posted on March 19: Psychology professor represents McMaster on new NSERC Network

Psychology professor Lorraine Allan has been appointed McMaster's representative on a new Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Network, designed to increase communications between the funding agency and universities.

Allan will work to improve communications between McMaster, the local community and NSERC by ensuring information about NSERC programs is more easily accessible to University researchers and research administrators.

She will also work with NSERC to help the organization better understand McMaster's research issues, to promote McMaster's research and to make NSERC's contribution to University research better known in the McMaster community.

Mamdouh Shoukri, vice-president research & international affairs, nominated Allan for the job because of her experience and familiarity with both the University and NSERC.

Since joining McMaster in 1971, Allan has been funded continuously by NSERC, is the former chair of its grant selection committee for psychology: brain, behaviour and cognitive science, and is a member of its reallocation committee. She is the past president of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behavior and Cognitive Science, an academic organization that represents experimental psychology in Canada and works with NSERC on policy and research issues, and has been a member of its executive since 1998.

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Psychology professor Lorraine Allan has been appointed McMaster&#039;s representative on a new Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Network, designed to increase communications between the funding agency and universities.<p><br />
Allan will work to improve communications between McMaster, the local community and NSERC by ensuring information about NSERC programs is more easily accessible to University researchers and research administrators.<p><br />
She will also work with NSERC to help the organization better understand McMaster&#039;s research issues, to promote McMaster&#039;s research and to make NSERC&#039;s contribution to University research better known in the McMaster community.<p><br />
Mamdouh Shoukri, vice-president research & international affairs, nominated Allan for the job because of her experience and familiarity with both the University and NSERC.<p><br />
Since joining McMaster in 1971, Allan has been funded continuously by NSERC, is the former chair of its grant selection committee for psychology: brain, behaviour and cognitive science, and is a member of its reallocation committee. She is the past president of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behavior and Cognitive Science, an academic organization that represents experimental psychology in Canada and works with NSERC on policy and research issues, and has been a member of its executive since 1998.<br />

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