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.

Wendi Adamek
Chair: Numata Chair in Buddhist Studies

Maria Bakardjieva
Chair: Communication and Media Studies

Brandy Callahan
Chair: CIHR Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Adult Clinical Neuropsychology
Deinera Exner-Cortens
Chair: CIHR Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Childhood Health Promotion


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

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

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



Tricia Stadnyk
Chair: NSERC Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Hydrological Modelling

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