Research Office of the Vice President Research

Staff - Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

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Phani Adapa PhD
Director Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives


Marissa Alarcon
Project Coordinator


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


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Nicole Benning
Research Support Specialist Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives


Cameron Berg
Research Support Specialist Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives


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Doreen Canillas
Programs Specialist Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives


Christina Desnoyers
Research Specialist Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives


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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.


Mandy Fehr
Coordinator Undergraduate Research Initiative


Heather Ferguson
Administrative Officer Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives


Preet Kamal Gill
Research Officer Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives


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Leah Houseman BA
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.


Bonnie Hughes
Research Specialist


Morgana Machea
Programs Officer Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives


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


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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


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Laurie Schimpf
Research Support Specialist Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives


Heidi Smithson
Senior Research Specialist Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives


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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