Research Policies

Yorkville University is committed to fostering a culture of integrity and accountability in research. Our research policies provide clear guidance to ensure that all scholarly activity is conducted ethically, responsibly, and in alignment with institutional standards. These policies support faculty, staff, and students in advancing knowledge while maintaining the highest levels of academic and professional integrity.

The current research policies include (Link):

  1. Research Policy General
  2. Ethical Conduct of Research Involving Humans Policy
  3. Ethical Conduct of Research Involving Humans Procedures
  4. Research Ethics Board Terms of Reference
  5. Support for Scholarly Activity Policy
  6. Support for Scholarly Activity Procedures
  7. Support for Scholarly Activity Funds Committee Terms of Reference
  8. Institutional Approval to Conduct Research at Yorkville University Policy
  9. Institutional Approval to Conduct Research at Yorkville University Procedures

 

Matthew Dunleavy wearing a pink and purple polka-dot shirt under a grey blazer with red-framed glasses and a long reddish-brown beard smiling into the camera
Matthew Dunleavy

Senior Educational Developer, Faculty Excellence and Development

Matthew Dunleavy (he/him) is an educational developer and scholarly teacher with over 9+ years’ experience. He immediately joins our CTEI from York University where he was an Educational Developer with the Teaching Commons; before entering that role, he served as the Program Director of the Online Learning and Technology Consultants (OLTC) Program at the Maple League of Universities (Acadia University; Bishop’s University; Mount Allison University; and St. Francis Xavier University). In 2022, he was awarded the D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) for this work.