Staff

Rita Parmar
Manager, Academic and Administrative Services, Email: lingmgr@sfu.ca
Undergraduate Student Advisor, Email: lingadv@sfu.ca

Phone: 778.782.5739

Office: RCB 9200

**IF YOU HAVE ANY ADVISING INQUIRIES, PLEASE EMAIL YOUR ADVISING TRANSCRIPT AND SFU ID NUMBER TO lingadv@sfu.ca**

Contact Rita for assistance with:

Keys/office access
Contract issues
Payroll information
TA/Marker and Time Use Guidelines
Office or classroom issues
Registration questions
Course access issues
Grading procedures
Academic integrity/honesty monitoring
Procurement of general equipment/supplies (non-technical, non-research related)

Vacant
Secretary to the Chair (Temporary)

Contact the Secretary to the Chair (lingasst@sfu.ca, 778-782-4725) for assistance with:

Appointments with the Chair
TSSU Collective Agreement processes
Sessional and TA contract administration
Faculty appointments
Renewal, tenure and promotion
Salary review
Faculty and employment website updates
Grade deadlines
Teaching Staff Handbook updates

Estelle D'Souza-Carey
Graduate Secretary (Temporary, untill February 3, 2023)
Office: RCB 9202 | Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (9:30am - 2:30pm)

Contact the Graduate Program Assistant (linggsec@sfu.ca, 778-782-4725) for assistance with:

Graduate Program Inquiries - linggsec@sfu.ca

Graduate program application and admission
Graduate awards timelines and application (GA3)
Graduate course offerings
Obtaining graduate student proctors for undergraduate exams
Graduate student RA contract processing (department funding)
Graduate student office allocation

Vacant
Department Secretary (Temporary)
Office: RCB 9201

Contact the Department Secretary (lingdept@sfu.ca, 778-782-4585) for assistance with:

General department inquiries
General information about undergraduate program admissions and courses
Course outlines
Textbook orders and desk copies
Room bookings (Meeting Room [9100], Saunders Room [7201], other classrooms)

CJ Ng - On Leave
Technical Support Specialist
Office: RCB 9214 | Office Hours: Monday (9am - 12:15pm) Wednesday (9am - 4:30pm) Friday (9am - 4:30pm)

Contact the Technical Support Specialist (lingtech@sfu.ca, 778-782-9220) for assistance with:

Office computer set-up and software issues
Procurement of computing/technical equipment for general, non-research use

Laurens Bosman
Communication and Events Coordinator (Acting)
Email: lingcomm@sfu.ca

Office: RCB 8124
Office hours: Monday 9:00 am - 5:30 pm; Thursday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm; Friday 9:00 - 1:00 pm

Contact the Communications and Events Coordinator for assistance with:

Departmental website
Announcements and news articles
Departmental events
Graphic design requests
Photography requests
Social media

Elise McClay
Research Technician, Linguistics
Email: linglab@sfu.ca

Phone: 778.782.7101

Office: RCB 7301
Office hours: Monday 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm; Tuesday to Friday, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Contact Elise for assistance with:

Experimental/data collection technology
Research implementation, design, and analysis
Laboratory hardware, software, data management, and network support and training
Procurement of computing/technical equipment for research-related use
Computing security measures

Brigid Portner
Research Grants and Projects Coordinator
Email: lingrsch@sfu.ca
Phone: 778-782-4772
Office: RCB 8122
Office hours: 10:00 am - 3:30 pm (Monday to Thursday)

Contact Brigid for assistance with:

Applications for research funding
RA recruitment and hiring
Grant-funded RA contracts
Research Participation System (RPS)
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 support for special projects

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