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 25, 2025
- 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 Vice-Provost Research & Innovation |
| Alberta University of the Arts | Yoke-Sum Wong Professor, School of Critical and Creative Studies and Research Coordinator |
| Algoma University | Brett Goodwin 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 Interim Vice-Principal Academic and Research |
| Brandon University | Bernadette Ardelli Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies |
| Brock University | Deborah O’Leary 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 and Graduate Studies |
| Carleton University | Carol Payne Associate Dean, Research and International, and Professor, Art History |
| Concordia University | Pending nomination |
| Concordia University of Edmonton | Carla Craveiro Salvado Associate Vice-President, Research |
| Dalhousie University | Karen Foster Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, and Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Rural Futures for Atlantic Canada |
| École nationale d’administration publique | Claudine Cyr Advisor, Research Development |
| Emily Carr University of Art + Design | Justin Langlois Associate Vice-President, Research; and Dean, Jake Kerr Faculty of Graduate Studies |
| First Nations University of Canada | Edward Doolittle Associate Professor, Mathematics; and Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies |
| HEC Montréal | Eric Lefrançois Director of Operations, Research and Knowledge Transfer Office |
| 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 | Emilie Pinard Associate Professor, McEwen School of Architecture |
| MacEwan University | Craig Kuziemsky Associate Vice-President, Research |
| McGill University | Lara Khoury Associate Vice-President, Research, and Full Professor |
| McMaster University | Elkafi Hassini Professor, Operations Management, and Associate Dean, Research |
| 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 | Katrina Srigley Professor, Faculty of Arts and Sciences |
| NSCAD University | Pending nomination |
| OCAD University | Ashok Mathur Vice-President, Research; and Dean, School of Graduate Studies |
| Ontario Tech University | Amy Leach Associate Dean, Research, Innovation and Graduate Studies |
| Polytechnique Montréal | Annie Ross Full Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Deputy Vice-President, Research |
| Queen’s University | Stéfanie von Hlatky Full Professor, Department of Political Studies; Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Arts and Science; and Canada Research Chair in Gender, Security and the Armed Forces |
| Royal Roads University | Jo Axe Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research |
| Toronto Metropolitan University | Natalie Álvarez Associate Dean, Scholarly, Research, and Creative Activities |
| 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-Rector Research and Innovation |
| Simon Fraser University | Katherine Reilly Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology |
| St. Francis Xavier University | Erin Morton Associate Vice-President, Research, Graduate and Professional Studies |
| St. Thomas University | Carey Watt Associate Vice-President, Research |
| The University of British Columbia | Christina Laffin Associate Professor, Department of Asian Studies |
| 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 Adjunct Professor, Biology; and Associate Provost, Research and Graduate Studies |
| 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 | Jean-Christian Pleau Vice-President, Academics and Research |
| Université de Sherbrooke | Patricia Fournier Assistant Vice-President, Research Development |
| 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 | Adel Dahmane Vice-President, Research Training |
| 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 | Simon Beaudry Dean, Research and Creation |
| University of Alberta | Kelsey Wrightson Senior Research Partner, Stand-Alone Faculties and College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vice-President Research |
| 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 | Davina Banner-Lukaris Interim Associate Vice-President, Research Operations |
| University of Ottawa | Mark Salter Vice-Dean, Research, at the Faculty of Social Sciences; and Full Professor, School of Political Studies |
| University of Prince Edward Island | Rabin Bissessur Interim Associate Vice-President, Research, and Dean, Graduate Studies |
| University of Regina | Andrea Sterzuk Associate Vice-President, Research |
| University of Saskatchewan | Dawn Wallin Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs, Partnerships, and Research |
| University of Toronto | Elizabeth Page-Gould Professor of Psychology, and Canada Research Chair in Social Psychophysiology |
| University of Victoria | Mauricio Garcia-Barrera Professor and Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences |
| 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 | Ash Lalani Director, Research Services & Industry Engagement |
| Vancouver Island University | Lindsay Frehlick Director of Research Services |
| Western University | Donna Kotsopoulos Dean and Professor, Faculty of Education |
| Wilfrid Laurier University | Ildiko de Boer Manager, Research Facilitation, Office of Research Services |
| York University | Pina D’Agostino Associate Vice-President, Research |
| Yukon University | Alison Perrin Assistant Professor, School of Social Sciences and Humanities |