Three international scholars advancing research in the Faculty of Arts

The Faculty of Arts welcomes three of 25 international researchers who will be joining the University of Calgary this fall as part of the Canada Global Impact+ Research Talent Initiative.      

The Wave 1 announcement, made on May 28 at the University of Ottawa, included one doctoral student and two postdoctoral researchers who will be joining the departments of Geography and Psychology. A second announcement of additional doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers is expected in late summer or early fall.   

Read the full story to learn more about the Research Training Awards program and the rest of the 25 awardees.  

Canada Global Impact+ Research Talent Initiative Phase 1 Research Training Awards  

Doctoral awards  

Nominator: Dr. Derya Sargin, PhD, Faculty of Arts  
Funding agency: Canadian Institutes of Health Research   
Research project: Sex-Dependent Neural Circuits Regulating Social Behaviour  

Postdoctoral Awards  

Nominator: Dr. Brian Moorman, PhD, Faculty of Arts  
Funding agency: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada  
Research project: Linking permafrost degradation to landscape stability and water quality in northern communities  

Nominator: Dr. Sheri Madigan, PhD, Faculty of Arts  
Funding agency: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council   
Research project: Wired and Tired: Sleep, Screen Use, and Mental Health in the All our Families Cohort