Distinguished Scholars in Education
Find out how our research chairs, professors and distinguished scholars are harnessing the power of education to address society’s most critical challenges.
Dr. Cash Ahenakew
Canada Research Chair in Indigenous People’s Wellbeing
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Dr. Vanessa Andreotti
Canada Research Chair in Race, Inequalities and Global Change
David Lam Chair in Multicultural Education
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Dr. Daniel Cox
Myrne B. Nevison Professorship in Counselling Psychology
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Dr. Guy Faulkner
Canadian Institutes of Health Research-Public Health Agency of Canada (CIHR-PHAC) Chair in Applied Public Health
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Dr. Jan Hare
Dean pro tem Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Pedagogy
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Dr. Shelley Hymel
Edith Lando Professorship in Social and Emotional Learning
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Dr. Harper Keenan
Robert Quartermain Professor of Gender & Sexuality Research in Education
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Dr. Guofang Li
Canada Research Chair in Transnational/Global Perspectives on Language and Literacy Education of Children and Youth
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Dr. Sterett Mercer
Chris Spencer Foundation Professorship in Dyslexia
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Dr. Cynthia Nicol
David F. Robitaille Professorship in Mathematics and Science Education
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Dr. Bonny Norton, FRSC
University Killam Professor
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Dr. Nancy Perry
Dorthy Lam Chair in Special Education
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Dr. William Pinar
Tetsuo Aoki Professorship in Curriculum Studies
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Dr. Eli Puterman
Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity and Health
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Dr. Leyton Schnellert
Eleanor Rix Professorship in Rural Teacher Education
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Additional Distinguished Scholars in Education
Established in 2006, the Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation Professorship in Spine Biomechanics and Neurophysiology supports research in sensorimotor physiology. Visit Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin’s profile page to learn more.