National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Brian Gettler
Associate Professor
- Campus
- Department
Areas of Expertise
- 19th and 20th-century Canada; history of colonialism, the state, and capitalism; Indigenous histories; Quebec
- Canada
- Economy, Technology and Society
- Empires, Colonialisms and Indigeneity
- State, Politics, and Law
Office: (905) 828-3939
Languages (in addition to English): French
Website
Email: brian.gettler@utoronto.ca
Dominique Morisano
Adjunct Professor

- Campus
- Faculty
Areas of Expertise
- Addiction (esp. cannabis; alcohol; cocaine)
- Clinical psychology
- Evidence based practices and their implementation
- Goals and Motivation
- Harm-reduction approach
- Implementation science and the use of evidence in treatment systems
- Mental health (depression; anxiety; trauma)
- Mental health and wellness service-system improvements for Indigenous Peoples of Canada
- Mindfulness-based interventions
- Psychedelics-Assisted Therapies and Research; psychedelic industry; psychedelics and mental health; psychedelics and addiction
- Research and publication ethics
Office: N/A
Mobile: 647-792-8778 (work mobile)
Email: dominique.morisano@utoronto.ca
Media availability: TV, Radio, Print/Online
Janet Smylie
Professor
- Campus
- Faculty
Areas of Expertise
- Anti-Indigenous racism in health services
- Health inequities that challenge Indigenous infants
- Indigenous data sovereignty and health information systems
- Indigenous health and public health
- Indigenous health equity across geographies with a focus on inclusion of FNIM living in urban and related homelands
Office: N/A
Mobile: (416) 864-6060
Website
Email: janet.smylie@utoronto.ca
Jaris Swidrovich
Assistant Professor

- Campus
- Faculty
Areas of Expertise
- 2SLGBTQ+ Issues/Health
- EDI (Equity/Diversity/Inclusion)
- HIV/AIDS
- Indigenous Peoples’ health
- Pain
- Status First Nations (Saulteaux) and Two Spirit person and the first and only Indigenous faculty member in pharmacy in Canada
Office: 416-946-5302
Languages (in addition to English): English
Website
Email: jaris.swidrovich@utoronto.ca
Preferred method of contact: Email
Media availability: TV, Radio, Print/Online
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Jean-Paul Restoule
Associate Professor

- Campus
- Faculty
- Department
Areas of Expertise
Office: 416-978-0806
Email: jeanpaul.restoule@utoronto.ca
Media availability: TV, Radio, Print/Online
Jonathan Hamilton-Diabo
Assistant Professor of Theology, (Teaching Stream);
June Callwood Professor of Social Justice (Teaching Stream);
Special Advisor to the President, Indigenous Initiatives (Victoria University)

- Campus
Areas of Expertise
- Impacts of Residential Schools in Indigenous communities
- Indigenous interactions with Christianity and the Church; and building community relationships
- Indigenous student services and supports
- The Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Calls to Actions
Office: 416-585-4518
Email: j.hamilton.diabo@utoronto.ca
Media availability: TV, Radio, Print/Online
Mark McGowan
Professor

- Campus
- Faculty
- Centres
Areas of Expertise
- Catholic Church (Canada and the world)
- Catholic education in Canada
- History of Christianity
- History of Ireland and its Diaspora
- Immigration and Canada
- Religion and Communications
- The Irish in Canada
- The Vatican
Office: 416-926-1300
Mobile: 647-771-1865
Website
Email: mark.mcgowan@utoronto.ca
Media availability: TV, Radio, Print/Online
Pamela Klassen
Professor

- Campus
- Faculty
- Department
- Centres
Areas of Expertise
- 20th & 21st century Christianity, missionary/Indigenous relations
- Canada’s treaty responsibilities in relation to religion/spirituality
- Religion
- Religion and medicine
- Religion in the public sphere
- Religion; colonialism in Canada
- ritual and healing
- Women and religion
Office: 416-585-4573
Website
Email: p.klassen@utoronto.ca
Media availability: TV, Radio, Print/Online
Suzanne Stewart
Professor

- Campus
- Faculty
Areas of Expertise
Office: (416) 828-4715
Website
Email: suzanne.stewart@utoronto.ca
Media availability: TV, Radio, Print/Online
Tricia McGuire-Adams
Associate Professor
- Campus
- Faculty
Areas of Expertise
- Diversity and inclusivity (EDI) and amplifying marginalized voices
- Equity
- Indigenous peoples’ health knowledge and sovereignties
- Indigenous women’s wellbeing
- Indigenous-informed sociocultural aspects of physical activity
Office: N/A
Website
Email: tricia.mcguireadams@utoronto.ca