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M-F 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Phone: (403) 220-6354 
Fax: (403) 289-0693

Physical location:

MacKimmie Tower (MT), 6th Floor
University of Calgary
420 Campus Lane NW
Calgary, AB T2N 1N4

Mailing and courier address:

Research Services 
University of Calgary 
2500 University Drive NW 
Calgary, AB  T2N 1N4

Funder Programs 

Alberta Innovates
Brain Canada
Canadian Government
CIHR
Canadian Foundations
International Foundations
Mitacs
NIH
NSERC / USRA
NCE
SSHRC
Studentships


Leadership

Robert I. Thompson

Robert I. Thompson

Associate Vice-President (Research) and 
Executive Director, Research Services
rthompso@ucalgary.ca | view profile
 

Kirsten Exall

Kirsten Exall

Director, Institutional Programs
(403) 210-6756
kexall@ucalgary.ca | view profile

Glenda Summers

Glenda Summers

Senior Legal Counsel
(403) 220-2764
glenda.summers@ucalgary.ca

Tiago Lier

Tiago Lier

Director, Grants, Awards and Ethics
(403) 210-7224
tlier@ucalgary.ca 

Martha Wallace

Martha Wallace

Director, Research Security
(403) 220-4762
martha.wallace@ucalgary.ca

Darlene Hiles

Darlene Hiles

Manager, Administrative Services
(403) 210-9560
hiles@ucalgary.ca | view profile


Administrative Services

General Inquiries: rsoadmin@ucalgary.ca | (403) 220-6354 
REB Fees: rso.rebfees@ucalgary.ca

Darlene Hiles
Manager, Administrative Services
(403) 210-9560
hiles@ucalgary.ca

Kim Campbell
Administrative Coordinator
(403) 220-6354
campbek@ucalgary.ca

Eucklina Kabangwe
Research Post-Award Coordinator
(403) 220-2996
eucklina.kabangwe@ucalgary.ca

[ vacant ]
Project Specialist


Grants and Awards

General Inquiries: rsogrants@ucalgary.ca
Search for Opportunities: Research Opportunities Database
Learn more: Funding for Research
Learn more: Prizes and Awards in Research

Tiago Lier
Director, Grants, Awards, and Ethics
(403) 210-7224
tlier@ucalgary.ca

Prizes and Awards

Maryam Tahir 
Specialist, Research Awards, Prizes & Chairs
maryam.tahir@ucalgary.ca

Postdoctoral Office + Internal Grants

Hector MacIntyre
Manager, Postdoctoral Office & Internal Grants
(403) 210-5405 
hector.macintyre@ucalgary.ca

Stephanie Vahaaho
Senior Officer, Research Grants 
(403) 220-4495
stephanie.vahaaho@ucalgary.ca | rsotrainee@ucalgary.ca

Valeriya Klymenko
Coordinator, Research Grants (Internal)
valeriya.klymenko@ucalgary.ca | rsotrainee@ucalgary.ca

Maryam Yaqoub
Program Assistant, HYRS (part-time)
maryam.yaqoub@ucalgary.ca

External Grants

Emma Koiston
Manager, External Grants
(403) 220-5647 
ekoiston@ucalgary.ca

Lindsey Hritzuk
Senior Officer, Research Grants (CIHR) 
(403) 220-2715
lindsey.hritzuk@ucalgary.ca

Tempest Emery
Officer, Research Grants & Agreements (NIH)
(403) 220-3016
taemery@ucalgary.ca

Alisha Kadam
Officer, Research Grants (NSERC)
(403) 210-6044
alisha.kadam@ucalgary.ca

Stephanie Patrick
Officer, Research Grants (SSHRC and Canadian Foundations)
(403) 210-9815
stephanie.patrick@ucalgary.ca

Katie Cupello
Officer, Research Grants (Alberta Innovates and Province of Alberta)
(403) 210-5459
katie.cupello@ucalgary.ca

Samantha McEwan
Officer, Research Grants (International Foundations)
(403) 210-6827
samantha.mcewan@ucalgary.ca

Marian Simoes
Coordinator, External Research Grants 
(403) 220-2108 
rsogrants@ucalgary.ca


Institutional Programs

Institutional Programs is the point of contact for CFI, JEI (formerly EDTT), CRC, NFRF, CAIP, CERC, 
Western Economic Diversification, Genome Canada, and large Tri-Council grants. 

