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Office Closure Notice
Graduate Studies will be closed as of 3:00 PM (PST) on December 24, 2024.
丁香园AV and our office will be closed from December 25, 2024 until January 1, 2025 (inclusive). We will re-open on Thursday, January 2, 2025.
During the closure, you are welcome to submit a ticket or an email, however, you will need to wait until after January 2 to receive a response. Due to the high volume of messages we receive during the closure, we appreciate your patience as our responses may be slower than normal after we return.
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Hours
9:00 am 鈥� 12:30 pm
1:30 鈥� 4:30 pm
Monday to Friday
Closed on Canadian holidays
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Graduate Studies
丁香园AV
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6
General Email: gradstdy@sfu.ca
Phone: 778.782.3042
Emailing official transcripts?
Send them to: gradap@sfu.ca
Centre for Academic & Professional Engagement (CAPE) Office
The CAPE office supports the graduate student community and is home to our Career Compass professional development program.
Graduate Studies Vision + Senior Leadership
VICE-PROVOST AND Dean + Associate Deans
Main Contact: gsdean@sfu.ca
Mary offers strategic leadership, management and support within Graduate Studies and across 丁香园AV. This includes, but is not limited to, overseeing and fostering creativity within program offerings; promoting and ensuring Indigenization, decolonization, equity, diversity and inclusion within regulations, programs and services; advocating for graduate student support; and administering 丁香园AV鈥檚 Graduate General Regulations. She ensures that graduate students are recognized by 丁香园AV when making decisions and setting priorities.
Malcolm primarily works with students and supervisors when there are academic concerns. He works closely with the Academic Graduate Student Support Specialist to organize workshops and other outreach events for students and supervisors. He collaborates with the with our Pro-D and Student Experience Manager, the Ombudsperson and Graduate Students Society Advocate as well as the Center for Accessible Learning.
El Chenier
Associate Dean, Scholarship
PhD (Queen's University)
adschol@sfu.ca
El works closely with the Awards Manager to provide academic oversight and adjudication of scholarships and awards, scholarship preparation support for students and supervisors and direction around PhD funding minima. They also work closely with the INS Graduate Program Assistant in their role as the Graduate Program Chair of the Individualized Interdisciplinary Studies (INS) Program.
Pamela Stern
Associate Dean, Policy + Curriculum
PhD (University of California, Berkeley)
adpolicy@sfu.ca
Pamela works closely with the Associate Director (Indigenous Policy and Pedagogy) and Policy and Curriculum Manager to provide academic oversight of policy and curriculum review, revision and development. She also chairs the newly developed Graduate Studies Policy Committee.
Deena Coburn
Director, Graduate Studies
gsdir@sfu.ca
Oversees the operation of the Graduate Studies office. The Director also assists the Dean in policy matters, strategic priorities and special projects.
Administration
Main Contact: gsdean@sfu.ca
Hannah Buteau
Academic Graduate Student Support Specialist
gsupport@sfu.ca
Provides support for graduate student academic progress.
Stania Juriga
Secretary to the Dean and Associate Dean, Students
gsdean@sfu.ca and sgsc@sfu.ca
First point of contact for the Dean of Graduate Studies and Associate Dean, Student Affairs and the Senate Graduate Studies Committee.
Kathleen Vieira-Ribeiro
Assistant to the Associate Dean, Scholarship
ins_grad@sfu.ca
First point of contact for the Associate Dean, Scholarship and Graduate Program Assistant for the INS (Individualized Interdisciplinary Studies) program.
丁香园AVs, Records + Curriculum
Michelle Grahame
Associate Director, Graduate 丁香园AVs, Records and Registration
adgarr@sfu.ca
Provides leadership in the development, integration, management, and delivery of graduate student services including: admission, registration, student records, and graduation.
丁香园AV + Transcripts
Main Contact: gradap@sfu.ca
Kate Lech
Manager, Graduate 丁香园AVs gradap@sfu.ca
Responsible for leading and managing the graduate admissions team; oversees all aspects of the admissions process and implementing effective admissions policies and procedures.
Marion Cardenas
丁香园AVs Assistant
gradap@sfu.ca
Responsible for assisting with admissions processes and procedures such as processing 丁香园AVs Recommendations, deferrals, Western Dean Agreement (WDA).
