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Campus Research Support Services

Office of the Vice President, Research & Innovation (VPRI)

Office of the Vice President, Research & Innovation (VPRI) was established to assume institutional responsibilities for strategic research planning, to promote a pervasive and sustainable research environment, to strengthen and deliver research services to faculty members, and to communicate the results and impact of York's research, both internally and externally.

The division includes the Office of the VPRI, the Office of Research Services (ORS), the Office of Research Ethics and the Knowledge Mobilization Unit, university-wide Organized Research Units (ORUs), and services such as technology transfer and research ethics.

For a listing of all grants offered by VPRI and ORS, visit the funding opportunities section of the main York research website.

ORS Checklist (pdf)

Website: www.yorku.ca/research/
Contact: Rober Haché
VP Research and Innovation
York Research Tower, 9th Floor
vpri@yorku.ca
(416) 736-5479 ( Voicemail)

ORS Administration:

David Phipps
Director, Research Services & Knowledge Exchange
dphipps@yorku.ca
416.736.2100 x 55813

Joan Broussard
Associate Director, Research Grants
joanb@yorku.ca
416.736.2100 x 88859

Stacey-Ann
Filici Research Services Assistant
safilici@yorku.ca
416.736.2100 x 88886

Michelle Galloro
Research Applications Coordinator
mgalloro@yorku.c
416.736.2100 x 88861

Sarah Howe
Associate Director, Research Agreements & Intellectual Property
showe@yorku.ca
416.736.2100 x 20579

Steven Mataija
Manager, Government Research Initiative Programs (GRIP)
smataija@yorku.ca
416.736.2100 x 22507

Fazyah Mohammed
Research Grants Administrator
fazyahm@yorku.ca
416.736.2100 x 22508

Janet Newton
Research Agreements Officer
newtonj@yorku.ca
416.736.2100 x 33786

Alon Teper
Technology Information Officer
tepera@yorku.ca
416.736.2100 x 88763

Mala Thakoor
Information Officer
mthakoor@yorku.ca
416.736.2100 x 88858

Andrea Thomas
Research Awards Coordinator
tandrea@yorku.ca
416.736.2100 x 33780

For a complete listing of O-VPRI staff please click here.

Office of Research Services (ORS)

Reporting to the Office of the Vice-President Research and Innovation, ORS supports the York University Strategic Research Plan, facilitates a transparent and accountable research culture at York, ensures sustainability of external research funding, enables the synthesis of information on research opportunities and York Research activities. It also maximizes the impact of York research through technology transfer and knowledge mobilization.

ORS accomplishes its goal to maximize the competitiveness of York faculty for external research funding by providing the following services:

  • Assistance in identifying funding sources
  • Assistance in developing research proposals, grant applications and research contracts, including large-scale applications such as CFI, CURA, MCRI, etc.
  • Grant application/contract review
  • Information, data and analysis about York Research activities
  • Information and access to other offices providing services to researchers: Faculty Research Officers, Research Accounting, Procurement Services, Facilities Services, CNS, Insurance and Risk Management, Office of the Counsel, Occupational Health and Safety, York Foundation, York International
  • Information about rights and responsibilities with respect to intellectual property (patents, copyrights) and research partners from the public, private and voluntary/NGO sectors

For a listing of all grants offered by VPRI and ORS visit the funding opportunities on the LA&PS website or visit their website.

ORS:
5th Floor York Research Tower
Tel: (416) 736 5055 (Voicemail)
Fax: (416) 736 5512
Email: research@yorku.ca
 
David Phipps,
Director Research Services & Knowledge Exchange
(416) 736 2100 x 55813
Email: dphipps@yorku.ca

Complete listing of ORS staff

ResearchImpact: York's Knowledge Mobilization Unit

ResearchImpact is a national knowledge mobilization project founded by York University and the University of Victoria that seeks to connect researchers and graduate students in the social sciences and humanities with individuals and organizations from government and community groups (including labour, NGOs, professional associations).

What is Knowledge Mobilization?

Knowledge has greater value when it is shared and implemented. Knowledge Mobilization (KM) is the active, two-way exchange of information and people between knowledge creators and knowledge users. Community and/or government organizations will be engaged in every step of the research cycle so that academic research and expertise can actively inform decisions about public policy, professional practice and social programming.

When should researchers work with Research Impact ?

  • If you need to find community partners with whom to work
  • If you want to find someone who can put your research to use
  • If you are working with partners but want to grow and sustain your research program
  • If your graduate student wants work experience with policy makers

When should community and government organizations work with ResearchImpact?

  • If you are doing your own research but wish to collaborate with a university
  • If you need to find academic research to help inform decision making
  • If you need to tap into research, knowledge and expertise at a university
  • If you are looking for highly trained personnel

Website: www.researchimpact.ca

Contacts:

Michael Johnny
Manager, Knowledge Mobilization
Tel: (416) 736 2100 x 88876
Email: mjohnny@yorku.ca

Krista Jensen
Knowledge Mobilization Officer
Phone: 416-736-2100 ext. 88847
Fax: 416-736-5512
E-Mail: kejensen@yorku.ca