Research Chairs
Canada Research Chairs
The Canada Research Chairs program is the cornerstone of Canada’s new innovation strategy. The goal of all Chairs is to advance the frontiers of knowledge within their fields, not only through their own work, but also by coordinating the efforts of other researchers within their area of expertise.
Charles Chen
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Canada Research Chair in: Life Career Development
Description of Research: The research is aimed at enhancing public policy related to life career development and improving professional help strategies.
Jim Cummins
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Canada Research Chair in: Language Learning and Literacy Development in Multilingual Contexts
Description of Research: Identifying factors that inhibit literacy among four groups: ESL learners, students with hearing impairments, First Nations students and French immersion students.
Kathleen M. Gallagher
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Canada Research Chair in: Theatre, Youth, and Research in Urban Schools
Description of Research: Investigating issues of social cohesion through theatre education with youth in urban schools.
Karen E. Mundy
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Canada Research Chair in: Global Governance and Comparative Educational Change
Description of Research: Collaborative research to determine how international organizations influence domestic educational policy; creation of a unique centre for research on globalization and the comparative study of education.
Benjamin Levin
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Canada Research Chair in: Educational Policy Studies
Description of Research: Learning more about how to increase educational success for all students and connecting this knowledge to policy making through strong partnerships.
Katreena Scott
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Canada Research Chair in: Family Violence Prevention and Treatment
Description of Research: Studying the impact of abuse in childhood and adolescence.
Jim Slotta
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Canada Research Chair in: Education and Technology
Description of Research: Investigating effective applications of information technology in education.
Rosemary Tannock
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Canada Research Chair in: Special Education and Adaptive Technology
Description of Research: Advancing the neuroscientific understanding of working memory, attention and academic function in children with behavioural and mental health disorders - and also developing and evaluating best teaching practices for teachers.
Ontario Research Chair
Glen Jones
Chair in Postsecondary Education Policy and Measurement
Prof. Jones plays a leadership role in creating programs of research that will refocus scholarship and policy discussions about the quality, efficiency, and accessibility of postsecondary education in Ontario and devises new expressions of measurement to evaluate the degree to which individual institutions and programs and the system as a whole are meeting the needs of the Province.
Endowed Chairs
Peter Dietsche
William G. Davis Chair in Community College Leadership
Prof. Dietsche conducts leading edge research in access, quality and accountability in postsecondary education.
The purpose of the Chair is to contribute to the development of Ontario's community college system through education and leadership training, research, policy development, and service.
Jennifer Jenkins
Atkinson Charitable Foundation Chair in Early Child Development and Education
Prof. Jenkins is a distinguished and internationally recognized scholar, and a leader in the generation and dissemination of scientific knowledge in the field of child development and children’s mental health. She has conducted longitudinal cohort studies examining the interplay between biological vulnerability and high-risk environments and the cognitive and social-emotional development of preschool and school-aged children. She has a commitment to the dissemination of excellent quality, scientific knowledge to parents, educators and policy makers on a range of critical issues related to early childhood.
Marlene Scardamalia
The Presidents’ Chair in Education and Knowledge Technologies
Professor Scardamalia’s work is devoted primarily to advancing the leading edge of research in the area of education and knowledge technologies. The research’s mission is to develop effective technology-based approaches to major educational challenges facing Canadian schools. Her work leads to the development of new forms of practice particularly in the innovative use of learning technology in school settings. She is acknowledged internationally as a leading authority in knowledge building communities.