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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

Senate Committee on University Priorities

Memorandum

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FROM: ?

Jonathan Driver

Chair, SCUP

Vice President, Academic

RE:

Centres and Institutes Report 2007/2008 DATE: ?

January 12, 2009

(SCUP 08-40)

At its December 17, 2008 meeting SCUP reviewed and approved the Centres and

Institutes Report 2007/2008. It is attached for the information of Senate..

end.

SCUP 08-40

OFFICE OF THE

VICE—PRESIDENT, RESEARCH

B. Mario Pinto,

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Vice-President, Research

Professor ofCherniscry

ATTENTION

Senate Committee for University Priorities

MAILING ADDRESS

FROM

B. Mario Pinto, Vice-President, Research

8881 Universit y Drive

Burnaby BC Canada

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RE Centre and Institute Report 2007/2008

TEL:

778.7824152 ?

FAX:

778.782.4860

DATE October 24, 2008

vpres@stji.ca

vww.sfu .ca/vpresearch

As specified under SFU Policy R 40.01 "Centres and Institutes," the Governing

Committee for Centres, comprising the Vice-Presidents, Academic and Research. is

pleased to submit to the Senate Committee for University Priorities the fourteenth

annual report on the activities of the Centres. . A copy of the Policy is also attached for

your reference.

The report covers primarily the fiscal year 2007/2008. It consists of two parts: a

description of each Centre covered under the Policy, and a table showing the status of

each Centre in several important areas. In addition, information on Centres that were

either established or dissolved since the end of FY 20G7/2008 is included.

Centres are divided into two categories, according to the Policy:

• Schedule A Centres are under the direct authority of the Faculty Deans. The

Deans report to the Governing Committee on the Centres under their

authority. The enclosed status report indicates the degree to which the reports

of the Centres are found by the Dean to be adequate.

• Schedule B Centres either have a university-wide mandate or comprise multi-

university consortia in which SFU participates. The Vice-President, Academic

and the Vice-President, Research are responsible for these Centres. These are

also included in the status report.

As requested by the Senate Committee on University Priorities (SCUP) on April 19,

2003, included in the Status Report is information on the resources given to the

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Centres/Institutes by the University.

The annual reports were prepared online for the first time this year, if you wish to see

the online version they can be viewed in the office of the Vice-President, Research.

Attachments: . ?

Status Report on Centres and Institutes

Descriptions of Centres and Institutes

Policy R 40.01 "Centres and Institutes"

B. Mario Pinto

Jonathan C. Driver

Vice-President, Research

Vice-President, Academic

and Provost

Board for Information

Michael Stevenson

President and Vice-Chancellor

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DESCRIPTION CENTRES AND INSTITUTES.

SCHEDULE A

Faculty of Applied Science

Centre for Policy Research on Science and Technology (CPROST)

Director: R. Smith BA (Car), MA, PhD (S Fraser), 778782.5116 Tel, 778.782.5239 Fax,

smith@sfu.ca

hftp://www.

sfu.ca/cprost

CPROST was established in 1988. Its primary research is the relationship between public policy

and management of technology. The centre brings together practitioners and scholars to study

the interaction of advances in science and technology, its implementation in the marketplace, and

the impact on community and individual interests.

Centre for Policy Studies on Culture and Communities

Co-Directors: A.C.M. Beale BA, MA,PhD (McG), 778.782.5160 Tel, C.A. Murray BA, MA (Wat),

PhD (Qu), 778.782.5322 Tel, 778.782.5239 Fax, murrayesfu.ca

The Centre for Policy Studies on Culture and Communities promotes teaching, research, and

public outreach on cultural politics, policy and planning in communities from the local to the

global. Our concern is with how these support the cultural practices and ways of life in

communities that contribute to sustainability and to an inclusive society. The Centre promotes

studies of policy not restricted to governments or public administration, but addressing the

interaction of networks of voluntary, not for profit, neighbourhood and virtual- community citizen-

based initiatives as well as all levels of government, private foundations, and knowledge creators

and disseminators. In 2007-8 the Centre's major research project is the "Centre of Expertise on

Culture and Communities" a project funded by Infrastructure Canada. Project website is

http://www.cultureandcommunities.ca/

Centre for Tourism Policy and Research

Director: P. Williams BA (Ott), MA (Wat), PhD (Utah State), 778.782.3103 Tel, 778.782.4968 Fax,

peter_williams@sfu.ca

, http:I/www. sfu.ca/ —dossa

The Centre for Tourism Policy and Research is housed within the School of Resource and

Environmental Management. The School plays a leading role in managing the operation of the

Centre. The Centre provides academic counsel to graduate students, supports the delivery of

professional development seminars and workshops, and conducts tourism policy and planning

research projects for public and private sector tourism organizations.

Co-operative Resource Management Institute

Director: A. S. Harestad BSc, MSc, PhD (Br Col), 778.782.4809 Tel, 778.782.4968 Fax,

dallaway©sfu.ca, http://www.rem.sfu.ca/crmi

This institute is a unit on the Burnaby campus that houses personnel from natural resource

management agencies. The Institute can facilitate solutions to difficult multidisciplinary issues in

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resource management by providing an environment where personnel from different management

agencies such as forestry, fisheries, and wildlife can work side-by-side along with Simon Fraser

University faculty, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and research associates on a daily

basis. The university benefits from greater concentration of expertise in resource management on

campus and from new opportunities for multidisciplinary, collaborative research programs.

Institute of Micromachine and Microfabrication Research

Director: A. M. Parameswaran BE (Madr),. MSc, PhD (Alta), 778.782.4971 Tel, 778.782.4951 Fax,

paramsfu.ca

, http://www.sfu.ca/immr

This institute will stimulate, encourage and enhance micromachining and microfabrication

research by providing a focus and resource base for collaborative and multidisciplinary research

leading to new processes and new devices of benefit across a wide array of disciplines.

Logic and Functional Programming Group

Director: V. Dahl MSc (Buenos Aires), PhD (Aix-Marseilles I), Dipi 'Et App (Aix-Marseilles II),

778.782.3372 Tel, 778.782.3045 Fax, lfp@cs.sfu.ca

, http://www.cs.sfu.ca/research/groups/Logic-

Functional.html

This group was established in

1990

under Simon Fraser University's policy AC-35 to facilitate

research on the theory and applications of declarative programming (in particular logic

programming, and function programming, constraint logic programming and logic grammars). It is

strongly interdisciplinary comprising several Simon Fraser University unit members from several

SFU units (computing science, linguistics, mathematics, engineering science), and two University

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of BC units (linguistics, computing sciences), the University of Victoria, Université de Provence,

Roskilde University, Trinity Western University, ILOG in France, and the University of Dallas. The

group aims at furthering state-of-the-art on theoretical and practical aspects of developing

declarative programming tools, at investigating the uses of these tools for concrete intelligent

systems, and facilitating result transfers and collaborations with other academic units and with

industry. Members' interests include logic, functional and constraint-based programming theory

and tools, natural language processing, linguistic theory automation, deductive data bases,

knowledge representation, hardware design, expert systems, robotics, distributed processing,

mobile code and virtual worlds, tools for molecular biology, and software for the handicapped.

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Bill Reid Centre for Northwest Coast Art Studies

Director: G. F. MacDonald BA (Tor), PhD (Yale, LLD (CaIg), QC, 604.682.3455 Tel,

604.682.3310 Fax, gmacdonald©billreidfoundation.org

The objective of the centre is to promote the understanding of the history and principles of

Northwest Coast indigenous art through research and connoisseurship, and to promote its

application to contemporary art and design in British Columbia with special reference to the

interests of Indigenous Peoples. The centre will provide a meeting place for students and

scholars of diverse backgrounds, and serve as a virtual access portal for Native community

centres, museums and academic departments around the world.

Centre for Coastal Studies

Director: P. Gallaugher BSc, BEd (Br Col), PhD (S Fraser), 778.782.4653 Tel, 778.782.3851 Fax,

patricia_gallaugher@sfu.ca , hftp://www.sfu.ca/cstudies/science/coastal.htm

The centre promotes interdisciplinary research, education and dialogue on Canada's coastal

ecosystems, particularly in British Columbia. By linking social and natural science with local

knowledge, the centre focuses on three key themes: marine conservation, diversification of

coastal economies, and capacity for resource management. Activities include collaborative

research involving universities, industry, communities, First Nations, NFOs and governments;

public education; programs and projects that enhance capacity building and information sharing.

The Centre's facilities provide a venue for interdisciplinary networking and a location for visiting

researchers by providing both meeting and office space.

Centre for the Comparative Study of Muslim Societies and Cultures

Director: D. MacLean BA (NY State), MA, PhD (McG), 778.782.4437 Tel, 778.782.5837 Fax,

ccsmsc

@ sfu.ca ,

http://www.sfu.ca/ccsmsc

The centre facilitates the academic discussion and public understanding of the cultures and

societies of Muslim peoples of the past and present. By focusing attention on the diversity of

Muslims, the centre encourages the shift in analysis from that of a single religious ideascape

defined by Islam to a more complex view of Muslims as agents in the construction of their own

history. It sponsors and supports conferences, workshops, public lectures, visiting scholars,

international exchange, library augmentation, and language acquisition in the area of Muslim

studies.

Centre d'études francophones Quebec-Pacifique

Director: G. Poirier B.A. (Laval), MA, Ph.D. (McG) , 519.888.4567 (ext 32773) Tel, 519.725.0554

Fax, poirier@uwaterloo.ca

, hftp://www.espacesfrancophones.uwaterloo.ca/

The centre is a research and documentation centre. Its mandate includes gathering and

disseminating information relating to French literatures, cultures and language of the Pacific

region, as well as interdisciplinary research in literature, sociolinguistics, cinema and culture. It

supports and sponsors conferences, colloquia and visiting speakers. As the only research centre

of its kind west of the Rockies, its activities and programs focus on the distinct culture of French

speakers of BC and the Pacific Rim. In addition, the centre acts as a liaison between the Centre

d'études Québécoises (CETUQ) of the University of Montreal and the Pacific Region.

Centre for Forensic Research

Co-Directors: M.F..Skinner BA (Alta), PhD (Camb), 778.782.4171 Tel, 778.782.4140 Fax, G.S.

Anderson BSc.(Hon) (Man), M.P.M., PhD (S Fraser), 778.782.3589 Tel, 778.782.5666 Fax,

gandersosfu.ca

The Centre for Forensic Research is designed to create new knowledge in the forensic sciences

for the purposes of solving crimes, identifying human remains, determining elapsed time since

death and circumstances of death on local and global scales. Our core researchers specialize in

entomology, bone chemistry, anthropology, DNA and botany. The Centre is designed to attract

researchers and students internationally, who seek a facility with well-equipped, secure

laboratories and experienced colleagues to create new research initiatives arising from the

challenge of cold cases, recent deaths and large scale mass disasters. The Centre serves the

research and day-to-day needs of law enforcement and death investigation agencies nationally

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and provincially. The services and product of the Centre for Forensic Research are available to all

parties who seek an independent forensic scientific opinion.

Centre for Global Political Economy

Director: S. McBride BSc (Lond), MA, PhD (McM), 778.782.4375 Tel, 778.782.4786 Fax,

cgpe@sfu.ca

, http://www.sfu.ca/cgpe

This centre is housed in the Department of Political Science, and involves faculty from other

academic units at Simon Fraser University to provide a focus for existing strength in the field of

global political economy and to win a position as an international centre for such research. This

will be accomplished through external grants, high quality publications and a variety of other

activities.

Centre for International Studies

Director: J. Harriss BA, MA (Camb), PhD (E Anglia), 778.782.7898 Tel, 778.782.7837 Fax,

jharriss©sfu.ca

The Centre was set up to provide a setting for students, faculty, and community members to

explore international problems in today's increasingly complex, inter-dependent and rapidly

changing world. Through a comprehensive, rigorous, and focused program of studies, research

efforts, and dialogue, the Centre aimed to examine the most pressing international issues

confronting the members of the global community. The Centre's programs set out to explore the

character and causation of various global problems,. examine how such issues have been

manifest in diverse regional and cultural settings, and evaluate the alternative policies that have

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been offered to manage or resolve existing global challenges. While focused on the important

task of analyzing and responding to challenges of the current global situation, the Centre offered

practical training for the solution of major problems within and across societies, as well as

developing toleration and understanding among diverse cultures. Thus, in addition to providing a

solid academic basis for the analysis of international affairs, the Centre offered exposure to a

global network that links students, citizens, policy makers, members of non-governmental

organizations, and academic specialists. The Centre provided the foundation for the

establishment of the School for International Studies, and with the launching of the School in

September 2007 it was decided that it would be sensible formally to merge the Centre into the

School, there no longer being a strong case for its independent existence. The final activity of the

centre was to run a workshop inaugurating the School, in October 2007

Centre for Labour Studies

Director: M. Leier BA, MA ( Fraser), PhD (Nfld), 778.782.5827 Tel, 778.782.5837 Fax,

tessaw@sfu.ca

, http://www.sfu.ca/Iabour

The centre promotes the study and understanding of labour, working people, and their

organizations from a comprehensive social, cultural, historical, political and economic

perspective. The centre aims to provide a range of taught courses and programs (both credit and

non-credit), offer research opportunities and assistance to both Simon Fraser University students

and provincial labour organizations, and create mutually supportive and beneficial links between

the academic and labour communities.

Centre for Public Policy Research

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Director: N. Olewiler BA (Col), MA (S Fraser), PhD (Br Col), 778.782.5289 Tel, 778.782.5288

Fax, mpp@sfu.ca , http://www.sfu.ca/mpp

The purpose of the centre is to promote interdisciplinary research, education, and dialogue on a

broad range of public policy issues in Canada. The Centre supports and initiates research,

publications, colloquia, conferences, visiting researchers and speakers, and international

relationships. It is the research arm of the Public Policy Program at Simon Fraser University,

complementing the master in public policy graduate degree program.

Centre for the Reduction of Violence Among Children and Youth

Director: to-be-announced

The Centre was approved by the Board of Governors on September 20, 2007, some of the

Centre's main objectives are to: Inform public policy regarding pathways to violent behavior and

provide public policy recommendations or the effective allocation of limited resources; Establish

training of professionals in effective and evidence-based interventions for youth and families in

collaboration with key stakeholders including schools, law enforcement, community groups,

provincial and federal government ministries and other organizations; Integrate basic scientific

research on risk and protective factors for violence from across Canada and abroad; Attract other

researches and funding to this important issue; Develop greater research capacity at SFU and

increase its dissemination through publications of scientific research papers and monographs

Demonstrate the social and economic benefits of these strategies. Strengthen the knowledge

economy by hosting international conferences on youth violence.

Centre for Research on Adaptive Behaviour in Economics (CRABE)

Director: J. Arifovic BA (Sarajevo), MA, PhD (Chic) , 778.782.5603 Tel, 778.782.5944 Fax,

arifovic@sfu.ca

http://www.

sfu.ca/crabe

The centre's activities and program are intended to initiate and promote research related to

experimental and behavioural economics, and computational methods of the study of learning,

adaptation and evolution in economic environments. The centre will facilitate the conduct of

faculty and student research projects by providing infrastructure for computer simulations,

economic experiments with human subjects and survey studies. The centre will also organize

conferences, colloquia, visiting speakers' seminar series, and visiting scholar programs.

Centre for Restorative Justice

Director: E. Elliott BPE (Ott), MSW (Car), PhD (S Fraser), 778.782.4730 Tel, 778.782.4730 Fax,

cfrjsfu.ca

, http://www.sfu.ca/cfrj

The centre, in partnership with individuals, the community, justice agencies and Simon Fraser

University exists to support and promote the principles and practices of restorative justice. The

centre provides education, innovative program models, training, evaluation and research through

a resource centre and meeting place that facilitates outreach, promotion, dialogue and advocacy.

Centre for Scottish Studies

Director: L. Davis BA (Sask), MA, PhD (Calif), 778.783.4833 Tel, 778.783.5737 Fax,

leith@sfu.ca

, hftp://www.sfu.ca/scoftish

The centre is active in promoting teaching, research and community programming in Scottish

studies. It supports and initiates research, publications, non-credit and credit instruction,

colloquia, conferences, visiting speakers and international relationships. In the pursuit of these

objectives, the centre provides support to existing individual, departmental and cross-

departmental activities at Simon Fraser University in the area of Scottish studies.

