Leadership Team
Meet the Dean.
Dean Marc Charron
Marc Charron is Dean of the Faculty of Arts and a Professor at the University of Ottawa.
Professor Charron served as Interim Dean of the Faculty of Arts from January 1st to June 30th, 2024, after holding the position of Associate Vice-Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at the University. He also held the position of Vice-Dean, Academic Programs at the Faculty of Arts from 2018 to 2023.
Marc Charron has been a professor at the University of Ottawa's School of Translation and Interpretation since 2007, where he served as Director of both the School’s Graduate and Undergraduate Studies Committees. His research interests include transcultural studies, comparative literature and the translated book market. Dr. Charron was also the recipient of the Faculty of Arts Teaching Excellence Award in 2014.
Vice-Dean Governance
Jérémie Séror
Jérémie Séror is an experienced teacher and researcher in the field of language education. His research explores language socialization processes in plurilingual and pluricultural environments. His expertise includes the dynamics and impact of immersion programmes, the development of bi/pluriliteracy, as well as digital writing strategies and processes.
Vice-Dean Student Affairs
Monika Jezak
Monika Jezak has over 30 years’ experience in teaching French as a second language in various settings, such as immersion classes, adult immigrant programs, and university. She has served as a language policy expert in a variety of organizations, including UNESCO, the Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks, and the Canadian government.
Vice-Dean Programs
Joël Beddows
Joël Beddows is an associate professor in the Department of Theatre, special adviser on the Francophonie to the Office of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, and a researcher associated with the Centre de recherche sur les francophonies canadiennes, where he led the Research Chair in Canadian Francophonie (cultural practices) from 2006 to 2016. As someone who calls the theatre home, he is also an artistic director, drama coach and theatre director who is known for his commitment to aesthetic research, theatre for younger audiences, and the renewal of Franco-Ontarian drama. He has served as artistic director of the Théâtre la Catapulte (1998 to 2010) and of the Théâtre français de Toronto (2016 to 2021), and is a founding member of Transfrontaliers (2020), a group dedicated to ensuring a better international distribution of French-language works created by racialized artists.
Vice-Dean Research
Brian Ray
Brian Ray is the vice-dean, research at the Faculty of Arts and a professor in the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics. His research interests include discrimination in Canada, the changing linguistic landscape of Ottawa-Gatineau, and the geographic dimensions of employment among immigrants and second-generation Canadians living in large cities.
Department Directors
Luis Abanto
Director - Department of Modern Languages and Literature
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Kouky Fianu
Director - Department of History
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Salah Basalamah
Director - School of Translation and Interpretation
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Mawy Bouchard
Director - Département de français
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Éric Mathieu
Director - Department of Linguistics
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Philippe Ross
Director - Department of Communication
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André Vellino
Director - School of Information Studies
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Mitia Rioux-Beaulne
Director - Department of Philosophy
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Dominique Côté
Director - Department of Classics and Religious Studies
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Brenda Macdougall
Director - Institute of Indigenous Research and Studies
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Christopher Moore
Director - School of Music
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Michel Bock
Directeur - Centre de recherche en civilisation canadienne française
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Kevin Orr
Director - Department of Theatre
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Anders Knudby
Director - Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics
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Elena Valenzuela
Director - Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute
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Robert Stacey
Director - Department of English
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Jakub Zdebik
Director - Department of Visual Arts
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