Deans

Professor Creso Sá was appointed Acting Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026, while the current Dean, Professor Erica Walker, is on leave. Professor Sá currently serves as Vice-Dean, Academic Operations at OISE. Creso Sá is a Distinguished Professor of Science Policy, Higher Education, and Innovation. He is an internationally recognized scholar for his […]

Professor Audrey Laporte was appointed Acting Dean of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health from January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026, while the current Dean, Adalsteinn Brown, is on research leave.      Audrey Laporte is a Professor of Health Economics and holds cross-appointments at the Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts & Science and the Faculty of Dentistry. Professor Laporte served as the Director of the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) from 2019 to […]

Professor Anil Kishen was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry beginning in July 2025. Previously he was the Associate Dean, Graduate Education at the Faculty of Dentistry since 2023. Professor Kishen also served as the Graduate Coordinator and the Head of Discipline (Endodontics). Professor Kishen is cross-appointed as an Associate Scientist at Mount Sinai […]

Professor Stephen Wright was appointed Interim Dean effective July 1, 2025. Professor Wright served as the Vice-Dean, Research & Infrastructure at the Faculty of Arts & Science. He served as chair and graduate chair of the department of ecology & evolutionary biology from 2019 to 2022, and served as interim chair and interim graduate chair […]

Professor Karin Ruhlandt was appointed Vice-Principal (Academic) & Dean, University of Toronto Scarborough beginning July 2024 for a five-year term. Professor Ruhlandt also joined the University at the rank of Professor in the Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences. Professor Ruhlandt joins the University of Toronto Scarborough from Syracuse University where she was a Distinguished […]

Professor Lisa Robinson was appointed Dean of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine beginning July 2024 for a five-year term. Professor Robinson also oversees relationships with the University’s numerous affiliated hospitals as Vice-Provost, Relations with Health Care Institutions. Professor Robinson is a clinician scientist in the Department of Paediatrics and Institute of Medical Science who currently […]

Professor Robyn Stremler was appointed Dean of the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing for a five-year term beginning May 2024 after serving as Acting Dean. Professor Stremler previously served as the Associate Dean, Academic in the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing. Professor Stremler is also the former Director of the PhD program, and previously served […]

Professor Javed Mostafa was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Information beginning September 1, 2023. Professor Mostafa comes to U of T from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), where he served as a Professor and the leader of an interdisciplinary informatics training program called the Carolina Health Informatics Program (CHIP) that […]

Professor Robert Levit’s appointment as Acting Dean of the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design was extended to June 30, 2026, while the current Dean, Professor Juan Du, is on leave. Professor Levit was appointed Acting Dean on September 1, 2023. Professor Levit served as the Associate Dean, Academic from 2017-2021. He […]

Professor Ryan McClelland’s appointment as Interim Dean of the Faculty of Music was extended to June 30, 2026; as Professor Ellie Hisama stepped down as Dean, his title became Interim Dean as of January 1, 2025. Professor McClelland was appointed Acting Dean on November 1, 2023. Professor McClelland has served as the Faculty of Music’s […]