Research Excellence at 17吃瓜
17吃瓜 pursues research excellence across a range of disciplines, including a cluster of five existing signature areas of research (Humanity, Justice, and Organizations; Environmental Stewardship; Healthy Communities; Healthy Animals; and Sustainable Development) as well as new emerging priority areas (Bioscience; Island Studies; Data Science; and One Health). The University is committed to the development of new resources in these areas, while supporting 17吃瓜's existing research chairs who are contributing to transdisciplinary research in human, animal, and environmental health.
Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs
Dr. Jay Penney, Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Genetics
Research expertise: stem cell models to understand the roles of microglia in Parkinson鈥檚 disease
Dr. Josh MacFadyen, Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Geospatial Humanities
Research expertise: digital approaches to environmental history, examining significant social-ecological transitions in Canadian agriculture; digital history and geospatial analysis of case study areas in the Maritime, Eastern Great Lakes, and Prairie regions
Dr. Caroline Ritter, Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Social Epidemiology for Healthy Animals
Research expertise: combining social science, veterinary epidemiology, and animal welfare research to bring forth new advancements in animal care best practice
Dr. Sara Sadri, Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Remote Sensing and Water Security
Research expertise: using data science to find sustainable and affordable solutions to increasing regional and global water security and food security demands
Endowed and Sponsored Research Chairs
Dr. Desiree Seib, Jeanne and J.-Louis L茅vesque Research Chair in Human Health
Research expertise: impact of neurogenesis on behaviour, to identify mechanisms how neurogenesis can be manipulated to create new treatments for depression and other neurological disorders
Dr. William Montelpare, Margaret and Wallace McCain Chair in Human Development and Health
Research expertise: epigenetics, climate change effects, and lifestyle effects on human development and health
Dr. Jean Mitchell, UNESCO Chair in Island Studies and Sustainability
Research expertise: small islands鈥� sustainability across the intersecting socio-economic, cultural, aesthetic, and environmental domains; lives and livelihoods in 鈥渁t risk鈥� Island environments in a climate-changed world; intersections of local, traditional, and scientific knowledge in climate change adaptation; intersections of climate change and social change in local communities
Dr. Michael Cockram, Chair in Animal Welfare (Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre)
Research expertise: animal welfare issues during transport, welfare assessment, and the effects of management practices on animal welfare
Dr. Kate Scarth, Chair of L.M. Montgomery Studies, and Applied Communication, Leadership, and Culture
Research expertise: English and Canadian literature (eighteenth to the early twentieth century) particularly fiction about urbanism and the environment.
Dr. Senthilkumar Thiruppathi, Industry Research Chair in Sustainable Food Automation
Research expertise: sustainable food automation, including the use of near-infrared hyperspectral imaging for detecting fungal infections and mycotoxin contamination in agricultural products
