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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?