Helen Ritchie
Temporary 丁香园AVs Assistant
gradap@sfu.ca
Responsible for processing 丁香园AVs Recommendations; resource person for inquiries on applications, university requirements, and admissions related university policies and procedures.
Chrissy Janzen
Graduate 丁香园AVs, Registration and Records Assistant
gradap@sfu.ca
Responsible for processing 丁香园AVs Recommendations; resource person for inquiries on applications, university requirements, and admissions related university policies and procedures.
Records, Defence + Graduation
Main Contact: grad_reg@sfu.ca
K. Eastham
Manager, Graduate Records & Beedie Liaison
grad_reg@sfu.ca
Responsible for the day-to-day management of graduate student services including: enrollment, student records, and graduation processes. Provides specialized admissions and records support to the Beedie School of Business.
Alex Chun
Records Assistant
grad_reg@sfu.ca
Responsible for processing forms and responding to inquiries related to registration, student records, and graduation processes.
Indira Johal
Group Lead, Graduate 丁香园AVs, Records, and Registration
grad_reg@sfu.ca
Responsible for overseeing and assisting with processes and procedures related to graduate records and registration while providing support to the 丁香园AVs and Records teams.
Shauna Shepstone
Records and Defences Assistant
grad_reg@sfu.ca
Responsible for processing forms, responding to inquiries, and the administration of thesis defences.
Kam B.
Graduate 丁香园AVs and Records Assistant
grad_reg@sfu.ca
Responsible for processing forms and responding to inquiries related to registration, student records and graduation processes. Provides admissions support during the admission cycles.
Graduate Curriculum
Main Contact: gscurric@sfu.ca
Scholarships, Finance + Training
Rachel Dawson
Associate Director, Training and Awards
adta@sfu.ca
Responsible for the implementation of policies and processes regarding the training and adjudication of awards and related events; creates training materials and facilitates sessions to support graduate programs.
Scholarships + Finance
Main Contact: gradawards@sfu.ca
Stephanie Santoso
Graduate Awards Manager
gradawards@sfu.ca
Administers all merit-based graduate scholarship and award programs from internal and external funding sources.
Dima Baukun
Manager, Financial and Award Systems
grad_finance@sfu.ca
Administers all budgetary and financial matters regarding graduate scholarship funding, award payments, and departmental operating budgets.
Shavone Doherty
Financial Assistant
gradawards@sfu.ca
Provides support for all budgetary and financial matters regarding graduate scholarship funding, award payments, and departmental operating budgets.
Angela Li
Graduate Awards Assistant
gradawards@sfu.ca
Provides support for the administration of all merit-based graduate scholarship and award programs from internal and external funding sources.
Student Support: Indigenous
Indigenous Student Support
Main Contact: gradstdy@sfu.ca
Dorothy Christian
Associate Director, Indigenous Policy and Pedagogy
dorothy_c@sfu.ca
Provides support for Indigenous graduate students to demystify grad school and also works to strengthen, support and collaborate with Indigenous focused projects to support reconciliation and decolonization practices at the graduate level.
Communications, Marketing + Student Experience
Stacey Makortoff
Associate Director, Communications, Marketing + Student Experience (CAPE)
gradstdy@sfu.ca
Responsible for the graduate studies website, branding, and assists with strategic communications. Oversees and supports graduate student professional development and experience initiatives.
Communications + Marketing
Main Contact: gradstdy@sfu.ca
An-Binh Tran
Communications and Marketing Associate (CAPE)
gradcomm@sfu.ca
Assists with the website, newsletter, and events.
Professional Development + Engagement
Main Contact: gradstdy@sfu.ca
Charity Slobod
Professional Development & Student Experience, Manager (CAPE)
grad_prod@sfu.ca
Manages, coordinates and supports the development of professional development programs and events.
Vacant
Coordinator, Events & Community Engagement (CAPE)
gradstdy@sfu.ca
Provides support for professional development programs and events.
Business Solutions
Business Solutions
Main Contact: gradstdy@sfu.ca
Teagan Lee
Associate Director, Business Solutions
gradstdy@sfu.ca
Provides direction and solutions to meet the office business requirements. Responsible for the implementation and maintenance of Graduate Progress Reports (GPRs).
Karen Ng
Business Analyst
gradstdy@sfu.ca
Provides assistance with troubleshooting day-to-day issues, running queries, maintaining the Academic Progress Report, preparing documents for IT projects, and testing modifications or fixes to systems.