Vice-Provost (Academic Affairs)

Portfolio
The Vice-Provost (Academic Affairs) oversees academic staff matters (hiring, tenure, promotion, research study leaves, discipline, and faculty development).  The Vice-Provost (Academic Affairs) chairs the Faculty Development Initiatives Committee and the Presidential Advisory Committee on University Outreach, works closely with the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International) and University Teaching Services on new faculty orientation and on faculty and administrative leadership development, and works closely with the Academic Staff Relations Officer in Human Resources.

Biography
Dr. Janice Ristock obtained her BA (hons) at the University of Manitoba, MA in Applied Social Psychology at the University of Guelph and PhD in Community Psychology at the University of Toronto. Before assuming the position of Vice-Provost (Academic Affairs) she served as Associate Vice-President (Research), prior to this she served for four years as Associate Dean (Research and Faculty Development) in the Faculty of Arts, and for 12 years as the Coordinator of the Faculty’s Women’s and Gender Studies Program. Dr. Ristock is a Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and an Adjunct Professor in Anthropology, Family Social Sciences and Disability Studies. Dr. Ristock is an internationally recognized community-based researcher. Her scholarly work reflects an overarching focus on community well-being and social justice, with a particular focus on the intersecting areas of gender and sexuality, interpersonal violence and HIV/AIDS and stigma. Her research has been supported by various sources, including SSHRC and CIHR, and has been widely disseminated in refereed publications, including 6 authored and edited books, and numerous journal articles, book chapters, government reports, invited academic lectures and presentations. She has been recognized with many honors and awards, including the, YWCA/YMCA Woman of Distinction, the Rh Award for Outstanding Contributions to Interdisciplinary Scholarship and Research, Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women, the University of Manitoba Outreach Award, the Faculty of Arts Outstanding Achievement Award and a distinguished book award from Division 44 of the American Psychological Association for making a significant contribution to lesbian, gay and bisexual psychology.