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Academic Officers & Staff

Learn more about our team, their work and how to contact them.

NameLocationPhone NumberEmail Address
Gamal Abdel-Shehid
Chair
754 Ross South416-736-2100 x77812chrsosc@yorku.ca
James W. Williams 
Undergraduate Program Director (UPD)
742 Ross South416-736-2100 x77176updsosc@yorku.ca
Mary Goitom 
Graduate Program Director (GPD), Development Studies (DVST)
866 Ross South416-736-2100 x22839DVSTgpd@yorku.ca
Amelie Barras
Graduate Program Director (GPD), Socio-Legal Studies (SLST)
733 Ross South416-736-2100 x20507GPDslst@yorku.ca
Jean-Thomas Tremblay
Graduate Program Director (GPD), Social & Political Thought (SPTH)
711 Ross South416-736-2100 x77402spt_gpd@yorku.ca
General Inquiries 737 Ross South 416-736-5054 socsci@yorku.ca
Lauren O’Brien 
Administrative Coordinator 
755 Ross South 416-736-2100 x33809 soscac@yorku.ca
Administrative Assistant (CUPE) (See also Lucy C)737 Ross South 416-736-2100 x77799 sosccupe@yorku.ca
Lucia (Lucy) Cozzolino
Undergraduate Coordinator, Faculty 
737-B Ross South 416-736-2100 x20454 lucym@yorku.ca
Alda Lone
Undergraduate Coordinator, Programs 
737-C Ross South 416-736-2100 x77797 alone@yorku.ca
Jacqueline (Jacquie) Selman
Undergraduate Coordinator, Students 
737-A Ross South 416-736-2100 x77798 jselman@yorku.ca
Orlene Ellis
Graduate Program Assistant, Development Studies (DVST) 
744 Ross South 416-736-2100 x20979 DSgrads@yorku.ca
Judith Hawley
Graduate Program Assistant, Social & Political Thought (SPTH) 
712 Ross South 416-736-2100 x55320 SPTprog@yorku.ca
Natasha Kochar
Graduate Program Administrator, Socio-Legal Studies (SLST) 
756 Ross South 416-736-2100 x22689 SLSTprog@yorku.ca
Nathalie (Nat) DiLorenzo
Department and Academic Administrator
753 Ross South 416-736-2100 x55056soscasst@yorku.ca and natd94@yorku.ca
Susan Fiorillo
Undergraduate Program Administrator: BUSO, WKLS & URST
748 Ross South 416-736-2100 x77805 buso@yorku.ca,
wkls@yorku.ca and urst@yorku.ca
Elvisa Zjakic
Undergraduate Program Administrator: LASO, IDS, ISS, LACS, & SAST  
749 Ross South 416-736-2100 x77796 laso@yorku.ca and elvisaz@yorku.ca
Pamela Lamb
Undergraduate Program Administrator: AFST, CRIM & HESO 
751 Ross South 416-736-2100 x20260 afst@yorku.ca,
crimprog@yorku.ca and heso@yorku.ca
Lan Tran (on leave)
Student Success and Academic Advisor
103 Central Square416-736-5222soscadv@yorku.ca
Elma Milasin
Student Success and Academic Advisor
Health & Society, Urban Studies
103 Central Square416-736-5222soscadv@yorku.ca
Fiona Grose
Student Success and Academic Advisor
International Development Studies, Work & Labour Studies
103 Central Square416-736-5222soscadv@yorku.ca
Tara Lilley
Student Success and Academic Advisor
Business & Society, Interdisciplinary Social Science
103 Central Square416-736-5222soscadv@yorku.ca
Ladonna Taylor (on leave)
Student Success and Academic Advisor
103 Central Square416-736-5222soscadv@yorku.ca
Lillian Lee
Program Assistant 
737 Ross South 416-736-5054 socsci@yorku.ca
Chad Pether
Undergraduate Program Assistant
737 Ross South416-736-5054socsci@yorku.ca

Common Social Science Acronyms 

AFST = African Studies 
BUSO = Business & Society 
CRIM = Criminology 
GPD = Graduate Program Director 
HESO = Health & Society 
IDS or IDST = International Development Studies 
ISS = Interdisciplinary Social Science 
LACS = Latin American & Caribbean Studies 
LASO = Law & Society 

SAST = South Asian Studies 
SLST = Socio-Legal Studies 
SOSC = Social Science 
SPT or SPTH = Social & Political Thought 
TA = Teaching Assistant 
UPA = Undergraduate Program Assistant 
UPD = Undergraduate Program Director 
URST = Urban Studies 
WKLS = Work & Labour Studies