People & Culture notice: Workplace Violence Assessment

Under the provincial occupational health and safety act, Saint Mary’s University is required to conduct a Workplace Violence Assessment at regular intervals.  The last such assessment at SMU was in 2015 and it is now time to update the assessment.  As I did in 2015, I have agreed to conduct the survey and will report back to Occupational Health and Safety with the results.  This research is not funded, and both Mahya and I are working on the project as a service to the university.

All Saint Mary’s employees are invited to participate in the risk assessment by completing an online survey.  The survey asks about your experiences with various programs at SMU, your own experienced and witnessed experience of violence and your perceptions and attitudes toward the university.  The survey will remain open until June 27, 2023 and responses received before then will be included in our analysis.  Through your participation, you are helping us to minimize the risk of violence in our workplace.

 This research has been reviewed and cleared by the Saint Mary’s University Research Ethics Board (REB # 15-155). If you have any questions or concerns about ethical matters, you may contact the Chair of the Saint Mary's University Research Ethics Board at ethics@smu.ca or 420-5728.


If you wish to participate, or wish to learn more about the survey please follow the link given below. https://smuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9EpjIu3MzOGUXoG

Thank you,

Principal Investigator:                    
Dr. Kevin Kelloway, Dept. of Psychology
Kevin.kelloway@smu.ca (902) 491-8616

Student Co-Investigator:
Mahya Masshadi, Dept. of Psychology
Mahya.masshadi@smu.ca (902) 491-6355