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A dynamic, committed team of faculty, contract lecturers and staff make up Toronto Metropolitan University’s School of Early Childhood Studies. Together, we support student success, advance innovation in teaching and lead research that drives positive change.








































Adjunct Professors
- Dr. Richard Marsella
- Dr. Melanie McBride
Contract Lecturers 2024-5
- Bethany Robichaud
brobichaud@torontomu.ca - Cherry Chan
cherry1.chan@torontomu.ca - Dr. Ebrahim Talaee
ebrahim.talaee@torontomu.ca - Evelina Lukaszyk
esiwik@torontomu.ca - Jennifer Butterly
jennifer.butterly@torontomu.ca - Karyn Positano
karyn.positano@torontomu.ca - Lisa Johnston
lisa.johnston@torontomu.ca - Dr. Meagan Montpetit
mmontpetit@torontomu.ca
- Dr. Nidhi Menon
nidhi.menon@torontomu.ca - Dr. Shelly Mehta
shelly.mehta@torontomu.ca - Susan Howson
showson@torontomu.ca
- Alana Powell
Program Advisory Council Chair
Executive Director
Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario - Anna Tyzler
Manager
EarlyON Child and Family Centre
Mothercraft - Ash McGhee
Manager,
Education and Training,
the 519 - Dr. Bernice Cipparrone-McLeod
Director
School of Early Childhood
George Brown College
- Carolyn Ferns
Public Policy & Government Relations Coordinator
Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care
- Diane Daley
Chief Executive Officer
Family Day Care Services - Kim Kirkley
EarlyOn Program Manager
Native Canadian Centre of Toronto - Dr. Lorin Schwarz
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Education, York University. - Martha Friendly
Executive Director
Childcare Research and Resource Unit - Maya-Rose Simon
Indigenous Professor, Early Childhood Education
Faculty of Health Science and Wellness,
Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning - Meredith Farley
Early Childhood Education Faculty
Centennial College - Rebecca Wood
Parenting with a Disability Network Coordinator
Centre for Independent Living in Toronto
- Reta Hamlin
Consultant with EarlyON Child and Family Centres
Children’s Services, City of Toronto - Dr. Zeenat Janmohamed
Executive Director and Senior Policy Analyst
Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto











