Canada Research Chairs

Irene Botosaru
Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Applied Econometrics | Associate Professor, Department of Economics

Chelsea Gabel
Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Indigenous Well-Being, Community Engagement, and Innovation | Associate Professor, Departments of Health, Aging & Society and Indigenous Studies

Thomas Marois
Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Public Banking | Professor, Political Science | Director Public Banking Project

Vanessa Watts
Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Colonial Histories and Indigenous Futures | Associate Professor, Departments of Indigenous Studies and Sociology | Paul R. MacPherson Chair in Indigenous Studies

Marisa Young
Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Mental Health and Work-Life Transitions | Associate Professor and Graduate Chair, Department of Sociology
Research Chairs and Professorships

Michelle L. Dion
Senator William McMaster Chair in Gender & Methodology | Professor, Department of Political Science

Jim Dunn
Senator William McMaster Chair in Urban Health Equity | Professor, Health, Aging & Society | Associate Dean, Research - Office of the Associate Dean | Director, McMaster Institute for Health Equity | Director, Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative

Anthea Innes
Gilbrea Chair in Aging & Mental Health | Professor, Department of Health, Aging & Society | Director of the Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging

Ameil Joseph
Holder, Faculty of Social Sciences Professorship in Equity, Identity and Transformation | Associate Professor and Graduate Chair School of Social Work | Academic Director, Community Engaged Research and Relationships, Office of Community Engagement

Jeffrey S. Racine
Senator William McMaster Chair in Econometrics | Professor, Department of Economics | Professor, Graduate Program in Statistics, Department of Mathematics and Statistics | Fellow, Journal of Econometrics | Associate Editor, Econometric Reviews

Karen Robson
Ontario Research Chair in Educational Achievement and At-Risk Youth | Professor, Department of Sociology

Stephanie Ross
LIUNA Enrico Henry Mancinelli Chair in Global Labour Issues | Associate Professor, School of Labour Studies | Associate Professor, Social Science, York University

Arthur Sweetman
Ontario Research Chair in Health Human Resources | Professor, Department of Economics | Co-Editor of Canadian Journal of Economics

Liyakat Takim
Sharjah Chair in Global Islam | Professor, Department of Religious Studies

Vanessa Watts
Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Colonial Histories and Indigenous Futures | Associate Professor, Departments of Indigenous Studies and Sociology | Paul R. MacPherson Chair in Indigenous Studies
Faculty Research Awards
Early Career Researcher Award Explore
Recognizes the research excellence of an early career Social Sciences faculty member.
Impact Award Learn More
Recognizes outstanding research impacts, knowledge mobilization, and outreach activities.
Scholar-In-Community Award View More
An opportunity for research collaborations and knowledge mobilization with community organizations.
Fulbright Scholars See More
Exceptional scholars who conduct research important to McMaster university.