Five academics at Queen鈥檚 University have been named Canada Research Chairs (CRCs), a prestigious honour鈥痗reated to鈥痯romote leading-edge research and attract and retain the world鈥檚 best researchers. St茅fanie von Hlatky, Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin, Laura Thomson, Susan Bartels, and Jacqueline Monaghan鈥痟ave been named Tier 2 CRCs.鈥
A five-year position, Tier鈥2 Chairs are granted to exceptional emerging researchers, acknowledged by their peers as having the potential to lead in their field.鈥疶he CRC program is a tri-agency initiative of the鈥疭ocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council鈥(SSHRC), the鈥疦atural Sciences and Engineering Research Council鈥(NSERC), and the鈥疌anadian Institutes of Health Research鈥(CIHR), Canada鈥檚 national funding bodies.
鈥淚 am delighted that these five exceptional women leaders have been appointed Canada Research Chairs at Queen鈥檚,鈥 says Kimberly Woodhouse, Vice Principal (Research). 鈥淭hese outstanding researchers have and will continue to contribute to new discoveries across multiple disciplines, enhancing our research excellence.鈥
Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin, Canada Research Chair in Youth and African Urban Futures (Geography and Planning, Gender Studies, SSHRC funded) - Dr. Adeniyi-Ogunyankin's research involves a comparative study of the impact of contemporary urban transformations on African youth identity, labour practices, psychosocial well-being and future orientation. Explorations of the relationship between youth and the new urban economy are critical to addressing issues of sociopolitical stability and sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa.