Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the CRC program supports researchers whose work drives discovery, engagement and innovation, ensuring continued national recognition and support for their work in the humanities and social sciences, Trent University says.
Dr. Whitney Lackenbauer, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in the Study of the Canadian North, has been renewed for a seven-year term with $1.4 million in funding. A leading authority on Arctic sovereignty and northern security, Lackenbauer’s research explores Canada’s evolving role in the circumpolar world and the intersection of Indigenous, national and international interests in northern policy and governance. Lackenbauer contributes directly to public policy as the network lead of the North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network (NAADSN) based at Trent.
Dr. Anne Pasek was renewed as a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Media, Culture and the Environment, securing $500,000 over five years to advance work at Trent on climate change, media technologies and sustainability. Pasek’s research examines how digital companies are increasingly shaping energy policies and markets, for both good and ill.
Dr. Naomi Nichols has been renewed for her second term as a Tier 2 CRC in Community-Partnered Social Justice. Through the program, Trent University will receive $500,000 over five years to support Nichols' research with community organizations on social inequities and the development of practical tools and policies to promote justice and systemic change. In her first term as a CRC, Nichols established the Research for Social Change Lab and, as principal investigator, secured more than $1 million in additional research funding. Along with CRC funding, the grants have supported training opportunities for student and community researchers, the publication of several peer-reviewed articles, the creation of open-access resources, and the organization of several knowledge exchange events.
“These renewals speak to the extraordinary calibre and continued impact of Trent’s research community,” said Dr. Holger Hintelmann, Trent University vice-president of Research and Innovation. “Our Canada Research Chairs are advancing knowledge and action on issues that matter people across Canada and around the world.”
