SSHRC Leaders
The SSHRC Leaders network is an external body that provides an ongoing channel of communication and engagement between postsecondary institutions in Canada and SSHRC, and facilitates the sharing of information among institutions.
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About SSHRC Leaders
The communication between SSHRC Leaders and SSHRC feeds into the development of SSHRC policies and programs, and addresses other items of interest to the social sciences and humanities research community.
The SSHRC Leaders network is composed of representatives of postsecondary institutions in Canada that are eligible to administer SSHRC funds for graduate training and research.
The SSHRC Leaders network meets twice a year, with an annual meeting in late fall and a briefer meeting in late spring. Consultations may be scheduled, as necessary, throughout the year, and are held by videoconference, email or other online platforms.
For more information about the SSHRC Leaders network, contact: leaders@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca.
Executive summaries of SSHRC Leaders annual meetings
- November 26, 2024
- November 29 to 30, 2023
- November 30 to December 2, 2022
- December 1 to 3, 2021
- December 2 to 4, 2020
- December 5 to 6, 2019
- December 6 to 7, 2018
- December 7 to 8, 2017
Current SSHRC Leaders
| Institution | Name and title |
|---|---|
| Acadia University | Peter Ludlow Director, Research Grants and Programs |
| Alberta University of the Arts | Rob Stone Associate Dean, Research, Internationalization and Graduate Studies |
| Algoma University | Michele Piercey-Normore Vice-President, Academic and Research |
| Athabasca University | Mickey Vallee Associate Professor of Cultural Studies Canada Research Chair in Sound Studies (Tier 2) |
| Bishop’s University | Kerry Hull Associate Vice-Principal, Research, and Dean of Science |
| Brandon University | Pending nomination |
| Brock University | Deborah O’Leary Acting Associate Vice President, Research |
| Cape Breton University | Erna Macleod Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies |
| Capilano University | Dawn Whitworth Associate Vice President, Creative Activity, Research and Scholarship |
| Carleton University | Carol Payne Associate Dean, Research and International, and Professor, Art History |
| Concordia University | Monica Mulrennan Associate Vice-President Research, (Development and Outreach), and Professor, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment |
| Concordia University of Edmonton | Carla Craveiro Salvado Associate Vice-President, Research |
| Dalhousie University | Jennifer Bain Associate Vice President, Research |
| École nationale d’administration publique | Claudine Cyr Advisor, Research Development |
| Emily Carr University of Art + Design | Justin Langlois Interim Associate Vice-President, Research, and Dean, Jake Kerr Faculty of Graduate Studies |
| First Nations University of Canada | Edward Doolittle Associate Professor, Mathematics |
| HEC Montréal | Caroline Aubé Director, Research and Knowledge Transfer, and Professor, Department of Management |
| Institut national de la recherche scientifique | Marie-Soleil Cloutier Director, Centre Urbanisation Culture Société |
| King’s University College at Western University | Erin Hannah Associate Dean, Research |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University | Keith Leung Research Facilitator, Office of Research Services |
| Lakehead University | Batia Stolar Associate Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies |
| Laurentian University | Diana Coholic Full Professor, School of Social Work |
| MacEwan University | Craig Kuziemsky Associate Vice-President, Research |
| McGill University | Lara Khoury Associate Vice-President, Research, and Full Professor |
| McMaster University | Martin Horn Deputy Vice-President, Research (Acting) |
| Memorial University | Tana Allen Vice-President (Research) |
| Mount Allison University | Maria Thistle Director, Research Development |
| Mount Royal University | Connie Van Der Byl Associate Vice-President, Research Scholarship and Community Engagement |
| Mount Saint Vincent University | Jacqueline Gahagan Associate Vice-President, Research |
| Nipissing University | David Zarifa Canada Research Chair in Life Course Transitions in Northern and Rural Communities, and Professor, Department of Sociology |
| NSCAD University | Pending nomination |
| OCAD University | Ashok Mathur Vice-President, Research; and Dean, School of Graduate Studies |
| Ontario Tech University | Les Jacobs Vice-President, Research and Innovation |
| Polytechnique Montréal | Annie Ross Deputy Director, Research and Innovation |
| Queen’s University | Betsy Donald Associate Vice-Principal, Research |
| Royal Roads University | Hassan Wafai Associate Professor and Program Head, Faculty of Management |
