Research chairs
Home to Canada Research Chairs, Concordia University Research Chairs and research centres, our Faculty is acclaimed both nationally and internationally for the exceptional quality and innovation of its individual and collaborative research.
A research-rich environment
Our research strengths are integral to our goal of providing leading-edge graduate education and training in more than 35 Doctoral and Master’s programs that we offer in the humanities, social sciences and life sciences.
Research Chairs, Endowed Chairs and Distinguished Professorships enable post-secondary institutions such as Concordia to attract and retain the brightest minds in research and scholarship in a variety of subject areas.
Canada Research Chairs
Chairholders strive for research excellence across engineering, natural sciences, health sciences, humanities and social sciences.
Their work deepens our understanding, enhances quality of life, boosts Canada's global competitiveness and plays a key role in training the next generation of highly skilled individuals through student mentorship, teaching and research coordination.
- Communication Studies: Mia Consalvo, Canada Research Chair In Game Studies & Design, Communication Studies
- Biology: Pedro Peres-Neto, Spatial Ecology and Biodiversity
- Biology: Malcolm Whiteway, Microbial Genomics
- Psychology: Nicole Alberts, Behavioural Health Intervention
- Communication Studies: Arseli Dokumaci, Critical Disability Studies and Media Technologies
- English: Nathan Brown, Poetics
- Biology/Physics: Brandon Helfield, Molecular Biophysics in Human Health
- Psychology: Mihaela Iordanova, Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Neuroscience
- Biology: Elena Kuzmin, Synthetic and Functional Genomics
- Physics: Ré Mansbach, Computational Biophysics
- Chemistry and Biochemistry: Melissa Passarelli, Spatial Omics: from Single-cell to Clinical Innovations
- Health, Kinesiology & Applied Physiology: Sylvia Santosa, Clinical Nutrition
- Biology: Rassim Khelifa, Global Change Ecology
- Education: Casey Burkholder, Social Justice in Early Childhood Education
Mia Consalvo, Canada Research Chair in Game Studies & Design, Communication Studies
Concordia University Research Chairs
Concordia University Research Chairs are funded internally by the University to attract and retain faculty members who are contributing to research excellence and innovation, within specific fields of study.
- Biology: Chris Brett, Applied Cell Science
- Health, Kinesiology & Applied Physiology: Thien Thanh Dang-Vu, Sleep, Neuroimaging and Cognitive Health
- Economics: Prosper Dovonon, Econometrics of Large Datasets
- Psychology: Natalie Phillips, Sensory-Cognitive Health in Aging and Dementia
- Communication Studies: Kim Sawchuk, Mobile Media Studies
- School of Community and Public Affairs: Catherine Richardson Kineweskwêw, Indigenous Healing Knowledges
- Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology: Angela Alberga, Maternal, Child and Youth Weight-Related Issues
- Psychology: Krista Byers-Heinlein, Open Scholarship in Bilingualism
- Chemistry: Rafik Naccache, Sustainable Multifunctional Nanomaterials
- Chemistry & Biochemistry: Dajana Vuckovic, Clinical Metabolomics and Biomarkers
- Sociology & Anthropology: Kregg Hetherington, Environmental Ethnography
- Political Science: Mireille Paquet, New Politics of Immigration
- Psychology: Emily Coffey, Sleep and Sound
- Communication Studies: Stefanie Duguay, Digital Intimacy, Gender and Sexuality
- Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology: Maryse Fortin, Low Back, Spine Imaging, and Musculoskeletal Heath Interventions
- Chemistry and Biochemistry: Ashlee Howarth, Metal-Organic Frameworks
- Biology: Carly Ziter, Urban Ecology and Sustainability
Thien Thanh Dang-Vu, Concordia University Research Chair in Sleep, Neuroimaging and Cognitive Health, Health, Kinesiology & Applied Physiology
Honorary Concordia University Research Chairs
Concordia University awards this title to select distinguished faculty members in the Faculty of Arts and Science, honoring their outstanding contributions, innovative work and leadership.
- Education: Dr. Phil Abrami
- Psychology: Dr. Shimon Amir
- Psychology: Dr. William Bukowski
- Bioinorganic Chemistry: Dr. Ann English
- Psychology: Dr. Lisa Serbin
- Psychology: Dr. Peter Shizgal
- Behavioral Neuroendocrinology: Dr. Barbara Woodside
William Bukowski, Honorary Concordia University Research Chair, Psychology
Other research chairs and professorships
The Faculty of Arts and Science is also home to research chairs funded by provincial and international agencies, as well as endowments, dedicated to fostering innovative research and community engagement across various fields.
- Johnson Chair in Quebec and Canadian Irish Studies: Jane G. V. McGaughey, School of Irish Studies
- Chair in Canadian Jewish Studies: Miranda Crowdus, Department of Religion and Cultures
- Chaire de recherche pour l’étude et la prévention du jeu au Québec / Research Chair on Gambling, Dr. Sylvia Kairouz, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
- Chaire réseau-Jeunesse, Natasha Blanchet-Cohen, Department of Applied Human Sciences
- Applied Synthetic Biology Senior Research Chair, Vincent Martin, Department of Biology
