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Endowed Chairs

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Endowed Chairs

Endowed Chairs

Endowed Chairs

Research leadership, excellence, and expertise are recognized through a variety of internal and external programs at Queen’s, including through named research chairs and professorships. The university remains committed to supporting these initiatives and growing the number of opportunities for faculty to secure these positions, including through the active recruitment of sponsored, endowed, and named chairs and professorships.

Donor Established and Sponsored Chairs

Chair Name Researcher Faculty Affiliation

Alfred Bader Chair in Organic Chemistry

Dr. P. Andrew (Andy) Evans

Faculty of Arts and Science

Alfred and Isabel Bader Chair in Northern Baroque Art

Dr. Stephanie Dickey

Faculty of Arts and Science

Alfred and Isabel Bader Chair in Southern Baroque Art

Dr. Gauvin Bailey

Faculty of Arts and Science

Baillie Family Chair in Conservation Biology

Dr. Stephen C. Lougheed

Faculty of Arts and Science

Bell Canada Mental Health and Anti-Stigma Research Chair

Dr. Heather Stuart

Faculty of Health Sciences

Borden Chair of Leadership

Dr. Julian Barling

Smith School of Business

Brian Hennen Chair in Family Medicine

Dr. Michael Green

Faculty of Health Sciences

Britton Smith Chair in Surgery

Dr. Ross Walker

Faculty of Health Sciences

C. Franklin and Helene K. Bracken Chair

Dr. Stephen Archer

Faculty of Health Sciences

Chair for Women in Engineering

Dr. Heidi Ploeg

Smith Engineering

Chair in Mine Design

Dr. Abbas Taheri

Smith Engineering

David Chadwick Smith Chair in Economics

Dr. Shouyong Shi

Faculty of Arts and Science

Donald and Joan McGeachy Chair in Biomedical Engineering

Dr. Brian G. Amsden

Smith Engineering

Donald and Sarah Munro Chair in Engineering and Applied Science

Dr. Michael Cunningham

Smith Engineering

Douglas Chair of Canadian and Colonial History

Dr. Donald H. Akenson

Faculty of Arts and Science

Dr. Gillian Gilchrist Chair in Palliative Care Research

Dr. Aynharan Sinnarajah

Faculty of Health Sciences

Dr. David Barsky Chair in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Dr. Robert Campbell

Faculty of Health Sciences

DuPont Canada Chair in Engineering Education Research and Development

Dr. Brian Frank

Smith Engineering

Edith and Carla Eisenhauer Chair in Clinical Cancer Research

Dr. Janet Dancey

Faculty of Health Sciences

Ernie & Edna Johnson Chair in Ophthalmology

Dr. Stephanie Baxter

Faculty of Health Sciences

Gordon and Patricia Gray Chair in Particle Astrophysics

Dr. Mark Chen

Faculty of Arts and Science

Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine

Dr. Jenna Healey

Faculty of Arts and Science

James H. Day Chair in Allergic Diseases and Allergy Research

Dr. Anne Ellis

Faculty of Health Sciences

Jarislowsky-Deutsch Chair in Economic and Financial Policy

Dr. Christopher Cotton

Faculty of Arts and Science

Noranda-Falconbridge Chair in Mine-Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Laeeque K. Daneshmend

Smith Engineering

Paul B. Helliwell Chair in Orthopaedic Research

Dr. Ryan Bicknell

Faculty of Health Sciences

Robert Gilbert Chair in Geography

Dr. Melissa Lafrenière

Faculty of Arts and Science

Sally Smith Chair in Nursing

Dr. Shahirose Premji 

Faculty of Health Sciences

Stauffer-Dunning Chair in Policy Studies

Dr. David Walker

Faculty of Arts and Science

Faculty of Health Sciences

Stephen J.R. Smith Chair in Economic Policy

Dr. Robert Clark

Faculty of Arts and Science

Stephen J.R. Smith Chair of Accounting and Auditing

Dr. Steven Salterio

Smith School of Business

Stephen J.R. Smith Chair of Strategy & Organizational Behaviour

Dr. Tina Dacin

Smith School of Business

UNESCO Chair in Arts and Learning

Dr. Benjamin Bolden

Faculty of Education

UNENE Research Chair in Corrosion Control and Materials Performance

Dr. Suraj Persaud

Smith Engineering

Government Chairs

Chair Name Researcher Faculty Affiliation

NSERC/RIM Industrial Research Chair in Software Engineering

Dr. Ahmed Hassan

Faculty of Arts and Science

NSERC-UNENE Industrial Research Chair in Nuclear Materials

Dr. Mark Daymond

Smith Engineering

Faculty of Arts and Science

Ontario Research Chair in Bioethics

Dr. Udo Schuklenk

Faculty of Arts and Science

Ontario Research Chair in Green Chemistry and Engineering

Dr. Michael Cunningham

Smith Engineering

Faculty of Arts and Science

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