About Us
Gayle MacDonald, PhD
Over 30 years experience as faculty and research administration
- Ph.D. (1992) Department of Sociology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
- M.A. (1983) department de criminologie, Univeriste d’Ottawa
- B.A. Honours (1979) Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Faculty Experience
Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax NS
Professor- Women’s Studies/SOAN – 2015-
St. Thomas University, Fredericton NB
992-2014 , Professor of Sociology 2002-2014
Associate Professor of Sociology 1996–2002
Queen’s University-Kingston, ON
1989-1992 Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Socio-Legal Studies (Sociology)
University Administrative Experience
Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax NS
Associate Vice President, Research 2015-2020.
St. Thomas University Fredericton, NB
Assistant Vice President, Research 2008-2014
Director of Criminology and Social Justice Programme 1992-1998
Regional Representation
- 2008-2014 Atlantic Vice-Presidents, Research Council
- 2008- 2014 CAURA East/CAREB Atlantic
- 2012-2014-Springboard Atlantic (STU)
- 2015-2020 CLARI (Halifax)
- Research Nova Scotia Advisory Committee-2019-2020
- NSHRF representative 2015-2018
- Research, Development and Commercialization Committee RDC to the Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Nova Scotia 2015-2018 leading to the development of Research Nova Scotia.
- CSAA, SOGIC research advisor for the Canadian Bar Association 2012-2015, Federation of Humanities Social Sciences (2013-2015), ACCRU (2008-2020) SSHRC Leaders 1998-2020, NSERC Leaders, CIHR University Delegate (2015-2020)
- Appointed to Panel on Responsible Conduct of Research PRCR by the Secretariat, 2017-2020, reappointed August 2020-August 2021
- Informal professional development for new Deans and new AVPRs across Canada over the past 6 years