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. Daniel Cox
Myrne B. Nevison Professor in Counselling Psychology
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Dr. Patsy Duff
Distinguished University Scholar
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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; Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Indigenous Pedagogy
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Dr. Rita Irwin
Distinguished University Scholar
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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 Professor in Dyslexia
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Dr. Kenneth Miller
Edith Lando Professor in Counselling for Refugee and Immigrant Youth and Families
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Dr. Cynthia Nicol
David F. Robitaille Professor in Mathematics and Science Education
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Dr. Bonny Norton, FRSC
University Killam Professor
Distinguished University Scholar
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Dr. Nancy Perry
Dorothy Lam Chair in Special Education
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Dr. William Pinar
Tetsuo Aoki Professor 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 Professor in Rural Teacher Education
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Dr. Bill Sheel
Distinguished University Scholar
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Dr. Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen
Canada Research Chair in Mental Health and Intersectionality
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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.