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Our Researchers and Chairs Program

In the lab, throughout the community, and around the globe, Trent faculty, students, and alumni are conducting research that makes a difference. The University hosts an impressive number of Canada research chairs (CRCs) – testimony to the scope, depth and importance of the research taking place at Trent.

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Canada Research Chairs

The Canada research chairs (CRC) program is committed to excellence in research and research training. Trent University shares this commitment and boasts a significant number of highly engaged CRCs.

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Named Chairs & Professorships

The research expertise and leadership at Trent University is not only acknowledged through its impressive number of Canada research chairs, but also through a variety of internal and external chair and professorship programs that recognize research excellence.

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Research Awards

Trent University offers three significant research awards: Distinguished Research Award, Research Impact Award and Early Career Researcher Award. 

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Featured Researcher

Dr. Naomi Nichols

Sociology Professor

Adding to Trent’s long-standing reputation as an institution with strong social justice expertise, Professor Nichols is building on a decade’s worth of research into youth homelessness. Her research is developed collaboratively alongside youth with lived experiences with homelessness in Montreal and in Peterborough, with a focus on driving institutional change for Canada’s most vulnerable youth.  Prof. Nichols is establishing a lab dedicated to community research for social change – which will allow a diverse range of activist and advocacy groups the ability to engage in social research, access and own their data, and participate equitably in evidence-based decision-making.

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Dr. Naomi Nichols, Associate Professor in Sociology & Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Community-Partnered  Social Justice, leads the Research for Social Change Lab in pursuit of justice and equity in Nogojiwanong/Peterborough.

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Find a Researcher

Contact the Office of Research and Innovation for help in connecting with a Trent researcher. Or search for subject matter experts in our Expert Database.

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Our Researchers and Chairs Program

  • Canada Research Chairs
    • Dr. May Chazan
    • Dr. Whitney Lackenbauer
    • Dr. Dennis Murray
    • Dr. Naomi Nichols
    • Dr. Anne Pasek
    • Dr. Ian Power
    • Dr. Paul Szpak
    • Dr. Marguerite Xenopoulos
    • Dr. Bharati Sethi
    • Dr. Andrew Tanentzap
    • Canada Research Chairs - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
  • Named Chairs & Professorships
  • Research Awards
    • Distinguished Research Award
    • Research Impact Award
    • Early Career Researcher Award
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