Amanda McKenzie

Amanda McKenzie oversees the Office of Academic Integrity at Waterloo.

Academic integrity is intricately tied to ensuring quality assurance and is part of both the University Undergraduate Degree Level Expectations (UDLES) and Graduate Degree Level Expectations (GDLES) set out by the  Ontario Universities Council on Quality Assurance (the Quality Council).

Accomplished collaborator, facilitator and leader, Amanda continues to provide strategic direction to promote integrity and support student success.

McKenzie is active with the Academic Integrity Council of Ontario (AICO) She also has a long history with the International Center for Academic Integrity (ICAI) McKenzie was one of the co-founders of ICAI Canadian Regional Consortium (ICAI Canada), and was also an Officer and Board Member of the International Center for Academic Integrity (ICAI) In addition, she has published in the field of academic integrity, serves on the editorial team for the Canadian Perspectives on Academic Integrity journal and is frequently asked to speak on the topic at events around the world. 

Amanda has been at the University of Waterloo for over 12 years. She has been at the helm of the Office of Academic Integrity since 2012 and spearheaded the development and led the Quality Assurance Office from 2015-2023. She joined the University of Waterloo in 2011.