Faculty & staff
Current Social Sciences faculty and staff can refer to the Connect site for additional forms, documents, and resources.
New hires
Welcome to our new faculty hires for 2021/2022!
Anthropology
Tatiana Degai, assistant professor, Indigenous research methodologies, ethics and community-engaged research.
Tommy Happynook, assistant professor, Nuu chah nulth ways of knowing, land, language, knowledge and identity.
Ammie Kalan, assistant professor, biological anthropology, primate behavioural ecology.
Economics
Vasco Gabriel, professor and department chair, econometrics and applied macroeconomics, empirical finance.
Environmental Studies
Loren McClenachan, associate professor and Canada Research Chair, cross-listed History, conservation, fisheries management, historical data analysis.
Geography
Christina Hoicka, associate professor, cross-listed Civil Engineering, energy geography, renewable energy transformations.
Deondre Smiles, assistant professor, critical Indigenous geographies, tribal cultural resource preservation.
Political Science
Kelly Aguirre, assistant professor, Indigenous politics, political theory, and Indigenous rhetoric
Justin Leifso, assistant professor, Canadian politics, Canadian public policy, Neoliberalism, and Federalism
Psychology
Maria Iankivelitch, assistant teaching professor, social psychology, mental health and wellbeing, statistics and research methods
Nigel Mantou Lou, assistant professor, social psychology, applied linguistics
Jhotisha Mugon, assistant teaching professor, psychology, cognitive neuroscience
Paweena Sukhawathanakul, assistant professor, lifespan psychology
Faculty & staff postings
At UVic, we combine outstanding scholarship with inspired teaching and community engagement. We’re committed to recruiting, developing and retaining people who help us build a better future.
Research resources
Research funding
Our faculty is committed to world-class research. We are supported by research funding from a variety of sources that totals close to $10 million annually.
Internal funding (check eligibility before applying)
- Centre for Global Studies Fellowships
- Centre for Studies in Religion and Society Awards and Fellowships
- Faculty of Social Sciences Dean's Conference Support Fund
- Faculty of Social Sciences Research Fellowships
UVic internal grants:
External funding (most common)
- BC Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF)
- Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
- Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR)
- Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
- Mitacs
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
- New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF)
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
International research support
- Awards to study/research abroad
- Funding for conducting research abroad and participating in international activities
- Funding for hosting visiting scholars, research students and postdocs
- International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Research proposal deadlines
In order to allow time for application review and approval, your relevant research proposal paperwork must be in the Dean’s Office at least two weeks before the applicable external deadline.
The Dean’s Office needs to see a completed Research Application Summary Form, which the Chair or Director should have already signed, and also a copy of the entire grant application, including the proposed budget.
- CIHR deadlines
- New Frontiers in Research Fund deadlines
- NSERC deadlines
- SSHRC deadlines
Other research supports
We offer many other research supports, such as access to Google Scholar, through our Faculty Connect site .
Awards & honours
The Faculty of Social Sciences celebrates teaching and research excellence at UVic. Please join us in congratulating our award recipients.