Canada Research Chairs

The Canada Research Chairs Program (CRCP) stands at the centre of a national strategy to make Canada one of the world's top countries in research and development. Chairholders play a pivotal role in expanding our knowledge, challenging conventions, and tackling critical challenges.

Brianne Kent

Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Translational Neuroscience and Dementia

Department of Psychology
Assistant Professor

Translational Neuroscience Lab
Lab Director
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John McDonald

Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience

Department of Psychology
Professor
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Marlene Moretti

Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Youth Clinical Psychological Science

Department of Psychology
Professor
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Michael Howlett

Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Policy Innovation for Climate Change

Department of Political Science
Professor
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Serena Canaan

Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Applied Microeconomics

Department of Economics
Assistant Professor
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Previous Canada Research Chairs

Arthur Robson

Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Economic Theory and Evolution

Department of Economics
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Cynthia (Cindy) Patton

Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Community, Culture, and Health

Department of Gender Studies1
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John Welch

Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in First Nations Cultural and Environmental Resource Management

Department of Archaeology2
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Joseph Taylor

Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Environmental History

Department of History
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Mark Collard

Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Human Evolutionary Studies

Department of Archaeology2
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Mary-Ellen Kelm

Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Health, Medicine, and Society

Department of History
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Rhys Kesselman

Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Public Finance

School of Public Policy
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Steven (Steve) Wright

Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Social Psychology

Department of Psychology
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1Department now called Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
2Department of Archaeology previously housed under FASS