Membership

Full Member

A senior researcher, faculty member, who has a significant research affiliation with the Institutes’ mandate and goals.

Associate Member

A researcher, faculty member with significant research affiliation with the Institute through research collaborations, grants and services.

Visiting Member

A visiting scholar with research activities linked to the Institute, appointed for a limited term.

Postdoctoral Scholar/Research Associate Member

Graduate Student Member

Nominations for new Full and Associate Members of the Institute will include the applicant’s curricula vitae. The nominations must be submitted to the Board of Directors for approval. Terms of membership are up to six years for Full and Associate Members, up to two years for Student Members and Postdoctoral/Research Associate Members, and up to one year for Visiting Members. The terms of membership are renewable upon consideration by the Board.

The Institute has an Executive Committee, comprising six full time members (referred to as Co-directors, Drs. Garcia, Macaulay, Burack, Deverensky, Mitchell, and Shariff) who assist the Director in the general Administration of the Institute. The Executive Committee will meet monthly and will be responsible for defining the mission of the Institute, its scientific direction, overseeing administration of the Institute and drafting policies to be adopted by the Institute.

The membership of the Board of the Institute will include the Dean (or Associate Dean, Research) of the Faculty of Education, the Vice-Principal, Research (or delegate), the Director of the Institute, two active Full Members, a graduate student, and one person from outside the University, not directly involved in the Institute.  The Dean (or delegate) of the Reporting Faculty will assume the Chair of the Board. The advisory board may include representatives with expertise in corporate management, health policy, clinical research, fund-raising, research ethics and community health.