Department of English

INTERIM CHAIR

FACULTY

• Randy Boyagoda, Associate Professor and Director of Zone Learning, Ryerson
  Ph.D. Boston University
  Office:           JOR 1014
  Telephone:    416.979.5000 ext. 4745
  E-mail:            boyagoda@ryerson.ca
• Jason Boyd, Assistant Professor
  Ph.D. University of Toronto
  Office:           JOR 1027
  Telephone:    416.979.5000 ext. 7509
  E-mail:            jason.boyd@ryerson.ca
  Website:       http://flavors.me/jasonaboyd
• Jennifer Burwell, Associate Professor
  Ph.D. Northewestern University
  Office:           JOR 1009
  Telephone:    416.979.5000 ext. 6133
  E-mail:            jburwell@ryerson.ca
• Dennis Denisoff, Professor
  Ph.D. McGill University
  Office:           JOR 1007
  Telephone:    416.979.5000 ext. 6135
  E-mail:          denisoff@ryerson.ca
  Website:        www.ddenisoff.com
• Colleen Derkatch, Assistant Professor
  Ph.D. University of British Columbia
  Office:           JOR 1016
  Telephone:    416.979.5000 ext. 6131
  E-mail:            derkatch@ryerson.ca
  Website:        www.colleenderkatch.com
• Bill Emery, Chang School Coordinator
  Office:           JOR 1015
  Telephone:    416.979.5000 ext. 6145
  E-mail:            bemery@ryerson.ca
• Julia Fawcett, Assistant Professor
  Ph.D. Yale University
  Office:           JOR 1029
  Telephone:    416.979.5000 ext. 3009
  E-mail:            julia.h.fawcett@ryerson.ca
  
• Laura Fisher, Assistant Professor
  Ph.D. New York University
  Office:           JOR 1033
  Telephone:    416.979.5000 ext. 2149
  E-mail:            laura.fisher@ryerson.ca
  
• Irene Gammel, Professor
  Ph.D. McMaster University
  Office:           JOR 1038
  Telephone:    416.979.5000 ext. 6588
  E-mail:            gammel@ryerson.ca
  Website:         www.ryerson.ca/mlc/
• Sarah Henstra, Associate Professor
  Ph.D. University of Toronto
  Office:           JOR 1020
  Telephone:    416.979.5000 ext. 6139
  E-mail:            shenstra@ryerson.ca
• Lorraine Janzen Kooistra, Professor
  Ph.D. McMaster University
  Office:           JOR 1011
  Telephone:    416.979.5000 ext. 7420
  E-mail:            ljanzen@ryerson.ca 
• Anne-Marie Lee-Loy, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director
  Ph.D. University of Warwick
  Office:           JOR 1022
  Telephone:    416.979.5000 ext. 6043
  E-mail:            aleeloy@ryerson.ca
• Andrew O'Malley, Associate Professor
  Ph.D. University of Alberta
  Office:           JOR 1031
  Telephone:    416.979.5000 ext. 2626
  E-mail:            aomalley@ryerson.ca 
• Ruth Panofsky, Professor
  Ph.D. York University
  Office:           JOR 1039
  Telephone:    416.979.5000 ext. 6150
  E-mail:            panofsky@ryerson.ca
  Website:        www.ryerson.ca/~panofsky
• Elizabeth Podnieks, Associate Professor and Graduate Practicum Director
  Ph.D. University of Toronto
  Office:           JOR 1040
  Telephone:    416.979.5000 ext. 6547
  E-mail:           lpodniek@ryerson.ca
• Jonathan Rollins, Assistant Professor
  Ph.D. University orf Toronto
  Office:           JOR 1023
  Telephone:    416.979.5000 ext. 4743
  Email:             jrollins@arts.ryerson.ca
• Rahul Sapra, Associate Professor
  Ph.D. Queen's University
  Office:           JOR 1025
  Telephone:    416.979.5000 ext. 6140
  E-mail:            rsapra@ryerson.ca
• Hyacinth Simpson, Associate Professor
  Ph.D. York University
  Office:           JOR 1035
  Telephone:    416.979.5000 ext. 6148
  E-mail:            simpson@ryerson.ca
• Dale Smith, Assistant Professor
  Ph.D. University of Texas
  Office:           JOR 1037
  Telephone:    416.979.5000 ext. 4195
  E-mail:            dmsmith@ryerson.ca
• Sophie Thomas, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director
  DPhil., University of Oxford
  Office:           JOR 1041
  Telephone:    416.979.5000 ext. 2677
  E-mail:            sthomas@english.ryerson.ca
• Monique Tschofen, Associate Professor
  Ph.D. University of Alberta
  Office:           JOR 1005
  Telephone:    416.979.5000 ext. 6136
  Email:            monique.tschofen@english.ryerson.ca
PROFESSORS EMERITI
• Karen Mulhallen, Professor Emerita
  Ph.D. University of Toronto
SESSIONAL AND PART-TIME INSTRUCTORS
• Current contact information for the English Department's sessional and part-time instructors can be found at Ryerson's Department Directories.  You can search by the instructor's last name, or scroll to "English Department" and click "Show Directory" for a full listing of instructors.
STAFF
• Lisa Benadiba, Graduate Program Administrator

  Office: JOR 1001
  Extension: 2125
  email: lisa.benadiba@arts.ryerson.ca

• Wendy Francis, Undergraduate Program Administrator

  Office: JOR 1042
  Extension: 6137
  email: wfrancis@arts.ryerson.ca

• Luanne MacDonell, Department Administrator

  Office: JOR 1044
  Extension: 6138
  email: lmacdonell@arts.ryerson.ca
ADVISORY COUNCIL
• Eileen Arandiga,

  Director,
  Worldwide Short Film Festival

• Leslie McGrath,

  Department Head,
  Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books,
  Toronto Public Library

• Philip Preville,

  Contributing Editor,
  Toronto Life Magazine

• Helen Walsh,

  Founder and President,
  Diaspora Dialogues
  Co-publisher,
  Literary Review of Canada

• Alana Wilcox,

  Editorial Director,
  Coach House Books