’s College Hospital; Scientific Lead, Women’s Xchange; Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health; Cross-appointed Faculty, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto |
| Tricia McGuire-Adams, PhD | Associate Professor, Sociocultural Studies, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto; Anishinaabekwe from Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek, Robinson Superior Treaty Territory |
| Charmaine Williams, PhD | Sandra Rotman Chair in Social Work, Dean and Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work; Cross-Appointed Faculty, Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; Faculty Affiliate, The Centre for Research & Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims, The Black Research Network, University of Toronto |
Specialization Committee
The Specialization Committee is comprised of representatives of the 16 participating units, representatives of several non-participating units, and a student representative. The Specialization Committee meets annually to aid in the development of the Specialization. Members of the Committee include:
Participating Units (University of Toronto):
| Representative | Unit Name (Alphabetical) |
| Lori Ross, PhD | Dalla Lana School of Public Health |
| Pamela Klassen, PhD, FRSC | Department for the Study of Religion |
| Jesook Song, PhD | Department of Anthropology |
| Andrea Charise, PhD | Department of English |
| Shannon Dunn, PhD |
Department of Immunology |
| Joanne Kotsopoulos, PhD |
Department of Nutritional Sciences |
| Peter McPherson, PhD |
Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology |
| Judith Andersen, PhD |
Department of Psychology |
| Carmen Logie, MSW, PhD |
Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work |
| Sonica Singhal, BDS., MPH., MSc., PhD, FRCD(C) | Faculty of Dentistry |
| Caroline Fusco, PhD |
Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education |
| Nadia Minian, PhD |
Institute of Medical Science |
| Kelly Metcalfe, RN, PhD, FCAHS, FAAN |
Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing |
| Catherine Sabiston, PhD |
Rehabilitation Sciences Institute |
| June Larkin, PhD |
Women and Gender Studies Institute |
Non-Participating Units:
| Representative | Unit Name (Alphabetical) |
| Shelley Wall, AOCAD, MScBMC, PhD, CMI, FAMI | Biomedical Communications, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto Mississauga |
| Stuart J. Murray, PhD | Department of English Language and Literature, Carleton University |
| Carla Rice, PhD |
Department of Family Relations & Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph |
| Suzanne Sicchia, PhD |
Department of Health & Society, University of Toronto Scarborough |
| Connie Guberman, MES |
Department of Historical & Cultural Studies, University of Toronto Scarborough |
Student Representative:
| Rhonelle Bruder, PhD Candidate | Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto |
Mentors
The following is a list of faculty members who provide mentorship to graduate students in the Specialization:
| Name | Department/Faculty (At U of T unless otherwise stated) |
| Izzeldin Abuelaish, MD, MPH | Centre for Global Health, Clinical Public Health Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health |
| Catherine Amara, PhD | Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education |
| Geoffrey Anderson, PhD | Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation |
| Michele K. Anderson, PhD | Department of Immunology; Odette Cancer Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute |
| Patricia Armstrong, PhD | Department of Sociology, York University |
| Michael Atkinson, PhD | Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education |
| Lucy Barker, MD, PhD | Women’s College Research and Innovation Institute, Women’s College Hospital; Reproductive Life Stages Program, Women’s College Hospital; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto. |
| Anne-Emanuelle Birn, Sc.D. | Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health |
| Laura Bisaillon, PhD | Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Ottawa |
| Hilary Brown, PhD | Department of Health and Society, University of Toronto Scarborough |
| Audrey Campbell, MD, FRCPC | Division of Dermatology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine; Women’s College Research and Innovation Institute, Women’s College Hospital |
| Andrea Charise, PhD | Department of Health & Society, University of Toronto Scarborough; Graduate Department of English |
| Angela Colantonio, PhD, OT. Reg. (Ont) | Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, McMaster University; Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Hamiliton Health Sciences |
| Rohan D’Souza, MD, PhD, FRCOG, FCPS, MBBS, MSc, DNB, DGO, DFP | Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, McMaster University; Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Hamiliton Health Sciences |
| Cindy-Lee Dennis, PhD, FCAHS | Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing |
| Janice Du Mont, Ed.D. | Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health; Women’s College Research and Innovation Institute, Women’s College Hospital |
| Shannon Dunn, PhD | Department of Immunology |
| Sheila Dunn. MD, MSc, CCFP | Department of Family & Community Medicine; Women’s College Research and Innovation Institute, Women’s College Hospital |
| Gillian Einstein, PhD | Department of Psychology |
| Kymm Feldman, MD CCFP Eleanor Fish | Department of Family & Community Medicine, Women’s College Hospital |
| Eleanor Fish, CM, PhD, FCAHS, FAAS | Department of Immunology |
| Alison Fleming, PhD | Department of Psychology |
| Sarah Flicker, PhD | Department of Environmental Studies, York University |
| Denis Grant, PhD | Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology |
| Sophie Grigoriadis, MD, PhD, FRCPC | Department of Psychiatry; Women’s College Research and Innovation Institute, Women’s College Hospital |
| Connie Guberman, MES | Department of Historical & Cultural Studies, University of Toronto Scarborough |
| Elizabeth Harvey, PhD | Department of English |
