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Printable PDF of the 2023-2024 MUFA Executive.

MUFA Executive 2023/2024

September 1, 2023- August 31, 2024

Catherine Anderson

Catherine Anderson

President

Linguistics and Languages

1 (905) 525-9140 x 26241 mufapres@mcmaster.ca

Paul Andrews

Vice-President

Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour

1 (905) 525-9140 x x20820 pandrews@mcmaster.ca

Katherine Cuff

Past-President

Economics

1 (905) 525-9140 x x23827 cuffk@mcmaster.ca cuffk@mcmaster.ca

Ana Campos

Tenure and Promotion (except Science)

School of Interdisciplinary Science

1 (905) 525-9140 x 21509 camposa@mcmaster.ca

Rita Cossa

Teaching and Learning/SAS & Permanence/Promotion

Strategic Management

1 (905) 929-9140 x x26197 cossar@mcmaster.ca
Kristen Culver

Kirsten Culver

Remuneration

Nursing

1 (905) 525-9140 x 24322 culverk@mcmaster.ca

Robert Fleisig

Teaching and Learning/MacPherson

W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology

1 (905) 525-9140 x x27408 robert@mcmaster.ca

Aadil S. Merali Juma

Treasurer

Accounting and Financial Management

1 (905) 525-9140 x x23897 merali@mcmaster.ca

Kim Jones

Human Rights and Equity

Chemical Engineering

kjones@mcmaster.ca

Lesley MacNeil

Member at Large

Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences

1 (905) 525-9140 x x26523 macneil@mcmaster.ca

Prashant Mhaksar

Special Enquiries and Grievances

Chemical Engineering

1 (905) 525-9140 x x23273 mhaskar@mcmaster.ca

Suzanne Mills

Vice Chair, Special Enquiries and Grievances

Labour Studies

1 (905) 525-9140 x x24810 smills@mcmaster.ca

Ali Montazemi

Budget Advisory Committee

Information Systems

1 (905) 525-9140 x x27434 montazem@mcmaster.ca

Liss Platt

Public Relations

Communication Studies and Media Arts

1 (905) 525-9140 x 27954 plattl@mcmaster.ca

Spencer Pope

Membership & Tenure/Promotion (Science)

