Education Programs

bberry

bberry — 2011-01-17T21:18:02Z

Barbara Berry received her MA in Adult, Administrative and Higher Education from the University of British Columbia, Faculty of Education. Her research explored the factors facilitating and hindering the work of seniors community action groups involved in health promotion at the local level. She received a Bachelor of Nursing Science from Queen’s University in Kingston. Her professional health roles have included clinical practitioner, Public Health Nurse, Healthy Communities Network of BC Coordinator, Community Development Consultant and Acting Director of Health Promotion. Barbara has over ten years of instructional experience with health care providers and allied health professionals at the college level.

As an Adult Educator, she has worked extensively as an Educational Consultant in strategic planning, program planning and evaluation, adult learning and development, instructional design and work-based performance in government, non-profit and the high tech industry. Her areas of expertise include learning design, the use of Web 2.0 technologies for learning, communities of practice and work-based learning.
Barbara currently applies her knowledge of adult education, health and the use of technologies in her consulting role with the Faculty of Health Sciences. She also supports interdisciplinary instructional teams in TechOne at the Surrey Campus. She also teaches course design and assessment in the Graduate Certificate Program at Simon Fraser University.

jpburbank

jpburbank — 2007-12-07T20:09:12Z

teststaff

teststaff — 2008-11-26T07:34:07Z

cherid

cherid — 2011-01-17T21:25:15Z

Cheri Danton joined the faculty in July 2006. As the Receptionist, she is the department’s first contact for visitors and students, and provides general office support to staff and faculty. Her main responsibilities include the following:

Receives visitors and redirects them to the appropriate personnel.
Receives and distributes incoming mail, faxes, inter-campus mail and courier packages.
Arranges for outgoing couriers.
Trouble-shoots fax and photocopier jams; assists/instructs students and personnel to operate fax and copier; assigns new fax and copy codes for teaching and research funds.
Orders office supplies, business cards, etc.
Expense claims: reviews for accuracy, forwards to Administrative Coordinator for approval; then photocopies and forwards to Accounts Payable for processing.
Updates the FHS Contacts lists, FHS owned email lists, directories, etc.
Prepares key requests, telephone orders, and service requests as required.
Prior to coming to SFU, Cheri worked as an Office Administrator for a small business and for the New Westminster School Board as a Special Education Assistant. She also completed her BA in English at SFU, in 2003.

aday

aday — 2011-05-09T23:40:37Z

falconer

falconer — 2011-01-17T21:17:36Z

As the Undergraduate Program Assistant, Sheila assists with student advising, teaching evaluations, awards, and undergraduate course administration.

Before joining the Faculty of Health Sciences at SFU, Sheila worked in a variety of administrative support roles in both educational and business environments.

manjeetg

manjeetg — 2011-01-17T21:22:47Z

Manjeet earned a BA in Economics (with multiple courses in the Sciences) from SFU in 1985. Following graduation, she actively pursued a career in accounting and finance. A professional financial manager, Manjeet has over 20 years of experience in senior corporate accounting and management, with expertise in accounting systems development, auditing, compliance, financial and strategic planning, budget development and management.

As the Administrative Coordinator/Budget Manager for the Faculty of Health Sciences, she plans, prepares and reports on the Faculty’s annual operating budget, maintains faculty research accounts and reporting, and advises faculty on research expenditures and compliance with SFU and external funding agency policies.

mgoli

mgoli — 2010-06-14T17:10:15Z

DarrinGrund

dmgrund — 2012-02-08T00:25:54Z

As Project Manager for the Urban Structure, Population and Public Policy project, Darrin Grund is responsible for data acquisition, GIS analysis, contract management, and staff and project supervision. Darrin has an extensive background in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and direct work experience in local and provincial governments. Through his work with GIS implementation and data management, as well as being a GIS coordinator, he brings a wide-ranging knowledge and background essential to the success of this research project.

