Office of Research
Richard Chandra, PhD
• Pre-award grant applications/facilitation
• Industry collaborations
• Research contracts
• Strategizing research programs and funding
• Identifying research funding opportunities
For Graduate Studies, contact Richard on:
• University policies and guidelines related to graduate studies
• Western Deans Agreement
• Program accreditation and approvals
• New course approvals
• Academic misconducts
Sue Funk, BA
• Post-award grant financial processes
• Grant financial reporting
• Tri-agency sub-transfer agreements
• Statistics regarding research funding
Lola Iyiola, MBA, MIB, PMP
• Human Research Ethics Board (HREB)
• Pre-award grant applications review
• Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Grants
• Undergraduate Student Research Awards (TWU & NSERC)
Karen Lo, PhD
• Research matters regarding Biosafety and Biosecurity
• Biosafety and Biosecurity policies, standards, practices, risk assessments, and training
• Shipping, handling, and storage of human and agricultural pathogens/toxins
• Risk II Pathogen Lab Management
• Biosafety Project Approval (for research with Risk II human and agricultural pathogens/toxins only)
Darcy Kehler, BSC
• Animal use for research and teaching
• Confirmation regarding what constitutes animal use (ex: Can I take my class fishing? Birding? To the Metro Zoo? Can I bring my dog to class to illustrate some key points? Can I bring my dog to class to de-stress the class before an exam?)
Aaron Wall, MA
Research Support Hub resources
Proposal writing support
Strategizing research programs and plans
Identifying funding opportunities
Office Location
Office of Research
Douglas Centre, 207
22500 University Drive | Langley, BC V2Y 1Y1