| Toronto Metropolitan University | Naomi Adelson Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation |
| Saint Mary’s University | Adam Sarty Associate Vice-President, Research, and Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research |
| Saint Paul University | Iva Apostolova Associate Vice-President, Research |
| Simon Fraser University | Katherine Reilly Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology |
| St. Francis Xavier University | Erin Morton Dean of Arts, and Professor of Art History |
| St. Thomas University | Peter Toner Associate Vice-President, Research |
| The University of British Columbia | Lisa Sundstrom Professor, Department of Political Science |
| The University of Winnipeg | Jitendra Paliwal Vice-President, Research and Innovation |
| Thompson Rivers University | Courtney Mason Canada Research Chair and Professor, Rural Livelihoods and Sustainable Communities |
| Trent University | Cristine de Clercy Professor, Department of Political Studies, and Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership |
| Trinity Western University | Richard Chandra Associate Provost, Research |
| Université Laval | Serge Desnoyers Assistant to the Vice-Rector and Director of the Office of Research and Creation |
| Université Sainte-Anne | Martine Béland Vice-President, Academic and Research |
| Université TÉLUQ | Martin Toussaint Director, Research Services |
| Université de l’Ontario français | Samuel Blanchard Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning |
| Université de Moncton | Francis LeBlanc Associate Vice-President, Research, and Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research |
| Université de Montréal | Franck Scherrer Associate Vice-President, Research, Discovery, Creation and Innovation |
| Université de Saint-Boniface | Peter Dorrington Vice-President, Academic and Research |
| Université de Sherbrooke | Stéphane Bernatchez Professor, Faculty of Law |
| Université du Québec | Étienne Carbonneau Director, Research and Internationalization Support |
| Université du Québec à Chicoutimi | Mohamed Bouazara Vice-President, Research, Creation and Innovation |
| Université du Québec à Montréal | Christian Agbobli Vice-President, Research, Creation and Dissemination |
| Université du Québec à Rimouski | Dominique Marquis Vice-Rector, Education and Research |
| Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières | Jean-François Millaire Dean, Research and Creation |
| Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue | Louis Imbeau Dean, Research and Creation |
| Université du Québec en Outaouais | Adel El Zaïm Vice-President, Research, Creation, Partnerships and Internationalization |
| University of Alberta | Joanna Harrington Professor, Faculty of Law, and Special Advisor to the Vice-President (Research and Innovation) |
| University of Calgary | Katrina Milaney Associate Vice-President (Research) |
| University of Guelph | Sandeep Mishra Associate Professor, Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies |
| University of Lethbridge | Lisa Starr Dean, Faculty of Education |
| University of Manitoba | Elyssa Warkentin Research Facilitator, Research and Grant Writing Support, Faculty of Arts |
| University of New Brunswick | Heidi MacDonald Dean, Faculty of Arts |
| University of Northern British Columbia | Paula Wood-Adams Vice President, Research and Innovation |
| University of Ottawa | Mark Salter Vice-Dean, Research and Professional Development at the Faculty of Sciences; Full Professor at the School of Political Studies |
| University of Prince Edward Island | Rabin Bissessur Interim Associate Vice-President, Research, and Dean, Graduate Studies |
| University of Regina | Raymond Blake Professor, Department of History |
| University of Saskatchewan | Dawn Wallin Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs, Partnerships, and Research |
| University of Toronto | Elspeth Brown Interim Vice-Principal, Research; and Professor, Department of Historical Studies |
| University of Victoria | Alexandra D’Arcy Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Humanities, and Director, Sociolinguistics Research Lab |
| University of Waterloo | Ian Milligan Associate Vice-President, Research Oversight and Analysis |
| University of Windsor | Tanya Basok Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology |
| University of the Fraser Valley | Garry Fehr Associate Vice-President, Research, Engagement and Graduate Studies |
| Vancouver Island University | Lindsay Frehlick Director of Research Services |
| Western University | Donna Kotsopoulos Dean and Professor, Faculty of Education |
| Wilfrid Laurier University | Jonathan Newman Vice-President, Research |
| York University | Jennifer M. Hyndman Associate Vice-President, Research |
| Yukon University | Bronwyn Hancock Associate Vice-President, Research Development |