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 MemberDepartmentLeave
Spencer (Kevin) RussellFisheries and AquacultureHalf
Amanda JohnsonRecreation and Tourism ManagementFull
Andrew LoudonBiologyFull
Caitlin EliassonCounselling ServicesFull
Georgina MartinIndigenous/Xwulmuxw StudiesFull
Sarah CroverEnglishFull
Arthur (Art) PhippsCounselling ServicesFull

Faculty Member

Department

Leave

Paul WatkinsEnglishHalf
John HillWriting CentreFull
Susan JubyCreative Writing and JournalismFull
Sandra JohnstoneEarth ScienceFull
Joanne SchroederRecreation & TourismFull
Camie AugustusIndigenous/Xwulmuxw StudiesFull
Jerry HinbestSociologyHalf
Sameer MustafaAccountingHalf

Faculty MemberDepartmentLeave
Alan GilchristGeographyHalf
Cheryl WarshHistoryHalf
Gemma ArmstrongCounselling ServicesFull
Sarah CarruthersComputer ScienceFull
Nadine CruikshankEducationFull
Wendy SimmsEducationFull

Faculty MemberDepartmentLeave
David BigelowMathematicsFull
Thomas DelamereRecreation and TourismFull
Jamie GorrellBiologyFull
Sasha KoerblerMusicFull
Jerome LesemannGeologyHalf
Melanie O'NeillPsychologyFull
Tim StokesEarth ScienceHalf
Alexandra WeissflochChemistryFull
Carmen LavoieBachelor of Social WorkHalf

Faculty MemberDepartmentLeave
Kathleen BortolinCentre for Innovation and Excellence in LearningFull
Lindsay McCunnPsychologyHalf
Jonelle KnowlesHospitalityFull
Marti HarderBachelor of Science in NursingHalf
Mary Anne RichardsEducationHalf
Brian DickPhysics/Engineering/AstronomyFull
Paula WaatainenEducationHalf
Raymond PennerPhysics/Engineering and AstronomyHalf
Richard LaneEnglishFull
Robert MahikwaIndigenous Education NavigatorFull
Sheila GrieveEarly Childhood Education and Care (ECE)Full

Faculty MemberDepartmentLeave
Dan BakerFisheries and AquacultureFull
Leigh BlaneyBachelor of Science in NursingFull
Daniel BurgoyneEnglishHalf
Teri DerksenChild and Youth CareHalf
Sandra JohnstoneEarth ScienceFull
John PredykRecreation and TourismFull
Gara PruesseComputer ScienceFull
Katharine RollwagenHistoryFull
Jay RuzeskyCreative Writing, Film Studies, EnglishFull

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