{"id":1410,"date":"2024-06-21T16:30:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T20:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/researchdev\/?page_id=1410"},"modified":"2025-03-30T19:11:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T23:11:01","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group york-randi-lead-text\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">About<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Office of the Vice-President Research &amp; Innovation is the central hub for research and innovation at 快播视频, promoting research excellence and facilitating a culture of research engagement that responds to the needs of the University community.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:90px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns randi-text-with-media is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>We seek to support our faculty members to create new knowledge and discoveries that accelerate the development of cutting-edge solutions to the world\u2019s most pressing scientific questions and social challenges in collaboration with industry, government, and private and public sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We do this in close partnership with all Faculties and Professional Schools, providing resources, services and tools that enable York\u2019s world-leading researchers to create positive change and further their local and global impact.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"vision\">Research Vision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>York conducts purposeful research that advances knowledge and creates positive change. As a leading international research and teaching university, we are committed to excellence in research and scholarship in all its forms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Informed by a strong commitment to shared values, including the promotion of social justice, diversity, and the public good, we aspire through our research to better understand the human condition and the world around us and to employ the knowledge we gain in the service of society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intensive engagement in research is a core institutional value that permeates the fabric of the University, and it is this foundation on which York\u2019s diverse and welcoming academic environment is built.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s On This Page<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list-unstyled navigation-list fade-bottom\">\n<li><a href=\"#vision\">Research Vision <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#vp\">About the Vice-President Research &amp; Innovation <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#avp\">About the Associate Vice-President Research <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#team\">Meet the Team <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#plan\">Strategic Research Plan <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#join\">Join Us At York <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 bg-primary-2 text-white rounded-0 learnmore-block p-2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/contact\/\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#810001\">Contact Us <i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right small pl-2\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:90px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group grey-bg-block has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group border-lg border-primary p-4\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"vp\">About the Vice-President Research &amp; Innovation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Amir Asif was appointed to serve a five-year term as Vice-President Research &amp; Innovation in May 2020. He is a Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Lassonde School of Engineering.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Asif joined York from Concordia University in Montreal, where he served as the founding Dean (2014-2020) of the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science. He is well known to the York community, having served as the founding Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from 2006 to 2014.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a specialist in signal processing and communications, his research interests are focused on developing next generation technologies for every-day applications, including health and medical devices, radar and sonar applications, distributed multiagent networked systems, and electrical power grids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is also the Chair of the Ontario Council of University Research (OCUR).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Asif received his education and professional training from Carnegie Mellon University and Harvard University. He is a registered professional engineer in the province of Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"abroad\">Speeches and Articles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/story\/2024\/02\/05\/beyond-commercialisation-to-the-full-societal-impact-of-research\/409939\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beyond commercialization to the full societal impact of research<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/researchinfosource.com\/cil\/2023\/editorials\/a-greener-tomorrow-relies-on-academic-research-and-innovation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A greener tomorrow relies on academic research &amp; innovation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hriportal.ca\/research-and-innovation-can-ensure-ai-ushers-in-the-inclusive-healthcare-of-tomorrow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Research and innovation can ensure AI ushers in the inclusive healthcare of tomorrow<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2024\/06\/Amir-Asif.jpg\" alt=\"Amir Asif\" class=\"wp-image-1358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2024\/06\/Amir-Asif.jpg 524w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2024\/06\/Amir-Asif-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2024\/06\/Amir-Asif-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2024\/06\/Amir-Asif-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Amir Asif<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group randi-buttons-cta-pattern\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/research.apps01.yorku.ca\/machform\/view.php?id=179543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Request the VP <i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right small pl-2\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:90px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns randi-text-with-media is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"avp\">About the Associate Vice-President Research<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Jennifer Hyndman, Associate Vice-President Research<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jennifer Hyndman is a Professor in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change and currently serves as Associate Vice-President of Research. She is also the past Director of the Centre for Refugee Studies at 快播视频.