Office of the Vice-President, Research & innovation
Address
Room 103 - Old Administration Building
6328 Memorial Road
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 Canada
Tel: (604) 822-1995 Fax: (604) 822-6295
Email: research.info@ubc.ca
Executive Officers
Prof. Gail Murphy, PhD
Vice-President, Research & Innovation
gail.murphy@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-4813
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Prof. Helen M. Burt, PhD
Associate Vice-President, Research & Innovation
helen.burt@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-1467
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Prof. Philip Barker, PhD
Associate Vice-President, Research & Vice-Principal, Research, UBC-O
philip.barker@ubc.ca
tel: 250-807-9582
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Elise Vredenbregt
Executive Assistant to Gail Murphy
elise.vredenbregt@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-0233
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Corey Ouellet
Executive Assistant to Helen Burt
corey.ouellet@ubc.ca
tel: 604 827 2983
Staff in the VPRI Office
Faculty Awards Officer
brenda.carrier@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-6010
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Kyle W. Demes
Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives
kyle.demes@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-2379
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Marie-Claude Fortin
Shared Infrastructure Manager
marie-claude.fortin@ubc.ca
Jamie Hall
Manager, Communications
jamie.hall@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-1267
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Emily LeBaron
Strategic Projects Officer
emily.lebaron@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-3090
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Director
greg.martyn@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-1439
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Julie Ovenell
Director, Communications (VPRI/VPA)
julie.ovenell@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-1870
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Vanessa Power
Coordinator, Communications (VPRI/VPA)
vanessa.power@ubc.ca
604-822-6050
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Dmitriy Ryabika
Research Analyst
dmitriy.ryabika@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-2762
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Megan Stewart
Project Manager, Major Research Projects
megan.stewart@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-5107
Ruby Wang
Research Awards Coordinator
ruby.wang@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-0042
International Office Contacts
*The International Office has transitioned to the Vice-President, Academic. Visit the key contacts page for International Office contact information.
Faculty Research Advisors
UBC's National Funding Agency Research Advisors are specially appointed faculty members who work closely with researchers to promote awareness of funding opportunities across all disciplines and to provide support for individuals or groups considering applications to external agencies.
Prof. Lara Boyd
Health Research Advisor
lara.boyd@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-7197
Prof. Leonard Foster
CFI Advisor
foster@chibi.ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-8311
Prof. Alan Kingstone
Social Sciences & Humanities Research Advisor
alan.kingstone@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-9230
Sciences & Engineering Research Advisor
tims@ece.ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-3243
Prof. Corey Nislow
Advanced Research Computing Advisor
corey.nislow@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-1579
Institutional Programs Office
The Institutional Programs Office manages the full cycle of major federal, provincial and regional research infrastructure awards including those offered by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), the BC Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD), the Canada Excellence Research Fund (CFREF), and Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERCs).
Finance Director VPRI Portfolio
Director, Institutional Programs
sharon.wu@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-5279
Meisan Brown-Lum
CFI/BCKDF Program Officer
meisan.brownlum@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-5170
Tania Chen
Research & Administration Coordinator
tania.chen@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-1352
Eston Shum
Associate Director – Large Scale Projects
eston.shum@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-1938
Senior Finance Manager
earl.dyer@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-5281
Lynn Chia
Senior Finance Officer
lynn.chia@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-5278
Danny Wong
Finance Clerk
danny.wong@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-5934
Darren Lim (Jackie Cheung on leave)
Senior Financial Analyst - Large Scale Projects
darren.lim@ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-1756
Andy Lam
Finance Manager
andy.lam@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-9965
Financial Analyst
lisrianti.boyan@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-8026
Cynthia Bai
Financial Analyst
cynthia.bai@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-0690
Yvonne Lee
Senior Financial Analyst, CFI/BCKDF
yvonne.lee@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-0232
Rishi Sekhon
Manager, Research Compliance & Training
rishi.sekhon@ubc.ca
tel: 604-822-0739
Cynthia Xie
Financial Analyst, Research Compliance & Training
cxie@finance.ubc.ca
tel: 604-827-2918
Indigenous Research Support Initiative
The Indigenous Research Support Initiative recognizes that more effective research and greater mutual understanding can be developed from identifying, developing and supporting research practices that proceed from respectful relations between researchers and Indigenous communities. The vision of the inititiative is to provide professional research support and services to Indigenous communities and university researchers to undertake collaborative projects based on community-led interests, reciprocal relationships, and principles of mutual accountability.
Lerato Chondoma
Associate Director
604 827 4452
lerato.chondoma@ubc.ca