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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

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

Kim Campbell | campbek@ucalgary.ca
Administrative Coordinator

Eucklina Kabangwe | eucklina.kabangwe@ucalgary.ca
Project Coordinator (Post-Award and Ethics Fees)

[ vacant ]
Operations Coordinator

Grants and Awards

Search for Opportunities: Research Opportunities Database

External Grants | General Inquiries: rsogrants@ucalgary.ca
Internal Grants | General Inquiries: rsotrainee@ucalgary.ca
VPR Catalyst Grants | General Inquiries: vpr.catalyst@ucalgary.ca
Funding | Learn more: Funding for Research

Awards | General Inquiries: researchawards@ucalgary.ca
Awards | Learn more: Prizes and Awards in Research

Postdoctoral General Inquiries: postdoc@ucalgary.ca

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

Lindsey Hritzuk | lindsey.hritzuk@ucalgary.ca
Senior Officer, Research Grants (CIHR) 
CHIR (all programs)

Alisha Kadam | alisha.kadam@ucalgary.ca
Officer, Research Grants
NSERC (all programs except CREATE & SNG)

Stephanie Patrick | stephanie.patrick@ucalgary.ca
Officer, Research Grants
SSHRC (all programs except PG & PDG)
SSHRC (Explore/Exchange Enhancement grants)
Canadian foundations, associations & societies

Tempest Emery | taemery@ucalgary.ca
Officer, Research Grants & Agreements 
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
US government funding
Canadian government funding

Katie Cupello | katie.cupello@ucalgary.ca
Officer, Research Grants 
Alberta Innovates
Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCEs, established networks)
Alberta provincial funding
Alberta Health Services

Samantha McEwan | samantha.mcewan@ucalgary.ca
Officer, Research Grants 
International foundations, associations & societies
Brain Canada
NSERC (I2I + Promoscience)

Marian Simoes | rsogrants@ucalgary.ca
Coordinator, External Research Grants 
Multi-source projects
Project setup facilitation

Hector MacIntyre | hector.macintyre@ucalgary.ca
Manager, Postdoctoral Office & Internal Grants
(403) 210-5405 
VPR Catalyst grants
Margaret Gunn Endowment for Animal Research
Clinician fellowships
PDAC matters

Stephanie Vahaaho | stephanie.vahaaho@ucalgary.ca
Senior Officer, Research Grants 
Alberta Innovates Summer Research Studentship (SRS)
Alberta Innovates High school Youth Researcher Summer program (HYRS)
NSERC USRA program
Mitacs Accelerate and Evaluate

Valeriya Klymenko | valeriya.klymenko@ucalgary.ca
Coordinator, Research Grants (Internal)
Unspent Balance projects (NSERC, SSHRC)
Graduate studentship research allowances
Project set up facilitation (internal fund 10/11)

Maryam Tahir | maryam.tahir@ucalgary.ca
Specialist, Research Awards & Grants
Strategic and rapid response grant programs
Internal selection and quota-based programs
Fellowships for faculty & non-instructional research chairs
External prizes and awards

Erin O'Toole | erin.otoole@ucalgary.ca
Specialist, Research Prizes, Awards & Chairs
UCalgary Killam prizes and awards
External prizes and awards

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

Vidhi Khiani | vidhi.khiani@ucalgary.ca
Team Lead, Postdoctoral Office
Postdoctoral professional development
Alberta Innovates postdoc fellowships in health innovation
Banting postdoc fellowships

Caitlin Janzen | caitlin.janzen@ucalgary.ca 
Specialist, Postdoctoral Program Fellowships 
External fellowships and PDF appointments
Eyes High fellowship match funding program
Alberta Innovates fellowships
Killam fellowships

Haley Leavitt | haley.leavitt@ucalgary.ca
Coordinator, Postdoctoral Program 
Postdoctoral program support (main campus)
General appointment support

Anitha Ravishankar | anitha.ravishankar@ucalgary.ca
Coordinator, Postdoctoral Program
Postdoctoral program support (Foothills campus)
Payment requests and reconcilliation
VPRO research allowences
General appointment support
 

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

Luke Ng | tllng@ucalgary.ca
Senior Analyst, Compliance

Ovo Adagha | osadagha@ucalgary.ca
Senior Analyst, Research Chairs Program

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

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

Anna Wang | wangja@ucalgary.ca
Senior Officer, Infrastructure Funding Program 

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

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

Ryan Pike | rnpike@ucalgary.ca
Specialist, Research Facilitation 

Kari Larson | kari.larson@ucalgary.ca
Project Analyst

Anthony Teelucksingh | anthony.teelucksingh@ucalgary.ca  
Project Analyst

Alison Turner | aturner@ucalgary.ca
Project Analyst

Jackie Irwin | jairwin@ucalgary.ca
Project Analyst

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

Winnie Low | winnie.low@ucalgary.ca
Senior Officer, Institutional Programs

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

Ethics and Compliance

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

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

Ashley Chan | ashley.chan@ucalgary.ca
Senior Analyst, Research Ethics (CHREB)

Lauren McDougall | lcmcdoug@ucalgary.ca
Senior Analyst, Research Ethics (CFREB)

Aisha Sajid | sajida@ucalgary.ca
Analyst, Research Ethics (CFREB)

Paige Kohle | paige.kohle1@ucalgary.ca
Analyst, Research Ethics 

Andrea Eidsvik | andrea.eidsvik@ucalgary.ca
Analyst, Research Ethics 

Alexandra Kanters | alexandra.kanters1@ucalgary.ca
Analyst, Research Ethics 

Sheila Gajda | sheila.gajda@ucalgary.ca
Coordinator, Research Ethics 

Research Security

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

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

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

Khurram Shamim
Specialist, Research Security
khurram.shamim@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 | alexander.thistlewood@ucalgary.ca
Specialist, Research Data

Indigenous Research Support Team

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

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

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

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

Maria Hughes | maria.hughes@ucalgary.ca
Coordinator, Indigenous Research (Grants)

[ vacant ]
Advisor, Indigenous Research

Knowledge to Impact

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

Sarelle Azuelos | sarelle.azuelos@ucalgary.ca
Specialist, Knowledge to Impact

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

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

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Research

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

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

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

International Research and Innovation

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

Nicole Puccinelli-Martin | nicole.puccinelli@ucalgary.ca
Facilitator, International Research 

Shehriar Husain | shershehriar.husain@ucalgary.ca
International Research Facilitator (Europe) 

Funding Programs - Research Services Contacts

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

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