Rice, Jackie

Dr. Rice is a Professor of Computer Science and is currently serving as Associate Vice President (Research) and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs. She has served in this role since March 2020 and was renewed for a second term in 2024.

In 2014 Dr. Rice began the first of two terms as Associate Dean in the Faculty of Arts & Science. Her portfolios included recruitment, retention, timetabling, workload, and community outreach. As Associate Dean Dr. Rice also played a large role in activities such as new program and initiative development, searches, and public relations and advancement, and as well served on various committees and councils including Dean's Council, Dean's Advisory Committee and Arts & Science Council. Dr. Rice served as Interim Co-Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts in 2019, and in 2020 she was selected to take on the newly combined role of AVP (Research) and Dean, School of Graduate Studies.

Dr. Rice attended the University of Victoria and received her B.Sc. in 1993, her M.Sc. in 1995 and her Ph.D. in 2003. She has worked as a sessional instructor at the University of Victoria, an instructor at Camosun College in Victoria, a Programmer/Analyst for SHL Systemhouse, and a computer consultant at various times through-out her career. She has been a visiting researcher and/or adjunct professor at several other institutions, including (currently) the University of New Brunswick. Dr. Rice has been active in developing and participating in outreach programs to promote computer science and math knowledge to the community through-out her career, and co-founded the LUMACS program (Life, U, Mathematics and Computer Science) in 2009.