2026 SONA Executive

President and Councillor for McMaster University:

Dr. Deda Gillespie
Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
McMaster University

Dr. Nichole Scheerer
Department of Psychology
Wilfrid Laurier University

Councillor for University of Waterloo:

Dr. John Mielke
School of Public Health and Health Systems
University of Waterloo

Councillor for University of Toronto - Scarborough:

Dr. Rustuko Ito
Department of Psychology
University of Toronto Scarborough

Treasurer:

Dr. Susanne Schmid
Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology
Western University

Councillor for Brock University:

Dr. Aleksandar Necakov
Biological Sciences Department
Brock University

Councillor for Queen's University:

Dr. Mary Olmstead
Department of Psychology
Queen's University

Councillor for University of Guelph:

Dr. Craig Bailey
Department of Biomedical Sciences
University of Guelph

Councillor for University of Toronto:

Dr. Ashley Monks
Department of Psychology
University of Toronto Mississauga

Councillor for University of Windsor:

Dr. Jeffrey Dason
Department of Biomedical Sciences
University of Windsor

Councillor for Wilfrid Laurier University:

Dr. Nichole Scheerer
Department of Psychology
Wilfrid Laurier University

Councillor for York University:

Dr. R. Shayna Rosenbaum
Faculty of Health - Department of Psychology
York University