Scholarship, Research, and Creative Activity Office
900 Fifth St. Nanaimo, BC Canada
General Inquiries
Phone: 250.740.6618
Fax: 250.740.6256
Email: SRCA@viu.ca
Office hours: Mon - Fri, 8:30 am - 4 pm
For more information on Scholarship, Research or Creative Activity at Vancouver Island University contact:
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Nicole Vaugeois, PhD
Associate Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies
Nicole is responsible for overseeing that Vancouver Island University provides a climate that allows scholarship, research and creative activity (SRCA) to thrive. She leads the development and implementation of the institution's SRCA Foundation Plan working with colleagues across the institution to ensure that those engaged in SRCA have access to the support, resources and services they need. Nicole serves as the senior administrator who provides oversight for all research compliance functions including animal care, research ethics, biosafety and the financial administration of research funding. This role provides oversight for the Office of Graduate Studies to ensure that our graduate programs and students are supported. Nicole is interested in connecting with researchers to learn about their work and identify ways to enable their success.
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Lindsay Frehlick, PhD Director, Research Services Phone: 250.740.6196 |
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Roisin Mulligan, PhD Research Development Manager Roisin leads research capacity-building initiatives at Vancouver Island University including individual researcher development and coaching, community research chair initiatives, and major funding applications through the Canada Research Chairs program, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. In her grant facilitator role, Roisin works with researchers in the Faculties of Science and Technology, Health and Human Services, and Trades and Technology Management. In her manager role, Roisin oversees the pre-award team that works to develop competitive faculty and student internal and external applications for research funding. Roisin holds bachelor's and doctorate degrees in environmental biology and ecology and has 20 years of experience in research administration. |
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Bettina Ruhstein Contracts Specialist, Research Bettina facilitates all research contracts, from the initial proposal stage to the approval and signing of the final, written agreement on behalf of VIU. She also assists with external and internal research grant applications related to the social sciences, education, management, and humanities, and organizes research-related faculty workshops. Phone: 250.753.3245 Ext. 2354 |
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Daniela Fischer, PhD Research Development (on contract) Email: Daniela Fischer |
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Larissa Richards, PhD Research Grant Facilitator Larissa assists with external and internal research grant applications. Phone: 250.753.3245 Ext. 2984 |
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Lyn Locke Administrative Assistant, Committee Support Lyn is responsible for providing administrative support to the AVP, Research and Graduate Studies. She also supports committees that the AVP is the chair or a member of, and assists with pre-award internal applications. Phone: 250.740.6324 |
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Rebecca Ramsey Financial Administrator - Research Rebecca is responsible for the administration of externally funded awards. Phone: 250.753.3245 Ext. 2676 |
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Sarah Campbell Financial Administrator – Research Sarah is responsible for the administration of externally funded awards. Phone: 250.753.3245 Ext. 2048 |
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Lea Cohodas Research Services Coordinator Lea coordinates the internal grants lifecycle at VIU and is responsible for the administration of internally funded awards, the SRCA newsletter, and the SRCA Symposium event. Contact Lea if you have questions regarding VIURAC grants. Phone: 250.740.6618 |
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Kendra Stiwich Director, Graduate Studies and Student Research Kendra provides leadership to foster inclusive excellence in undergraduate and graduate research opportunities. She networks with internal and external clients on graduate program matters and student research to ensure programming is community-grounded and resourced. Kendra supports the development and maintenance of high-quality graduate programs and liaises with internal departments to ensure that university-wide standards of quality, policy, equity and access are met. She advocates for institutional capacity development in graduate studies and inclusive excellence in undergraduate research. Phone: 250.753.3245 Ext. 2700 |
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Vanessa Moraes Student Research Engagement Coordinator Vanessa is your go-to person for items related to students. She is responsible for student training, research-related funding and scholarships, and assisting students with sharing their research. If you are a student connect with Vanessa to learn more about:
If you are a faculty member connect with Vanessa to:
Phone: 250.753.3245 Ext. 2075 |
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Leyla Innala Interim Research Ethics Officer Leyla is responsible for managing the processes that ensure institutional compliance with national ethical standards for research involving human participants, manages the work of the VIU Research Ethics Board, and provides expert advice to the VIU research community regarding research ethics. Contact Leyla if you have questions regarding the VIU REB and/or ethical review of research involving human participants. Phone: 250.740.6631 |
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Carl Butterworth Director, Research Operations and Industry Engagement Phone: 250.740.6399 Office hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 4 pm |
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Jennifer Kebe Biosafety Officer and Acting Animal Care Officer
Email: Jennifer Kebe |
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Margot Croft Administrative Assistant, Research Chairs Margot provides secretarial and administrative support to VIU’s Canada Research Chairs, BC regional Innovation Chairs, and related entities and committees. Email: Margot Croft Office hours (Part-time): TBD |