Faculty

Dr. Marianne Ignace
Distinguished SFU Professor
Member of Order of British Columbia

Director, INLP
Department of Linguistics

Dr. Panayiotis Pappas
Professor

Chair (on leave), Department of Linguistics
 

Staff

Donna Couturier
Budget Assistant 
inlpgfin@sfu.ca

  • Financial paperwork and records 
  • Student sponsorship authorization 
  • Preparing, analyzing and reviewing budgetary data
  • Financial monitoring and forecasting

Lee Gellatly
Graduate Program Secretary 
inllgrad@sfu.ca

  • Admin support and records for the Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Languages and Linguistics (INLL GC)
  • Admin support and records for the Master of Arts in Indigenous Languages and Linguistics (INLL MA

Janessa Ng
Recruiter and Undergraduate Advisor
inlpadv@sfu.ca

  • Certificate in Indigenous Language Proficiency (CINLP)
  • Diploma in Indigenous Language Proficiency (DINLP)
  • Minor in Indigenous Languages (INLMIN
  • Undergraduate student advising and records 

Brigid Portner
Research Grants Coordinator 
ling_rsch@sfu.ca

  • Research conferences and workshops
  • Applications for research funding
  • Financial, reporting and admin support for research grants and projects
  • Administrative support for grant holders

Emeriti and Retired Faculty

Previous contributors

Dr. James Crippen
Postdoctoral Fellow 2020
Indigenous Languages Program 

Dr. John Lyon
Visiting Professor 2020–2021
Indigenous Languages Program