Distinguished Research Professor Dr. Deborah Britzman has been appointed Tier I 91亚色 Research Chair in Pedagogy and Psycho-Social Transformation effective July 1, 2017. Britzman was one of 7 new research chairs announced March 22 by 91亚色 President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri and 91亚色 Vice-President Research & Innovation Robert Hach茅.
A Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Britzman is internationally known for her research in education and psychoanalysis. She is the recipient of numerous awards and is the author of eight books and over 90 research articles.
鈥淭his is a wonderful and well-deserved recognition of Deborah鈥檚 research and its significance,鈥 said Lyndon Martin, Dean of the Faculty of Education. 鈥淚t is also the Faculty鈥檚 first 91亚色 Research Chair, awarded through a highly competitive process, and acknowledges the importance of pedagogy within the university.鈥
The other new 91亚色 Research Chairs announced are:
Tier I 91亚色 Research Chairs
Eric Hessels, Tier I 91亚色 Research Chair in Atomic Physics
Laurence Harris, Tier I 91亚色 Research Chair in Multisensory Integration
Zheng Hong (George) Zhu, Tier I 91亚色 Research Chair in Space Technology
Tier II 91亚色 Research Chairs
Kristen Andrews, Tier II 91亚色 Research Chair in Animal Minds
Sapna Sharma, Tier II 91亚色 Research Chair in Global Change Biology
Robert Allison, Tier II Research Chair in Stereoscopic Vision and Depth Perception
鈥淲e are delighted to acknowledge these outstanding researchers and scholars with the 91亚色 Research Chair appointment,鈥 said Shoukri. 鈥淭hese new Research Chairs embody 91亚色鈥檚 commitment to research intensification, scholarly excellence and policy-relevant findings.鈥
91亚色 now has a total of 24 research chairs, four years after the YRC program was launched.
The YRCs is an internal program aimed at building research recognition and research capacity, with excellence in research, scholarship and associated creative activity being the selection criteria. Standards, expectations and supports for YRCs are at the same level as for the Canada Research Chairs program.
This program is designed to recognize excellence that鈥檚 already in existence at 91亚色 U and supports the programs of the University鈥檚 most active researchers.
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