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Centre for Sustainable Community Development

Director: M. Roseland BA MA (Wesleyan, Conn), PhD (Br Col), 778.782.4161 Tel, 778.782.5473

Fax, scdadmin@sfu.ca , http://www.sfu.ca/cscd

Sustainable community development aims to integrate economic, social and environmental

objectives in community development. Sustainable community development is based on a

consideration of the relationship between economic factors and other community elements such

as housing, education, the natural environment, health, accessibility and the arts. SCD has

emerged as a compelling alternative to conventional approaches to development, a participatory,

holistic and inclusive process that leads to positive, concrete changes in communities by creating

employment reducing poverty, restoring the health of the natural environment, stabilizing local

economies, and increasing community control. The SFU Centre for Sustainable Community

Development (CSCD), formerly the Community Economic Development Centre, was founded in

1989. The Centre's mission is to support the sustainable development of communities through

education, research and community, mobilization; it provides research, training and advisory

services throughout BC and Canada as well as internationally. The CSCD offers an

undergraduate certificate and post-baccalaureate diploma (also available through distance

education), graduate support, and a non-credit professional program.

Feminist Institute for Studies on Law and Society

Co-Directors: D. Chunn, BA (Br Col), MA, PhD (Tor), W. Chan, BA (Car), MA (Sheff), PhD

(Camb), 778.782.4761/4469 Tel, 778.782.5799 Fax, fisls@sfu.ca

The institute was established in 1990 to facilitate and continue the development of feminist

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analyses on law and society at Simon Fraser University. It is designed to provide an environment

for creative interaction among scholars and community representatives who are involved in its

work locally, nationally and internationally, and to bridge gaps between legal and social science

research.

Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies

Director: P. L. Brantingham AB (Col), MA (Fordham), MSP, PhD (Florida State), 778.782.3515

Tel, 778.782.4140 Fax, pbranting©sfu.ca

The institute is intended to further multidisciplinary research on urban issues. More specifically its

objectives are to to provide a focus for research about urban problems and issues in Canada; to

promote interdisciplinary collaboration and research; to provide an institutional focus for

international scholarship concerning urban problems; to provide a facility in which data for the

study of urban problems can be collected, catalogued, and made readily accessible through

modem data management; to provide a facility in which research and techniques can be made

available to those having a responsibility for policy. The focus has evolved into an emphasis on

public urban safety and security as well as vulnerability and risk. This focus is supported with

memoranda of understanding between Simon Fraser University and several government

ministries. The primary university/government MOU is with the Ministry of Public Safety and the

Solicitor General including a formal research protocol with 'E" Division of the RCMP. Under this

MOU, ICURS engages in developing innovative and evidence-based approaches to advancing

public safety research in general and crime reduction in particular.

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Co-Directors: 0. Hankivsky BA (Tor), MA, PhD (W.Ont), 778.782.5182 Tel, M. Morrow BA (Br

Col), MA, PhD (Tor), 778.782.6906 Tel, 778.782.5288 Fax, oah@sfu.ca

hftp://www.sfu

.ca/ —icsgh/

This institute anchors a vibrant interdisciplinary community of over 30 scholars, researchers and

students. Its objectives and foci support the University's strategic research plan in the areas of i)

health, genomics and physiological sciences and ii) history, culture, social relations and

behaviour. The ICSGH complements the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Institute for Health

Research and Education, which seek to integrate social and natural science research with

population outcomes, societal application, and policy analysis. The ICSGH will also play a key

role in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences which has identified health and public policy as a

priority research area. Each year, the institute will identify a key area of research that will be

supported through seminars devoted to directed readings, public lectures, and an annual

conference. Annual conferences will bring together local, national and international scholars,

activists, and practitioners from a number of disciplines and areas of research to consider

conceptual and practical issues related to the institute's research mandate. Conferences will

provide opportunities for discussion and debate, the development of intellectual networks and

collaborative partnerships, and the chance to produce new and original research.

Institute of Governance Studies

Director: P. J. Smith BA, MA (McM), PhD (Lond), 778.782.3088 Tel, 778.782.4293 Fax,

igssfu.ca

, http://www.sfu.ca/igs

The Institute of Governance Studies is intended to further research on governance issues.

Specifically its objectives include:

To provide a focus for research on issues and problems of governance in Canada, at the

municipal, regional/metropolitan, provincial and federal levels, in comparative domestic and

Aboriginal systems and in the newly emerging global order.

To promote collaboration and research on issues of governance among scholars in a variety of

disciplines located at Simon Fraser University.

To promote an institutional focus for international scholarship concerning issues of

governance.

To provide a forum within the Vancouver metropolis, British Columbia and Canada for the

presentation and dissemination of research and ideas on issues of governance.

To provide a facility in which data for the study of contemporary governance and related public

policy can be collected, catalogued and made readily accessible through data management and

exchange.

To provide a facility in which research and techniques can be made available for exchange

with those having responsibility for contemporary governance.

Institute for the Humanities

Director: A. M. Feenberg-Dibon Licence d"Anglais, Diplbme d'Etudes Superieures (Sorbonne),

PhD (California), 778.782.3763 Tel, 778.782.5788 Fax, grahamasfu.ca

hftp://www.sfu.ca/humanities-institute

This institute provides various means to support and develop humanities programs and

humanities concepts which are in existence throughout the University. The institute is devoted to

the exploration and dissemination of knowledge about traditional and modern approaches to the

humanities, and explores critical perspectives that relate social concerns to the cultural and

historical legacy of the humanities. The institute initiates and plans conferences, seminars,

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projects and publications in a range of interrelated humanities fields and social sciences. The

audience for these activities will be found in the University and the community. The institute and

the Department of Humanities are affiliated.

Criminology Research Centre

Director: W. Glackman BA (Calif), MA, PhD (S Fraser), 778.782.4127 Tel, 778.782.4140 Fax,

crc@sfu.ca

, http://www.sfu.ca/crc

The Criminology Research Centre was established in 1978 to facilitatecriminological research by

faculty and graduate students. Funds to establish and maintain the centre were provided by the

Solicitor General of Canada for the first 15 years of operation. Since that time, grants and

contracts obtained by School of Criminology faculty from provincial, federal and private sources

have maintained the centre at a minimal level. Currently, the centre operates largely as an

administrative unit for external funding received by faculty of the school. Funding to pay the salary

of an administrator is derived from these sources. In addition, a modest library is maintained for

the use of the Simon Fraser University community.

Institute for Studies in Criminal Justice Policy

Director: D. MacAlister BA, MA (S Fraser), LLB (Br Col), LLM (Qu),. 778.782.3019 Tel,

778.782.4140 Fax, dmacalis@sfu.ca

, http://www.sfu.ca/criminology/research/index.html

The institute was established with the initial support of the Donner Canadian Foundation in 1980.

The purpose of the institute is to contribute to the examination of criminal justice policy by

providing a setting in which academics, justice system personnel and members of the community

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can assemble to apply scholarly research to policy development and analysis. The institute

undertakes projects on its own initiative as well as under contract.

Mental Health, Law and Policy Institute

Director: R. Roesch BS (Arizona), PhD (Ill), 778.782.3370 Tel, 778.782.3427 Fax,

roeschsfu.ca

, http://www.sfu.ca/ —mhlpi/

This institute was established in 1991 to promote interdisciplinary collaboration in research and

training in areas related to mental health, law and policy. Its membership is drawn from the

Department of Psychology and the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University as well as

government and community agencies in Canada and internationally. The institute has received

federal and provincial grants for a variety of research projects in the area of mental health and

law, and also sponsors lectures and workshops. The institute also publishes forensic psychology

books, including manuals for assessing risk for violence and recidivism and assessing mental

health problems in pretrial jails.

Gerontology Research Centre

Director: A. Sixsmith BA, MA (Keele), PhD (Lond), 778.782.5375 Tel, 778.782.5066 Fax,

and rew_sixsmith@sfu.ca

hftp://www.

sfu.ca/grc

Established in 1982, the Gerontology Research Centre promotes and conducts innovative

interdisciplinary research on topics relating to individual and population aging, serves as a

clearinghouse for information and provides consultation and technical assistance to the academic

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community, government, public and private organizations. The centre houses a specialized

collection of research materials, maintains an active publications program, organizes workshops

and conferences, and is a contributing member of two inter-university research consortia.

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Research activities focus on applied gerontology with concentrations in: aging and the built

environment; health promotion/population health and aging; prevention of victimization and

exploitation of older persons; changing demography and lifestyles; and culture and aging (a new

research specialization), replacing older adult education after the retirement of Dr. Sandra

Cusack. The associated Gerontology Department offers a post baccalaureate diploma in

gerontology, a minor, a master of arts and a PhD degree.

