Resources & training

Grants Facilitation

Grants facilitation is provided both at the university-level by the Office of Research Services and at the faculty-level. The following individuals are available to support you with your application and award process.

Office of Research Services

• Dr. Nicole Kitson, Senior Grants Officer (pre-award)
• Ms. Debra Anderson, Manager, Research Finances (post-award)
• Ms. Jessica Worsley, International Grants Facilitator (pre-award)
• Ms. Sylvia Oliver, Research Programs Liaison (pre-award)
• Ms. Angela Colpron, Research Budgets Liaison (post-award)
• Brad Evans, Research Budgets Assistant (post-award)

Faculty research facilitators

• Business:
  Dr. Donguyan Piao, Research Manager
• Education:
  Dr. Catherine McGregor, Associate Dean Graduate Programs and Research
  Dr. Tanya Battersby, Faculty Grants Facilitator
• Engineering:
  Dr. Colin Bradey, Associate Dean Research
• Fine Arts:
  Dr. Adam Con, Associate Dean
  Dr. Lytton McDonnell, Research, Creative Activity & Scholarship Coordinator
• Human & Social Development:  
  Dr. Charlotte Loppie, Associate Dean Research
  Ms. Jasmine Desjardins, Research Coordinator
• Humanities:
  Dr. Alex D'Arcy, Acting Associate Dean Research
  Dr. Lytton McDonnell, Research Coordinator
• Law:
  Prof. Freya Kodar, Associate Dean Administration & Research
  Ms. Heather Chestnutt, Research Facilitation Officer
• Medical Sciences/Island Medical Program:
  Dr. Stephanie Willerth, Acting Director, Centre for Biomedical Research 
• Science:
  Dr. Robin Hicks, Acting Dean
• Social Sciences:
  Dr. Karen Kobayashi, Associate Dean Research
  Ms. Holland Gidney, Research & Scholarship Coordinator

Tri-council representatives on campus

• CIHR: Dr. Brian Christie, Division of Medical Sciences
• NSERC: Vacant
• SSHRC: Dr. Alexandra D'Arcy, Faculty of Humanities

Special funding programs

• Dr. Joaquin Trapero, Director, Institutional Programs (Canada Foundation for Innovation, BC Knowledge Development Fund, Canada Research Chairs, Western Economic Diversification and Leading Edge Endowment Fund)

Awards & honours

• Ms. Rachel Goldsworthy, Awards Facilitator