| General Email: | ||
| Office of Research Services (ORS) | ors@kpu.ca | ||
| Communications Email: |
| research.communications@kpu.ca |
| Office Locations: |
| Surrey Main Campus Fir Building Room 115 |
| Langley Campus, West Building Room 2204 |
| Richmond Campus, Room 2320 |
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Deepak S. Gupta, D. Sc., P. Eng.
Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation
Deepak has led research, innovation, productivity, and entrepreneurial initiatives over an impactful career involving five academic institutions and four businesses. He has more than a dozen awards and honours for his contributions as a distinguished leader, engineering researcher, and published scholar. A global citizen, he has lived in ten provinces or states and speaks four languages.
Deepak received his engineering doctorate from Washington University in St. Louis. He has a Bachelor of Technology (Honors) degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India.
604 598 8827 | deepak.gupta@kpu.ca
Mariko Itano, BA
Confidential Assistant
Mariko is an administrative professional with 7+ years of experience working in the post-secondary education industry. She moved to Canada 13 years ago from Japan and has a B.A. in Psychology from SFU. As a confidential assistant, Mariko supports the day-to-day administrative functions of the office and ensures its smooth operation. Mariko thrives in performing complex administrative duties and enjoys helping others in need.
604 599 2496| mariko.itano@kpu.ca
Amit Shukla, PhD
Director, Research, Innovation, Scholarship and Entrepreneurship Services (RISES)
Amit is an experienced administrator and program manager with over 15 years of experience in the U15 post-secondary environment in Canada, along with a strong research background as a scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. He has extensive experience and knowledge of the full research continuum (lab research, project management, research administration, technology transfer, innovation and entrepreneurship). Since moving to BC in Fall 2020, Amit has been working as an Executive-in-Residence with the Foresight CleanTech Accelerator supporting start-ups within the AgTech space with their business development. As the Director Research, Innovation, Scholarship and Entrepreneurship Services (RISES), Amit is responsible for research administration services including managing institutional grants, internal funding competitions, and business/partnership development.
306 717 3880 | amit.shukla@kpu.ca
Catherine (Cathy) Parlee
Research Services Specialist
Catherine (Cathy) Parlee is the Research Services Specialist in the Office of Research Services (ORS). Cathy recently earned a Research Administration Certificate at Mohawk College which, paired with her 15-year tenure in the ORS, contributes to a growing knowledge of research matters that includes many aspects of pre and post funding management. Learning, listening and understanding serve Cathy well as she strives to provide a positive customer experience for the KPU community and outside partners who come to the ORS with questions or in need of assistance.
604 599 3028 | catherine.parlee@kpu.ca
Keith Leung, PhD
Research Facilitator
Keith Leung has over nine years of experience in conducting humanities and social science research. He has managed multiple SSHRC and NSERC-funded research projects and collaborated extensively with researchers in Canada and abroad. He is experienced in research writing and has published extensively. As a Research Facilitator, he works with research active scholars to help establish research agendas and build scholarly portfolios, support research clusters, and design and facilitate creative approaches and knowledge mobilization strategies to promote KPU research and scholarly activity.
604 599 2237 | keith.leung3@kpu.ca
Jackie Au, BBA, MSc
Research Administration and Services Manager
Jackie is a seasoned tertiary education administrator with profound experience in research grant administration, academic services, program administration, project management, financial management as well as budget planning. Over the past two decades Jackie has held various administrative positions in the tertiary education sector in Hong Kong. As the Research Administration and Services Manager, Jackie is responsible for leading or co-leading university-wide research operations, research finance, and research risk management. She also provides strategic business leadership and oversees administration of research programs and project management.
604 599 2740 | jackie.au@kpu.ca
Taranum Sultana, PhD
Research Compliance Manager
Taranum has more than 17 years of experience in teaching, research, and management at renowned institutions in Asia, Europe, and North America. She possesses expertise in biochemistry, molecular endocrinology, microbiology, and has nine years of experience in research management at post-secondary institutes. As the Research Compliance Manager at KPU, Taranum is responsible for ensuring the university's compliance with all research-related compliance regulations and requirements of municipal, provincial, and federal departments and agencies, as well as major research sponsors. She provides administrative oversight and expertise on themes such as responsible conduct of research, human research ethics, ethical use of animals in teaching and research, and EDI (equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization). Taranum also leads the Indigenous research support initiative and provides research training resources for the KPU community. Additionally, she is responsible for overseeing regulatory compliance for cannabis research, field research licenses, permits, radioactive materials, food and drugs, and other compliance matters.
604 598 5212 | taranum.sultana@kpu.ca
Marina Miller
Research Communications and Events Coordinator
Marina grew up in Burnaby and studied at SFU's Faculty of Environment. She spent three years doing Communications and Marketing for a tech startup, including two years living and working in London, UK. She is passionate about delivering creative, effective communications and collaborating with people across teams. Marina is here to support communications and events across the R&I division.
Damaris Muganda
Research Ethics Coordinator
The Research Ethics Coordinator is the primary resource for all employees and students who liaise with the Research Ethics board (REB) and helping to ensure that KPU is compliant with commitments and obligations under the Tri-Council Policy Statement 2 (TCPS2 2022) on use of humans in research.
Cecilian (Cici) Lee
Animal Care Coordinator
Cecilian graduated from UBC with a Bachelor of Science in Agroecology and graduated from Douglas College's Veterinary Technician program. She has worked in the research field for over 10 years, and her passion has led her to complete the RLAT certification. Her next goal is to complete the Masters in RLAT in the next 5 years, and continue sharing her dedication to her peers, and advocate for animals both in and outside the field of research. The Animal Care Coordinator at KPU is responsible for supporting the functioning of the Animal Care Committee by providing administrative support for protocol management, pedagogical and scientific merit review as well as by acting as a liaison between protocol authors, the Animal Care Committee, senior administration and other stakeholders.
cecilian.lee@kpu.ca | acc@kpu.ca
Dr. Kent Mullnix
Director
Richmond Campus | Main Building | R3420
Dr. Deborah Henderson
Director & Leef Innovation Chair
Langley Campus | ISH Building | L1165
Dr. Paul Adams
Director
Surrey Campus | Applied Genomics Centre