David Lam Centre

Director: T. Perry BA (Wabash), MA, PhD (Indiana), 778.782.3913 Tel, 778.782.3033 Fax, dlam-

info@sfu.ca

, http://www.cic.sfu.ca

This interdisciplinary centre, which began operation in 1989, integrates university, government,

professional and business resources for research, education, training and development and

community outreach activities. Its focus is on research in Canada and overseas, with a special

emphasis on the people and institutions of the Pacific Rim. Activities include international and

intercultural communication research and development projects, Chinese, Japanese and other

East Asian culture, language and communication courses and workshops, cross-cultural

management and communication seminars, and the Pacific Region Forum on Business and

Management Communication.

Faculty of Business

Centre for Studies in Global Asset and Wealth Management

Director: P. Klein BSc, LLB, MBA (WOnt), PhD (Tor), 778.782.7962 Tel, 778.782.5122 Fax,

gawmsfu.ca

, http://www.sfubusiness.ca/gawm

The centre, which was approved by the Board of Governors on January 25, 2007, will focus on

two fundamental issues with respect to financial investing. First is to address the growing need to

research and assess global financial markets. Affiliated with the school's Global Asset and

Wealth Management MBA Program, this centre's mandate is to develop a better understanding of

the ever-increasing array of global investment instruments and their suitability as client

investment opportunities. The centre will complement the school's markets research and trading

room, where faculty and students can use the latest technologies to access global stock

exchanges and on-line financial databases to explore and evaluate the details of particular

investment strategies. Increasingly we see the creation of new asset classes, such as hedge

funds and boutique investments. Evaluating these new instruments, posing new instruments, and

maximizing investment alternatives will be central activities of this new centre. Secondly, the

centre will develop research expertise with respect to the development of investment policies to

better guide advice that is given to investors. More and more investors have invested in a broad

array of investment opportunities, many of which are truly global. Such investors often must deal

with highly specialized issues such as complex taxation consideration, large accrued capital gains

and multi-generational concerns, situations in which simple investment structures are clearly not

sufficient. What is needed are investment policies that more appropriately reflect such

individualistic situations, rather than polices reflected in current investment planning, focusing on

an average, stereotypic investor wherein decisions come down to selecting a debt/equity mix and

little else. The centre will marshal the academic resources for undertaking such advanced

research and analytical capabilities. These academic resources would include researchers

affiliated with the centre, visiting research fellows, and an affiliated PhD stream, as well as inter-

institutional research linkages.

CIBC Centre for Corporate Governance and Risk Management

Director: M. Parent MBA, PhD (Qu), 778.782.5214 Tel, 778.782.5153 Fax, dshapirosfu.ca

hftp://www.

sfubusiness.ca/cibc-centre

The Centres mandate is to provide innovative, interdisciplinary and collaborative research on

current topics and issues in corporate governance and risk management. More specifically, the

Centre's mandate focuses on the nature and effects of good corporate governance as well as the

relationship between corporate governance and strategic, financial, technical, ethical and social

risk. The Centre facilitates and disseminates research through its own research program

including the research of its Director, Executive Director, Fellows and Research Associates. The

Centre also has a mandate to engage relevant stakeholders through seminars, public dialogues,

conferences, visiting scholars and the Centre's website: The Centre has an international rather

than only national focus. In executing on this mandate, the Centre fosters national and

international collaboration among various scholars and practitioners in the area of corporate

governance stakeholders including other academic centres dealing with corporate governance

and risk management issues.

CMA Centre for Strategic Change and Performance Measurement

Director: T. Lawrence BComm, PhD (Alta), 778.782.5154 Tel, 778.782.5153 Fax,

tom_lawrence@sfu.ca

, hftp://www.sfubusiness.ca/cma-centre

The purpose of the Centre is to promote research and knowledge dissemination about how

organizations plan and execute strategic change, and how best to measure the performance of

organizations undergoing such change. Funded by the Certified Management Accountants (CMA)

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of Canada, the centre will conduct research into three broad yet highly interrelated themes:

strategic change and the execution of strategic change, appropriate measurements for the

evaluation of the performance of such changes, the evolution of organizations undergoing rapid

change.

W.J. VanDusen BC Business Studies Institute

Director: Dr. Daniel Shapiro BA (CaIg), MA, PhD (Cornell), 778.782.4183 Tel, 778.782.5833 Fax,

dshapiro©sfu.ca, http://www.sfubusiness.ca/research

Established to focus research efforts on issues of particular relevance to corporations and

government agencies in BC. The institute brings the expertise and research acumen of the

Faculty of Business Administration to the Segal Graduate School of Business where faculty and

business executives have greater and more direct opportunities to work together. The institute

sponsors lectures and has an executive-in-residence program to bring business leaders into the

University's classroom.

Faculty of Education

Centre for Education, Law and Society

Director: Wanda Cassidy BA, MEd (S Fraser), PhD (Chic), 778.782.4484 Tel, 778.782.4203 Fax,

The Centre was established in 1984 and given formal approval by the Board of Governors in

1994. Its central purpose is to improve the legal literacy of children and young adults through a

program of research, teaching, curriculum development, and community initiatives. Law-related

education encompasses: an understanding of law, its role in society and impact on the individual;

the relationship between law and governance/citizenship/democracy; issues relating to social

justice and fundamental human rights; conflict and dispute resolution; school law, policies,

procedures and culture. CELS works primarily with teachers and prospective teachers, school

administrators, and educational and legal organizations to help fulfill its mandate. Projects

include: research into cyber-bullying; support for a school for high risk youth; investigating the

ethics of care and justice in school settings; inquiry into aboriginal knowledge and perspectives in

education; case studies on environmental law; a website for teachers on current legal issues;

assessing students' understanding of human rights, citizenship, identity and sustainability.

Projects vary from year to year, depending on the needs of the educational community, the

Centre's priorities, and the ability to obtain external funding. Three Undergraduate courses and

one Graduate course in Law Education have been developed and are offered on a regular basis

through the Faculty of Education. The three Undergraduate courses also are available through

Distance Education. The Centre attracts a number of graduate students interested in human

rights, social justice, citizenship education, the ethics of care, and school culture.

International Centre for Art and Social Change

Co-Directors: C. Snowber BA (SWMass), MA (Gordon-Comwell) PhD (S Fraser),, J. Marcuse

LLD (S Fraser), 778.782.8559 Tel, 778.782.5098 Fax, Judith@jmprojects.ca

hftp://www.ICASC.ca

Judith Marcuse Projects and Simon Fraser University (with Continuing Studies and the Faculty of

Education) have partnered to establish the International Centre for Art and Social Change

(ICASC). The Centre will be a nexus for skills training, professional development, local and

international networking, research and community engagement - all aimed at advancing best

practices in the growing field of art for social change.

Institute for Research on Early Education and Child Health (REACH)

Director: M. Hoskyn BHE, MA (Br Col), PhD (Calif), 778.782.5808 Tel, 778.782.3203 Fax,

reach@sfu.ca

, http://www.educ.sfu.ca/reach

The Institute for Research on Early-Education and Child Health (REACH) is a multidisciplinary

research group at Simon Fraser University. The institute's mission is to generate and share

knowledge about child health and education that will advance humanity by enriching the lives of

young children and their families. Current research projects focus on young children from infancy

to eight years of age and the communities in which they live and grow. We also have a special

interest in advancing knowledge about the interplay between biology and environmental

experiences that influence child health, psychosocial development and learning. Through

community outreach in real world settings, we strive to promote change that favors children in

early education and public policy at local, national and international levels. At the Institute for

Research on Early Education and Child Health (REACH), we believe that effective research

focuses on the child and the child's rights, advances theory, and defines the learning

environments that promote child health and family well-being. An important part of this process is

ongoing collaboration among researchers and the creation of partnerships with the families,

health-care professionals, educators, administrators, advocacy groups, and policy makers who

will potentially benefit from our research.

Institute for Studies in Teacher Education

Director: Dr. Peter Grimmett BA (Newcastle, UK), BEd (Keele), MA, MEd (Alta), EdD (Br Col),

PhD Honoris Causa (Tampere, Finland), 778.782.4937 Tel, 778.782.7485 Fax, grimmett@sfu.ca

http://www.educ.sfu.ca/iste/

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The general aim of the institute is to promote and carry out research in the area of teacher

education. It also seeks to develop collaborative links with groups within and outside the

university community.

