Research chairs

The Faculty of Arts is the proud home of research chairs who are redefining boundaries and making groundbreaking discoveries.

The Canada Research Chairs Program invests approximately $265 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.

The remaining chairs are specific to the University of Calgary.


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Wendi Adamek

Chair: Numata Chair in Buddhist Studies

Department of Classics and Religion
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Maria Bakardjieva

Maria Bakardjieva

Chair: Communication and Media Studies

Department of Communication, Media and Film
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Brandy Callahan

Brandy Callahan

Chair: CIHR Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Adult Clinical Neuropsychology

Department of Psychology
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Jackson Cone

Chair: Computational Neuroscience

Department of Psychology
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Deinera Exner-Cortens

Deinera Exner-Cortens

Chair: CIHR Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Childhood Health Promotion

Department of Psychology
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Abdolmohammad Kazemipur

Chair: Ethic Studies

Department of Sociology
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Jennifer Leason

Jennifer Leason

Chair: CIHR Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Maternal Child Wellness

Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
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Sheri Madigan

Chair: SSHRC Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development

Department of Psychology
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Amanda Melin

Amanda Melin

Chair: NSERC Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Primate Genomics and Dietary Ecology

Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
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Daniel McGrath

Chair: Alberta Gambling Research Institute Chair

Department of Psychology
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Erica Myers

Chair: Environmental Economics and Energy

Department of Economics
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Carolyn Muessig

Chair of Christian Thought

Department of Classics and Religion
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Melanie Noel

Melanie Noel

Chair: Killam Memorial Emerging Leader Chair

Department of Psychology
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Kenneth Waters

Kenneth Waters

Chair: SSHRC Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Logic and Philosophy of Science

Department of Philosophy
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Keith Yeates

Keith Yeates

Chair: Ward Chair in Pediatric Brain Injury

Department of Psychology
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