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hyndman\u2019s research traverses political, economic, cultural, and feminist dimensions of migration, focusing on people\u2019s mobility, displacement, and security. Her scholarship is particularly concerned with the dynamics of conflict and disaster that create refugees and internally displaced persons, as well as international humanitarian responses to such crises.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She earned her BA in Sociology and English at the University of Alberta, her MA in sociology from Lancaster University, and her PhD in geography from the University of British Columbia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2024\/10\/jennifer-hyndman-headshot-conference.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2024\/10\/jennifer-hyndman-headshot-conference.jpg 524w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2024\/10\/jennifer-hyndman-headshot-conference-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2024\/10\/jennifer-hyndman-headshot-conference-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2024\/10\/jennifer-hyndman-headshot-conference-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2024\/10\/jennifer-hyndman-headshot-conference-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Jennifer Hyndman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Jennifer Steeves, Associate Vice-President Research<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jennifer Steeves is a Professor in the Faculty of Health and currently serves as Associate Vice-President Research. She is also a York Research Chair in Non-invasive Visual Brain Stimulation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steeves\u2019 research uses neuroimaging (MRI) and non-invasive neuromodulation techniques to study the visual brain in healthy individuals and rare neuro-ophthalmological patients.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is a triple York alumna, having earned her BA in Psychology, her MA in Experimental Psychology and her PhD in Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Sciences at 快播视频.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2024\/06\/Jennifer-Steeves.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer Steeves\" class=\"wp-image-1426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2024\/06\/Jennifer-Steeves.jpg 524w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2024\/06\/Jennifer-Steeves-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2024\/06\/Jennifer-Steeves-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2024\/06\/Jennifer-Steeves-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Jennifer Steeves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group randi-people-feed-pattern randi-full-width-group randi-has-notch has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#e31837\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center randi-two-col-heading is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading randi-heading\" id=\"team\">Meet the Team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn who\u2019s who in the Office of the Vice-President Research &amp; Innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"#\">See Full Team<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"randi-people-feed feed-style-feed\" \"><ul class=\"randi-people-feed-loop\"><li class=\"randi-people-feed-person\"><h3 class=\"randi-person-name\">Courtney Cole<\/h3><span class=\"randi-person-job-title\">Director, Innovation and Industry Partnerships<\/span><a class=\"randi-person-email\" href=\"mailto:ccole23@yorku.ca\">ccole23@yorku.ca<\/a><span class=\"randi-person-phone\"><\/span><\/li><li class=\"randi-people-feed-person\"><h3 class=\"randi-person-name\">Nadia D\u2019Angelo (she\/her)<\/h3><span class=\"randi-person-job-title\">Research Ethics Officer<\/span><a class=\"randi-person-email\" href=\"mailto:naddan@yorku.ca\">naddan@yorku.ca<\/a><span class=\"randi-person-phone\"><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group randi-full-width-group randi no-bottom-margin has-background\" style=\"background-color:#efefef\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns no-bottom-margin is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading randi-heading has-text-color\" id=\"plan\" style=\"color:#e31837\">Strategic Research Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/about\/strategic-research-plan-2023-2028\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"582\" height=\"754\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2024\/06\/SRP-Cover-Image.png\" alt=\"Cover of York\u2019s Strategic Research Plan 2023-2028.\" class=\"wp-image-1434\" style=\"width:291px;height:377px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2024\/06\/SRP-Cover-Image.png 582w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2024\/06\/SRP-Cover-Image-309x400.png 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns no-bottom-margin is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p class=\"randi-hero-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/about\/strategic-research-plan-2023-2028\/\">Learn more<\/a> about York\u2019s research strengths and opportunities in Knowledge for the Future: From Creation and Discovery to Application, York\u2019s Strategic Research Plan 2023-2028.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading randi-heading\" id=\"join\">Join Us At York<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Discover exciting career opportunities in research and innovation at 快播视频.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button bg-primary-2 text-white rounded-0 learnmore-block p-2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/about\/research-jobs\/\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#810001\">See Our Job Openings <i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right small pl-2\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of the Vice-President Research &amp; 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