Staff - Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Ronda Appell Research Specialist (Post-Award) , 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


Kristine Jones del Socorro Student Assistant, Undergraduate Research Initiative


Christina Desnoyers Research Specialist , Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives


James Dobson MA Research and Financial Specialist, Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives

Supports large-scale grant applications with a special focus on budget development.


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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.


Leah Johnson Associate Director, 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.


Wren Mynhardt Administrative Coordinator, Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives


Bethany Penn Research Specialist (Post-Award) , 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


Laura Zink Director, Research Acceleration and Strategic Initiatives