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Departmental Committees
Note: Committee terms are from **May 1 - April 30** per changes to the Department’s Constitution, except for the Tenure and Promotion Committee whose term is April 15 to April 14.
Appointments Committee
| Department Chair (Appointments Chair) | Ex-officio | |
| E. Barley | Two-year term | To April 30, 2028 |
| Z. Punja | Two-year term | To April 30, 2028 |
| M. Barker | Two-year term | To April 30, 2027 |
| A. Mooers | Two-year term | To April 30, 2027 |
| H. Hutter | One-year term | To April 30, 2027 |
| V. Marlatt | One-year term | To April 30, 2027 |
| J. Moore | One-year term | To April 30, 2027 |
Staff Support: Melissa Stephens, Chair's Secretary 778-782-3535
Department Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee
| N. Dulvy | Two-year term | To April 30, 2028 |
| Vacant | Two-year term | To April 30, 2028 |
| T. Williams | Two-year term | To April 30, 2027 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow representatives | ||
| E. Kirkwood, Undergraduate Advisor | ||
| Graduate Student representatives | ||
| Undergraduate representatives | ||
| Staff Representatives |
Departmental Graduate Studies Committee - DGSC
| T. Brown | Two-year term | To April 30, 2028 |
| A. Mooers | Two-year term | To April 30, 2028 |
| J. Reynolds | Two-year term | To April 30, 2028 |
| M. Hart | Two-year term | To April 30, 2027 |
| J. Moore | Two-year term | To April 30, 2027 |
| Department Chair | Ex-officio | |
| TBA | Graduate Student Reps | |
| TBA | Graduate Student Reps |
Staff Support: Graduate Program Assistant 778-782-3120
Departmental Scholarship Committee - DSC
| I. Novales Flamarique | Two-year term | To April 30, 2028 |
| G. Rintoul |
Two-year term | To April 30, 2028 |
| T. Williams |
Partial term starting September 1, 2026 | To April 30, 2027 |
| D. Green |
Partial term ending Aug. 31, 2026 | To August 31, 2026 |
| B. Crespi | One-year term | To April 30, 2027 |
| Department Chair | May serve as back up if two or more faculty committee members are not available. | |
| Grad Student rep (one) TBD | Grad student rep (1 vote). One back-up Grad student rep may attend but only one Grad student may vote) |
Staff support for undergraduate scholarships: biscugra@sfu.ca
Staff support for graduate scholarships: biscgrad@sfu.ca
Departmental Undergraduate Curriculum Committee - DUCC
| K. Fitzpatrick | Two-year term | To April 30, 2028 |
| P. Hollmann | Two-year term | To April 30, 2028 |
| A. Becalska | Two-year term | To April 30, 2027 |
| M. Meents | Two-year term | To April 30, 2027 |
| G. Rintoul | Two-year term | To April 30, 2027 |
| Department Associate Chair | Ex-officio | |
| E. Kirkwood, Undergraduate Advisor | Ex-officio | |
| TBA | Undergrad Student rep | |
| TBA | Undergrad Student rep |
Staff Support: Undergraduate Program Assistant 778-782-3551
Outreach and Engagement Committee
| E. Palsson | Two-year term | To April 30, 2028 |
| Vacant | Two-year term | To April 30, 2028 |
| T. McMullan | Two-year term | To April 30, 2027 |
| M. Dennis, E. Hung | Graduate students | |
| P. Goyal, K. Prodaniuk | Undergraduate students | |
| C. Gooding | Staff Member |
Staff Support: Melissa Stephens, Chair's Secretary 778-782-3535
Tenure and Promotion Committee - TPC
| J. Christians (TPC Chair) | Ex-officio |
| I. Novales Flamarique (Professor) | One-year term |
| Z. Punja (Professor) | One-year term |
| T. Williams (Professor | One-year term |
| E. Palsson (Associate Professor) | One-year term |
| M. Chen (Assistant Professor) | One-year term |
| K. Lam (Teaching Faculty) | One-year term |
Staff Support: Melissa Stephens, Chair's Secretary 778-782-3535
TPC members serve a one-year term from April 15 to April 14.