Research & Scholarship Governance
MRU Strategic Research Plan
Recognizing the critical role of research in meeting our mandate, Mount Royal University developed a five-year Strategic Research Plan in 2018. This inaugural planning document identified four key themes for scholarly activity:
- Undergraduate Involvement in Research. The establishment of an undergraduate research culture at Mount Royal and the involvement of students in research activities wherever possible.
- Community-Engaged Scholarship. To establish Mount Royal as one of the principal institutions in Canada engaging in mutually beneficial research partnerships with its external community.
- The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). Mount Royal looks to become recognized across Canada and beyond for SoTL in terms of research and dissemination, application of scholarly results to teaching practices and faculty development.
- Collaborative Research. To take advantage of Mount Royal’s longstanding highly collaborative culture and build new opportunities in and for interdisciplinary research across the University and beyond.
Research, scholarship and community engagement activity has grown significantly at MRU over the past five years and we are in the process of writing a new strategic research plan to guide us into the future. The new plan is being developed in consultation with our community and will align with the directions of the Institutional Strategic Plan and the Academic Plan.
Committees
Terms of Reference:
- 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 one, 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.
Membership:
| Name | Department | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Quinn (Chair) | AVP, Research, Scholarship and Community Engagement | 403.440.7017 | mquinn@mtroyal.ca |
| David Docherty | MRU President, GFC Chair | 403.440.6393 | ddocherty@mtroyal.ca |
| Lesley Brown | Vice-Chair, GFC, Provost and Vice-President, Academic | 403.440.6858 | lbrown1@mtroyal.ca |
| Meagan Bowler | Interim University Librarian | 403.440.6086 | mbowler@mtroyal.ca |
| Luc Carels | Student Representative | ||
| Marlena Cross | Marketing and Communications | 403.440.6411 | mcross1@mtroyal.ca |
| Anupam Das | Faculty of Arts | 403.440.6535 | adas@mtroyal.ca |
| Melissa Deane | Manager, 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 |
| Cynthia Gallop | Chair, Human Research Ethics Board | 403.440.6985 | cgallop@mtroyal.ca |
| Tim Haney | Centre for Community Disaster Research | 403.440.8659 | thaney@mtroyal.ca |
| Kendra Hart | Faculty of Business and Communication Studies | 403.440.8435 | khart@mtroyal.ca |
| Michael Huston | Student Affairs and Campus Life | 403.440.6362 | mhuston@mtroyal.ca |
| Sonya Jakubec | Centre for Child Well-Being | 403.440.6447 | sjakubec@mtroyal.ca |
| Cari Merkley | University Library | 403.440.5068 | cmerkley@mtroyal.ca |
| David Ohreen | Faculty of ADC and GenEd | 403.440.6367 | dohreen@mtroyal.ca |
| Gwen O'Sullivan | Faculty of Science and Technology | 403.440.6257 | gosullivan@mtroyal.ca |
| Jennifer Pettit | Deans' Council Representative | 403.440.5985 | jpettit@mtroyal.ca |
| Dwayne Sheehan | GFC Member-at-Large | 403.440.5148 | dpsheehan@mtroyal.ca |
| Cordelia Snowdon | Student Representative | ||
| James Stauch | Institute for Community Prosperity | 403.440.7055 | jstauch@mtroyal.ca |
| Gladys Sterenberg | Faculty of Health, Community and Education | 403.440.8729 | gsterenberg@mtroyal.ca |
| Connie Van Der Byl | Institute for Environmental Sustainability | 403-440-5030 | cvanderbyl@mtroyal.ca |
| Lori Wormington | Finance Designate | 403.440.6605 | lwormington@mtroyal.ca |
| Michelle Yeo | Institute for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning | 403.440.6494 | myeo@mtroyal.ca |
| Research Development Officers (RDOs) | |||
| Kathy Homer | Recording Secretary | 403.440.6731 | khomer@mtroyal.ca |
The Scholarship Review Committee (SRC) reviews all institution-wide internal grant applications, makes decisions on ranking, and provides recommendations on funding to the AVP Research. The SRC also acts as a team of topic-specialist reviewers that may be called upon by the Grants Facilitator, the Human Research Ethics Board, or individual faculty (through Research Services), to review specific portions of applications. Committee members may also be called upon to review specific types of external calls where the institution is the manager of the funds, such as through AACTI or SSHRC Institutional Grants.
