Departmental Staff

Dayna Frydman supports faculty in their activities related to funding opportunities and provides administrative support for student research projects.

Withney McKnight serves as an information resource for all student-related activities and provides support throughout the student lifecycle from application to graduation and administrative support to student-focused committees. Withney is the primary support for recruitment initiatives.

Sonia Mistry supports clinical education through oversight of the online fieldwork data management system and fieldwork placement matching. Sonia maintains positive relationships with multiple stakeholders to support student placement activities.

Jeena Parmar provides operational classroom and learning support at the St. George campus, and supports the main office with front-line service.

Kristina L. Smith also supports clinical education through the use of the online fieldwork data management system. Kristina can also be contacted to support student placement preparation activities such as Health and Immunization forms, Synergy and VSS.

Sandra Sokoloff provides direct support to the Department Chair. Sandra is responsible for coordinating processes related to academic appointments including recruitment, promotions, tenure/continuing status reviews, annual PTR reviews, faculty leaves and faculty retirement. Additional support includes calendar management, events, meetings, and other tasks as needed.

Lorraine Subban provides front-line service and departmental support at both Mississauga and St. George campuses. Lorraine is responsible for room bookings and coordinates technical support, building access at both campuses and parking at UTM. She is the departmental liaison with Accommodated Testing Services at both campuses.