Contact Information
Office of Research and Graduate Studies
Richard Chandra, PhD
ASSOCIATE PROVOST Research AND GRADUATE STUDIES
For Research, contact Richard on:
- Pre-award grant applications/facilitation
- Industry collaborations
- Research contracts
- Strategizing research programs and funding
- Identifying research funding opportunities
For Graduate Studies, contact Richard on:
- University policies and guidelines related to graduate studies
- Western Deans Agreement
- Program accreditation and approvals
- New course approvals
- Academic misconducts
Alethea Cook, BA
Graduate Studies Coordinator
Contact Alethea for:
- Faculty of Graduate Studies program support (SGS & GSTS)
- Thesis/dissertation administration
- External graduate scholarship opportunities and awards management
For details, see External Scholarships and Funding - Undergraduate Student Research Awards (TWU & NSERC)
- Western Deans’ Agreement
- 3MT (Three Minute Thesis)
SUE FUNK, BA
Research Grants Officer
Contact Sue for:
- Post-award grant financial processes
- Grant financial reporting
- Tri-agency sub-transfer agreements
- Statistics regarding research funding
Lola Iyiola, Mba, MIB, PMP
Ethics and research GRANTS COMPLIANCE OFFICER
Contact Lola for:
- Human Research Ethics Board (HREB)
- Pre-award grant applications review
- Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Grants
- Undergraduate Student Research Awards (TWU & NSERC)
KAREN LO, PHD
BIOSAFETY OFFICER
Contact Karen for:
- Research matters regarding Biosafety and Biosecurity
- Biosafety and Biosecurity policies, standards, practices, risk assessments, and training
- Shipping, handling, and storage of human and agricultural pathogens/toxins
- Risk II Pathogen Lab Management
- Biosafety Project Approval (for research with Risk II human and agricultural pathogens/toxins only)
DARCY KEHLER, BSC
Coordinator Institutional Animal Care Committee
Contact Darcy for:
- Animal use for research and teaching
- Confirmation regarding what constitutes animal use
e.g. Can I take my class fishing? Birding? To the Metro Zoo? Can I bring my dog to class to illustrate some key points? Can I bring my dog to class to de-stress the class before an exam?