Office of Research and Scholarship

The Office of Research and Scholarship at Red Deer College works with the Research Common and the Research Ethics Board to guide research and scholarship occurring across the institution, including offering administrative support and oversight for grant applications and grant management. 

Relevant Policies and Plans

All scholarly work at Red Deer College that involves research conforms to or interacts with the following policies:

• Academic Freedom Policy
• Conflicts of Interest and Mandatory Disclosure 
• Contracts for Research Policy
• Information Access and Protection of Privacy Policy
• Integrity in Research and Scholarship Policy
• Intellectual Property Policy
• Research and the Promotion of Innovation Policy
• Research Grant Management Policy
• Research Involving Animals Policy
• Research Involving Humans Policy
• Scholarly Activity at Red Deer College Policy

Committees 

The Research and Scholarship Committee is a standing committee of RDC’s Academic Council and a key connection to the academic governance processes of the College. It oversees the policy direction for research and scholarly activity across the College, the promotion of research among all members of the RDC community, and the recognition of research and scholarly activity.

The Recognition of Scholarly Activity committee recognizes and rewards high-quality scholarly productions by faculty and staff that have a large impact within the field of study. 

Our Team

• Maureen Toews, PhD – Dean, Teaching, Learning, and Research
• Michelle Edwards Thomson, MLIS – Chair, Research Common
• Krista Robson, PhD – Chair, Research Ethics Board
• Alisha Lindsay, BBA (in progress), PCP – Operations Manager
• Danielle Marcus, BBA (in progress) – Administrative Officer