
Suzie Currie
Dr. Suzie Currie is the Vice-Principal and Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation at UBC Okanagan, and began this role in October 2024. She is dedicated to fostering an environment where faculty and staff feel empowered to succeed and make a meaningful impact through their work. With a strong commitment to collaboration and innovation, she strives to connect researchers across disciplines and with the broader community to address real-world challenges beyond academia.Prior to working at UBC, Dr. Currie served as interim Associate Vice-President Research, Innovation and Graduate Studies and Dean of Pure and Applied Science at Acadia University. She also served as Department Head at Mount Allison University.With a deep love of animals rooted in her background as a zoologist and comparative animal physiologist, Dr. Currie holds a unique appreciation for the natural world. Off the clock, she’s got a quirky creative streak and dreams of one day learning to play the bass guitar.