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September 3, 2003
A world renowned earthquake expert and a social psychologist, acclaimed for his research on the roots of prejudice and intergroup discrimination, are SFU’s newest Canada Research Chairs.
Stephen Wright, a social psychologist from the University of California in Santa Cruz, has written dozens of book chapters and articles on how different societal groups’ concepts of collective identity influence prejudicial attitudes. Wright has been awarded a tier 2 Canada Research Chair in SFU’s department of psychology to continue his pioneering research on why and when groups with different collective identities clash or get along.
John Clague, already an earth sciences professor with a Shrum chair in science at SFU, has been awarded a tier 1 Canada Research Chair in natural hazards research in the department of earth sciences. Clague’s chair will allow him to focus on evaluating BC’s vulnerability to future earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides and floods in light of the province’s history of such hazards and anticipated future climate change. Clague’s chair will be the cornerstone of a new centre for natural hazards research at SFU.
The federal government funds Canada research chairs--$200,000 annually for tier 1 or senior chairs and $100,000 annually for tier 2 or junior chairs.
Contact
Carol Thorbes, 604.291.3035, cthorbes@sfu.ca
Stephen Wright, 604.291.3250, swright@cats.ucsc.edu
John Clague, 604.291.4924, jclague@sfu.ca
Website:
www.sfu.ca/earth-sciences/faculty/NewClague/newClague.htm
www.chairs.gc.ca/english/profile/viewprofile.cfm?ID=981
www.chairs.gc.ca/english/profile/viewprofile.cfm?ID=980
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Stephen Wright, a social psychologist from the University of California in Santa Cruz, has written dozens of book chapters and articles on how different societal groups’ concepts of collective identity influence prejudicial attitudes. Wright has been awarded a tier 2 Canada Research Chair in SFU’s department of psychology to continue his pioneering research on why and when groups with different collective identities clash or get along.
John Clague, already an earth sciences professor with a Shrum chair in science at SFU, has been awarded a tier 1 Canada Research Chair in natural hazards research in the department of earth sciences. Clague’s chair will allow him to focus on evaluating BC’s vulnerability to future earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides and floods in light of the province’s history of such hazards and anticipated future climate change. Clague’s chair will be the cornerstone of a new centre for natural hazards research at SFU.
The federal government funds Canada research chairs--$200,000 annually for tier 1 or senior chairs and $100,000 annually for tier 2 or junior chairs.
Contact
Carol Thorbes, 604.291.3035, cthorbes@sfu.ca
Stephen Wright, 604.291.3250, swright@cats.ucsc.edu
John Clague, 604.291.4924, jclague@sfu.ca
Website:
www.sfu.ca/earth-sciences/faculty/NewClague/newClague.htm
www.chairs.gc.ca/english/profile/viewprofile.cfm?ID=981
www.chairs.gc.ca/english/profile/viewprofile.cfm?ID=980
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(electronic photos made available upon request)