Research & Scholarship Governance
MRU Strategic Research and Scholarship Plan 2018-2023
Mount Royal University fosters excellence in undergraduate education enriched by research and scholarship for knowledge generation, application and positive change. We are guided by an institutionally-approved document titled Discovery & Change-making through Research and Scholarship.
A central premise of the plan is an exceptional undergraduate experience that includes thoughtful integration of research and scholarship into the tenure of all Mount Royal students. Learning and participating in research alongside faculty members enhances the experience of undergraduate learners through:
- developing critical, analytic and creative skills,
- improving the understanding and retention of course material,
- understanding knowledge creation processes and the innovation cycle,
- applying new knowledge to novel situations,
- engaging in creating positive change through community engagement, and
- increasing confidence, independence and capacity for complex problem-solving.
The SRSP is organized around advancing progress on five goals and associated strategies:
Goal 1: Our Students. Provide Mount Royal students with undergraduate research opportunities.
Goal 2: Our Researchers and Scholars. Enhance support for research and scholarship.
Goal 3: Our Research Infrastructure. Enhance the space, facilities and access for research and scholarship infrastructure.
Goal 4: Telling our Stories - Celebrating our Successes. Increase dissemination and communication of research and scholarship.
Goal 5: Working Together. Increase opportunities for collaboration.
Committees
- Review annually the Institution's Strategic Research Plan and provide advice on its contents, objectives, and orientation.
- Consider and review, as required, existing research-related policies and propose new ones, if necessary, and provide advice on their content, interpretation, and implementation.
- Provide a forum where new research, scholarly initiatives and ideas can be discussed and reviewed in an inter-disciplinary context.
- Provide, through its members, an internal communication mechanism built on the existing institutional structure to broadly communicate information concerning research, funding opportunities, institutional research initiatives, and the like.
- Establish, as required, sub-committees to address emerging issues as they relate to research, creative, and scholarly activities and develop proposals for addressing them.
Name | Department | Phone | |
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Michael Quinn | Chair, Vice-Provost & Associate Vice-President, Academic | 403.440.7017 | mquinn@mtroyal.ca |
Karen Atkinson-Leadbeater | Faculty of Arts | 403.440.8442 | katkinsonleadbeater@mtroyal.ca |
Laura Balanko-Dickson | Student Representative | 403.440.6077 | |
Meagan Bowler | University Librarian | 403.440.6086 | mbowler@mtroyal.ca |
Trevor Day | Faculty of Science and Technology | 403.440.5961 | tday@mtroyal.ca |
Melissa Deane | Director, Office of Research, Scholarship and Community Engagement | 403.440.5081 | mdeane1@mtroyal.ca |
Ray De Paul | Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 403.440.8497 | rdepaul@mtroyal.ca |
Danah Duke | Miistakis Institute | 403.440.8444 | dduke@mtroyal.ca |
Leah Hamilton | Faculty of Business and Communication Studies | 403.440.8548 | lhamilton@mtroyal.ca |
Lynne Lafave | Faculty of Health, Community and Education | 403.440.5967 | llafave@mtroyal.ca |
Kathy Offet-Gartner | Student Affairs and Campus Life | 403.440.6362 | koffetgartner@mtroyal.ca |
David Ohreen | Chair, Human Research Ethics Board | 403.440.8645 | dohreen@mtroyal.ca |