David Wheeler Institute for Research in Mathematics Education

Co-Directors: R. Zazkis/S.R. Campbell/P. Liljedahl/N. Sinclair-, 778.782.3662 (Zazkis) Tel,

778.782.3203 Fax, zazkis@sfu.ca

David Wheeler Institute for Research in Mathematics Education is a research group at Simon

Fraser University, combining and integrating a variety of humanistic and scientific approaches in

different areas related to Mathematics Education. The institute's mission is to generate and share

knowledge about acquiring mathematical literacy and understanding at all ages and to advance

humanity by enriching the lives and options of learners. Current research projects focus on

mathematics teacher education in both cognitive and affective domains, on mathematical anxiety,

on aesthetics of mathematical experience and on uses of computer technology that promotes

learning and teaching. We also have a special interest in advancing knowledge about the learning

of mathematics in general, and situating this knowledge within the lived experiences of learners.

We aim to do this by reaching out and drawing on international expertise in a variety of research

initiatives. Through community outreach in real world settings, we strive to promote effective

change that meets the needs of students, teachers, parents, and the community at large. We

believe in integration of research and practice; as such our outreach programs provide a platform

for conducting classroom research and for implementing research results in practice. An

important part of this process is ongoing collaboration among researchers and teachers and

school districts, as well as the creation of partnerships with the families, administrators, and policy

makers who will potentially benefit from our research.

Centre for the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy

Director: D. Laitsch BA (VPI&SU), MEd (Virginia), PhD (American DC), 778.782.7589 Tel,

778.782.8119 Fax, daniel_laitsch@sfu.ca

CSELP focuses on research that supports the advancement and improvement of K-12 and Post-

Secondary education in the province of British Columbia. The specific mission of the Centre is to

use a variety of academic and distributive resources to expand the public policy knowledge base

and its role in developing leadership capacity in British Columbia. The Centre works to strengthen

communicative networks between researchers, policy makers, practitioners and the public to

increase the power of research to inform the work of each constituent group. CSELP seeks to

become the premier source for ideas, resources, and practices in educational leadership and

policy in British Columbia and Cahada.

Faculty of Health Sciences

Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction

Director: J.M. Somers BA (S Fraser), MSc, PhD (Wash), 778.782.5148 Tel, 778.782.7768 Fax,

info@carmha.ca

, http://www.carmha.ca

CARMHA's mandate is to develop knowledge and practices that enhance the effectiveness,

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efficiency, and quality of mental health and addiction resources. CARMHA promotes innovation,

accountability, and inclusiveness in order to improve mental health and reduce substance use

problems in the population. Recent major projects focus on housing, telehealth, primary

healthcare, the corrections population, workplace mental health, Aboriginal people within the

justice system, assertive community treatment, cognitive behavioural therapy, dementia, and

identifying gaps in mental health and addictions services.)

Children's Health Policy Centre

Director: Charlotte Waddell BSc, MSc (Br Cal), MD (McM) Canada Research Chair in Children's

Health Policy, 778.782.7769 Tel, 778.782.7777 Fax, chpcom@sfu.ca

http:/Iwww.childhealthpolicy.sfu.ca

Located in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University, we are an interdisciplinary

research group dedicated to connecting research and policy to improve children's health. We

primarily focus on children's social and emotional development, or children's mental health, as

one of the most important investments that any society can make. We conduct research on the

policy process and research relevant to inform policy-making: addressing determinants of health;

preventing problems in children at risk; promoting effective programs and services; and

monitoring our collective progress towards improving the lives of all children. Reciprocal

relationships with policy and citizens' groups in turn inform our research. We provide education in

health policy, children's mental health and population health. As well, we provide service: to the

research community in the form of consultation on the policy process; and to the wider community

in the form of consultation to government and public advocacy groups concerned with children's

health. Our work supports and complements the vision of the Faculty of Health Sciences to

integrate research and policy for public and population health locally, nationally and globally.

Faculty of Science

Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology Research Group.

Director: B. Roitberg BSc (S Fraser), MSc (Br Col), PhD (Mass), 778.782.3585 Tel, 778.782.3496

Fax, roitbergsfu.ca

, hftp://www.sfu.ca/biology/berg

The research group was formally established in 1989 to pursue basic research in behavioral

ecology; to maintain and develop an internationally recognized student training centre in

behavioral ecology, and related areas of inquiry; and to provide a service to government, industry

and others to tackle basic and applied problems in behavioral ecology through collaborative

research. Members are drawn from the Departments of Biological Sciences, Psychology, and the

School of Resource Management.

Centre for Experimental and Constructive Mathematics

Director: M.B. Monagan BSc (Massey), MMath, PhD (Wat), 778.782.4279 Tel, 778.782.5614 Fax,

, http://www.cecm.sfu.ca

The centre furthers research and education in computation in the mathematical sciences. The

centre's activities include: participation in the training of graduate students in experimental and

computational mathematics; provision of post doctoral fellowships in areas related to

experimental and constructive mathematics; sponsorship of regular short term and long term

research visitors to the centre; organization of regular colloquia and occasional conferences on

advances in experimental and computational mathematics; providing access to computing

resources and mathematical software packages (currently Maple and Magma); provision of

tutorials and consulting assistance for faculty and graduate students at Simon Fraser University in

the use of the centre's software and other computer algebra systems; establishment,

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development and maintenance of accessible software archives; collaboration with similar centres

and appropriate individuals at other Canadian and foreign universities. Such collaboration may

include co-sponsorship of speakers, workshops and visitors, joint application for external

research funds, exchange of software and expertise, establishment of a Canadian mathematical

computation network. Subject to the director's approval, the centre's membership will be open to

Simon Fraser University faculty, and post-doctoral and graduate students who are actively

involved in mathematical computing. Associate membership will be available to faculty at other

universities.

Centre for Natural Hazards Research

Director: J. Clague BA (Occidental), MSc (Calif), PhD (Br Col), PGeo, Canada Research Chair in

The Centre for Natural Hazards Research (CNHR) is an interdisciplinary and multi-departmental

research facility within the Department of Earth Sciences at Simon Fraser University. CNHR

conducts research on natural geophysical processes that pose a hazard to Canadians, including

earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, floods, and the impacts of climate change on the landscape

and ecosystems. It is grounded in the physical sciences but conducts social and policy research

on risk perception. CNHR provides graduate students with training and skills in a range of

disciplines required for careers in government, academic institutions, and the private sector.

Centre for Wildlife Ecology

Director: R. Ydenberg BSc (S Fraser), DPhil (Oxf),, 778.782.4282 Tel, 778.782.3496 Fax,

constans@sfu.ca

, hftp://www.sfu.ca/biology/Wildberg

The mission of the Centre for Wildlife Ecology (CWE) is to foster high quality graduate training

and research, conduct basic and applied research in wildlife ecology, and to provide knowledge

and personnel that will help Environment Canada and other agencies meet the challenges of

conservation in the 21st century. The central concept is to foster synergy between the mission-

oriented research and management policies of the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) and the

basic research agenda of the University. Information, ideas, expertise, resources and opportunity

flow back and forth across this interface, giving government agencies access to a broad base of

science capability that helps inform policy and decision making, while the university and its faculty

and students benefit from enhanced opportunities for research and application of the ideas their

disciplines generate.

Chemical Ecology Research Group (CERG)

Director: G. Gries Diplom, PhD (Gött), 782.782.3590 Tel, 778.7823765 Fax, griessfu.ca

hftp://www.sfu.ca/chemistry/Research/cerg.html

This association of research groups, established in 1981 as a regional graduate and post

graduate training centre in chemical ecology, offers a service to government and industry; to

isolate, identify and synthesize semiochemicals; to clone, express and study enzymes involved in

the perception and biosynthesis of semiochemicals; to study interactions between organisms

mediated by semiochemicals; and to develop practical applications of semiochemicals.

Schedule B

Associate Vice President, Academic

Centre for Dialogue

Director: M. Winston BSc, MA (Boston), PhD (Kansas), 778-782-7894 Tel, 778-782-7892 Fax,

ugsid@sfu.ca

, http://www.sfu.ca/dialogue

Established in March 2002, the centre promotes dialogue in and outside the University through

applied, theoretical, and collaborative research, education and professional development and

teaching. It brings together community leaders and organizations, faculty members from Simon

Fraser University and beyond, and students at the undergraduate and the graduate levels to

explore dialogue as a discipline and its application in solving complex problems. The centre

focuses on the relation of dialogue and negotiation, on dialogue around foreign affairs issues

such as war, environment, trade and immigration, on responding to needs in local communities

for specific kinds of dialogue, first to relieve rising tensions and then to open possibilities of

changing relationships. Within British Columbia, dialogues about the relation of aboriginal and

non-aboriginal futures are of continuing interest. The centre is guided by the Centre for Dialogue

steering committee and currently chaired by Mark Winston, Director, Undergraduate Semester in

Dialogue; Fellow, Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue; Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences.

Institute for the Study of Teaching and Learning in the Disciplines

Director: C. L. Amundsen Associate Professor, SFU Faculty of Education PhD (1988) Educational

Technology, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec Canada, 778-782-4853 Tel, 778-782-3203

Fax, camundsa@sfu.ca

The primary purpose of the Institute is to inspire, support and enhance faculty-led inquiry into all

aspects of teaching and learning at the University. Faculty-led inquiry is discipline-focused,

initiated by individual faculty members or groups of faculty, and related to questions about

teaching and learning specifically of interest to faculty. Two aspects of the Institute will be primary

in supporting faculty-led inquiry: Faculty-led inquiry projects: funds will be made available

through the institute for faculty-led inquiry that adheres to specific criteria. The findings will be

made public, through both informal University presentations and publications and more formal

external presentations and publications. Faculty teaching scholars: these individual faculty

members will serve as the core membership of the institute. Committed to further developing their

knowledge of the teaching and learning process in their respective disciplines, they will work with

other faculty interested in such development through Institute-sponsored projects.

Associate Vice President, Research

4D Labs

Director: Neil Branda BSc (Tor), PhD (MIT), Canada Research Chair, 778-782-8061 Tel, 778-

782-3765 Fax, branda@4d labs. ca

, http://www.4dlabs.ca

4D LABS was formed to foster university research in the areas of advanced materials and nano-

scale devices. A multidisciplinary team of leading researchers is working to design, develop,

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demonstrate and deliver prototype devices that can lead to major advances in information, energy

and health technologies. 4D LABS integrates an interdisciplinary research team of chemists,

physicists and engineers with expertise in engineering nanomaterials and devices. This team

leads the transformation from traditional electronic information processing systems to new

technology platforms. Each team member is internationally recognized and has a proven track

record. Team specializations include functional molecules, functional solid-state materials,

surface chemistry and modification, electrochemistry, fabrication methods, lithography, polymers,

biomaterials, materials characterization, and theoretical chemistry and physics.

BC Synchrotron Institute

Director: K. Kavanagh Professor Physics Simon Fraser University, 778-782-4244 Tel, 778-782-

3592 Fax, kavanaghsfu.ca ,

http:llwww.

sfu .ca/vpresearch/centres+institutes/BCSyncrotron . html

The institute's members come from the University of BC, University of Victoria, Simon Fraser

University, and University of Northern BC, BC companies, federal and provincial government

laboratories in BC. The mandate is to inform the BC academic, industrial and government

laboratory communities of opportunities through synchrotron radiation studies, particularly at the

Canadian Light Source, to raise BC's profile nationally in research and development; and to

assist in preparing BC funding applications for facilities and equipment from agencies such as

CFI.

Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience Institute

Director: Dr. Urs Ribary (since

Jun/2008),

Professor and Endowed BC LEEF Leadership Chair,

Cognitive Neuroscience in Childhood Health and Development, Simon Fraser University; Board

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Director, Chair of MEG Operations, Down Syndrome Research. Foundation; Consultant,

Neurobiology and Mental Health, BC Children's Hospital (Child Family Research Institute);

Member, Brain Research Centre, University of British Columbia; Investigator, Center for Drug

Research and Development; , (778) 782-3791 (SFU) Tel, N/A Fax, urs_ribary@sfu.ca

This institute fosters interdisciplinary research and training concerning the relationship between

mind and brain. Building on the strengths of world-renowned researchers who investigate a

variety of behavioural, cognitive, sensory-motor, and neurophysiological phenomena, the BCNI

focuses on a broad range of topics such as attention, perception, language, memory and action.

Our major emphases will be on using structural and functional brain imaging for better

understanding the underlying neurophysiology of cognitive human brain functions, cognitive

disabilities, neurological and psychiatric symptoms. The ultimate goal will be to develop objective

diagnostic procedures translating into better pedagogical applications and more specific

cognitive, pharmacological and surgical interventional therapies. Some of the main objectives of

the institute are to:

• understand the relationships between behaviour, cognition and their neurobiological substrates.

understand the brain development and life-long plasticity of brain and behaviour.

• understand the nature of the deficits and spared capacities that are specific to particular

syndromes and developmental disorders.

• develop diagnostic markers that can be related and translated into specific cognitive,

pharmacological and surgical interventions.

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. co-ordinate initiatives to further secure world-class collaborative neuroscience research tools

and facilities among universities and hospitals in BC.

The institute provides a matrix to further facilitate scientists working synergistically toward these

and related goals across disciplines and institutions.

Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing

Director: R. Lorimer BA,MA (Manitoba), PhD (Tor), 778-782-5240 Tel, 778-782-5239 Fax, ccsp-

info@sfu.ca

, http://www.ccsp.sfu.ca

This centre was established in 1987 to pursue the study of publishing and to serve the research

and the information needs of the publishing industry. The CCSP engages in basic research into

the history, management, technology and policy issues related to the industry. Projects are

initiated by the CCSP and undertaken under contract to, or by means of grants from industry,

government and granting agencies. The research of the CCSP involves faculty, graduate

students and independent researchers from a variety of disciplines. From time to time, the CCSP

publishes monographs and reports on the theory and practice of publishing and sponsors

seminars, conferences and professional development courses.

Centre for Disability Independence Research and Education

Director: A. Hoffer BS (Mudd), PhD (Johns H), 778.782.3141 Tel, 778.782.3040 Fax,

cd iresfu.ca , hftp://www.sfu. ca/cd

ire

The SFU Centre for Disability Independence Research and Education provides a site where

persons with physical disabilities can meet with researchers and jointly analyze, conceive,

develop and test innovative solutions for improved performance of activities of daily living and for

other unmet needs. This unique setting encourages participation and knowledge transfer by

people with physical disabilities, researchers, undergraduate and graduate students, educators,

clinicians and health professionals from British Columbia and beyond.

Centre for Education Research and Policy

Director: J. Friesen BA (Br Col), MA, PhD (Tor), 778.782.4575 Tel, 778.782.5336 Fax,

kowallis@sfu.ca

hftp://www.

sfu.ca/ —cerp

The Centre for Education Research and Policy (CERP) coordinates the activities of an

interdisciplinary group of researchers who are interested in issues related to education policy in

British Columbia. Our mandate is to examine the academic consequences of various aspects of

education policy, including assessment and accountability frameworks, school and program

choice, and funding levels. In addition to looking at academic outcomes, we are interested in

measuring the effects of these policies on geographic segregation, social interactions and inter-

group attitudes, and will emphasize the interactions between distinct ethnic and linguistic groups,

including off-reserve aboriginal students and communities. Our research group includes social

scientists from Economics, Education, Psychology and Public Policy who have expertise in a

range of quantitative, qualitative and experimental methods. CERP is committed to working in

partnership with students, parents, educators, administrators and community organizations from

across the province to generate high-quality research evidence that can inform and enrich public

debates about education policy, locally, nationally and internationally.

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Centre for Imaginative Education

Director: M. Fettes MA (Camb), MSc (Br Col),PhD (Tor), 778.7824479 Tel, - Fax,

mtfettes@sfu.ca

The Centre for Imaginative Education seeks to nurture a new way of thinking about and practicing

education, for institutions, individuals, and communities. Drawing on leading-edge research into

the ways in which understanding develops, for individuals and cultures, the Centre works with

educators of all kinds to engage a greater range of emotions and cognitive abilities in the

processes of teaching and learning. Among other outcomes of this approach, learning

environments can become more inclusive and exciting places, learners gain a deeper, more

lasting, and more flexible grasp of subject matter, and educators develop new skills, energy, and

inspiration. The Centre coordinates both the Imaginative Education Research Group at Simon

Fraser University (SFU), and the International Research Network on Imaginative Education,

which involves researchers around the world. It also provides publications, workshops, and other

materials and services to educators in the field. The Centre is managed by a steering committee

drawn from the academic community at Simon Fraser University, with guidance from an Advisory

Board whose members come from a wide range of professional and social backgrounds.

Centre for Operations Research and Decision Sciences

Director: A. Punnen BSc (Kerala), MSc (Kanpur), PhD (lIT Kanpur), 778.782.7611 Tel,

The Centre for Operations Research and Decision Sciences (CORDS) is located at Simon Fraser

University Surrey. With more than 15 members from various departments such as mathematics,

computing science, business, resource and environmental management, the centre focus on

research activities in the area of operations research— the science of optimal decision-making.

