The Canada Research Chairs Program invests up to $295 million per year to attract and retain some of the world’s most accomplished and promising minds. Chairholders aim to achieve research excellence in engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences.
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Bakker, Karen Jessica (Geography)
Canada Research Chair in Political Ecology
Bergmann, Luke (Geography)
Canada Research Chair in GIS, Geospatial Big Data and Digital Geohumanities
Braund, Susanna (Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies)
Canada Research Chair in Latin Poetry and its Reception
Byers, Michael (Political Science)
Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law
Chaudhry, Ayesha (Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality & Social Justice)
Canada Research Chair in Religion, Law and Social Justice
Ghaziani, Amin (Sociology)
Canada Research Chair in Sexuality and Urban Studies
Hamlin, Kiley (Psychology)
Canada Research Chair in Developmental Psychology
Hirsh, Elizabeth (Sociology)
Canada Research Chair in Law and Inequality
Hoppmann, Christiane (Psychology)
Canada Research Chair in Adult Development and Health
Hudson Kam, Carla (Linguistics)
Canada Research Chair in Language Acquisition
Jenkins, Carrie (Philosophy)
Canada Research Chair in Philosophy
Johnston, Richard (Political Science)
Canada Research Chair in Public Opinion, Elections, and Representation
Justice, Daniel (First Nations & Indigenous Studies)
Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Literature and Expressive Culture
Koppes, Michele (Geography)
Canada Research Chair in Landscapes of Climate Change
Kunz, Nadja (School of Public Policy & Global Affairs)
Canada Research Chair in Mine Water Management and Stewardship
Laffin, Christina (Asian Studies)
Canada Research Chair in Premodern Japanese Literature & Culture
Lightfoot, Sheryl (First Nations & Indigenous Studies)
Canada Research Chair in Global Indigenous Rights and Politics
Muehlmann, Shaylih (Anthropology)
Canada Research Chair in Language, Culture, and the Environment
Peck, Jamie (Geography)
Canada Research Chair in Urban and Regional Political Economy
Pratt, Geraldine (Geography)
Canada Research Chair in Transnationalism and Precarious Labour
Ramankutty, Navin (School of Public Policy & Global Affairs)
Canada Research Chair in Global Environmental Change and Food Security
Schmader, Toni (Psychology)
Canada Research Chair in Social Psychology
Trebbi, Francesco (Vancouver School of Economics)
Canada Research Chair in Economics
Werker, Janet (Psychology)
Canada research Chair in Psychology
Wylie, Alison (Philosophy)
Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of the Social and Historical Sciences
Zhao, Jiaying (Psychology)
Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Sustainability