General Inquiries: ipd@ucalgary.ca
Learn More: Institutional Programs

Kirsten Exall
Director, Institutional Programs
(403) 210-6756
kexall@ucalgary.ca

Ovo Adagha
Senior Analyst, Research Chairs Program
(403) 210-7336
osadagha@ucalgary.ca

Process Facilitation 

Caroline Morrison 
Manager, Process Facilitation
(403) 210-3912 
c.morrison@ucalgary.ca

Winnie Low 
Officer, Senior Institutional Programs
(403) 220-3787  
winnie.low@ucalgary.ca

Margot Scullen
Officer, Institutional Programs
margot.scullen@ucalgary.ca

Luke Ng
Senior Analyst, Compliance
(403) 220-3782
tllng@ucalgary.ca

Research Facilitation

Chris Roy
Manager, Research Facilitation
(403) 220-3786
cmroy@ucalgary.ca

Anna Wang
Senior Officer, Infrastructure Funding Program 
(403) 220-6731
wangja@ucalgary.ca

David Simbo
Senior Project Analyst
david.simbo@ucalgary.ca

Alison Turner
Project Analyst
(403) 220-6778
aturner@ucalgary.ca

Jackie Irwin
Project Analyst
jairwin@ucalgary.ca

 

Faye Muschiol
Manager, Research Facilitation
(403) 210-6976
flewis@ucalgary.ca

Ryan Pike 
Specialist, Research Facilitation 
(403) 210-7851
rnpike@ucalgary.ca

Dinushan Nesan 
Senior Project Analyst
dinushan.nesan@ucalgary.ca

Kari Larson
Project Analyst
(403) 220-2461
kari.larson@ucalgary.ca

Anthony Teelucksingh
Project Analyst
anthony.teelucksingh@ucalgary.ca  

 


Ethics and Compliance

CFREB Inquiries: cfreb@ucalgary.ca
CHREB Inquiries: chreb@ucalgary.ca
Learn more: Ethics and Compliance

Linda Longpré
Manager, Research Ethics & Compliance
(403) 220-7938
linda.longpre@ucalgary.ca

Ashley Chan
Senior Analyst, Research Ethics (CHREB)
(403) 210-3927
ashley.chan@ucalgary.ca

Lauren McDougall
Senior Analyst, Research Ethics (CFREB)
(403) 220-6289
lcmcdoug@ucalgary.ca

Aisha Sajid
Analyst, Research Ethics (CFREB)
(403) 220-8640
sajida@ucalgary.ca

Paige Kohle
Analyst, Research Ethics 
(403) 220-5925
paige.kohle1@ucalgary.ca

Andrea Eidvik
Analyst, Research Ethics 
(403) 210-6421
andrea.eidsvik@ucalgary.ca

Alexandra Kanters 
Analyst, Research Ethics 
(403) 210-9863
alexandra.kanters1@ucalgary.ca

Sheila Gajda
Coordinator, Research Ethics 
(403) 220-2297 
sheila.gajda@ucalgary.ca


Research Security

General Inquiries researchsecurity@ucalgary.ca
Learn More: Research Security

Martha Wallace
Director, Research Security 
(403) 220-4762
martha.wallace@ucalgary.ca

 

Matthew Gale
Manager, Compliance & Special Investigations
403-470-3469
matthew.gale@ucalgary.ca

Michael Chick
Specialist, Research Security
michael.chick@ucalgary.ca  

Cynthia Omajugho
Specialist, Research Security
cynthia.omajugho@ucalgary.ca

 

Jessica Edge
Manager, Due Diligence
(403) 970-8573
jessica.edge@ucalgary.ca

Matthew Sutherland
Specialist, Safeguarding Research 
(403) 604-2493
matt.sutherland1@ucalgary.ca

Matthew Minenko
Analyst, Safeguarding Research
matthew.minenko@ucalgary.ca

 

Clayton Lewis
Manager, Outreach & Education
(403) 470-7042
clayton.lewis@ucalgary.ca


Research Data Management

General Inquiries: research.data@ucalgary.ca
Learn More: Research Data Management

Alexander Thistlewood
Specialist, Research Data
alexander.thistlewood@ucalgary.ca


General Legal and Intellectual Property (IP) Inquiries: legaladm@ucalgary.ca
Learn More: Research Agreement

Glenda Summers
Senior Legal Counsel - Research Services
(403) 220-2764
glenda.summers@ucalgary.ca

Jordan Kinson
Legal Counsel - Research Services
(403) 220-8968
jordan.kinson@ucalgary.ca

 

Christopher Chow
Manager, Legal and Intellectual Property (IP) - Research Services
(403) 220-3784 
chowc@ucalgary.ca

Marissa Montgomery
Officer, Contracts and Compliance 
(403) 210-6933
mlmontgo@ucalgary.ca

Catherine McCleary
Specialist, Contracts
(403) 210-7841
catherine.mccleary@ucalgary.ca

