Air Canada Professorship on Anti-racism
Professorship holder: Awad Ibrahim
As the Air Canada Professor on Anti-racism, Awad Ibrahim leads the Faculty's academic and community partnership activities, building our expertise and vision for equity, diversity, and inclusion in education. Professor Ibrahim also serves as the Vice-Provost, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusive Exclusive Excellence.
Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention
Chairholder: Tracy Vaillancourt
Most adult mental health problems begin in childhood. For this reason, reducing the occurrence of illness in childhood can be expected to have a positive impact on adult mental health. To that end, Tracy Vaillancourt, Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention, is exploring an important and often neglected root cause of mental health problems: bullying.
Canada Research Chairs at the University of Ottawa (CRC)
Institut du Savoir Montfort (ISM) Research Chair in Medical Pedagogy
Chairholder: Eric Dionne
The purpose of the Chair, held by Eric Dionne, is to develop an innovative research program in education to optimize the training of medical students, residents and physicians with continuing medical education so they can become capable of working in multi-professional teams. This will allow them to meet the healthcare needs of the French-speaking population in Canada
Research Chair on Digital Thriving in Franco-Ontarian Communities
Chairholder: Megan Cotnam-Kappel
As Chairholder, Megan Cotnam-Kappel leads her research team in using collaborative approaches to build digital capacity and online empowerment for young people, education professionals and members of minority language communities. Although the focus is on French-speaking Ontario, the chair works to create global impact through international collaborations and the exchange of diverse perspectives.