VIU Scholarship, Research, and Creative Activity

VIUFA Assisted Leave Awards

These lists reflect assisted leaves administered and awarded through the Scholarship, Research, and Creative Activity Office.

VIUFA Leave (awarded in 2024 to be taken in 2025/26

Faculty Member Department Leave
Spencer (Kevin) Russell Fisheries and Aquaculture Full
Amanda Johnson Recreation and Tourism Management Full
Andrew Loudon Biology Full
Caitlin Eliasson Counselling Services Full
Georgina Martin Indigenous/Xwulmuxw Studies Full
Sarah Crover English Full
Arthur (Art) Phipps Counselling Services Full

Faculty Member

Department

Leave

Paul Watkins English Half
John Hill Writing Centre Full
Susan Juby Creative Writing and Journalism Full
Sandra Johnstone Earth Science Full
Joanne Schroeder Recreation & Tourism Full
Camie Augustus Indigenous/Xwulmuxw Studies Full
Jerry Hinbest Sociology Half
Sameer Mustafa Accounting Half
Faculty Member Department Leave
Alan Gilchrist Geography Half
Cheryl Warsh History Half
Gemma Armstrong Counselling Services Full
Sarah Carruthers Computer Science Full
Nadine Cruikshank Education Full
Wendy Simms Education Full
Faculty Member Department Leave
David Bigelow Mathematics Full
Thomas Delamere Recreation and Tourism Full
Jamie Gorrell Biology Full
Sasha Koerbler Music Full
Jerome Lesemann Geology Half
Melanie O'Neill Psychology Full
Tim Stokes Earth Science Half
Alexandra Weissfloch Chemistry Full
Carmen Lavoie Bachelor of Social Work Half
Faculty Member Department Leave
Kathleen Bortolin Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning Full
Lindsay McCunn Psychology Half
Jonelle Knowles Hospitality Full
Marti Harder Bachelor of Science in Nursing Half
Mary Anne Richards Education Half
Brian Dick Physics/Engineering/Astronomy Full
Paula Waatainen Education Half
Raymond Penner Physics/Engineering and Astronomy Half
Richard Lane English Full
Robert Mahikwa Indigenous Education Navigator Full
Sheila Grieve Early Childhood Education and Care (ECE) Full
Faculty Member Department Leave
Dan Baker Fisheries and Aquaculture Full
Leigh Blaney Bachelor of Science in Nursing Full
Daniel Burgoyne English Half
Teri Derksen Child and Youth Care Half
Sandra Johnstone Earth Science Full
John Predyk Recreation and Tourism Full
Gara Pruesse Computer Science Full
Katharine Rollwagen History Full
Jay Ruzesky Creative Writing, Film Studies, English Full

Faculty

Project

Leave

Aggie Weighill

Research & Capacity Building Through International Partnerships

Full

George Kelly

Testing out the SportsTown App for Physical Literacy in Schools from Coast to Coast

Full

Kathleen Reed

SFU Doctoral Coursework: Laying a Foundation for Research into the Information Practices of Transgender Youth

Full

Les Malbon

Curriculum Reorientation for the Faculty of Education: Sustainability & Peace, Indigenizing the Curriculum, and Human Health & Wellness

Half

Spencer Russell

Developing Aquatic Animal Health Solutions to Improve the Sustainability of BC's Fisheries and Aquaculture Industries

Half

Sylvie Lafreniere

Far West: The Canadian Francophonie on Vancouver Island

Full