Kirstyn Dillon
Specialist, Contracts
(403) 210-9436
kirstyn.dillon@ucalgary.ca

Suzanne Lush
Specialist, Contracts
(403) 210-9101 
suzanne.lush@ucalgary.ca

Laura Baird
Specialist, Contracts
(403) 210-8362
labaird@ucalgary.ca

[ vacant ]
Administrator and Customer Service Agent - Contracts 

Maheen Arif
Student, Law

Kali Olsen
Student, Law


Indigenous Research Support Team

General Inquiries: irst@ucalgary.ca
Learn More: Indigenous Research Supports

Keeta Gladue
Manager, Indigenous Research Support Team
(403) 220-6167
kgladue@ucalgary.ca 

Robyn Giffen
Ethics and Process Specialist
robyn.giffen@ucalgary.ca

Cheyanne Lemaire
Coordinator, Indigenous Research (Ethics)
cheyanne.lemaire@ucalgary.ca

[ vacant ]
Coordinator, Indigenous Research (Grants)

[ vacant ]
Advisor, Indigenous Research


Knowledge Engagement

Stephanie Warner
Manager, Knowledge Engagement
(403) 220-3785
stephanie.warner@ucalgary.ca

Sarelle Azuelos
Specialist, Knowledge Engagement 
sarelle.azuelos@ucalgary.ca

Ottilia Berze
Consultant, Open Science Strategy 
ottilia.berze@ucalgary.ca

 

Fei Shu
Consultant, Research Assessment
fei.shu@ucalgary.ca

Rachel Lubashevsky 
Specialist, Research Assessment 
rachel.ratzlubashevs@ucalgary.ca


Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Research

General EDI Inquiries: equity@ucalgary.ca
Learn More: EDI in Research

Jaya Dixit
Manager, EDI in Research
(403) 210-9647
jdixit@ucalgary.ca

Erin O'Toole
Manager, EDI in Research
erin.otoole@ucalgary.ca

Noor Fatima
Advisor, EDI in Research
noor.fatima1@ucalgary.ca


International Research and Innovation

Nishan Sharma
Manager, International Research Partnerships and Innovation
(403) 220-7051
sharmn@ucalgary.ca

Nicole Puccinelli-Martin
Facilitator, International Research
(403) 220-7703
nicole.puccinelli@ucalgary.ca


Funding Programs - Research Services Contacts

If the program you are interested in is not listed, or you are not sure who to contact, email rsogrants@ucalgary.ca to be directed to the appropriate grants officer.

Alberta Innovates
Katie Cupello, Research Grants Officer
(403) 210-5459  
katie.cupello@ucalgary.ca

Alberta Innovates - Summer Research Studentships
Stephanie Vahaaho, Senior Research Grants Officer
(403) 220-4495
stephanie.vahaaho@ucalgary.ca

Alberta Innovates - Technology Futures Chairs
Anna LeMarquand, Specialist, Awards & Grants
(403) 220-7224 
asamuels@ucalgary.ca

Brain Canada
Samantha McEwan
Research Grants Officer 
(403) 210-6827
samantha.mcewan@ucalgary.ca

Canadian Government (Non-Tri-Council)
Tempest Emery, Research Grants and Agreements Officer
(403) 220-3016 
taemery@ucalgary.ca

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Lindsey Hritzuk, Senior Research Grants Officer
(403) 220-2715
lindsey.hritzuk@ucalgary.ca

Canadian Foundations, Societies & Associations
Stephanie Patrick, Research Grants Officer
(403) 210-9815
stephanie.patrick@ucalgary.ca

High School Youth Research Summer (HYRS) Program
Maryam Yaqoub, High School Research (HYRS) Assistant (part-time) 
maryam.yaqoub@ucalgary.ca

International Foundations, Societies & Associations
Samantha McEwan, Research Grants Officer 
(403) 210-6827
samantha.mcewan@ucalgary.ca

Mitacs
Stephanie Vahaaho, Senior Research Grants Officer
(403) 220-4495
stephanie.vahaaho@ucalgary.ca

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Tempest Emery, Research Grants and Agreements Officer
(403) 220-3016  
taemery@ucalgary.ca

Natural Science & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Alisha Kadam, Research Grants Officer
(403) 210-6044
alisha.kadam@ucalgary.ca

Undergrad Student Research Awards (USRA) Programs
(CHIR, SSHRC, NSERC)
Stephanie Vahaaho, Senior Research Grants Officer
(403) 220-4495
stephanie.vahaaho@ucalgary.ca

Networks of Centres of Research Excellence (NCE)
Katie Cupello, Research Grants Officer
(403) 210-5459  
katie.cupello@ucalgary.ca

Social Science & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
Stephanie Patrick, Research Grants Officer
(403) 210-9815
stephanie.patrick@ucalgary.ca