Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Simon Fraser University’s Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (VPRI Office) serves to encourage, facilitate, administer and promote research at SFU; advocate for university research generally; and guide policy development at university and government levels. Dugan O’Neil is SFU’s Vice-President, Research & Innovation (VPRI), and Valorie Crooks is SFU’s Associate Vice-President, Research (AVPR). Elicia Maine is SFU's Associate Vice-President, Knowledge Mobilization and Innovation (AVPKMI).

At the heart of SFU's research is a strategy for wide-reaching collaborations at the local, national and international levels, to foster a seamless continuum of knowledge generation and knowledge transfer across diverse sectors. Research at SFU spans eight faculties, covering a broad range of fundamental, interdisciplinary and applied research topics, as outlined in our Strategic Research Plan.

Address

Strand Hall — 3000
Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6
Canada

Email

sfu-research@sfu.ca

Executives  

Dugan O'Neil

Vice-President, Research and Innovation (VPRI)
vpri@sfu.ca

Rosa Gilfan, Executive Assistant
vpriea@sfu.ca
778-782-5080

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Valorie Crooks

Associate Vice-President, Research (AVPR)
avpr@sfu.ca

Jean Huang, Executive Assistant
avprea@sfu.ca
778-782-4247

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Elicia Maine

Associate Vice-President, Knowledge Mobilization and Innovation (AVPKMI)
avpkmi@sfu.ca

Livleen Diwana, Executive Assistant
avpkmiea@sfu.ca
778-782-7355

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Administration

Shelley Gair

Executive Director, OVPRI
vprdir@sfu.ca

Fabiana Rassier

Director, Special Initiatives
fabiana_rassier@sfu.ca

Rosa Gilfan

Executive Assistant, Vice-President, Research and Innovation (VPRI)
vpriea@sfu.ca
(778) 782-5080

Jean Huang

Executive Assistant, Associate Vice-President, Research (AVPR)
avprea@sfu.ca
(778) 782-4247

Livleen Diwana

Executive Assistant, Associate Vice-President, Knowledge Mobilization and Innovation (AVPKMI)
avpkmiea@sfu.ca
(778) 782-7355

Varundeep Chahal

Strategic Projects Manager
vchahal@sfu.ca

Shreyashi Sanyal

Strategic Projects Manager
shreyashi.sanyal@sfu.ca

Clare Zheng

Postdoctoral Affairs Coordinator
cxz@sfu.ca
postdoc@sfu.ca

Finance

Karen Hung

Director, Finance
vpri_finance@sfu.ca
(778) 782-4370

Joanne Park

Financial Analyst
joanne_park@sfu.ca

Moses Lo

Financial Analyst
vprfa@sfu.ca

Jennifer Gao

Budget Coordinator
vprbc@sfu.ca

Mina Park

Financial Assistant
vprasst@sfu.ca

Amrit Sandhar

Financial Analyst (BCCAI)
vprfa1@sfu.ca

Winnie Tsui

Financial Analyst (CFI)
vprfa2@sfu.ca

Research Intelligence

Mike Boleak

Director, Research Intelligence
mrb9@sfu.ca

Honghui Wang

Software Developer
honghuiw@sfu.ca

June Shim

Software Developer, Research Intelligence
jys2@sfu.ca

Cici Du

Data Analyst
Huizi_du@sfu.ca

Communications & Marketing

Justin Wong

Associate Director, Communications and Marketing
justin_wong@sfu.ca

Heather Sanders

Communications & Marketing Manager
heather_sanders@sfu.ca

Pam Lim

Communications & Marketing Manager
pamela_lim@sfu.ca

Chantelle Lui

Communications & Marketing Officer
chantelle_lui@sfu.ca

Knowledge Mobilization

Lupin Battersby

Director, Knowledge Mobilization
lupin_battersby@sfu.ca

Sophie Ashton

Coordinator, Knowledge Mobilization
sophie_ashton@sfu.ca

Tiffany Nam

Knowledge Mobilization Specialist
tiffany_nam@sfu.ca

Cassidy Acheson

Knowledge Mobilization & EDI Specialist
cassidy_acheson@sfu.ca

Jessie Lee

Communications Assistant
jessie_lee_4@sfu.ca