Rhonda Lenton

Rhonda L. Lenton
A screengrab of President Rhonda Lenton in a promotional video by York University in 2018
8th President of York University
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2017
Chancellor	Kathleen Taylor
Preceded by	Mamdouh Shoukri
Personal details
Born	(1956-08-10) August 10, 1956 (age 67)[1] Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	University of Winnipeg (BA with honours) University of Manitoba (MA) University of Toronto (PhD)
Occupation	Professor
Website	www.yorku.ca/president
Academic background
Thesis	Parental discipline and child abuse (1989)
Doctoral advisor	M. Eichler
Academic work
Discipline	sociology
Institutions	McMaster University Atkinson College York University

Rhonda L. Lenton is a Canadian academic administrator and professor. She is the 8th and current president and vice-chancellor of York University in Toronto, Canada, having succeeded Mamdouh Shoukri on 1 July 2017 for a five-year term. She previously served as Dean of Atkinson College and later as York's Vice President Academic and Provost. Prior to her role in academic administration, Lenton was a Professor of Sociology. During her research career, Lenton led randomized public telephone surveys of social issues such as Internet dating, sexual assaults, and continues to examine Judaism in Canada.