Membership:
| Name | Department | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Quinn (Chair) | AVP, Research, Scholarship and Community Engagement | 403.440.7017 | mquinn@mtroyal.ca |
| Melissa Deane | Manager, Office of Research, Scholarship and Community Engagement | 403.440.5081 | mdeane1@mtroyal.ca |
| Julia Johnson | Recorder, Office of Research, Scholarship and Community Engagement | 403.440.6069 | jljohnson@mtroyal.ca |
| Carol Armstrong | Science and Technology | 403.440.8568 | carmstrong@mtroyal.ca |
| Deb Bennett | General Education | 403.440.8892 | dbennett@mtroyal.ca |
| Katherine Boggs | Science and Technology | 403.440.6645 | kboggs@mtroyal.ca |
| Jim Fischer | Bissett School of Business | 403.440.6835 | jfischer@mtroyal.ca |
| Kendra Hart | Bissett School of Business | 403.440.8435 | khart@mtroyal.ca |
| Sarah Hewitt | Science and Technology | 403.440.8755 | sahewitt@mtroyal.ca |
| Emily Hutchison (On sabbatical) | Arts | 403.440.8458 | ehutchison@mtroyal.ca |
| Ada Jaarsma | Arts | 403.440.8545 | ajaarsma@mtroyal.ca |
| Brian Jackson | Library | 403.440.5032 | bjackson@mtroyal.ca |
| Shannon Kell | Health, Community & Education | 403.440.6493 | skell@mtroyal.ca |
| Bev Mathison | Health, Community & Education | 403.440.8655 | blmathison@mtroyal.ca |
| Kenna Olsen | Arts | 403.440.5953 | kolsen@mtroyal.ca |
| Joseph Osuji | Health, Community & Education | 403.440.6559 | josuji@mtroyal.ca |
| Irene Shankar | Arts | 403.440.8661 | ishankar@mtroyal.ca |
| Pamini Thangarajah | Science and Technology | 403.440.6477 | pthangarajah@mtroyal.ca |
| Gil Wilkes | Communication Studies | 403.440.8523 | gwilkes@mtroyal.ca |
Membership:
| Name | Department | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Gallop (Chair) | Child Studies and Social Work | 403.440.6985 | cgallop@mtroyal.ca |
| Malinda Desjarlais (HREB Vice-Chair and Chair for SHREC and Psychology Student Research Ethics Committee) | Psychology | 403.440.8441 | mddesjarlais@mtroyal.ca |
| Deb Bennett | General Education | 403.440.8892 | dbennett@mtroyal.ca |
| David Cann | Psychology | 403.440.8541 | dcann@mtroyal.ca |
| Lee Easton | English, Languages, and Cultures | 403.440.5906 | leaston@mtroyal.ca |
| Leah Hamilton | Bissett School of Business | 403.440.8548 | lhamilton@mtroyal.ca |
| Scott Hughes | Education | 403.440.6342 | shughes@mtroyal.ca |
| Susan Jacoby | School of Nursing and Midwifery | 403.440.8430 | sjacoby@mtroyal.ca |
| Lynne Lafave | Health and Physical Education | 403.440.5967 | lafave@mtroyal.ca |
| Sinclair MacRae | Humanities | 403.440.6543 | smacrae@mtroyal.ca |
| Karen Manarin | English, Languages, and Cultures | 403.440.7719 | kmanarin@mtroyal.ca |
| David Ohreen | General Education | 403.440.8645 | dohreen@mtroyal.ca |
| Djordje Calic | Student Representative | ||
| Stephanie Stone | Diversity and Human Rights | 403.440.8675 | sstone@mtroyal.ca |
| Rachel Syme | Community Member CIHR Canadian Institutes of Health Research, University of Calgary | 403.210.7204 | rmsyme@ucalgary.ca |
