Endowed Research Chairs
McLaughlin Research Chair on Psychosocial Aspects of Risk and Health
Chair: Louise Lemyre, School of Psychology / Institute of Population Health
Within the work undertaken, the Chair’s interdisciplinary projects evaluate and highlight the underlying interactions of the major determinants of population health, especially at they relate to sense of mastery, uncertainty and threat. The psychosocial aspects of terrorism, emergency preparedness and psychosocial management of risks are at the core of her applied research program.
Chair of Ukrainian Studies
Chair: Dominique Arel, School of Political Studies
The projects undertaken by the Chair of Ukrainian Studies examine the politics of memory of mass violence in the history of Ukraine (the Holodomor Famine-Genocide, the Shoah, the Soviet repression and others), the categorization of identities in censuses, the political consequences of the language dynamic and transformations of the political system. This research program is conducted internationally in collaboration with researchers in political science, history, sociology, anthropology and demography.
Jarislowsky Chair on Management in the Public Sector
Joint Chair with the School of Management
Chair : David Zussman, Telfer School of Management
Over the next three years, the objective of the Jarislowsky Chair is to improve public sector management in Canada by providing a venue for discussion and interdisciplinary research in this important area of public service. In particular, an emphasis will be placed on professional development of senior public servants, conducting leading edge research, attracting researchers on executive exchange to the University of Ottawa, and providing seminars to graduate students in public management and public policy.
Joint Chair in Women's Studies
(University of Ottawa and Carleton University)
Chair: Lori Burns, School of Music, Faculty of Arts
Working in both French and English, the incumbent of the Joint Chair in Women's Studies at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University teaches, engages in research and participates in several committees and events linked to Women’s Studies on both campuses. They act as a resource person on women's issues and feminist research at both universities. They also establish and maintain contact with local, regional, national and international feminist educational and community-based organizations.
CN Paul M. Tellier Chair on Business and Public Policy
Chair: Richard French, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
The Chair has a long-standing interest in the impact of public policies and their relationship with social and political thought. His endeavor is to develop a policy analysis and public policies which are more faithful to the realities of political and economic life instead of academic methods. He has published work on decision-making in industrial and technological policies, and the political economy of communication. His current project concerns the design and the roles of expertise, deliberation and judgement policy in public policy development.
Jean-Luc Pepin Research Chair
Chair: Luc Juillet, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
The Jean-Luc Pepin Research Chair, established in memory of the respected politician and political scientist who taught at the University of Ottawa, is dedicated to the study of Canadian political institutions and their transformation in light of the changing conditions and practices of contemporary democratic governance. Three main themes currently guide the work and activities of the chair: the evolution of the relationship between politics and public administration and the political status of the Public Service; the evolving role and legislative career of Members of Parliament; and the emergence of a new institutional architecture to regulate political and governmental ethics in Canada.
CHEO Research Chair in Nursing Care of Children, Youth, and their Families
Chair: John Lyons, School of Psychology
The Research Chair in Child and Youth Mental Health will play a key role in linking together the considerable research resources of the community in services for child and youth mental health.
Research Chair in Taiwan Studies
Chair: Scott Simon, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
The Research Chair on Taiwan Studies will promote research, dissemination of research, and curriculum development on Taiwan Studies at the University of Ottawa. The activities of the Chair will be interdisciplinary, reaching across the disciplines and fields of the Faculty of Social Science.
