Master of Human Rights potential Faculty Advisors

The following professors have agreed to act as potential supervisors to students in the Master of Human Rights program. Please note that it is not necessary to secure a supervisor prior to submitting your application. However, if you have a sense of the professor you would like to work with, please identify them in the ‘Preferred Supervisor’ box on your application form.

Anthropology

Community Health Sciences

Education

English, Film, and Theatre

French

Dominique Laporte
Associate Professor

German and Slavic Studies

Stephan Jaeger
Professor

Oksana Dudko
Assistant Professor

History, Women's and Gender Studies

Adele Perry
Distinguished Professor

Labour Studies

Jessie Hajer
Assistant Professor

Julia Smith
Assistant Professor

Law

Natural Resources Institute

Shirley Thompson
Associate Professor

Peace and Conflict Studies

  • Chigbo Arthur Anyabuda
    Assistant Professor
    (on sabbatical leave in 2027)

    Sean Byrne
    Professor

  • Adam Muller
    Professor

    Jessica Senehi
    Professor

Political Studies

Psychology

Danielle Gaucher
Associate Professor

Religion

Kenneth MacKendrick
Professor

Social Work

Sociology and Criminology

Spanish

María Inés Martínez
Associate Professor
(On leave)

Co-Advisors from other departments

Agriculture & Food Sciences

  • Annemieke Farenhorst
    Professor

Community Health Sciences

  • Brenda Elias
    Professor

Environment and Geography

  • Bruce Erickson
    Assistant Professor

Kinesiology and Recreation Management

  • Sarah Teetzel
    Associate Professor

Advisors from other institutions

Université de Saint-Boniface

  • Dr. Thierry Lapointe,
    Département des sciences humaines et sociales