| Donovan Tymchyshyn | Community Member Vecova Centre for Disability Services and Research | 403.284.1121 | dtymchyshyn@vecova.ca |
| Priscilla Wamucii | Research Compliance Officer | 403.440.8470 | hreb@mtroyal.ca |
| Ad Hoc Advisors | |||
Stacey Page | University of Calgary Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board (CHREB) | 403.220.2763 | sapage@ucalgary.ca |
Michael Barr | Information Technology Advisor | 403.440.7260 | mbarr@mtroyal.ca |
John Fisher | Aboriginal Issues Advisor | 403.440.5668 | jfisher@mtroyal.ca |
Membership:
| Name | Department | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malinda Desjarlais (Chair) | Psychology | 403.440.8441 | mddesjarlais@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 |
| Judy Gleeson | Nursing and Midwifery | 403.440.5529 | jgleeson@mtroyal.ca |
| Brian Guthrie | Child Studies and Social Work | 403.440.7087 | bguthrie@mtroyal.ca |
| Shannon Kell | Health and Physical Education | 403.440.6493 | skell@mtroyal.ca |
| Bailey McCafferty | Psychology (Student) | 403.440.6412 | bmcca469@mtroyal.ca |
| Monica Pauls | Child Studies and Social Work | 403.440.8481 | mpauls@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 | Contact Information | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mee, Jonathan (Chair) | jmee@mtroyal.ca | MRU, Dept. of Biology Telephone: 403.440.5150 Office: B344E | 2016/20 – 4 years Term end: June 2020 |
Quinn, Michael | mquinn@mtroyal.ca | MRU - Associate Vice-President Office of Research, Scholarship and Community Engagement (ORSCE) Telephone: 403.440.7017 Office: U269A | Ex officio |
| Deane, Melissa | mdeane1@mtroyal.ca | MRU - Manager, ORSCE Telephone: 403.440.5081 Office: U265E | Ex officio |
| Atkinson-Leadbeater, Karen | katkinsonleadbeater@mtroyal.ca | MRU, Dept. of Psychology Telephone: 403.440.8442 Office: EA3066 | 2016/20 – 4 years Term end: June 2020 |
| Cruz, Melissa | mcruz@mtroyal.ca | MRU, Dept. of Biology Telephone: 403.440.5540 Office: B342A | 2016/20 – 4 years Term end: June 2020 |
| Leininger, Ron | rwleininger@gmail.com | Community Member/Consulting Veterinarian Telephone: 403.226.5522 | 2016/20 – 4 years Term end: June 2020 |
| TBD | Community Member Telephone: | ||
| Priest, Michelle | miche.priest@gmail.com | Community Member Besurance Corporation | 2016/20 – 4 years Term end: June 2020 |
| Radzikowska, Milena | mradzikowska@mtroyal.ca | MRU, Dept. of Information Design Phone: 403.440.8941 Office: T275 | 2016/20 – 4 years Term end: June 2020 |
| Rathburn, Melanie | mrathburn@mtroyal.ca | MRU, Dept. of General Education Telephone: 403.440.8636 Office: B344I | 2016/20 – 4 years Term end: June 2020 |
| Snowdon, Cordelia | vpacademic@samru.ca | Student Representative Vice-President, Academic, SAMRU Telephone: 403.440.6402 | 2016/20 – 4 years Term end: June 2020 |
| Wamucii, Priscilla | pwamucii@mtroyal.ca | MRU, ORSCE Telephone: 403.440.8470 Office: U269B | Ongoing |
| Yu, Raymond | ryu@mtroyal.ca | MRU, Laboratory Safety Specialist | 2017/21 - 4 years |