Graduates of our PhD program go on to find success in a variety of careers within and beyond academia.
Our Placement Officer works closely with advanced PhD candidates on academic job applications and the interview process; and organizes an annual speaker series in which graduates of our PhD program join us to talk about how they transitioned into exciting non-academic career paths beyond the professoriate, from management consulting to government policy analysis to academic administration.
On this page, we list only initial temporary and permanent appointments following completion of the PhD, with the year of graduation indicated parenthetically.
2023-2024
| Nicole Birch-Bayley | Educational Developer, Career Exploration and Education (CxED), University of Toronto St. George |
| Previously, CLTA, Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation | |
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| Joel Faber | Research Awards & Honours Officer, University of Toronto Scarborough |
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| Tom Laughlin | Sessional Lecturer III, University of Toronto Mississauga |
| Previously, SL1 and SL2, UTM | |
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| Marci Prescott-Brown | Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, and Acting Director, New College Writing Centre, University of Toronto St. George |
| Previously, CLTA, New College Writing Centre | |
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| Noa Reich | Assistant Professor, University of Lethbridge |
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Previously, CLTA, University of Lethbridge; and Azrieli International Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Haifa |
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| Christina Turner | Negotiator, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada |
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Previously, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Manitoba |
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Temporary Positions and Postdoctoral Fellowships
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| Daniel Bergman | Department of English Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Toronto St. George |
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| Danyse Golick | FAS Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Toronto St. George |
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| Ira Halpern | Visiting Assistant Professor, The College of New Jersey |
| Previously, NEH Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Notre Dame | |
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| Max Karpinski | SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, York University |
| Previously, Killam Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alberta, and Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto Mississauga | |
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2022-2023
| Timothy Lem-Smith | Assistant Professor of English, St. Michael’s College, Burlington, VT |
| Previously, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Dartmouth College; Visiting Assistant Professor, Rhodes College | |
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| Tavleen Purewal | Assistant Professor of English, University of New Brunswick |
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| Stephanie Redekop | Full-Time Lecturer, Writing Program, Case Western Reserve University |
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| Melanie Simoes Santos | Assistant Professor of English, University of New Brunswick |
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| Elisa Tersigni | Senior Research Associate, Collaborative Digital Research Space, UTM |
| Previously, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Northeastern University; Council on Library and Information Resources Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto; Digital Humanities Research Fellow, University of Manchester; Digital Humanities Research Fellow, Folger Institute | |
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Temporary Positions and Postdoctoral Fellowships
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| Julia Boyd | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of English & Drama, UTM |
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| Joel Faber | Programs and Curriculum Coordinator, Office of the Vice-Principal Academic & Dean, UTSC |
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| Katherine Shwetz | Postdoctoral Fellow, Medical Humanities Program, Rice University |
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2021-2022
| Henry Ivry (2019) | Lecturer, University of Glasgow |
| Previously, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh | |
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| Kaelyn Kaoma (2017) | Associate Negotiator, Ontario Ministry of Indigenous Affairs |
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| Julia Mattison (2021) | Assistant Professor, University of Groningen Previously, Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of British Columbia |
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| Katherine Shwetz (2021) | Program and Curriculum Coordinator, Office of the Principal University of Toronto Scarborough |
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| Leslie Wexler (ABD) | Senior Educational Developer, Indigenous Knowledges and Anti-Racist Pedagogies, University of Waterloo |
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Temporary Positions and Postdoctoral Fellowships
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| Nicole Birch-Bayley (2022) | Faculty Liaison Coordinator (CLTA), Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation, University of Toronto |
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| Robin D’Souza (2022) | Gilson Seminar Postdoctoral Fellowship, St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto |
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| Angela Du (ABD) | Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of North Carolina-Asheville |
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| Lawrence Evalyn (2022) | Visiting Assistant Professor, Northeastern University |
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| Ira Halpern (2022) |
Teagle Postdoctoral Fellowship, John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology and Values, University of Notre Dame; and SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship |
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| Billy Johnson (2022) | SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship and Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship (held concurrently), Dalhousie University |
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| Max Karpinski (2020) | Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Toronto Mississauga; and SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (deferred) |
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| Joanna Krongold (2020) | Postdoctoral Fellowship, Centre for Jewish Studies and Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; and Postdoctoral Fellowship, The Wilson Centre (held concurrently) |
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| Timothy Lem-Smith | SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, Dartmouth College |
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| Prathna Lor | CLTA, Concordia University |
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| Nathan Murray | CLTA, Algoma University, Brampton |
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| Marci Prescott-Brown | CLTA, New College Writing Centre, University of Toronto |
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| Elisa Tersigni | SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, Northeastern University |
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2020-2021
| Alyson Brickey (2017) | Assistant Professor, University of Winnipeg |
