Staff

Rita Parmar
Manager, Academic and Administrative Services
Advisor, Undergraduate Studies

Phone: 778-782-5739
Office: RCB 9200 | Office Hours: Monday to Friday (9:30am 鈥� 4:00pm)

For advising questions, email lingadv@sfu.ca and include your 丁香园AV ID number and advising transcript. For questions related to managerial matters, email lingmgr@sfu.ca

Contact Rita for assistance with:

Safety protocol
Process and procedure guidelines
Contract issues
Payroll information
Office or classroom issues
Registration questions
Course access issues
Grading procedures
Academic integrity/honesty monitoring

Tina Cusmano
Department Secretary

Email: lingdept@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4585
Office: RCB 9201| Office Hours: Tuesday to Friday (9:15 am 鈥� 2:45 pm)

Contact Tina for assistance with:

General departmental assistance/Campus directions
General information about undergraduate program admissions and courses
Maintenance request
Course outlines
Textbook orders and desk copies
Course evaluations
Room Bookings (RCB 9100 AND 7402)
Assistance with office equipment
Budget and accounting records
Document Solutions orders

Janelle Stutheit
Secretary to the Chair and Graduate Program Chair

Email: lingasst@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4798
Office: RCB 9103 | Office Hours: Monday to Friday (8:45 am 鈥� 2:30 pm)

Contact Janelle for assistance with:

Appointments with the Chair
TSSU Collective Agreement processes
Sessional and TA contract administration
TA/Marker and Time Use guidelines
Faculty appointments
Renewal, tenure and promotion
Salary review
Study leaves and other leaves
Faculty and employment website updates
Grade deadlines
Course evaluations
Teaching Staff Handbook updates

Lee Gellatly
Graduate Program Secretary

Email: linggsec@sfu.ca
Office: RCB 9202 | Office Hours: Monday to Thursday (8:45 am 鈥� 3:45 pm)

Contact Lee for assistance with:

Graduate program application and admission inquiries (prospective students)
Program and course information (current students)
Graduate course enrollment requests
Graduate studies regulations (program complection, leave of absence, etc.)
Graduate awards timelines and application (GA3)
Graduate student RA contract processing (department entrance funding)
Graduate student orientation sessions
Graduate course offerings
Graduate student office allocation
Graduate thesis defence requirements and process

Brigid Portner
Research Grants and Projects Coordinator

Email: lingrsch@sfu.ca
Office: RCB 8122 | Office Hours: Monday to Thursday (9:45am 鈥� 4:00pm); Friday (9:15am 鈥� 12:30pm)

Contact Brigid for assistance with:

Applications for research funding
RA recruitment and hiring
Grant-funded RA contracts
Research conferences and workshops
Financial, reporting and administrative needs for research grants and projects
Administrative support for grant holders and project RAs
Procurement of non-technical, research-related equipment/supplies
Laboratory outreach activities

Nicole North
Communications and Events Coordinator

Email: lingcomm@sfu.ca
Office: RCB 8124 | Office Hours: Monday to Friday (8:30am 鈥� 4:30pm)

Contact Nicole for assistance with:

Departmental website
Departmental events
Graphic design requests
Student, Research, Faculty and Alumni news stories
Social media content creation and promotion
Videography and photography requests