Greek and Roman Studies

1 (905) 525-9140 x 23378 spope@mcmaster.ca

Council

MUFA Faculty Council

Department Contact Name Contact Email
ACCOUNTING & FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Kevin Veenstra veenstk@mcmaster.ca
ANESTHESIA Jennifer Nash nashjv@mcmaster.ca
ANTHROPOLOGY Kee Yong yongk@mcmaster.ca
SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Stephanie Springgay springgs@mcmaster.ca
BIOCHEMISTRY& BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE Russell Bishop bishopr@mcmaster.ca
BIOLOGY Suleiman Igdoura igdoura@mcmaster.ca
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Prashant Mhaskar mhaskar@mcmaster.ca
CHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL BIOLOGY Ryan Wylie wylier@mcmaster.ca
CIVIL ENGINEERING Samir Chidiac chidiac@mcmaster.ca
CLASSICS Claude Eilers eilersc@mcmaster.ca
COMMUNICATION STUDIES & MEDIA ARTS Andrew Mactavish mactavis@mcmaster.ca
COMPUTING & SOFTWARE Antoine Deza deza@mcmaster.ca
EARTH, ENVIRONMENT & SOCIETY Sean Carey careysk@mcmaster.ca
ECONOMICS Anastasios Papanastasiou papanasa@mcmaster.ca
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING Jennifer Bauman jennifer.bauman@mcmaster.ca
ENGINEERING PHYSICS Rafael Kleiman kleiman@mcmaster.ca
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, SCHOOL OF Konstantinos Apostolou apostol@mcmaster.ca
ENGLISH & CULTURAL STUDIES David Clark dclark@mcmaster.ca
FAMILY MEDICINE Matthew Kwan kwanmy@mcmaster.ca
FINANCE & BUSINESS ECONOMICS John Siam siamj@mcmaster.ca
FRENCH Nicholas Serruys serruys@mcmaster.ca
HEALTH, AGING & SOCIETY Meridith Griffin griffmb@mcmaster.ca
HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT Glen Randall randalg@mcmaster.ca
HEALTH RESEARCH METHODS, EVIDENCE & IMPACT Amiram Gafni gafni@mcmaster.ca
HISTORY Karen Balcom balcomk@mcmaster.ca
HUMAN RESOURCES & MANAGEMENT Catherine Connelly connell@mcmaster.ca
INFORMATION SYSTEMS Ali Montazemi montazem@mcmaster.ca
INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE Chad Harvey harvech@mcmaster.ca
KINESIOLOGY Krista Madsen madsenk@mcmaster.ca
LABOUR STUDIES Stephanie Premji spremji@mcmaster.ca
LIBRARY Wade Wyckoff wyckoff@mcmaster.ca
LINGUISTICS & LANGUAGES Nikolai Penner pennern@mcmaster.ca
MARKETING Marvin Ryder ryderm@mcmaster.ca
MATERIALS SCIENCE Andre Phillion andre.phillion@mcmaster.ca
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS Paul McNicholas paulmc@mcmaster.ca
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Gary Bone gary@mcmaster.ca
MEDICINE VACANT
NURSING Michelle Butt buttml@mcmater.ca
OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY Alison Holloway hollow@mcmaster.ca
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Mahmut Parlar parlar@mcmaster.ca
PATHOLOGY& MOLECULAR MEDICINE Laurie Doering doering@mcmaster.ca
PEDIATRICS VACANT
PHILOSOPHY Sandra LaPointe lapointe@mcmaster.ca
PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY Ryan Cloutier cloutr1@mcmaster.ca
POLITICAL SCIENCE Andrea Lawlor andrea.lawlor@mcmaster.ca
PSYCHIATRY & BEHAVIOURAL NEUROSCIENCE James MacKillop jmackill@mcmaster.ca
PSYCHOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCE & BEHAVIOUR Deda Gillespie dgillespie@mcmaster.ca
REHABILITATION SCIENCES Brenda Vrkljan vrkljan@mcmaster.ca
RELIGIOUS STUDIES Travis Kroeker kroekert@mcmaster.ca
SOCIAL WORK Tara LaRose larost1@mcmaster.ca
SOCIOLOGY Karen Robson robsok2@mcmaster.ca
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Rita Cossa cossar@mcmaster.ca
SURGERY VACANT

Committee Structure 2023/2024*

 

Standing Committees

Joint Committee

Contact Name Department Contact Email
Catherine Anderson Linguistics and Languages mufapres@mcmaster.ca
Paul Andrews Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour pandrews@mcmaster.ca
Kirsten Culver Nursing culverk@mcmaster.ca

Nominating Committee

Contact Name Department Contact Email
Catherine Anderson* Linguistics and Languages mufapres@mcmaster.ca
Paul Andrews Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour pandrews@mcmaster.ca
Katherine Cuff Economics cuffk@mcmaster.ca
Glen Randall Health Policy and Management randalg@mcmaster.ca
Michael Tait Civil Engineering taitm@mcmaster.ca
Jean-Eric Tarride Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact tarride@mcmaster.ca

Remuneration

Contact Name Department Contact Email
Kirsten Culver* Nursing culverk@mcmaster.ca

Budget Advisory Committee

Contact Name Department Contact Email
Ali Montazemi* Information Systems montazem@mcmaster.ca

Special Enquiries and Grievances Committee

Contact Name Department Contact Email
Paul Andrews Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour pandrews@mcmaster.ca
Lesley MacNeil Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences macneil@mcmaster.ca
Suzanne Mills Labour Relations smills@mcmaster.ca

 

University committees and boards

Copyright Working Group

Contact Name Department Contact Email
Sara Bannerman Communication Studies & Media Arts banners@mcmaster.ca

Honour M Selection Committee

Contact Name Department Contact Email
Lynn Martin Nursing martl@mcmaster.ca

Pension Trust

Contact Name Department Contact Email
Claude Eilers Classics eilersc@mcmaster.ca
Rafael Kleiman Engineering Physics kleiman@mcmaster.ca
Herb Schellhorn Biology schell@mcmaster.ca

President’s Advisory Committee on Building an Inclusive Community

Contact Name Department Contact Email
Syrus Ware School of the Arts wares@mcmaster.ca

President’s Advisory Committee on Relations with Community

Contact Name Department Contact Email
VACANT

Rudy Heinzl Award of Excellence Committee

Contact Name Department Contact Email
VACANT

* Chair

Note: These committees are effective as of September 1, 2023