Members undertake various applied research projects.

Centre for Scientific Computing

Director: Robert D. Russell BS, BA, MA, PhD (New Mexico), 778.782.4819 Tel, 778.782.4947

Fax, rdr@cs.sfu.ca

, http://csc.sfu.ca

Motivated by the expanding role of scientific computation and mathematical modeling in science

and engineering, the centre was formed to bring together interdisciplinary research teams from

various Simon Fraser University faculties. The major purpose of the Centre is to provide Simon

Fraser University with a visible focus for computational research both on campus and in the wider

Pacific Rim research community. Specifically, the Centre's goals are to facilitate discussion

between scientific computing research groups (through seminars, workshops, conferences) to

provide advanced instruction in computational techniques and applications (through graduate and

post-doctoral programs), and to activiely pursue joint research ventures with industry, government

and laboratories.

Centre for Studies in Print and Media Cultures

Director: B. Schellenberg BEd, BA (Winn), MA, PhD (Ott), 778.782.3095 Tel, 778.782.5737 Fax,

schellensfu.ca

, http://www.sfu.cal-meverton/cspmc.htm

This centre was established to encourage cross-disciplinary research and exchange in the fields

of print culture, media cultures in general communications technologies, the arts, and the public

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sphere. Current faculty members of the centre are from the departments and schools of

communication, contemporary arts, English, French, history, interactive arts and technology,

linguistics, the library, and political science. We welcome anyone in related areas of research to

join us.

Western Canadian Universities Marine Sciences Society (Bamfield)

Director: Dr. Bradley Anholt PhD (UBC), 250.728.3301 x215 Tel, 250.728.3452 Fax,

info@bms.bc.ca ,

hftp://www.

bms.bc.ca

This society was founded in 1969 with the objective of operating a major research and teaching

facility in coastal and marine sciences. The Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre offers year round

research facilities that enable resident and visiting scientists and students (MSc and PhD) to

develop a range of research programs. Courses that lead to academic credit for undergraduate

and graduate degree programs at member universities are given at the station. The centre also

runs a public education program from September through April.

Interdisciplinary Research in the Mathematical and Computational Sciences (IRMACS)

Director: P. Borwein BSc (WOnt), MSc, PhD (Br Col), 778.782.4376 Tel, 778.782.7065 Fax,

irmacs@irmacs.sfu.ca

, http://www.irmacs.sfu.ca

Interdisciplinary Research in the Mathematical and Computational Sciences (IRMACS)Project

Leader and Executive Director: P. B. Borwein BSc (WOnt) MSc, PhD (Br Col), 778.782.4376 Tel,

Managing Director: P. Borghardt, 778.782.6989 Tel, 778.782.7064

RMACS Tel, 778.782.7065

Fax,

irmacs@irmacs.sfu.ca ,

www.irmacs.sfu.ca

The IRMACS Centre is a unique, interdisciplinary

research facility that enables collaborative interaction - intellectually, physically and virtually.

IRMACS removes traditional boundaries between scientific disciplines and creates a stimulating

environment for its researchers. It provides

a versatile, computationally sophisticated

infrastructure for nearly 300 scientists whose primary laboratory tool is the computer. The Centre

is designed to encourage creative communication and exchange of ideas. The configurable, open

research facility efficiently incorporates a highly diverse community of scientists, research

associates, visitors and students, in a flexible manner. Whether on-site or around the world,

IRMACS researchers enjoy expert technical support and state-of-the-art computation,

visualization and communication resources. The centrepiece of the IRMACS Centre is its

presentation studio, seating up to one hundred people. The studio is a state-of-the-art audiovisual

environment including a high-resolution 3D projection system. It also forms part of a global

network of AccessGrid videoconferencing rooms. The flexible meeting rooms and presentation

studio have been configured to facilitate distance collaboration in seminars, lecture series,

workshops, medium-size research conferences and related activities.

International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy

D.C. Prefontaine, Q.C., President; K. Macdonald, A/Executive Director N/A, 604.822.9875 Tel,

604.822.9317 Fax, icclr@law.ubc.ca

, http://www.icclr.law.ubc.ca

The International Centre is an independent, international institute based in Vancouver, B.C., and

officially affiliated with the United Nations. The Centre was founded in 1991 as a result of an

initiative by the Government of Canada, the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser

University, the International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law, and the Ministry of Attorney

General of British Columbia. The mandate of the centre is to promote human rights, the rule of

law, democracy and good governance. To fulfill its mandate, the centre co-operates closely with

other members of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Network of

Institutes, as well as federal and provincial governments.

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Nanomed Canada Research Network

Director: N. Branda BSc (Tor), PhD (MIT), Canada Research Chair, 778.782.8061 Tel, - Fax,

info@nanomedcanada.org

, http://www.nanomedcanada.org/home

The Nanomed Canada Research Network (NANOMED CANADA) is a growing community of

nanotechnology researchers (chemists, physicists, mathematicians and engineers), medical

researchers (clinicians, biotech nolog ists, pharmacologists and geneticists), medical institutes,

pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies and government organizations committed to sharing

knowledge and working collaboratively to advance medical diagnostics and therapeutics.

NANOMED CANADA's initial focus will be on cancer, cardiovascular disease and central nervous

system disorders. Canada has demonstrated research leadership in both the nano and applied

side of this equation; however, the two groups rarely have the opportunity to cross paths and

share knowledge. While all network members see tremendous opportunity for collaboration, their

busy schedules make it difficult to find time to move out of their day-to-day commitments to build

new relationships in areas that they might not completely understand— where results can be

important, but might take a long time to achieve. With this in mind, NANOMED CANADA is using

the power of the internet to create avirtual community, where information can be exchanged and

accessed anywhere and anytime. Specific features will include on-going discussions through

forum posts, weekly on-line presentations that will be archived for viewing at any time, a

membership directory, a catalogue of relevant research facilities and appropriate contacts across

Canada, private collaborative workrooms and social networking technologies aimed at facilitating

valuable information exchange. NANOMED CANADA will host quarterly topically-focused

meetings aimed at developing collaborative research projects around topics that will advance

nanomedicine. Network members who cannot attend the face-to-face meetings will be able to

access relevant presentations and summary papers through the virtual network. Once this virtual

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community is in place and is noted for providing value to the community, it is anticipated that the

network will grow and stimulate more and more collaboration among academic, government and

industry members. NANOMED CANADA will have a public face with several open-participation

events and presentations. These will be promoted to non-members, with the goal of attracting

appropriate new members to the network. NANOMED CANADA will become known as a

warehouse of information on Canada's nanomedicine industry. This will enable it to play a

matchmaking role between companies and researchers, which will facilitate technology transfer. It

is anticipated that companies would contact NANOMED CANADA for recommendations on

obtaining certain types of expertise from universities, and university researchers would contact

NANOMED CANADA to get a list of companies that would be interested in a particular technology

that they have patented. NANOMED CANADA members appreciate that implementing new

technologies can have a profound effect on public health. A secondary benefit of the network will

be its relevant expertise to help policy makers and regulatory agencies evaluate the scientific and

ethical impact of new nanomedicine technologies.

Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS)

Director: R. Choksi BSc (Tor), MS, PhD (Brown), 778.782.3379 Tel, 778.782.6657 Fax,

, http:/fwww.pims. math. ca

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) is dedicated to promoting all aspects

of the mathematical sciences by stimulating, coordinating and facilitating the activities of

mathematical and computational scientists. This is achieved by - promoting research in

mathematical sciences areas • initiating and promoting mathematics education at all levels: K-12

and university

initiating collaborations and strengthening ties between mathematical scientists in

the academic community and those in the industrial, business and government sectors 'training

of highly qualified personnel for academic and industrial employment

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technologies to support research, communication and training in the mathematical sciences.

Associated with PIMS are projects of the Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex

Systems NCE (MITACS). Through the strength and vitality of its programs, PIMS and MITACS

are able to serve the mathematical sciences community as a catalyst in many areas of

significance: communication and dissemination of mathematical ideas through public outreach,

mathematical education and training at all school levels; and creation of strong mathematical

partnerships and links. PIMS involves scientists in several faculties at Simon Fraser University

faculties including the Faculties of Science, Applied Sciences, and Education. The PIMS

community includes specialists in mathematics, statistics, computer science, mathematical

physics, biology, chemistry, economics, operations research, management, engineering, and

other fields involving mathematical methods. In addition, PIMS involves teachers in the

mathematical sciences at all levels. PIMS-SFU is the Simon Fraser University representative of

PIMS and shares the goals and ideals of PIMS generally while also meeting the specific needs of

the PIMS/MITACS and mathematical sciences community at this University.