Jennifer Pettit | Deans' Council Representative | 403.440.5985 | jpettit@mtroyal.ca |
Margaux Samis | Finance Designate (non-voting) | 403.440.7044 | msamis@mtroyal.ca |
Sara Sharun | University Library | 403.440.6135 | ssharun@mtroyal.ca |
Erika Smith | ADC and GNED | 403.440.6568 | eesmith@mtroyal.ca |
Lena Soots | Trico Changemakers Studio | 403.440.5568 | lsoots@mtroyal.ca |
James Stauch | Institute for Community Prosperity | 403.440.7055 | jstauch@mtroyal.ca |
Julia Thiessen | Marketing and Communications | 403.440.6938 | jthiessen1@mtroyal.ca |
Meri Topchieva | Student Representative | 403.440.6077 | |
Michael Uzoka | GFC Member at Large | 403.440.6674 | fuzoka@mtroyal.ca |
Connie Van Der Byl | Institute for Environmental Sustainability | 403.440.5030 | cvanderbyl@mtroyal.ca |
Michelle Yeo | Institute for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning | 403.440.6494 | myeo@mtroyal.ca |
VACANT | Centre for Community Disaster Research | 403.440.xxxx | |
Sheena Jensen | Recording Secretary | 403.440.6360 | sjensen@mtroyal.ca |
Name | Department | |
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Melissa Deane (Chair) | Director, Office of Research, Scholarship and Community Engagement | mdeane1@mtroyal.ca |
Steven Engler | Arts | sengler@mtroyal.ca |
Cathy Carter-Snell | Health, Community and Education | ccartersnell@mtroyal.ca |
Peter Choate | Health, Community and Education | pchoate@mtroyal.ca |
Trevor Day | Science and Technology | tday@mtroyal.ca |
AnneMarie Dorland | Bissett School of Business | adorland@mtroyal.ca |
Maryam Elahi | Science and Technology | melahi@mtroyal.ca |
Jim Fischer | Bissett School of Business | jfischer@mtroyal.ca |
Cass Foursha-Stevenson | Arts | cfourshastevenson@mtroyal.ca |
Michelle DeWolfe | Science and Technology | mdewolfe@mtroyal.ca |
Jeella Acedo | Science and Technology | jacedo@mtroyal.ca |
Brian Jackson | Riddell Library and Learning Centre | bjackson@mtroyal.ca |
Monica Pauls | Health, Community and Education | mpauls@mtroyal.ca |
Brian Nichols | Arts | bnichols@mtroyal.ca |
Kenna Olsen | Arts | kolsen@mtroyal.ca |
Erika Smith | Teaching and Learning | eesmith@mtroyal.ca |
Mandana Sobhanzadeh |
Teaching and Learning |
msobhanzadeh@mtroyal.ca |
Jared Fletcher |
Health, Community and Education |
jfletcher@mtroyal.ca |
Name | Department | Phone | |
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David Ohreen (HREB Chair) | General Education | 403.440.8645 | dohreen@mtroyal.ca |
David Cann |
Psychology |
403.440.8541 | dcann@mtroyal.ca |
Trevor Day | Biology | 403.440.5961 | tday@mtroyal.ca |
Karim Dharamsi | Ethicist, GenEd | 403.440.8658 | kdharamsi@mtroyal.ca |
AnneMarie Dorland | Marketing | 403.440.6960 | adorland@mtroyal.ca |
Aliyah Dosan | Nursing and Midwifery | 403.903.8631 | adosani@mtroyal.ca |
Mohamed El-Hussein | Nursing and Midwifery | 403.440.8633 | melhussein@mtroyal.ca |
Sarah Hamilton | Community Representative, Calgary Academy | ||
Cass Foursha-Stevenson | Psychology | 403.440.8829 | cfourshastevenson@mtroyal.ca |
Cynthia Gallop | GenEd/CSSW | 403.440.6985 | cgallop@mtroyal.ca |
Gabrielle Lindstrom | Humanities | 403.440.5996 | glindstrom@mtroyal.ca |
Brian Jackson | Library (Data Mgmt. Specialist) | 403.440.5032 | bjackson@mtroyal.ca |
Ran Ju | Public Relations | 403.440.8689 | rju@mtroyal.ca |
Roberta Lexier (HREB Vice-Chair/SHREC Chair) | GenEd | 403.440.8487 | rlexier@mtroyal.ca |
Karen Manarin (Interim Chair) | English, Languages, and Cultures | 403.440.7719 | kmanarin@mtroyal.ca |
Matthew McLarnon | Gen. Mgmt. and HR | 403.440.6991 | mmclarnon@mtroyal.ca |
Cora Palumbo | Student Member | ||
