Contact Us

The Research Office is located on the 3rd Floor at 599 Portage Avenue in the University of Winnipeg's Richardson College for the Environment and Science Complex.

If you are a UWinnipeg employee, you can find the email addresses for anyone below in the Outlook Address Book. Please email researchoffice@uwinnipeg.ca for any general inquiries and we'll be happy to also direct you to the correct person.

For inquiries specifically related to human or animal ethics, please email ethics@uwinnipeg.ca.

Vice-President, Research and Innovation
Jitendra Paliwal

Dr. Jitendra Paliwal joined the University of Winnipeg in 2024. He is responsible for an internationally recognized research program in food quality monitoring, and the knowledge and applied solutions developed by his lab have helped scientists, equipment manufacturers, and regulatory agencies in the agri-food sector. He is also part of a distinguished team of industry and academic researchers who adapted a biomedical imaging technique and created an award-winning grain bin-monitoring technology.

Executive Assistant to the Vice-President
Bea Spearing
phone: 204.786.9734

Bea Spearing joined the Research Office in 2000. Prior to that, she was in the Dean of Arts and Science office for 13 years. Bea has extensive years of knowledge with an administrative background and experience working with the university community and senior administration. Contact Bea about:

Appointments and/or messages to the Vice-President
Administrative and day-to-day operations of the Research Office
Postdoctoral Fellows, Visiting Scholars and Research Scholars

Director, Research Services
Lauren Bosc
phone: 204.988.7184

Lauren Bosc joined the Research Office in 2021, but has been staff at UWinnipeg since completing an MA in Cultural Studies – Texts and Cultures at UWinnipeg in 2014. Her academic background is interdisciplinary, touching upon studies of media and literature and their intersections with Women’s and Gender Studies and Cultural Studies. Contact Lauren about:

General inquiries
SSHRC
Research Committee – Internal Awards
Senate Research Policy Committee

Program Officer, Natural Sciences, Security, and Infrastructure
Rachel Keijzer
phone: 204.786.9137

Rachel Keijzer joined the Research Office in 2022. She has a BEd, BA, and MA from UWinnipeg. Previously, Rachel managed a research support unit focused on pediatric clinical research as well as a federally funded health program for a tribal council in Manitoba. Contact Rachel about:

NSERC
Natural science related grants
CFI and infrastructure related grants
Research Manitoba
Research security

Program Officer, Health Sciences, Research Partnerships and Impact
Akshi Malik
phone: 204.789.1406

Akshi Malik joined the Research Office in 2024. Akshi did her PhD in Physiology and Pathophysiology at the University of Manitoba. Akshi’s research work was focused on investigating the side effects of chemotherapy drugs on the hearts of cancer patients using preclinical and clinical research models. Contact Akshi about:

CIHR
Health-related grants
Knowledge translation and mobilization support
Research partnerships, innovation and commercialization
Research contracts and agreements

Program Officer, Research Implementation and Ethics
Theresa Mackey
phone: 204.786.9058

Theresa Mackey joined the Research Office in 2023 and completed her MSc in Bioscience, Technology, and Public Policy at UWinnipeg in 2020. Contact Theresa about:

Human Ethics
Animal Ethics
WebGrants Accounts

Program Officer, Canada Research Chair Coordinator and Special Initiatives
Dylan Jones
phone: 204.258.3065

Dylan Jones joined the Research Office in 2021, but has been a staff member at UWinnipeg since 2019. Previously, he worked in the Faculty of Graduate Studies as the Awards and Communications Officer. Dylan completed both his BA and MA at UWinnipeg and recently completed a certification in Project Management at Red River College. Contact Dylan about:

Canada Research Chairs Program / Internal Research Chairs
Faculty Research Awards
Undergraduate Student Research and Travel Awards (NSERC USRA / UW-USRA-HS / USTG)
Mitacs
Research Mentorship Program
Post-Award Research Support [temporarily]
- Opening and Closing Research Accounts
- Purchasing and Research Account Finances
- Research Account Extensions and Transfers

Program Officer, Social Sciences, Humanities, and EDI

[vacant]

Chair, Animal Ethics Committee
Dr. Jens Franck

Chair, Human Research Ethics Board
Dr. Robert Pryce

Chair, Research Committee
Dr. Sara Good