The Faculty of Science

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Our Committment

The mission of the Faculty of Science EDI commitee is to encourage policies, best practices, and activities to create a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive Faculty of Science.

Our Purpose

The committee will provide recommendations and encourage best practices regarding EDI matters in the Faculty of Science. It will develop and host events to promote EDI within the Faculty and gather data and report on the EDI status of the Faculty. The committee does not have the authority to create or impose rules, regulations, or policies. The terms of reference for the committee can be found here.

Cultural and Religious Observations

The Faculty of Science includes people from a wide diversity of backgrounds. The dates of many cultural and religious observances that are important to members of the Faculty are included here Science Cultural and Religious Observations ; if you see any dates that are missing, please see https://www.unb.ca/initiatives/equity-diversity-inclusion/partners.html.

Current Membership

Chair: Janice Lawrence (Associate Dean; pronouns = she/her; language English;  jlawrenc@unb.ca)

Alexa Alexander Trusiak (Biology faculty; pronouns = she/her/elle/la; languages = English, French; alexa.alexander@unb.ca)

Allison Enright (Earth Sciences faculty; pronouns = she/her; language = English; allison.enright@unb.ca)

Alyssa Sankey (Mathematics and Statistics faculty; pronouns = she/her; language = English; asankey@unb.ca)

Amy-Rae Gauthier (Physics staff; pronouns = he/him/she/her; languages = English, French; amy-rae.p.gauthier@unb.ca)

Cristian Ramirez Rodriguez (Physics graduate student; pronouns = he/him/él; languages = Español, English; cristian.ramirez@unb.ca)

Dennis Tokaryk (Physics faculty; pronoun = he/him; languages = English & limited French; dtokaryk@unb.ca)

Evan MacTavish (Mathematics and Statistics graduate student; pronouns = he/him; language = English; emactavi@unb.ca)

Eman Farhad (Biology-Psychology undergraduate student; pronouns = she/her; languages = Pashto, English, Urdu, Hindi; eman.farhad@unb.ca)

Hunter Row (Biology undergraduate student; pronouns = he/him; languages = English, French; hrow@unb.ca)

Sara Eisler (Chemistry faculty; pronouns = she/her; language = English; seisler@unb.ca)