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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

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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

Ty Pellerin
Research Security Officer 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