| Previously, CLTA, University of Winnipeg | |
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| Claire Battershill (2013) | Assistant Professor, University of Toronto |
| Previously, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Reading; and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship, Simon Fraser University | |
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| Ashley Caranto Morford (2021) | Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts |
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| Angelo Muredda (2019) | Assistant Professor, Humber College |
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| Daniel Newman (2013) | Assistant Professor, University of Toronto |
| Previously, CLTA, University of Toronto, and SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, McGill University | |
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Temporary Positions and Postdoctoral Fellowships |
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| Rohan Ghatage (ABD) | Visiting Assistant Professor, Trent University |
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| Timothy Lem-Smith (ABD) | Visiting Assistant Professor, Rhodes College |
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| Sean McPhail (2021) | Learning Specialist, University of Windsor |
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| Julie Prior (2021) | Visiting Assistant Professor, Oklahoma Panhandle State University |
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| Elisa Tersigni (2018) | Council on Library and Information Resources Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Toronto |
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| Christina Turner | SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Manitoba |
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2019-2020
| Gillian Bright (2018) | Assistant Professor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University |
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| Amy Coté (2020) | Assistant Professor, Samford University |
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| Cristina D’Amico (2020) | Curriculum Developer, TA Training Program, Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation, University of Toronto |
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| Andrea Day (2018) | Grants Officer, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto |
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| Jeff Espie (2016) | Director of Office, Office of the Vice-President and Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga |
| Previously, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of British Columbia | |
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| John Estabillo (2017) | Literacy and Social Studies Publisher, Nelson Canada |
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| Julia Grandison (2014) | Assistant Professor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University |
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| Veronica Litt (ABD) | Digital Scholarship Coordinator, Lewis and Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship, McMaster University |
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| Cynthia Quarrie (2012) | Assistant Professor, Concordia University |
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| Joel Rodgers (2020) | Coordinator, Graduate Student Professional Development, Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto |
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| Matt Schneider (2019) | Web Content Administrator, Edmonton Public Library |
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| Adrienne Todd (2019), | Curriculum Manager, SV Academy |
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Temporary Positions and Postdoctoral Fellowships |
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| Jacqueline Wylde (2018) | SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, St. Francis-Xavier University |
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2018-2019
| Trevor Cook (2011) | Assistant Professor, Concordia University of Edmonton |
| Previously, CLTA positions at York University and Trent University | |
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| Heidi Craig (2017) | Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University |
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| Elissa Gurman (2017) | Consultant, MacPhie Consulting |
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| Janine Harper (2018) | Graduate Programs Assistant, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto |
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| Jenna Hunnef (2016) | Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan |
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| Spencer Morrison (2013) | Assistant Professor, University of Tel Aviv |
| Previously, Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Alberta | |
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| Anthony Oliveira (2017) | Award-winning freelance writer and cultural critic |
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| Matthew Risling (2017) | Assistant Professor, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute |
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Temporary Positions and Postdoctoral Fellowships |
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| Max Karpinski (ABD) | Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Alberta |
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| Deni Kasa (2017) | SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Oxford |
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| Nathan Murray (2018) | SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Virginia |
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| Noa Reich (2018) | Azrieli Fellowship, University of Haifa |
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2017-2018
| David Adkins (2018) | Assistant Professor, Toccoa Falls College |
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| Geoff Hamilton (2006) | Assistant Professor, Medicine Hat College |
| Previously, CLTA positions at York University and Trent University | |
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| Alex Howard (2017) | Coordinator, Office of Sustainability, University of Calgary |
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Temporary Positions and Postdoctoral Fellowships |
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| Heidi Craig (2017) | Folger Library Long-Term Fellowship |
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| Michael Donnelly (2017) | JHI-Mellon Fellowship, University of the Western Cape |
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| Jenna Hunnef (2016) | Visiting Assistant Professor, College of William & Mary |
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| Jonathan Kerr (2017) | McCain Postdoctoral Fellowship, Mount Allison University |
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| Daniel Newman (2013) | CLTA, Graduate Centre of Academic Communication, University of Toronto |
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| Sarah Star (2016) | Visiting Assistant Professor, Kenyon College |
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| Elisa Tersigni (2018) | Research Fellowship in Digital Humanities, University of Manchester; and Digital Humanities Research Fellowship, Folger Institute |
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| Sundhya Walther (2015) | Presidential Academic Fellowship, University of Manchester |
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2016-2017
| Philip Dickinson (2014) | University of Lancaster |
| Previously, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, Columbia University | |
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| Daniel Harney (2013) | Grants and Awards Editor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto |
