Leadership
Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA)
DORA Implementation at University of Calgary
The University of Calgary is committed to implementing the recommendations of DORA in a way that reflects the diversity and priorities of our research community. The Vice-President (Research) created a DORA/Research Impact Assessment Working Group to investigate how DORA concepts and practices may be integrated into our research practices and culture.
DORA Leadership
- Dr. William Ghali, Vice-President (Research)
- Dr. Marcello Tonelli, Associate Vice-President (Research)
- Dr. Katrina Milaney, Associate Vice-President (Research)
- Dr. Penny Pexman, Associate Vice-President (Research) (to 2023)
- Dr. Marcello Tonelli, Associate Vice-President (Research) (Co-Chair)
- Dr. Penny Pexman, Associate Vice-President (Research) (Co-Chair)
- Adnan Ahmed, Director, Office of Institutional Analysis
- Dr. Tara Beattie, Associate Dean (Graduate Sciences Education), Cumming School of Medicine
- Dr. Lyndsay Campbell, Associate Dean, Faculty of Law (Environmental and Social Governance)
- Chelsea Crowshoe, Manager, Indigenous Research Support Team
- Dr. Kirsten Exall, Director, Institutional Programs Division, Research Services
- Dr. Kathryn Graham, Executive Director, Impact Action Lab, Alberta Innovates
- Christie Hurrell, Associate Librarian, Libraries and Cultural Resources
- Dr. Guillaume Lhermie, Associate Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Director, Simpson Centre for Agricultural and Food Innovation and Public Education
- Dr. Stephen MacGregor, Assistant Professor, Werklund School of Education
- Jenny McLean, Manager, Strategic Communications and Marketing, Office of the Vice-President (Research)
- Dr. David Nicholas, Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Social Work
- Dr. Adesola Olaleye, Research Impact Assessment Specialist, Knowledge Engagement, Research Services
- Dr. Kinga Olszewska, Senior Research Advisor, Faculty of Arts
- Karen Pankraz, Executive Recording Secretary
- Dr. Sylvie Roy, Associate Dean (Research), Werklund School of Education
- Dr. Fei Shu, Consultant, Research Assessment, Knowledge Engagement, Research Services
- Dr. Francine Smith, Professor, Cumming School of Medicine and representative from the Academic Staff Criteria and Processes (ASCP) Working Group
- Dr. Aruna Srivastava, Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts, and representative from the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- Marcelo Suarez, Research Data Analyst, Office of the Vice-President (Research)
- Dr. Stephanie Warner, Manager, Knowledge Engagement, Research Services
- Lorna Very, Executive Director, Office of the Vice-President (Research)
- Dr. Svetlana Yanushkevich, Associate Dean (Research - Faculty Research & Scholarship) and Associate Dean (Equity, Diversity & Inclusion), Schulich School of Engineering
- Dr. Stephanie Warner, Manager, Knowledge Engagement
- Dr. Fei Shu, Consultant, Research Assessment
- Dr. Rachel Ratz-Lubashevsky, Specialist, Research Assessment
Our Plan
The process of implementing DORA at the University of Calgary is iterative and consultative as shown below:
- Formed Working Group
- Selected implementation framework
- Reviewed existing literature and DORA case studies
- Considered the UCalgary context
- Began internal consultations
- Collected, considered and evaluated UCalgary RIA processes
- Identified areas of strength/ development
- Developed DORA website
- Provided feedback on draft Faculty Guidelines
- Commenced visits to Faculties and units
- Gathered feedback from internal and external parties, and iterated
- Launched Navigating DORA webinars
- Support integration of DORA best practices into hiring, tenure & promotion, and funding policies
- Support implementation of policies into practice
- Develop and share resources with campus and external stakeholders
- Assess effectiveness, uptake and perceptions of DORA best practices and tools
- Develop capacity to assess research impact at individual, unit and institutional levels
- Track activities and tools
DORA on campus
You are invited to actively engage in the DORA implementation process in all phases - within your department, faculty or more broadly. You can share your questions, feedback, or recommendations with the team, or request more information at knowledge.engagement@ucalgary.ca.