Dr. Adan Husain’s as Head of the Department is scheduled to end on June 30, 2026. The Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) has appointed a Selection Committee to advise him on the appointment of the next Head. The Selection Committee has the following membership: 

Elected Members 

Amar Amarasingam

Assistant Professor

Jennifer Leath

Assistant Professor

 

Sharday Mosurinjohn

Assistant Professor

 

Richard Ascough

Professor

 

Shobhana Xavier 

Assistant Professor

 

 

Appointed Members

 

Levanna Schönwandt

Department Manager

 

Sailaja Krishnamurti

Cognate Faculty, Department of Gender Studies

 

Felicity Kannu

Undergraduate Student

 

Jacob Reesor

Graduate Student

 

 

Non-Voting Member

 

Ian Matheson

Associate Dean, School of Graduate Studies & Postdoctoral Affairs

 

Chair

Scott MacKenzie

Acting Vice Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science

Recording Secretary

Kim Bellefontaine

Assistant to Vice-Dean and Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts & Science

Pursuant to Articles 41.3 and 41.3.6 of the Collective Agreement between Queen’s University Faculty Association and Queen’s University at Kingston, we invite your comments on the present state and future prospects of the School of Religion by December 12, 2025.

Please send all comments, in confidence, to the attention of Kim Bellefontaine deanartsci@queensu.ca. All letters will be reviewed by the Selection Committee and will become part of the record of decision making.