Research Advisory Council
The Research Advisory Council (RAC) provides 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.
RAC Chair
Phil Barker, Vice-Principal and Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation
Research Advisory Council Members
Lukas Bichler, Associate Professor, 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, Associate Professor, School of Education
Gino DiLabio, Dean, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science
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, Manager, Strategic Initiatives & Operations, Office of the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation
Robert Janke, Associate Chief Librarian, Research and Administration
John Klironomos, Associate Dean Research, Graduate and Post-Doctoral Studies, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences
Kristen Korberg, Associate Director, Office of Research Services
Kathleen Martin Ginis, Director Chronic Disease Prevention Program, Southern Medical Program
Peter Simpson, Dean, College of Graduate Studies
Paul van Donkelaar, Associate Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation