Research Administrative Services

The University of Alberta’s Research Administrative Services (RAS) is a part of the Office of the Vice President, Research and Innovation (OVPRI) portfolio and supports the U of A research community by helping researchers and administrators apply for, receive, and manage research funding. RAS’ goals are to enable leading-edge research at the University of Alberta by providing easy-to-use services and processing research awards efficiently and effectively.

Contact RAS

For general inquiries, please send an email to [email protected] and include the Proposal/Project/RESxxx ID, Principal Investigator Name, or Sponsor name associated with the inquiry in the subject line. You can also contact RAS by phone at (780) 492-5787, or in person/by mail at:

Research Administrative Services
1-560 Enterprise Square
10230 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, AB
T5J 4P6

RAS Staff Directory

The Research Administrative Services team provides the operational and administrative framework to support UAlberta researchers and provide high-level tactical expertise to manage contracts/research grants. 

Michael Walesiak
Director, Research Administrative Services
Office of the Vice-President (Research and Innovation)
[email protected] 
(780) 492-1642

Information Management/Helpdesk
[email protected]

 

Title

Name Contact

Pre-Award Support Administrator

Fran Jackson [email protected]
780-492-1605
Applications  Martine Desrochers
Research Facilitator
[email protected]
780-492-1575 | 780-886-9211 
Application Review Specialists  Denise Baker  [email protected]
780-492-8830
Leona Erl [email protected]
780-492-6149
Carolyn Harrison [email protected]
780-492-6294
RF Support Administrator Marissa Leslie [email protected]
780-492-4685
Agreements Julaine Herst
Assistant Director
[email protected]
780-492-7885
Grants Administrator Alina Ivannikova [email protected]
780-492-6247
Teresa Lawrence [email protected]

Kiran Bokhari [email protected]
Contract Specialists Kristi Evans [email protected]
780-492-1449
Shawna Forrest [email protected]
780-492-6289 
Ian Forsythe [email protected]
780-492-5670
Marjorie Grady [email protected]
780-492-8655
Colleen Hanrahan [email protected]
780-492-2650
Mary Trush [email protected]
780-492-5360
Sarah Litvinchuk

[email protected]
780-492-1011

Sarah MacFarlane [email protected]
780-492-2762
Michelle Marchand [email protected]
780-492-5805
Martha Smith [email protected]
780-492-6145
Helga Toleikis [email protected]
780-492-1301
Gavin Whitelock [email protected]

Susan Wright [email protected]
MTA/DTA/CDA Agreements Page Salsabila Natasha Andhika Putri [email protected]
780-492-2155
MTA/DTA/CDA Agreements Page Alice Tinao [email protected]
MTA/DTA/CDA Agreements Page Jonathan Yeo

[email protected]

Business Process Administrators Allison Lipsett [email protected]
Xinyao Xu [email protected]
CFI/Institutional
Projects
Amin Karim
CFI coordinator 
[email protected]
780-492-1535
CFI Liaison/
Contract Specialist
Liz Huston [email protected]
780-492-1430
Contract Specialists Kelly Fowler [email protected]
780-492-8378

Ramses Ilarraza

[email protected]
780-492-2753
Finance Analysts Moiz Akber [email protected]
780-492-6490
Kris Biffis [email protected]
780-492-6260
Yuting Hao [email protected]
780-492-9798

Provides financial expertise and support for researchers and for the VPRI portfolio

Title

Name Email and Phone

Manager, Finance & Quality Assurance

Lorena Li [email protected]
780-492-6284

Quality Assurance Analysts

Lana Law [email protected]
780-492-6953

 

Olivia Cai [email protected]
780-492-9165
Finance Analysts Amy Swearingen [email protected]
780-492-0795
Ariam Araya [email protected]
780-492-8817
Branislav Sajlovic [email protected]
780-492-2782
Cameron Blackmore [email protected]
780-492-2782
Clara Mtsigwah [email protected]
780-492-6955
Grace Tian [email protected]
780-492-3295
Javien Ta [email protected]
Jenny Zhang [email protected]
780-492-3663
Omosolape Idowu [email protected]
780-492-5214
Rachel Zhang

[email protected]
780-492-0949

Tanya Boguslavska

[email protected]
780-492-6225

Terry Leechen

[email protected]
780-492-6956

Yolanda Tsang [email protected]
780-492-6955

Title

Name Contact

Senior Legal Counsel

Heidi Robinson [email protected]
780-492-1348
Legal Counsel  Steve Hughes [email protected]
780-492-4712 
Legal Counsel  Francisco Marquez-Stricker [email protected]
780-492-4712

Title

Name Contact

Canada Research Chair Coordinator/Advisor

Glen Thomas, PEng [email protected]
780-492-6266