Dean’s Office

Associate Dean, Research, Graduate and Postdoctoral (ON LEAVE)

Alison Conway
Professor, English and Cultural Studies; Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies
alison.conway@ubc.ca

Acting Associate Dean, Research, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies – July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022

Thomas Heilke
Professor, Political Science
thomas.heilke@ubc.ca
ART 239

Portfolio: Provides leadership and oversight for the Faculty’s research, scholarly activities, and collaborative initiatives and partnerships. The portfolio is also responsible for the recruitment, retention, career advancement, recognition, and ongoing success of an excellent and diverse community of colleagues.

Faculty Support:

• Provides leadership for designing, reviewing, and implementing a Faculty research plan;
• explores, promotes, and facilitates research and funding opportunities for faculty members;
• provides overall coordination of Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies (IGS) themes; creates IGS course schedule; plans IGS budget;
• provides guidance for the management of post-doctoral fellowships and fellows.

Graduate Student Support:

• Advocates for both disciplinary and interdisciplinary pedagogy and curriculum for graduate studies;
• Chairs the FASS Graduate Awards committee;
• Addresses complaints and concerns about graduate student academic and non-academic misconduct; appeals of grades and academic standing; and supervision.

Colin McKay
Manager of Research, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
colin.mckay@ubc.ca
250.807.9841
ASC 406

• Supervises grant funding set up and management at the faculty level;
• Manages administration of IGS and research programs;
• Provides guidance and training for department faculty and staff related to IGS, postdoctoral, and research programs.

Cayla Reeve
Research Assistant, Research, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
cayla.reeve@ubc.ca
fass.research.ubco@ubc.ca

• Assists graduate students with course selection, registration, and office allocation;
• Assists Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies (IGS) Theme coordinators with administrative forms and tracking student performance;
• Organizes thesis oral defenses;
• Coordinates graduate and undergraduate travel grants;
• Coordinates Undergrad Research Awards program.

ASSOCIATE DEAN, Undergraduate Students

Donna Senese
Associate Professor, Geography
donna.senese@ubc.ca
250.807.9372
ASC 404

Portfolio: Provides leadership to develop, implement and sustain a strategic and holistic framework that ensures undergraduate students are successful throughout their life-cycle – from prospective students to graduates.

Rohanna Wheatley
Support Services Assistant
rohanna.wheatley@ubc.ca
250.807.9267
ASC 407

Please submit all forms to fass.students.ubco@ubc.ca

Associate Dean, Teaching, Learning and Curriculum

Bernard Momer
Associate Professor, Geography
bernard.momer@ubc.ca
250.807.9406
ASC 450

Portfolio: Provides leadership for the development, implementation, and sustenance of a strategic approach to teaching, learning, and curriculum.

Supports Faculty:

• Manages curriculum submission and related consultation, approval, and implementation processes;
• monitors curriculum effectiveness;
• coordinates formal, regularly-scheduled self-studies and external reviews of academic programs;
• supports innovative teaching and learning initiatives.

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Supports Students:

• coordinating undergraduate awards and recognitions unrelated to research.

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Laura Wyllie
Curriculum Development & Academic Programs Manager
laura.wyllie@ubc.ca
fasscurriculum.ubco@ubc.ca.
250.807.9580
ASC 406

Ashley Loura
Curriculum, Awards and Academic Programs Coordinator
fasscurriculum.ubco@ubc.ca
ikbawardsandevents.ubco@ubc.ca
250.807.9316
ASC 406

Please submit all forms to fasscurriculum.ubco@ubc.ca

For assistance with research-related finance or student hiring questions and transactions, please email fass.finance.ubco@ubc.ca.

Jordan Turner
Finance Manager
jordan.turner@ubc.ca
250.807.8342
ASC 431

Barbara Stein-Zarchikoff
Finance Assistant
barbara.steinzarchikoff@ubc.ca
250.807.8394
ASC 447