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| Alex Eastwood | Senior Policy Advisor, Treasury Board Secretariat, Government of Ontario |
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| Katie Mullins (2014) | Humber College |
| Previously, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, Trent University | |
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| Miriam Novick (2015) | Humber College |
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| Jenny O’Kell (2016) | Issues Coordinator, Office of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, Government of Ontario |
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| Ira Wells (2011) | Academic Programs Director, Victoria College, University of Toronto |
| Previously, CLTA at University of Toronto Mississauga | |
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| Jessica Duffin Wolfe (2014) | Humber College |
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Temporary Positions and Postdoctoral Fellowships |
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| Deni Kasa (ABD) | Azrieli Postdoctoral Fellowship, Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
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| Sundhya Walther (2011) | SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Lancaster |
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2015-2016
| Sarah Carson (2013) | Manager, University Awards and Honours, University of Toronto |
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| Mark Crimmins (1999) | Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen |
| Previously, Sessional Lecturer at University of Toronto Mississauga | |
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| Amelia Defalco (2007) | University of Leeds |
| Previously, Banting Posdoctoral Fellowship, McMaster University | |
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| Letitia Henville (2015) | Grant Facilitator, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia |
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| Joanne Leow (2016) | University of Saskatchewan |
| Previously, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, McMaster University | |
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| Tara McDonald (2015) | Grant Development Specialist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto |
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| Jason Peters (ABD) | Booth University College, Winnipeg |
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| Alpen Razi (2016) | California Polytechnic University-San Luis-Obispo |
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| Erin Reynolds (2014) | College of William & Mary |
| Previously, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of London | |
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| Laurel Ryan (2014) | University of Louisiana-Lafayette |
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| Morgan Vanek (2016) | University of Calgary |
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| Alisha Walters (2014) | Pennsylvania State University Abington |
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Temporary Positions and Postdoctoral Fellowships |
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| Katherine Magyarody (2016) | SSRHC Postdoctoral Fellowship, Texas A&M University |
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| Katherine McLeod (2010) | CLTA, Concordia University |
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| Alexandra Rahr (2014) | Lecturer, Centre for the Study of the United States, University of Toronto |
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| Dave Wilton (2015) | Visiting Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University |
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2014-2015
| Sarah Henderson (2014) | Humber College |
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| M. Sid-Ahmad (2014) | American University of Kuwait |
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| Brandon McFarlane (2012) | Sheridan College |
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| Adam Hammond (2011) | San Diego State University |
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| Simon Reader (2014) | College of Staten Island, CUNY |
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| Kelly Minerva (2014) | Avila University, Kansas City |
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Temporary Positions and Postdoctoral Fellowships |
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| Katie Mullins (2014) | SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, Trent University |
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| Michael Raby (2014) |
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship, McGill University |
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2013-2014
| Blago Blagoev (2010) | George Brown College, Toronto |
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| Piers Brown (2010) | Kenyon College |
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| Glenn Clifton (2012) | Sheridan College, Toronto |
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| John Corrigan (2009) | National Chengchi University, Taiwan |
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| Esther De Bruijn (2013) | University of Lethbridge |
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| Erin Ellerbeck (2010) | University of Victoria |
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| Alparna Halpé (2010) | Centennial College, Toronto |
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| Tim Harrison (2014) | University of Chicago |
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| Ceilidh Hart (2010) | University of the Fraser Valley |
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| Alex Hollenberg, (2012) | Sheridan College, Toronto |
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| Heather Jessup (2014) | Langara College, Vancouver |
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| Ben Pladek (2013) | Marquette University |
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| Jay Rajiva (2014) | Georgia State University |
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| Scott Rayter (2003) | Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, University of Toronto |
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| Scott Schofield (2010) | Western University (Huron College) |
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| Christopher Trigg (2010) | Nanyang Technical University, Singapore |
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| Andrew Yang (2012) | University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute |
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2012-2013
| Andrea Charise (ABD) | University of Toronto Scarborough |
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| Stewart Cole (2012) | University of Wisconsin Oshkosh |
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| Fiona Coll (ABD) | SUNY Oswego |
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| Lindsay Eckert (ABD) | Georgia State University |
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| Chris Hall (2007) | Algonquin College, Ottawa |
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| Philip Loosemore (2012) | Centennial College, Toronto |
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| Jennifer McDermott (2012) | John Abbot College, Montreal |
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| Julie Mehta (2012) | Daemen College, Amherst, NY |
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| Anupama Mohan (2010) | Presidency University, Calcutta |
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| Lindsay Reid (2010) | National University of Ireland |
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| Chester Scoville (2000) | University of Toronto Mississauga |
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| Suddhaseel Sen (2010) | Presidency University, Calcutta |
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