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 Numata Chair in Buddhist Studies and the Imperial Oil-Lincoln McKay Chair in American Studies are research chairs specific to the University of Calgary.
Wendi Adamek
Chair: Numata Chair in Buddhist Studies
Department of Classics and Religion
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Maria Bakardjieva
Chair: Communication and Media Studies
Department of Communication, Media and Film
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Brandy Callahan
Chair: CIHR Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Adult Clinical Neuropsychology
Department of Psychology
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Petra Dolata
Chair: SSHRC Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in the History of Energy
Department of History
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Charlene Elliot
Chair: CIHR Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Food Marketing, Policy and Children's Health
Department of Communication, Media and Film
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Larissa Lai
Chair: SSHRC Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Creative Writing
Department of English
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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
Chair: NSERC Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Primate Genomics and Dietary Ecology
Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
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Marit Rosol
Chair: SSHRC Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Global Urban Studies
Department of Geography
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Kenneth Waters
Chair: SSHRC Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Logic and Philosophy of Science
Department of Philosophy
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