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The Research Office is located on the 3rd Floor at 599 Portage Avenue in the University of Winnipeg's Richardson College for the Environment and Science Complex.

If you are a UWinnipeg employee, you can find the email addresses for anyone below in the Outlook Address Book. Please email researchoffice@uwinnipeg.ca for any general inquiries and we'll be happy to also direct you to the correct person.

For inquiries specifically related to human or animal ethics, please email ethics@uwinnipeg.ca.

Jitendra PaliwalVice-President, Research and Innovation
 Jitendra Paliwal

Dr. Jitendra Paliwal joined the University of Winnipeg in 2024. He is responsible for an internationally recognized research program in food quality monitoring, and the knowledge and applied solutions developed by his lab have helped scientists, equipment manufacturers, and regulatory agencies in the agri-food sector. He is also part of a distinguished team of industry and academic researchers who adapted a biomedical imaging technique and created an award-winning grain bin-monitoring technology.

 Image with clip art of research itemsExecutive Assistant to the Vice-President
Bea Spearing
phone:  204.786.9734

Bea Spearing joined the Research Office in 2000. Prior to that, she was in the Dean of Arts and Science office for 13 years. Bea has extensive years of knowledge with an administrative background and experience working with the university community and senior administration.  Contact Bea about:

  • Appointments and/or messages to the Vice-President
  • Administrative and day-to-day operations of the Research Office
  • Postdoctoral Fellows, Visiting Scholars, and Research Scholars

Lauren Bosc Director, Research Services
Lauren Bosc
phone:  204.988.7184

Lauren Bosc joined the Research Office in 2021, but has been staff at UWinnipeg since completing an MA in Cultural Studies – Texts and Cultures at UWinnipeg in 2014. Her academic background is interdisciplinary, touching upon studies of media and literature and their intersections with fat studies, women's and gender studies, and cultural studies. Contact Lauren about:

  • General inquiries and staff support
  • Research Committee – Internal Faculty Grants
  • Senate Research Policy Committee

Temporarily:

  • NSERC
  • Natural science related grants
  • CFI and infrastructure related grants
  • Research Manitoba
  • Research security

Bea SpearingProgram Officer, Social Sciences, Humanities, and EDI
Mika Castro
phone:  204.786.9775

Mika Castro joined the Research Office in 2025. They completed their BA in Psychology and Women's and Gender Studies at The University of Winnipeg in 2023, and completed their MA in Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Toronto in 2024.

  • SSHRC
  • Social sciences and humanities-related grants
  • Equity, diversity, and inclusion in research practice and design (across all disciplines)

Bea SpearingProgram Officer, Health Sciences, Research Partnerships and Impact
Akshi Malik
phone:  204.789.1406

Akshi Malik joined the Research Office in 2024. She did her PhD in Physiology and Pathophysiology at the University of Manitoba. Akshi’s research work was focused on investigating the side effects of chemotherapy drugs on the hearts of cancer patients using preclinical and clinical research models. Contact Akshi about:

  • CIHR
  • Health-related grants
  • Knowledge translation and mobilization support (across all disciplines)
  • Research partnerships, innovation and commercialization (across all disciplines)
  • Research contracts and agreements (across all disciplines)

Theresa MackeyProgram Officer, Research Implementation and Ethics
Theresa Mackey
phone:  204.786.9058

Theresa Mackey joined the Research Office in 2023 and completed her MSc in Bioscience, Technology, and Public Policy at UWinnipeg in 2020. Contact Theresa about:

  • Human Ethics
  • Animal Ethics
  • WebGrants Administration
    • Account set-up
    • Troubleshooting

Dylan JonesProgram Officer, Canada Research Chair Coordinator and Special Initiatives
Dylan Jones
phone:  204.258.3065

Dylan Jones joined the Research Office in 2021, but has been a staff member at UWinnipeg since 2019. Previously, he worked in the Faculty of Graduate Studies as the Awards and Communications Officer. Dylan completed both his BA and MA at UWinnipeg and recently completed a certification in Project Management at Red River College. Contact Dylan about: 

  • Canada Research Chairs Program / Internal Research Chairs
  • Faculty Research Awards (across all disciplines)
  • Undergraduate Student Research and Travel Awards (NSERC USRA / UW-USRA-HS / USTG)
  • Mitacs
  • Research Mentorship Program
  • Post-Award Research Support [temporarily]
    • Opening and Closing Research Accounts
    • Purchasing and Research Account Finances
    • Research Account Extensions and Transfers

Program Officer, Natural Sciences, Security, and Infrastructure
[vacant]
phone:  204.786.9137

Chair, Animal Ethics Committee
Dr. Jens Franck

Chair, Human Research Ethics Board
Dr. Robert Pryce

Chair, Research Committee
Dr. Sara Good