Meet your Administrators
Jody Boone, Graduate Student Coordinator, Brock University
Graduate Student Coordinator
Email:Joint PhD program at Brock: jntphdedu@brocku.ca
Christina Falcigno MA, B.Ed., Grad Studies & Research in Education, Lakehead University
Tina Falcigno is the Administrative Assistant in the Graduate Studies and Research Office for the Faculty of Education on the Thunder Bay Lakehead University campus. Tina has been with Lakehead University since 1995 in various Administrative Assistant roles on campus. Before working in this department, she worked for the Undergraduate Studies in Education Department. In 2015 she completed her master’s in English.
In her role as the Administrator for both the Master of Education and the Lakehead University PhD program she is responsible for assisting the Chair, faculty and students. She addresses any inquiries about either program, works closely with Graduate Admissions and Enrolment Services, assists in planning activities, communicates the timetable with scheduling, organizes thesis and dissertation examinations and defences and generally keeps track of all students to ensure they are on track to graduate.
Tina can be reached by email: gradadmin.educ@lakeheadu.ca.
807-343-8010 Ext. 8706 / Office hours are 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Monday through Friday.
Mandy Turkalj, Administrative Assistant, University of Windsor
Mandy Turkalj is the Administrative Assistant to the Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and Research, and Graduate program Secretary in the Faculty of Education at the University of Windsor. Mandy’s expertise with the University of Windsor totals more than 15 years. Previous experience on campus includes Graduate Admissions in the Office of the Registrar and Graduate Program Secretary in the School Computer Science. Mandy is an outgoing mom of two active boys, ages 14 and 10. You can find Mandy spending her weekends outdoors cheering for her boys playing baseball or hockey. Mandy has been in her current role with the Faculty of Education for the past 4 years. She is responsible for providing graduate program support to the Associate Dean, Faculty and students. Mandy is responsible for all graduate program activities for students pursing their Master of Education and PhD in Educational Studies. This includes admissions, student records, budgets, scholarships and liaising with other Faculties on campus to provide the most valuable experience to Faculty of Education graduate students.
You can reach Mandy Turkalj using the following contact information:
Faculty of Education
University of Windsor
401 Sunset Avenue
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4
Email: edugrad@uwindsor.ca
Phone: (519) 253-3000 ext. 3803
Office hours: Monday – Friday 8:30a.m. – 4:30p.m.
Christine Weisener, Joint PhD Administrator/Office of the Joint PhD Secretariat
Christine graduated with a BSc from The University of Western Ontario. Her previous work experience include:
managing an assisted living group home, Bell Relay phone operator for hearing impaired,
clerking in the Leddy Library, University of Windsor, and the most recent Graduate Secretary positions. The years as Graduate Program Secretary in the departments of GLIER and the School of Computer Science at the University of Windsor have provided a strong background and knowledge of the administrative and academic processes of PhD programs.
Christine can be reached at:
Email: jointphd@uwindsor.ca
Phone: (519) 253-3000 ext. 3833
The Faculty of Education
The University of Windsor
401 Sunset Avenue
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4
Office hours: Monday through Thursday from 8:30am-4:30pm.