| Paula Harvey, BMDS (MD), PhD, FRACT | Department of Medicine; Cardiovascular Research Program, Women’s College Research and Innovation Institute, Women’s College Hospital |
| Gillian Hawker, MD, FRCPC | Department of Medicine; Women’s College Research and Innovation Institute, Women’s College Hospital |
| Melissa Holmes, PhD | Department of Psychology |
| Susan Jaglal, PhD | Department of Physical Therapy |
| Simone Kaptein, PhD | Health Services Employee Wellbeing and Workplace Culture, , Region of Peel |
| Patrick Keilty, PhD | Faculty of Information |
| Pamela Klassen, PhD, FRSC | Department for the Study of Religion |
| Meng-Chuan Lai, MD, PhD | Department of Psychiatry; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health |
| June Larkin, PhD | Women & Gender Studies Institute |
| Janelle LeBoutillier, PhD | Department of Psychology |
| Sally Lindsay, PhD | Rehabilitation Sciences Institute |
| Lorraine Lipscombe, MD, MSc, FRCPC | Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation; Women’s College Research and Innovation Institute, Women’s College Hospital |
| Carmen Logie, PhD | Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work |
| Mona Loutfy, MD, MPH, FRCPC | Department of Medicine; Women’s College Research and Innovation Institute, Women’s College Hospital |
| Robin Mason, PhD | Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health; Women’s College Research and Innovation Institute, Women’s College Hospital |
| Notisha Massaquoi, PhD | Department of Health and Society, University of Toronto Scarborough |
| Flora I. Matheson, PhD | Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health; St. Michael’s Hospital |
| Gail McVey, PhD | Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health; Ontario Community Outreach Program for Eating Disorders, Centre for Mental Health, University Health Network |
| Kelly Metcalfe, RN, PhD, FCAHS, FCAN, FAAN | Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing |
| Amy Mullin, PhD | Department of Philosophy |
| Steven Narod, MD, FRCPC, FRSC | Epidemiology Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health; Women’s College Research and Innovation Institute, Women’s College Hospital |
| Patricia O’Campo, PhD | Epidemiology Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital |
| Tomáš Paus, PhD | Department of Psychiatry |
| Jennifer Poole, PhD | School of Social Work, Toronto Metropolitan University |
| Susan Rappolt, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.) Jennifer Poole | Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy |
| Anne Rhodes, PhD | Department of Psychiatry |
| Carla Rice, PhD | Department of Family Relations & Applied Nutrition, Guelph University |
| David Riddick, PhD | Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology |
| Paula Rochon, MD, MPH, FRCPC | Institute of Health Policy, Management, & Evaluation; Women’s College Research and Innovation Institute, Women’s College Hospital |
| Lori Ross, PhD | Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health |
| Catherine Sabiston, PhD | Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health |
| Ze’ev Seltzer, PhD | Department of Physiology |
| John Semple, MD, FRCPC | Department of Surgery; Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Women’s College Hospital; Women’s College Research and Innovation Institute, Women’s College Hospital |
| Suzanne R. Sicchia, PhD | Department of Health & Society, University of Toronto Scarborough |
| Sonica Singhal, PhD, FRCDC | Faculty of Dentistry |
| Peter Smith, PhD | Epidemiology Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health |
| Carol Strike, PhD | Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health |
| Brenda Toner, PhD | Department of Psychiatry |
| Shelley Wall, PhD | Biomedical Communications, Institute of Medical Science |
| Holly Wardlow, PhD | Department of Anthropology |
| Charmaine Williams, PhD | Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work |
| Thomas Wolever, DM, PhD | Department of Nutritional Sciences |
| Blake Woodside, MD, FRCPC | Department of Psychiatry; Program for Eating Disorders, Toronto General Hospital |
| Karen Yoshida, PhD | Rehabilitation Sciences Institute |
| Stanley Zlotkin, MD, PhD, FRCPC | Epidemiology Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health; Centre for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children |
Mentorship Information for Faculty
Expectations for Mentors in the Specialization
A mentor is a University of Toronto, or affiliated faculty member, who is available to support students in expanding their knowledge and skills related to women’s health research, and related student projects. Such interactions might include:
- Providing cross-disciplinary perspectives to students’ projects through theoretical and/or methodological discussions (i.e., the perspective of your discipline to their projects which will most likely be from another discipline, one to two meetings a year);
- Being a discussant on a student’s presentation at the student- led research seminars (a 10 to 20 minute commentary on the student’s work as presented at the seminar);
- Engaging with students and other faculty in the specialization at the student seminar and/or informal gatherings (once or twice a year); and
- Giving a lecture on the theories or methodologies you use in your work in the core course, Gender and Health (a standard talk with time for discussion afterward).
What are the Benefits of being a Mentor?
- Opportunities to interact with a diverse and vibrant group of students and faculty from across the University of Toronto and the affiliated hospitals who conduct women’s health research and/or engage in relevant clinical practice;
- Building collaborations with others at the University of Toronto in different departments and faculties who work on the same research questions but approach them from a different methodology; and
- Being known as a formal participant in this innovative Specialization.
*If you are a member of the University of Toronto faculty interested in being a mentor in the Specialization, please contact Specialization Director Dr. Janice Du Mont for further details.