As the Data Warehouse Coordinator, Darrin Grund is applying his expertise in data management by facilitating the development of the Faculty of Health Science new data warehouse for health information. This data warehouse will eventually provide up-to-date vital statistics information on the population of BC which can be accessed by health researchers across the country.

hegland

hegland — 2012-01-24T19:00:15Z

As the Senior Advisor, Recruitment and Retention, Linda is responsible for managing the Education Group area of FHS, advising special and target student groups, and recruiting and retaining students in the Faculty of Health Sciences. Her responsibilities also include developing and conducting career planning workshops, academic success workshops, and information to general audiences. She is the public face of the Faculty to future students, their parents, high school counselors, and to future employers. She also researches, develops and implements faculty-wide programs and initiatives to enhance student recruitment and retention, and participates in and provides a leadership role in the faculty’s long-range strategic planning for student recruitment and retention.

In the Faculty of Health Sciences, Linda has had experience in being in the roles of Graduate Program Coordinator and Undergraduate Program Coordinator. Joining Simon Fraser University in 1987, Linda brings a wealth of experience including substantial experience with a variety of student service roles, departmental experience, administration and coordination expertise, and a passion for SFU, for the Faculty of Health Sciences and for her students.

ckalaw

ckalaw — 2012-02-03T00:46:25Z

As the Grants Facilitator for the Faculty of Health Sciences, Cecilia Kalaw is responsible for liaising with granting agencies, working with the Office of Research Services in identifying new research funding opportunities, and working with faculty members to develop research proposals for submission to national and provincial funding agencies such as the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, MSFHR, Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

Cecilia Kalaw has fifteen years of experience in grant writing and project development in non-profit, governmental, and academic settings. She has had direct experience as a grants program officer for the provincial government and as a grant writer for various non-profit agencies. She has worked at UBC as a health researcher for the Department of Health Care and Epidemiology and the School of Nursing. Most recently, grant writing and facilitation was part of her role as the research coordinator for the Nursing and Health Behaviour Research Unit and NEXUS, a multidisciplinary research unit dedicated to researching the social contexts of health behaviour. She has expertise in community-based research, qualitative methods, gender analyses and tobacco research and has co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in these areas.

Cecilia has a Master of Arts in Education from Simon Fraser University. Prior to her work in health research, Cecilia worked on education and policy development related to multiculturalism, human rights, and immigrant settlement and integration. She has a long standing interest in social inequalities and health disparities and public health policy development.

Bratislav

brat — 2012-01-16T21:08:27Z

As the Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Bratislav is responsible for the administration and coordination of program and course development initiatives, scheduling, and instructional appointments and evaluations, and semester offerings and registration for the Faculty's undergraduate programs (BA and BSc in Health Sciences); academic advice and administrative support to prospective and registered undergraduate students; confirmation of credentials/graduation requirements; and coordination of the articulation of post-secondary transfer of credit requests.

Bratislav has many years of administrative experience working in theatre arts, information technology and education. His considerable experience in post-secondary education includes instruction and curriculum development, administration and management, and numerous levels of student services and support. Being a curious, long life learner himself, he is profoundly enthusiastic about helping students achieve their educational and career goals.

dnicholl

dnicholl — 2011-01-17T21:23:38Z

Providing confidential administrative and secretarial support to the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and to the Director of Administration and Operations. Prior to coming to SFU, Doreen worked at the Regional Municipality of York in Ontario as the Executive Assistant to the Commissioner, Transportation and Works.

inrodway

inrodway — 2012-01-13T22:04:30Z

As the Director of Administration and Operations, Irene is responsible for the coordination of administrative and operational matters in support of the Faculty of Health Sciences’activities. This includes finance, human resources, office management, infrastructure development including facilities planning, and participation in the development and monitoring of the faculty's goals and strategic plans.

Irene initially joined SFU in 2002 as the Administrative Coordinator for the Institute of Health Research and Education (IHRE), bringing with her over twenty years of management experience in university and hospital environments, including the University of British Columbia and the BC Research Institute for Children's & Women's Health.

setot

setot — 2011-07-20T23:36:41Z