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This directory includes all members of SFU's vice-president, research and innovation portfolio.
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Dugan O'Neil

Vice-President, Research and Innovation (VPRI)

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Valorie Crooks

Associate Vice-President, Research (AVPR)

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Elicia Maine

Associate Vice-President, Knowledge Mobilization and Innovation (AVPKMI)

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Aamra Bilal

Ethics Coordinator

Research Ethics

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Abdul Zahir (On Leave)

Research Project Manager

Institutional Strategic Awards

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Alda O'Grady

Research Project Manager, CRC Lead

Institutional Strategic Awards

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Alec Allan

Research Grants Officer

Research Services

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Alex Weisman

Scientific Director

ImageTech Lab

Alison Shaw

Executive Director, SFU Climate Innovation

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Alivia Dey

Research Project Manager

Institutional Strategic Awards

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Amber Sarna-Conway (On Leave)

Research Project Manager

Institutional Strategic Awards

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Amrit Sandhar

Financial Analyst (BCCAI)

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Andrea Laguna Galvez

Research Grants Officer

Research Services

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Aniko Takacs-Cox

Director

Research Services

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Barbara Sherman

Research Project Manager

Institutional Strategic Awards

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Candace Le Roy

Executive Director, SFU Sustainability

SFU Sustainability

Cassidy Acheson

Knowledge Mobilization & EDI Specialist

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Charlene Allard (On Leave)

Associate Director (Post) - CFI Lead

Institutional Strategic Awards

Cici Du

Data Analyst, Research Intelligence

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Clare Zheng

Coordinator, Postdoctoral Affairs

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Diane Hanano

Director & Interim CFI Liaison

Institutional Strategic Awards

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Dimple Patel

Research Project Manager

Institutional Strategic Awards

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Fabiana Rassier

Director, Special Initiatives

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Fred Popowich

Scientific Director

Big Data Hub

Harmeet Nijjar

Research Contracts Officer

Research Services

Heather Sanders

Communications and Marketing Manager

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Honghui Wang

Software Developer, Research Intelligence

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Isabelle Ciobanu

Project Manager, Commercialization

Technology Licensing Office

James Pai

Research Contracts Officer

Research Services

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James Raymond

Director of Strategy & Operations, SFU Climate Innovation

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Javier Tavitas

Associate Director, Research Development

Institutional Strategic Awards

Jean Huang

Executive Assistant, Associate Vice-President, Research (AVPR)

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Joanna Habdank

Program Manager

Community-Engaged Research initiative

Joanne Johnson

Research Project Manager

Institutional Strategic Awards

Joanne Kienholz

Senior Advisor

Institutional Strategic Awards

Juan Pablo Alperin

Co-Scientific Director

Public Knowledge Project

June Shim

Software Developer, Research Intelligence

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Justin Wong

Associate Director, Communications and Marketing

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Kamaldeep (Kam) Singh Sembi

Director & IP Legal Counsel

Technology Licensing Office

Kilim Park

Research Project Manager

Institutional Strategic Awards

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Kimberly Sivak

Interim Associate Director, Research Management

Institutional Strategic Awards

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Kristie Westerlaken

Director, Research Ethics

Research Ethics

Lazar Jovanovic

Director of Operations

WearTech Labs

Lesley Esford

Executive Director

SFU VentureLabs

Livleen Diwana

Executive Assistant, Associate Vice-President, Knowledge Mobilization and Innovation (AVPKMI)

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

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Lorna Jackson

Research Project Manager

Institutional Strategic Awards

Lupin Battersby

Director, Knowledge Mobilization

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Maria Glavas

Research Project Manager, CFI & Pre-Award

Institutional Strategic Awards

Mark Campbell

Research Project Manager

Institutional Strategic Awards

Maryana Hnatyshyn

Legal Counsel

Research Services

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Melanie Monk

Associate Director, Researcher Excellence & Recognition

Institutional Strategic Awards

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Michael Boleak

Director, Research Intelligence

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Michael J. Thurgood

Research Grants Officer

Research Services

Michele La Vie

Research Project Manager

Institutional Strategic Awards

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Nataliya Karpenko

Research Contracts Officer

Research Services

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Neil Branda

Executive Director

4D LABS

Nicholas Mudry

Research Grants Officer

Research Services

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Norm Deeb

Research Contracts Officer

Research Services

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Pam Lim

Communications and Marketing Manager

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Peter Khoo

eRA Business Analyst

Research Operations

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Preet Sanghera

Legal Administrative Assistant

Technology Licensing Office

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Ralph Pantophlet

Scientific Director

BIO3 Lab

Robert Bittner

Grants & Awards Specialist

Institutional Strategic Awards

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Rosa Gilfan

Executive Assistant, Vice-President, Research and Innovation (VPRI)

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

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Sara Khosravi

Senior Manager, Technology Commercialization

Technology Licensing Office

Sara Swenson

Senior Advisor

Institutional Strategic Awards

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Seychelle Cushing

Executive Director

Partnerships Hub

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Shelley Gair

Executive Director, VPRI Office

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

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Shreyashi Sanyal

Strategic Projects Manager

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Simrat Chahal

Research Contracts Coordinator

Research Services

Skye Vallance

Program Coordinator, SFU Climate Innovation/ACT

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Sophie Ashton

Coordinator, Knowledge Mobilization

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Sylvia FitzGerald

Research Project Manager

Institutional Strategic Awards

Tiffany Nam

Knowledge Mobilization Specialist

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Tobi Abisoye (On Leave)

Research Contracts Officer

Research Services

Tracy Lee

Administrative Assistant

Research Operations

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Trevor Davis

Executive Director

Research Operations

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Vacant

Communications and Marketing Officer (Digital)

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Vacant

Director, Communications & Marketing

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Varundeep Chahal

Strategic Projects Manager

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Vinisha Chaudhary

Research Grants and Projects Coordinator

Institutional Strategic Awards

Winnie Tsui

Financial Analyst (CFI)

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Woo Soo Kim

Special Advisor to the VPRI for Agritech and International Partnerships

Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Yuzhu Liu

Coordinator

Research Services

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