Established by the Government of Canada in 2000, the Canada Research Chairs Program is committed to excellence in research and research training, and to ensuring equal access to opportunities for all qualified candidates. The CRCP invests up to $295 million per year to attract and retain some of the world’s most accomplished and promising minds.
Tier 1 Chairs are awarded to outstanding researchers who are acknowledged by their peers as world leaders in their fields. For each Tier 1 Chair, the University receives $200,000 annually for seven years.
Tier 2 Chairs are awarded to exceptional emerging researchers, acknowledged by their peers as having the potential to lead in their field. For each Tier 2 Chair, the university receives $100,000 annually for five years.
Faculty of Arts Active CRC Chairholders
Bakker, Karen Jessica (Geography) – Tier 2
Canada Research Chair in Political Ecology – CRC webpage
Bergmann, Luke (Geography) – Tier 2
Canada Research Chair in GIS, Geospatial Big Data and Digital Geohumanities
Braund, Susanna (Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies) – Tier 1
Canada Research Chair in Latin Poetry and its Reception – CRC webpage
Brownlee, Kimberley (Philosophy) – Tier 1
Canada Research Chair in Ethics and Political and Social Philosophy
Byers, Michael (Political Science) – Tier 1
Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law – CRC webpage
Chaudhry, Ayesha (Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality & Social Justice) – Tier 2
Canada Research Chair in Religion, Law and Social Justice – CRC webpage
Ghaziani, Amin (Sociology) – Tier 2
Canada Research Chair in Sexuality and Urban Studies – CRC webpage
Hamlin, Kiley (Psychology) – Tier 2
Canada Research Chair in Developmental Psychology – CRC webpage
Hirsh, Elizabeth (Sociology) – Tier 2
Canada Research Chair in Law and Inequality – CRC webpage
Hopewell, Kristen (School of Public Policy and Global Affairs) – Tier 2
Canada Research Chair in Global Policy – CRC webpage
Hoppmann, Christiane (Psychology) – Tier 2
Canada Research Chair in Adult Development and Health – CRC webpage
Hudson Kam, Carla (Linguistics) – Tier 2
Canada Research Chair in Language Acquisition – CRC webpage
Jenkins, Carrie (Philosophy) – Tier 2
Canada Research Chair in Philosophy – CRC webpage
Johnston, Richard (Political Science) – Tier 1
Canada Research Chair in Public Opinion, Elections, and Representation – CRC webpage
Justice, Daniel (First Nations & Indigenous Studies) – Tier 2
Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Literature and Expressive Culture – CRC webpage
Koppes, Michele (Geography) – Tier 2
Canada Research Chair in Landscapes of Climate Change – CRC webpage
Kunz, Nadja (School of Public Policy & Global Affairs) – Tier 2
Canada Research Chair in Mine Water Management and Stewardship – CRC webpage
Laffin, Christina (Asian Studies) – Tier 2
Canada Research Chair in Premodern Japanese Literature & Culture – CRC webpage
Lightfoot, Sheryl (First Nations & Indigenous Studies) – Tier 2
Canada Research Chair in Global Indigenous Rights and Politics – CRC webpage
Muehlmann, Shaylih (Anthropology) – Tier 2
Canada Research Chair in Language, Culture, and the Environment – CRC webpage
Peck, Jamie (Geography) – Tier 1
Canada Research Chair in Urban and Regional Political Economy – CRC webpage
Pratt, Geraldine (Geography) – Tier 1
Canada Research Chair in Transnationalism and Precarious Labour – CRC webpage
Ramankutty, Navin (School of Public Policy & Global Affairs) – Tier 1
Canada Research Chair in Global Environmental Change and Food Security – CRC webpage
Schmader, Toni (Psychology) – Tier 2
Canada Research Chair in Social Psychology – CRC webpage
Trebbi, Francesco (Vancouver School of Economics) – Tier 1
Canada Research Chair in Economics
Werker, Janet (Psychology) – Tier 1
Canada research Chair in Psychology – CRC webpage
Wylie, Alison (Philosophy) – Tier 1
Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of the Social and Historical Sciences – CRC webpage
Zhao, Jiaying (Psychology) – Tier 2
Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Sustainability – CRC webpage