Contact the Department of Applied Psychology & Human Development
Address
Department of Applied Psychology & Human Development
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
9th Floor, 252 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 1V6
Contact Us
For questions or comments about admissions, this website, and program information, you can also email us oise.aphd@utoronto.ca.
Hybrid Work Arrangements
APHD will be operating on a hybrid model following OISE’s Hybrid Work Arrangements Pilot, with a mix of remote and in-person services to students, faculty and APHD community. Staff will be available Monday to Friday, 9:00AM to 5:00PM for meetings via Teams/Zoom or in-person by appointments during their onsite days.
Administration & Staff Directory
Sugirthan Ganeswararajan
Pronouns: He/Him
Manager, Departmental Academic Operations and Administrative Services
Phone: 416-978-1121
Email: sugirthan.ganeswararajan@utoronto.ca
Onsite days: Monday, Wednesday & Thursday
Jesse Young
Pronouns: he/him
Business Officer
Phone: 416-978-6632
Email: jesse.young@utoronto.ca
Onsite days: Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday
Sasha David
Pronouns: She/Her
Communications Assistant
Phone: 416-978-3064
Email: sasha.david@utoronto.ca
Onsite day: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Joshua Chan
Pronouns: He/Him
Financial Assistant
Phone: 416-978-2575
Email: joshuakahon.chan@utoronto.ca
Onsite days: Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Katie Raymond
Pronouns: She/Her
OISE Psychology Clinic
- OISE Psychology Clinic Operations and inquiries
Phone: 416-978-0620
Fax: 416-926-4763
Email: katie.raymond@utoronto.ca
Onsite days: Monday - Friday
Zirka Pyndiura
Pronouns: She/Her
Graduate Liaison Officer (All Programs)
- Academic support; Student awards and funding
- Admissions and Registration support
Phone: 416-978-0917
Email: z.pyndiura@utoronto.ca
Onsite days: Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday
Gela Bolandpour
Pronouns: She/Her
Program Liaison & Recruitment Officer
- Developmental Psychology & Education (MEd)
- Developmental Psychology & Education (Flex PhD)
- Admissions and Student Program Support
Phone: 416-978-0683
Email: gela.bolandpour@utoronto.ca
Onsite day: Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday
Vanessa Dane
Pronouns: She/Her
Program Coordinator
- Child Study & Education (MA)
- Admissions Student Program Support
-
Student Awards
Phone: 416-934-4525
Email: vanessa.dane@utoronto.ca
Onsite Days: Monday, Wednesday & Friday (9am - 3pm) at JICS
Puja Variawa
Pronouns: She/Her
Program Coordinator
- School & Clinical Child Psychology (MA, PhD)
- Developmental Psychology & Education (MA, PhD)
- Counselling Psychology (EdD)
- Child Study & Education (EdD)
- Admissions and Student Program Support
Email: puja.variawa@utoronto.ca
Onsite day: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Caren Li
Pronouns: She/Her
Program Coordinator
- Clinical & Counselling Psychology (MA, PhD)
- Counselling Psychology (Counselling & Psychotherapy MEd, Guidance & Counselling MEd)
- Global Mental Health & Counselling Psychology (MEd)
- Admissions and Student Program Support
Phone: 416-978-0682
Email: kl.li@utoronto.ca
Onsite Days: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Eleonora Maldina
Pronouns: She/Her
Language & Academic Support Coordinator (International Students)
- Developmental Psychology & Education (MEd)
- Global Mental Health & Counselling Psychology (MEd)
- English and academic skills support for international students and students who are non-native English speakers
Phone: 416-978-0992
Email: eleonora.maldina@utoronto.ca
Online support only
TBD
Pronouns: TBD
Executive Assistant to the Chair
- Faculty promotions, PTR, workload letters
- Meetings with the chair
- Sessional hirings
- Room bookings
Phone: TBD
Email: aphdchair.oise@utoronto.ca (please send all APHD Chair inquiries to sugirthan.ganeswararajan@utoronto.ca while we recruit for this role).
Onsite Days: TBD
