People Directory

Director, Grants and Research Operations

Research Services

karen.samis@queensu.ca

355 King St. West, suite 264b

Associate Director, Research Systems (On Leave)

Research Services

Please contact James Ligthart in Katie's absence. 

Director of Research Compliance, Training and Ethics

Research Compliance, Training and Ethics

kelly.blair-matuk@queensu.ca

355 King St. West, suite 264c

Research Security and Compliance Advisor

Research Security, Data & Privacy

Research Services

k.manuel@queensu.ca

355 King St. West

Supporting: 

  • Research Facilitation of US federal grants.

Director, Research and Innovation Partnerships

Partnerships and Innovation

kelly.nolan@queensu.ca

355 King St. West, suite 350C

Kent Novakowski

PhD, LEL, PGeo, FCSCE, FEIC

Special Advisor, Centre for Advanced Computing/ Professor of Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering

Engineering and Applied Science

Project Manager, Women Entrepreneurship Strategy

Partnerships and Innovation

Special Advisor, Undergraduate Research

Undergraduate Research

kk78@queensu.ca

355 King St. West, suite 261

Finance & Project Officer

Partnerships and Innovation

Research Contracts Paralegal

Research Legal Services

Research Services

logan.weaver@queensu.ca

355 King St. West, suite 255

Supporting:

  • Non Disclosure Agreements
  • Amendments
  • Data and Material Transfer Agreements

Senior Security Engineer

Centre for Advanced Computing

Director, Legal Counsel

Research Legal Services

Research Services

margo.langford@queensu.ca

355 King St. West, suite 255c

Associate Director, Institutional Programs

Research Services

mayron.moorhead@queensu.ca

355 King St. West, suite 350d

Manager, Research Ethics

Research Compliance, Training and Ethics

Responsibilities:

  • Provides day-to-day oversight of the research ethics office, reviews and related activities.
  • Responsible for interfacing between Research Ethics Boards (REBs): HSREB/GREB and researchers. 
  • Participates in reviews of research complaints and misconduct allegations that involve human participants or their data. 

Research Projects Advisor - Natural Sciences and Engineering

Grants and Research Operations

Research Services

merline.fonkwe@queensu.ca

355 King St. West, suite 355e

Supporting:

  • All Faculties/Schools
  • In the planning, review and submission (pre-award) stages of the research funding lifecycle

User Support Specialist

Centre for Advanced Computing

Partnerships Development Officer

Partnerships and Innovation

michael.lacasse@queensu.ca

355 King St. West

Partnerships Development Officer

Partnerships and Innovation

Research Contracts Facilitator

Research Legal Services

Research Services

michelle.lean@queensu.ca

355 King St. West, suite 255

  • Post-award facilitation of research contracts
  • Portfolio: Faculty of Arts and Science, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Law, Smith Engineering, Smith School of Business, and Research Centres (i.e., CAC, CIMVHR, CIDP)
  • Contract facilitation for Research Agreements, Data Transfer Agreements, Material Transfer Agreements, NDA's and Amendments.

Research Projects Advisor

Strategic Initiatives and Institutional Programs

Research Services

mika.johnson@queensu.ca

355 King St. West, suite 352