People

The University of Toronto Mississauga is home to a diverse range of exceptional and innovative student and faculty researchers. At UTM, we not only create new knowledge, but consistently strive to share it through established partnerships and connections, and through strong networks with our scholarly colleagues and collaborators from around the world.

The Office of the Vice-Principal Research and Innovation (OVPRI) is committed to fulfilling this mission, and our office works to ensure we provide researchers with the guidance, support, and world-class facilities they need. Learn about our leadership team, meet our staff, and get to know researchers and faculty members across UTM.

 

Leadership | Administration | Facility Staff | Research Council

 

Leadership

NameTitleContact
France GagnonVice Principal, Research and Innovation vpri.utm@utoronto.ca
Daniel WrightAssociate Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation – Strategic Initiativesdaniel.wright@utoronto.ca
Yuhong HeAssociate Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation – Facilitiesyuhong.he@utoronto.ca
Shaun YoungDirector shaun.young@utoronto.ca

 

 

Administration

NameTitleContact
Hayley McKaySpinUp Program Coordinatorhayley.mckay@utoronto.ca
Rebecca OdionyeExecutive Assistantvpri.utm@utoronto.ca
Anastassia PogoutseStrategic Research Development Officer (NSERC and CIHR)a.pogoutse@utoronto.ca
Tanya RohrmoserSenior Communications Officertanya.rohrmoser@utoronto.ca
Kate SteinmannStrategic Research Development Officer (SSHRC and CIHR)kate.steinmann@utoronto.ca
Rong WuInternal Competitions & Events Coordinatorrong.wu@utoronto.ca

 

 

Facility Staff

NameTitleContact
Lubna Abu-JazarResearch Facilities Manager, New Science Buildinglubna.abujazar@utoronto.ca
Peter DugganSupervisor, Academic Workshoppeter.duggan@utoronto.ca
Ferenc EvanicsFacility Manager, NMR Centreferenc.evanics@utoronto.ca
Kristina HanSite Coordinator, Amgen Biotech Experience at UTMkristina.han@utoronto.ca
Katie Harris-HowardSenior Research Associate, Imaging Facilitykathryn.harris@utoronto.ca
Tracy McCookManager, Animal Care Facilitiestracy.mccook@utoronto.ca
Tia SagerSenior Research Associate, Collaborative Digital Research Space (CDRS)tia.sager@utoronto.ca
Mirek SzrederMicroelectronics Specialist, Academic Workshopmirek.szreder@utoronto.ca
Elisa TersigniSenior Research Associate, Collaborative Digital Research Space (CDRS) (on leave)elisa.tersigni@utoronto.ca
Quang Huy ToManager, Research and Commercialization Facilitiesquang.to@utoronto.ca
Vera VelascoSenior Research Associate, Growth Facilitiesvera.velasco@utoronto.ca
Xin ZhaoLife Sciences Core Facilities Manager, Life Sciences Core Facilitiesxin.zhao@utoronto.ca

 

 

Research Council

The U of T Mississauga Research Council is made up of faculty members representing each of the departments on the UTM campus. The Council serves as a forum for information exchange and discussion of issues relevant to the research community at UTM. They also serve as an advisory board that supports the mission of the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation (VPRI) to promote and facilitate research, scholarship and creative activity at UTM.

Please see the full Terms of Reference for those serving on the UTM Research Council. You can view membership for the 2025-2026 academic term below.

DepartmentName
AnthropologyEsteban Parra
BiologyJohn Ratcliffe
Chemical & Physical Sciences Sarah Rauscher
EconomicsEduardo Souza-Rodrigues
English & Drama Lawrence Switzky
Geography, Geomatics and EnvironmentTenley Conway
Historical StudiesKaren Ruffle
Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and TechnologyTero Karppi
Institute for the Study of University PedagogyChris Eaton
Institute for Management & InnovationTara Vinodrai
Language StudiesDerek Denis
ManagementDushyant Vyas
Mathematical and Computational SciencesKe Zhang
PhilosophyPhil Clark
Political ScienceJanine Clark
Psychology Melissa Holmes
SociologyAkwasi Owusu-Bempah
Visual StudiesBrian Price 
UTM LibraryDavid Gerstle