Top 10 After 10: Dr. Amy Svotelis

Dr. Amy Svotelis graduated from Bishop’s with an Honours B.Sc. in Biology with Distinction in 2001. She has also earned a Master of Science in Anatomy and Cellular Biology and was a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research  Council Fellow for her Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Université de Sherbrooke.

She began her career as a research facilitator in her role as Clinical Research Coordinator in Orthopedic Surgery at the Research Centre of the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS), which is part of the Integrated University Health and Social Services Centre of the Eastern Townships region. Amy rose rapidly to the Assistant Director position.

Amy returned to the Bishop’s community in January 2020 as Director of Research and Graduate Studies, where she applies her team approach to leadership management. Amy is currently at the heart of several strategic decisions for the positioning of Bishop’s research reputation, demonstrated by  her presence on the Board of Directors of the Association of Deans of Higher Education in Quebec, at the table of university business liaison officers at the Bureau de coordination inter-universitaire, on the Board of the SAGE Innovation regional economic development agency, and on the Board of the Association of Quebec University ResearchAdministrators.

Amy is known for her passion for research, the advancement of knowledge and interdisciplinary collaboration, and forbeing an inclusive leader.