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Education's New Canada Research Chairs: Victoria Talwar & Marie-Hélène Pennestri

Canada Research Chair Pin and Awardees Victoria Talwar and Marie-Hélène Pennestri
Published: 14 November 2024

The Government of Canada awarded McGill 10 new and five renewed Canada Research Chairs Nov. 14, representing a total research investment of $13.8 million.ÌýThe McGill awards were part of $182Ìýmillion in funding for theÌýÌýthe government announced, to support 224Ìýnew and renewed chair holders atÌýpost-secondary institutions across the country.Ìý

Established in 2000 and investing approximately $311 million annually to recruit and retain world-class researchers in the fields of engineering, health sciences, humanities and social sciences, the Canada Research Chairs Program is a tri-agency initiative of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).Ìý

There are two types of Canada Research Chairs. Tier 1 Chairs, awarded to outstanding researchers acknowledged by their peers as world leaders in their fields, are valued at $200,000 annually for seven years, with one opportunity for renewal. Tier 2 Chairs, valued at $120,000 annually for five years and renewable only once at a value of $100,000 annually, are for exceptional emerging researchers, acknowledged by their peers as having the potential to lead in their field.Ìý

The Faculty of Education is proud to announce its newest Canada Research Chairs:

  • Dr. Victoria Talwar, Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology was named as a Canada Research Chair Tier 1 (SSHRC) in Forensic Developmental Psychology.ÌýDr. Talwar’s innovative interdisciplinary research on children’s verbal deception, moral development and child witness competency issues has informed current debates about children’s social-cognitive development and has contributed to legal reform in Canada.
  • Dr. Marie-Hélène Pennestri, Education Associate DeanÌýof Research & Graduate StudiesÌýand Associate Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology was named as a Canada Research Chair Tier 2Ìý(CIHR) in Pediatric Sleep.ÌýDr. Pennestri investigates the development of the sleep-wake cycle in infancy, in association with physical and mental health, family functioning, and parental expectations.

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