Jill Parnell | Health and Physical Education | 403.440.8672 | jparnell@mtroyal.ca |
Monica Pauls | Social Work | 403.440.8481 | mpauls@mtroyal.ca |
Harris Rubin | Gen. Mgmt. and HR | 403.440.6658 | hrubin@mtroyal.ca |
Rachel Syme | Community Member, CIHR Canadian Institutes of Health Research, University of Calgary | ||
Paul Varella | General Management | 403.440.5099 | pvarella@mtroyal.ca |
Nick Strzalkowski | Biology | 403.440.5117 | nstrzalkowski@mtroyal.ca |
Priscilla Wamucii | Research Compliance Officer | 403.440.8470 | hreb@mtroyal.ca |
Name | Department | Phone | |
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Stacey Page, Chair, CHREB | University of Calgary Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board (CHREB) |
Name | Department | Phone | |
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Roberta Lexier (Chair) | General Education | 403.440.8487 | rlexier@mtroyal.ca |
Harpreet Aulakh | Economics, Justice, and Policy Studies | 403.440.5907 | haulakh@mtroyal.ca |
Abdul Chikhouni | Bissett School of Business | 403.440.6707 | achikhouni@mtroyal.ca |
Marty Clark | Health and Physical Education | 403.440.6511 | mclark2@mtroyal.ca |
Shannon Kell | Health and Physical Education | 403.440.6493 | skell@mtroyal.ca |
Rachael Pettigrew | Bissett School of Business | 403.440.6846 | rpettigrew@mtroyal.ca |
Fredrick Ulmer | Sociology and Anthropology | 403.440.6450 | fulmer@mtroyal.ca |
Priscilla Wamucii | Research Compliance Officer | 403.440.8470 | hreb@mtroyal.ca |
Name | Department | Term | Phone & Office | |
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Jonathan Mee (Chair) | Biology |
2016/20 (4 years) Term end: June 2020 |
Phone: 403.440.5150
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jmee@mtroyal.ca |
Melissa Deane | Director, Office of Research, Scholarship and Community Engagement | Ex officio |
Phone: 403.440.5081
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mdeane1@mtroyal.ca |
Karen Atkinson-Leadbeater | Psychology |
2016/20 (4 years) Term end: June 2020 |
Phone: 403.440.8442
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katkinsonleadbeater@mtroyal.ca |
Aria Burrel | SAMRU |
2020/21 Term end: June 2021 |
vpexternal@samru.ca | |
Melissa Cruz | Biology |
2016/20 (4 years) Term end: June 2020 |
Phone: 403.440.5540
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mcruz@mtroyal.ca |
Stuart Elle | Risk Management Services |
2020/24 (4 years) Term end: February 2024 |
Phone: 403.440.7793 |
selle@mtroyal.ca |
Carrie Fischer |
Community Member, Consulting Veterinarian |
2019/20 (3 years) Term end: January 2022 |
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Jared Fletcher | Health, Community & Education |
2019/23 (4 years) Term end: June 2023 |
Phone: 403.440.5514
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jfletcher@mtroyal.ca |
Sarah Hewitt | Biology |
2020/24 (4 years) Term end: June 2024 |
Phone: 403.440.8755 |
sahewitt@mtroyal.ca |
Heather Nelson | General Education |
2019/23 (4 years) Term end: June 2023 |
Phone: 403.440.8716 |
hnelson@mtroyal.ca |
Michelle Priest | Community Member |
2016/20 (4 years) Term end: June 2020 |
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Priscilla Wamucii | Office of Research, Scholarship and Community Engagement | Ongoing |
Phone: 403.440.8470
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pwamucii@mtroyal.ca |
Spencer Wishart | Community Member |
2017/21 (4 years) Term end: June 2021 |
For more information about research and scholarship governance, please contact Associate Vice-President, Research, Scholarship and Community Engagement, Michael Quinn, at 403.440.7017 or mquinn@mtroyal.ca.