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Board-Senate Research Misconduct Hearings Panel

2022-2023 Membership

The Board-Senate Research Misconduct Hearings Panel consists of the following members:

Members appointed by Senate:
Faculty Name Term Ends
Teaching Staff
Business Dr. Ron Balvers (Chair) 2023
Business Dr. Benson Honig 2025
Business Vacancy
Engineering Dr. Ian Bruce 2023
Engineering Dr. Douglas Down 2023
Engineering Dr. Carlos Filipe 2025
Health Sciences Dr. Gail Gauvreau 2023
Health Sciences Dr. Brenda Vrkljan (Vice-Chair) 2024
Health Sciences Dr. Mark Walton 2024
Humanities Dr. Barry Allen 2023
Humanities Dr. Paula Gardner 2025
Humanities Dr. Stephanie Springgay 2024
Science Dr. Nick Bock 2025
Science Dr. Aaron Childs 2024
Science Dr. Matt Valeriote 2023
Social Sciences Dr. James Benn 2025
Social Sciences Dr. Mirna Carranza 2025
Social Sciences Dr. Stephen McBride 2023
Undergraduate Students
Health Sciences Ms Gabrielle Trepanier 2024
Science Mr. Sahil Karnani 2023
Graduate Students
Health Sciences Ms Sarah Medeiros 2023
Science Ms Teagan Lauriente 2025
Social Sciences Ms Maddie Brockbank 2025
Members appointed by the Board of Governors:
Name Term Ends
TMG Ms Jennifer Boyko 2025
TMG Vacancy
TMG Ms Lynn Giordano 2025
TMG Mr. George Hamilton 2025
TMG Ms Jennifer McCleary 2025
TMG Ms Maria White 2025
UNIFOR Ms Chika Agbassi 2025
UNIFOR Ms Meighan Colterjohn 2025
UNIFOR Ms Julie Gross 2025
UNIFOR Ms Kathleen O’Neill 2025
UNIFOR Ms Lisa Rudd-Scott 2025
UNIFOR Ms Sarah Sullivan 2025

Terms of Reference

Article IX of the Senate By-Laws states:

  1. (a)     The Board-Senate Research Misconduct Hearings Panel shall consist of 18 tenured faculty members appointed by the Senate after consultation with the Faculty Association, three graduate and three undergraduate students appointed by the Senate, and 12 full-time staff members who have been employees of the University for at least two years appointed by the Board of Governors after consultation with the appropriate staff associations. Members of the Panel shall be appointed for staggered renewable three-year terms. The Chair and one Vice-Chair of the Panel shall be appointed by Senate from among the tenured faculty members; one Vice-Chair shall be appointed by the Board of Governors from among the staff members. In addition, the Chair of the Panel has the authority to appoint, on an ad hoc basis, faculty, staff and students who are not members of the Panel to serve on Hearings Committees as auxiliary Panel members. For meetings of the Panel that do not relate to a specific case, 15 members of the Panel constitute a quorum.

(b) The Board-Senate Research Misconduct Hearings Panel shall

(i) receive all cases of alleged research misconduct referred to it and arrange the adjudication of them in accordance with the procedures outlined in the Research Integrity Policy and approved by the Senate and the Board of Governors, and

(ii) when deemed appropriate, review the policy and procedures relating to academic ethics and allegations of research misconduct and make recommendations to the Senate and the Board of Governors on policy changes or new policies deemed necessary by the Panel.

(c) The hearing of any case referred to the Panel shall be conducted before a Hearings Committee, established according to the procedures outlined in the Research Integrity Policy.

(d)  The conduct of hearings before a Hearings Committee of the Board-Senate Research Misconduct Hearings Panel shall be in accordance with the procedures outlined in the Research Integrity Policy.

Revised: June 2016

Board-Senate Hearing Panel for Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Violence

2022-2023 Membership

The Board-Senate Hearing Panel for Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Violence consists of the following members:

Members appointed by Senate:
Faculty Name Term Ends
Teaching staff
Business Dr. Gillian Mulvale 2023
Engineering vacancy
Health Sciences Dr. Sandeep Raha 2025
Humanities Dr. Joëlle Papillon 2024
Science Dr. Colin Seymour (Vice-Chair) 2025
Social Sciences Dr. Yana Stainova 2024
Undergraduate students
Business Mr. Tyler Woo 2023
Health Sciences Miss Zenab Gill 2024
Social Sciences Ms Kiara Thomas 2024
Graduate students
Health Sciences Ms Germain-Sophie Ngana 2024
Science Mr. Noah Britt 2024
Social Sciences Ms Alexe Bernier 2024
Members appointed by the Board of Governors:
Name Term Ends
TMG Ms Sarah Bouma 2025
TMG Ms Paula Brown-Hackett 2025
TMG Mr. Dave Mammoliti 2023
UNIFOR Ms Beth Couchman 2025
UNIFOR Ms Tanya Nesvit 2025
UNIFOR Ms Sarah Sullivan 2025

Terms of Reference

Article VIII of the Senate By-Laws states:

  1. (a)    The Board-Senate Hearing Panel for Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Violence shall consist of six faculty members, three undergraduate students and three graduate students appointed by the Senate; and six staff members appointed by the Board of Governors. The Chair and one Vice-Chair shall be appointed by the Senate from among the members appointed by the Senate and one Vice-Chair shall be appointed by the Board of Governors from among the members appointed by the Board of Governors. Student members shall serve for staggered two-year terms and faculty and staff members for staggered three-year terms. No member shall serve for more than two consecutive terms, but on the expiration of two years after having served the second of two consecutive terms, such person may again be eligible for membership on the Hearing Panel. In addition, the Chair of the Panel has the authority to appoint, on an ad hoc basis, faculty, staff and students who are not members of the Panel to serve on Hearings Committees as auxiliary Panel members. For meetings of the Panel that do not relate to a specific case, 10 members of the Panel constitute a quorum.

(b)    The Board-Senate Hearing Panel for Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Violence shall:

(i) receive Referrals to Hearing / Formal Requests for a Hearing and arrange for their adjudication in accordance with procedures approved by the Senate and the Board of Governors, and

(ii) when deemed appropriate, review the policy and procedures relating to discrimination, harassment, and/or sexual violence and make recommendations, through the Senate Executive Committee, to the Senate and the Board of Governors on policy changes or new policies deemed necessary by the Panel.

(c)  The hearing of any case referred to the Panel shall be before a tribunal consisting of three members of the Board-Senate Hearing Panel for Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Violence. These members shall be free of conflict of interest and shall be chosen by the Chair, or a Vice-Chair as appropriate, of the Hearing Panel in accordance with procedures approved by the Senate and Board of Governors.

(d)  Hearings before a tribunal of the Board-Senate Hearing Panel for Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Violence shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures approved by the Senate and the Board of Governors.

Revised: December 2016