Traci Allen

Help Desk Analyst/Trainer - Research Services   allent@queensu.ca   Available on Microsoft Teams for chat, audio or video call (search for Traci Allen)  Support offered: Provides support for Romeo, and general support inquiries Provides training for the research community for Romeo Awards and Certifications (Ethics and Biohazards) modules

Traci Allen

Research Program Coordinator

  • Supports researchers through facilitation of internal grants, NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA), Queen’s Undergraduate Student Summer Research Fellowships (USSRF), and Mitacs Globalink Research Internship (GRI).

Karen Samis

Karen Samis

Karen Samis

Senior Director, Research Services

PhD

For scheduling, please contact Heather Brain.


  • Provides leadership and oversight for the development and delivery of research administration services, including:
    • grants and contracts - from proposal development to award close-out,
    • research legal services,
    • research systems, and
    • institutional programs.

Aleksandra Bergier

Aleksandra Bergier

Aleksandra Bergier

Associate Director, Inclusive Research

PhD

a.bergier@queensu.ca

355 King St. West

  • Manages institutional efforts to develop, implement and monitor an inclusive research strategy in collaboration with Queen's research community.
  • Leads the design and implementation of I-EDIAA related initiatives and programs within the Vice-Principal Research Portfolio.

Mona Rahman

Mona Rahman

Mona Rahman

Research Awards Officer

PhD

rahmanm@queensu.ca

355 King St. West, 3rd floor

  • Coordinates and supports institutional and individual nominations of faculty members for external research awards, particularly national and international awards.
  • Coordinates internal selection processes for institutional nominations of external awards.

Alex Birchard

Alex Birchard

Alex Birchard

Associate Director, Finance and Administration

alex.birchard@queensu.ca

355 King St. West, suite 255b

  • Financial compliance and reporting.
  • Budgeting and data tracking improvements.

Jason Schmelzle

Jason Schmelzle

Jason Schmelzle

Manager, Executive Support

  • Manages and guides the executive support team to deliver efficient, high-quality service to senior leadership.
  • Oversees executive scheduling, communications, and workflow to ensure organizational alignment.

Kelly Blair

Kelly Blair

Kelly Blair

Director, Research Compliance, Training and Ethics

PhD

For scheduling, please contact Heather Brain.


  • Provide high-level oversight for various elements of the responsible conduct of research, including:
    • research integrity,
    • regulatory compliance in human-participant research,
    • research ethics in human-participant research,
    • research data management, and 
    • Indigenization-Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism (I-EDIAA).
  • Training on the above topics.