Skip to main content

Faculty Directory

Luana Sciullo - image

Luana Sciullo

Electives

Location:
GH208
Phone:
416.798.1331 ext. 6312
Email:
Luana.Sciullo@guelphhumber.ca

Read Bio Hide Bio
Carri-Ann Scott - image

Carri-Ann Scott
BASc (University of Guelph-Humber), MET (University of British Columbia)
Early Childhood Studies

Location:
GH308C
Phone:
416.798.1331 ext. 6320
Email:
carri-ann.scott@guelphhumber.ca

Carri-Ann Scott has taught at the University of Guelph-Humber since January 2020. She has a Kindergarten Specialist designation from York University and a Trauma and Resilience certificate. Scott’s research interests include the effects of technology on child development, early literacy strategies, and professional collaborative relationships in school settings. Her current Ph.D. research dives into the affirmation and acceptance of neurodiversity in children in the school system. 

Carri-Ann brings her passion for Early Childhood Education to all her classes at Guelph-Humber.  Working with children and families for more than 20 years has contributed to a deep reservoir of anecdotes, tips and tricks that she incorporates into her lessons to ensure that students have far more than a theoretical knowledge of teaching. 

When not in the classroom, you can find Lego fanatic Carri-Ann enjoying the calming effects of the water on a paddleboard.


Read Bio Hide Bio
Theo Selles - image

Theo Selles
BA (University of Guelph), MSc (University of Guelph)
Early Childhood Studies, Community Social Services, Justice Studies

Location:
GH308
Phone:
416.798.1331 ext. 6302
Email:
theo.selles@guelphhumber.ca

Theo Selles has been teaching at the University of Guelph-Humber since 2012. Selles is a Registered Family Therapist with 25 years of experience offering therapy to individuals, couples, families and groups. He earned his Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Guelph in 1993 with a thesis on adolescent suicide. A highlight of his career was when he was chosen as the Master of Ceremonies for Toronto’s United Nations International Day for People with Disabilities in 2009 due to his work with Epilepsy Toronto. Selles maintains a private practice and provides trauma debriefing, resiliency training, mental health wellness workshops, and teambuilding services to organizations.  Selles' business— Integrity Works helps people live meaningful, purposeful, productive, and ethical lives at home and at work. He is a regular on-air contributor to AM900 CHML. His latest book, The Heart of the Pearl is a guide to overcoming abuse.


Read Bio Hide Bio
Jeff Semple - image

Jeff Semple

Early Childhood Studies

Location:
GH308
Phone:
416.798.1331 ext. 6302
Email:
jeff.semple@guelphhumber.ca

Read Bio Hide Bio
Ajay Sharma - image

Ajay Sharma
BA (University of Toronto), MA (McMaster University)
Justice Studies

Location:
GH308
Phone:
416.798.1331 ext. 6326
Email:
ajay.sharma@guelphhumber.ca

Ajay Sharma has been teaching at the University of Guelph-Humber since 2019. He has been a lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Guelph since 2010.  Sharma has taught a broad range of courses in Canadian Law, Politics and Environmental Policy. His research focuses on environmental governance and law. More specifically, he focuses on why cities implement climate change policy. It is an important question because there is no tangible evidence their contributions lead to meaningful GHG reductions. So why do it? Sharma has spoken on this area at conferences in North America and provides advice to politicians and policymakers. His main passion outside of teaching is advocating for the Special Needs Community, specifically children aged 5-18. Sharma meets with politicians and bureaucrats and explain why the Government of Ontario needs to change its policies on education, rehabilitation and therapy for this vulnerable group of individuals and their families.


Read Bio Hide Bio
David Shelton - image

David Shelton
BA (Wilfrid Laurier University), MS (Boston University)
Business

Location:
GH208
Phone:
416-798-1331 ext. 6221
Email:
david.shelton@guelphhumber.ca

David Shelton has been teaching at the University of Guelph-Humber since 2005. Shelton is a senior marketing problem-solver who brings to the classroom over 25 years experience as a consultant, entrepreneur and educator.

He has created and managed some of Canada’s largest and most decorated integrated marketing programs for companies such as Shoppers Drug Mart and Petro Canada. As the former National Director of Promotions and Special Events for Shoppers Drug Mart, Shelton was responsible for directing programs for over 440 franchisees. In his senior management roles for some of Canada’s leading agencies, Shelton developed and executed advertising and promotional programs for top marketers such as Hewlett-Packard, 3M, Ford and American Express Leisure Travel.

Shelton holds a graduate degree in communications from Boston University. He has conducted marketing planning seminars for the tourism industry. As an entrepreneur, he founded two technology startups (IVR & B2B Web Concept) and took the lead in all aspects of business planning, strategic alliances and VC funding. He also co-founded R2B Global, a joint venture with the University of Abertay, Dundee in Scotland.


Read Bio Hide Bio
Joanne Shenfeld - image

Joanne Shenfeld
BA (University of Pennsylvania), MSW (University of Toronto)
Community Social Services

Location:
GH204
Phone:
416.798.1331 ext. 6313
Email:
joanne.shenfeld@guelphhumber.ca

Joanne Shenfeld has been an instructor at the University of Guelph-Humber since 2016. She worked as a Social Worker for 25 years at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, mainly in the area of youth concurrent disorders. Her work in the field of youth mental health has included professional training, program development and several clinical publications. She created the Family Service at CAMH, one of the first stand-alone family support programs for mental health and addictions. She also served as a reviewer for the Canadian Centre for Accreditation. Shenfeld’s teaching at the University of Guelph-Humber continues this focus on clinical support and supervision.

 


Read Bio Hide Bio
Paul Sherman - image

Paul Sherman
BA (York University), Dip. Child Studies (University of Toronto), PhD (Lancaster University)
Program Head Community Social Services

Location:
GH204D
Phone:
416.798.1331 ext. 6348
Email:
paul.sherman@guelphhumber.ca

Dr. Paul Sherman has been the Program Head of Family & Community Social Services at the University of Guelph-Humber (UofGH) since 2010. Prior to 2015, he also served as Program Head of Early Childhood Studies at the university. Dr. Sherman is also Adjunct Professor at the University of Guelph and Director of the Soka Education Research Centre on Global Citizenship (SERC-GC) at UofGH. In 2019 he was invited to join the Board of Directors of the Soka Gakkai International Association of Canada. Prior to joining UofGH, Dr. Sherman worked as a clinician and senior administrator in diverse community mental health settings for over 30 years. His doctoral research examined global citizenship education in higher education, with a particular emphasis on the cultivation of global citizenship identity and engagement. He continues to teach and conduct research in this area and has published scholarly articles in journals such as Social Work Education; Journal of Global Citizenship & Equity Education; Citizenship, Teaching and Learning; and Evaluation and Program Planning. Dr. Sherman was awarded research grants from Lancaster University in 2016 and 2017, a UofGH research grant in 2017, and a multi-year funding grant in 2017 from the Makiguchi Foundation for Education to establish and develop a research centre on Soka education at UofGH.


Read Bio Hide Bio
Lori Short-Zamudio - image

Lori Short-Zamudio

Kinesiology

Location:
GH308
Phone:
416.798.1331 ext. 6308
Email:
lori.short-zamudio@guelphhumber.ca

Read Bio Hide Bio
Greg Shupak - image

Greg Shupak

Early Childhood Studies, Media and Communication Studies

Location:
GH408
Phone:
416-798-1331 ext. 6087
Email:
greg.shupak@guelphhumber.ca

Read Bio Hide Bio

Pages