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 Emerita 
Professor- Women’s Studies/SOAN – 2015 – 2023

St. Thomas University, Fredericton New Brunswick
Professor of Sociology 2002 – 2014
Associate Professor of Sociology   1996 – 2002 

Queen’s University-Kingston, ON
Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Socio-Legal Studies (Sociology) 1989 – 1992  

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 

Cassandra McDonald, B.A., M.A.Ed, Communications Manager, Training, Website Design and Events Coordinator

Jilanna Eagles, B.A. Honours, Assistant Editor and Research

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