Tr-University Meson Facility (TRIUMF)

Director: N. S. Lockyer BS (York), PhD (Ohio), 604.222.1047 Tel, 604.222.1074 Fax,

financetriumf.ca , http://www.triumf.ca

TRIUMF is a joint venture of the University of Alberta, the University of British Columbia, Carleton

University, I'Université de Montréal, Simon Fraser University, the University of Toronto and the

University of Victoria. TRIUMF is funded under a contribution agreement through the National

Research Council of Canada. The TRIUMF facility is based on a 520MeV cyclotron capable of

producing multiple proton beams simultaneously, each at a different energy level. TRIUMF has

developed a world-class facility called ISAC, which produces beams of unstable rare isotopes.

Scientific research at TRIUMF includes medium energy nuclear and particle physics,

astrophysics, condensed matter studies and radiochemistry for the production of

radiopharmaceuticals. Applied research includes the design of small cyclotrons, microchips,

controls software and medical applications such as the use of proton beams and radioisotopes for

cancer therapy.

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

Policies and Procedures

CENTRES AND INSTITUTES

1. Scope

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Date

April 3, 2002

Revision Date

Number

R40.01

Revision No.

1.1

This policy encompasses all centres, institutes, and similar organizations at Simon Fraser University which are

not a part of established administrative units. In this policy the term "centre" refers to all such organizations.

1.2 Centres are non-departmental academic or administrative units which are established for special purposes, of an

ongoing nature, related to the goals of the University.

1.3 The purposes of centres encompass, but are not limited to, the following: to facilitate collaborative research,

especially multi-disciplinary research; to undertake specific types of teaching or trairAng programs; to facilitate multi-

university initiatives, such as centres of excellence; and to provide specific types of services to the community.

1.4 Every centre is subject to the authority of University policies.

1.5 Every centre is required to have a University Charter authorizing its operations.

2. University Charter

2.1

A Charter entitles a centre to identify itself as an agent of Simon Fraser University and to use the University's

name and address in the conduct of its activities.

2.2

A Charter is granted at the discretion of the Board of Governors, upon recommendation from the President, and

continues in force until revoked.

2.3

A Charter shall place the centre under the terms of a Schedule, as listed in the Attachment to this Policy.

Governance and Reporting

3.1

The Director of each centre reports to an Administrative Officer, who is in turn accountable to the University's

Governing Committee for Centres.

32 Schedule A lists all University centres which are under the direct authority of a Dean. For all Schedule A centres,

the Charter shall identify a Dean of Faculty who shall be the Administrative Officer responsible for the governance

and budgetary accounts of the centre.

Schedule B lists (a) all centres that have a university-wide mandate and (b) all centres in which Simon Fraser

University participates as a part of a multi-university consortium. The Vice President, Research shall be the

Administrative Officer responsible for the University's participation in all Schedule B centres.

3.4 The University's Governing Committee for Centres is composed of the Vice President, Academic and the Vice

President, Research.

3.5 Administrative Officers, acting in consultation with other university administrators as appropriate, shall review

each centre's activities annually, including financial management and conformity with university policies, and shall

report the results of that review to the centre's Director and to the Governing Committee for Centres by August 31 of

each year.

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3.6

The Governing Committee for Centres shall deliver, by October 31 of each year, a summary report dealing with

the

Governors.

activities of all centres during the preceding year, to the President, who shall take this report to the Board of

Establishment, Review and Discontinuation of Centres

4.1

In order to be eligible to apply for a University Charter, a centre must have a Constitution which specifies the

following: (a) a statement of its special purpose; (b) a provision for the appointment of a Director; (c) identification of

the applicable Schedule; (d) a statement that recognizes the centre's obligation to conduct its activities in accordance

with University policies; and (e) a statement of its internal governing procedure. The application must be approved by

the appropriate Administrative Officer.

4.2.3

An Administrative Officer who supports an application for a University Charter shall forward the application to

the Governing Committee for Centres. An application which is approved by the Governing Committee shall be

forwarded to the President, to Senate (through the Senate Committee on University Priorities) and the Board for

approval.

4.4

The Governing Committee for Centres may recommend revocation of a centre's Charter to the President at any

time. in such cases the centre's Director shall have an opportunity to appeal against this recommendation before a

final determination is made by the President and the Board.

Rights and Obligations of Centres

5.1

Acting under the authority of its Director, and subject to Sect. 4.1(d), a centre shall have the right to:

use the University's name, address, and symbols in connection with its activities;

solicit external grants and contracts in the University's name;

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request the maintenance of university budgetary accounts and reports;

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utilize the assistance of Human Resources in hiring employees;

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direct the duties of its employees; and

f. ?

apply for university support to its Administrative Officer.

5.2

The Director of a centre shall have the obligation to:

a. ?

approve all contracts to be undertaken by or on behalf of the centre, and further obtain the approval of its

Administrative Officer (and, for Schedule A centres, the appropriate Vice President) for any contract;

b. ?

submit a written report to its Administrative Officer on centre activities, including all contractual obligations

entered into by or on behalf of the centre, once annually for the twelve months ending March 31 of each year,

no later than June 30 of each year;

c. ?

submit an annual financial statement, showing revenues and expenditures, for the twelve months ending

March 31 of each year, no later than June 30 of each year.

6. ?

Membership

6.1

The Director of a centre must be a regular employee of the University.

Attachment

(updated October 24, 2008)

The following centres and institutes have been granted a charter by the Board of Governors. For all Schedule A centres, the

responsible administrative officer of the University is identified.

SCHEDULE

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Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences

Centre for Policy Research on Science and Technology

Centre for Policy Studies on Culture and Communities

Centre for Tourism Policy and Research

Cooperative Resource Management Institute

Institute of Micromachine and Microfabrication Research

Logic and Functional Programming Group

Dean, Faculty

of Arts and Social

Sciences

Bill Reid Centre for Northwest Coast Art Studies

Centre detudes francophones Quebec-Pacifique

Centre for Coastal Studies

Centre for Forensic Research

Centre for Global Political Economy

Centre for International Studies

Centre for Labour Studies

Centre for Public Policy Research

Centre for Research on Adaptive Behaviour in Economics

Centre for Restorative Justice

Centre for Scottish Studies

Centre for Sustainable Community Development

Centre for the Comparative Study of Muslim Societies and Cultures

Centre for the Reduction of Violence Among Children and Youth

Criminology Research Centre

David Lam Centre

Feminist Institute for Studies on Law and Society

Gerontology Research Centre

Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies

Institute for Critical Studies in Gender and Health

Institute of Governance Studies

Institute for the Humanities

Institute for Studies in Criminal Justice Policy

Mental Health, Law and Policy Institute

Dean, Faculty of Business Administration

CIBC Centre for Corporate Governance and Risk Management

CMA Centre for Strategic Change and Performance Measurement

Centre for Studies in Global Asset and Wealth Management

W. J. VanDusen B.C. Business Studies Institute

Dean, Faculty of Education

Centre for Education, Law and Society

Centre for the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy

David Wheeler Institute for Research in Mathematics Education

Institute for Research on Early Education and Child Health

Institute for Studies in Teacher Education

International Centre for Art and Social Change

Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences

Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction

Children's Health Policy Centre

Dean, Faculty of Science

Centre for Experimental and Constructive Mathematics

Centre for Natural Hazards Research

Centre for Wildlife Ecology

Chemical Ecology Research Group

Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology Research Group

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Associate Vice-President, Academic

Centre for Dialogue

Institute for the Study of Teaching and Learning in the Disciplines

Associate Vice-President, Research

4D Labs

BC Synchrotron Institute (BCSI)

Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience Institute

Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing

Centre for Disability Independence Research and Education

Centre for Education Research and Policy

Centre for Imaginative Education

Centre for Operations Research and Decision Sciences

Centre for Scientific Computing

Centre for Studies in Print and Media Cultures

Interdisciplinary Research in the Mathematical and Computational Sciences (IRMACS)

International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy

Nanomed Canada Research Network

Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences

Td-University Meson Facility (TRIUMF)

Western Canadian Universities Marine Biological Society (Bamfield Marine Station)

4D Labs

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