Research Office of the Vice President Research

Staff - Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Phani Adapa PhD
Director Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Marissa Alarcon
Project Coordinator, Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Ronda Appell
Research Specialist (Post-Award) Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Olga Baron
Associate Director Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Lisa Belhumeur
Senior Research Security Specialist Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Nicole Benning
Research Support Specialist Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Cameron Berg
Research Support Specialist Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Jonathan Brent MA, PhD
Research Specialist Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Doreen Canillas
Programs Specialist Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Christina Desnoyers
Research Specialist Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Danielle Ellis PhD
Associate Director Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Danielle Ellis (PhD) leads the strategic facilitation team in offering a competitive-advantage to the development of strategic, multi-disciplinary and large institutional grant applications.

Heather Ferguson
Administrative Officer Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Preet Kamal Gill
Research Officer Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Leah Houseman BA, MA
Programs Officer Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Megan Hubert MA
Research Specialist Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Supports large-scale grant applications with a special focus on writing, editing and project management.

Morgana Machea MA
Programs Officer Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Brenda Meyer-Burt
Research Support Specialist Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Sara Mueller PhD
Senior Programs Specialist Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Sara has a PhD in English from Queen’s University. She provides strategic leadership and key supports for large-scale grant applications.

Ty Pellerin
Research Security Officer Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Bethany Penn
Research Specialist (Post-Award) Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Jolana Piercy
Administrative Officer Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Centaine Raginski
Research Support Specialist Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Jennifer Reynolds PhD
Research Specialist Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Meaghan Risling
Programs Coordinator Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Dani Robertson-Boersma
Research Specialist Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Laurie Schimpf
Research Support Specialist Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Heidi Smithson
Senior Research Specialist Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Sandra Stone
Research Specialist Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Gerelt Trost
Research Support Specialist Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Dalton Van Der Nest
Project Coordinator Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives