Suzie Currie

(She, Her, Hers)

Vice-Principal and Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Office of the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation

Office: ADM006M
Email: suzie.currie@ubc.ca

Research Summary

Comparative animal physiology, focused on understanding how fish will cope with ongoing climate warming.

Biography

Dr. Suzie Currie is the Vice Principal and Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation. In her role, she leads the strategic direction of UBC Okanagan’s research enterprise and provides oversight to advance research, scholarly activity and innovation. An integral member of both the senior leadership team for the Okanagan campus and the senior team in UBC’s Vice-President Research office in Vancouver, she plays a critical leadership role in advancing the goals set out in UBCO’s long-term vision, Outlook 2040.

Websites

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=dCMtRCIAAAAJ&hl=en

Degrees

NSERC and Leverhulme-funded Postdoctoral Fellowships, University of Cambridge, 2000; MSc and PhD, Biology, Queen’s University, 1997; B.Sc Honours in Biology, Acadia University,1991

Research Interests & Projects

As an active NSERC-funded researcher, Dr. Suzie Currie is currently studying how social environments influence the way fish respond to elevated temperatures.