Faculty of Graduate Studies
6299 SOUTH ST. HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA | CANADA B3H 4R2 | +1 (902) 494-2485
Contact FGS

General Contact Information

Faculty of Graduate Studies, Dalhousie University
Room 314, Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building
6299 South Street
PO BOX 15000
Halifax, NS, Canada, B3H 4R2

Telephone: 902-494-2485
Fax: 902-494-8797
Email: graduate.studies@dal.ca

Office Hours

Monday - Friday: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Weekends & Holidays: Closed

Faculty of Graduate Studies Staff:

Bernard Boudreau
Dean

Dieter Pelzer
Associate Dean

Meghan Fish
IDPhD Graduate Secretary

  • Interdisciplinary PhD Program

Wendy Fletcher
Program & Student Services Officer

  • Administers graduate programs and graduate student progress
  • Advises students and faculty on academic regulations
  • Leads the FGS Recruitment and Student Services Team

Nicole Fraser
Communications Clerk

  • Updates FGS website information and forms
  • Assists in the preparation of Graduate Calendar
  • Electronic reference processing and support

Alicia Kirk,
Grad Student Services and Admissions Clerk

  • Assists with graduate student admissions and program support
  • Assists in administration of Post Doctoral Fellow appointments

Susan Hooper
Financial Clerk

  • FGS student travel and research grants
  • FGS memberships
  • Killam Celebration

Kim Humes
Curriculum and Thesis Clerk

  • Provides information on all matter relating to Masters thesis preparation and submission
  • Coordinates curriculum submission records
  • Provides FGS committee support
  • Coordinates the Governor General's Gold Medals, CAGS/UMI Doctoral Dissertation, Dalhousie Doctoral Thesis Awards, and the FGS Distinguished Service Awards competitions

Katelynn Northam
Recruitment and Program Assistant

  • Assists graduate students and graduate departments with student program requirements
  • Assists with the administration of APCC and Faculty Council
  • Provides support for the FGS Recruitment Team

Heather Nowlan
Admissions and Convocation Officer

  • Administers admission decisions
  • Compiles and verifies convocation lists
  • Provides information on TOEFL and other standardized testing

Judie Pepper
Senior Scholarship Clerk

  • Coordinates FGS scholarship allocation process
  • Administers graduate student payments (FGS scholarships and TA GSPIPs)
  • Provides information to departments and students concerning scholarship funding

Marina Pluzhenskaya
IDPhD Graduate Coordinator

Danielle Pottie
Scholarship Officer

  • Administers scholarship competitions (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR, Killam, Sumner)
  • Coordinates Eliza Ritchie, James R. Johnston, Nova Scotia Black & First Nations, and MacKenzie King scholarship competitions
  • Administers Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship competition
  • Killam Administrator
  • Scholarship Liaison Officer for NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR

Darrell Rhodenizer
IT Coordinator

  • Development of the FGS website and information systems
  • Administration of FGS database systems and reports

Marsha Scott
Administrative Officer

  • Assists in the preparation of Faculty of Graduate Studies calendar
  • Arranges the annual Killam Dinner and Killam Lecture Series
  • Faculty Council
  • FGS curriculum changes
  • Programme reviews

Stephanie Theriault
Senior Thesis Clerk

  • Provides information on all matters relating to thesis preparation
  • Arranges doctoral defenses
  • Provides exit surveys

Chenxi Xu
Information Clerk

  • Receptionist
  • Exit Survey management
  • Coordinates FGS Graduate Student Bursary application process