Research Advisory Council
The Research Advisory Council (RAC) consists of faculty-appointed associate deans of research (ADRs) and other strategic advisors, who provide feedback and advice to the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation (VPRI) on strategic research priorities and initiatives.
Meetings are held bi-monthly throughout the calendar year.
ADR roles and responsibilities
RAC Chair
Phil Barker, Vice-Principal and Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation
Research Advisory Council Members
Joshua Brinkerhoff, Associate Dean, Research (Interim), School of Engineering
Joan Bottorff, Professor, School of Nursing; Director, Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention
Mary Butterfield, Senior Research Advisor, Faculty of Management
Sabre Cherkowski, Director, Graduate Programs, School of Education
Greg Garrard, Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies
Thomas Heilke, Associate Dean, Research and Postdoctoral Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Christine Humphries, Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives & Operations, Office of the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation
Robert Janke, Associate Chief Librarian, Research and Administration
Kristen Korberg, Associate Director, Office of Research Services
Kathleen Martin Ginis, Director Chronic Disease Prevention Program, Southern Medical Program
Lael Parrott, Associate Dean, Faculty and Research, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science
Peter Simpson, Dean, College of Graduate Studies
Paul van Donkelaar, Associate Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation