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. For more information about the establishment and designation of named and funded chairs and professorships, please visit the University Secretariat.

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
Bracken Chair in Genetics and Molecular Medicine	Dr. Susan Cole	Faculty of Health Sciences
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	Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Chair in Mine Design	Hiring in Process
Clinical Teachers’ Association of Queen’s (CTAQ) Chair in Applied Health Economics/Health Policy	Hiring in Process
David Chadwick Smith Chair in Economics	Dr. Morten Nielsen	Faculty of Arts and Science
Donald and Joan McGeachy Chair in Biomedical Engineering	Dr. Brian G. Amsden	Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Donald and Sarah Munro Chair in Engineering and Applied Science	Dr. Amir Fam	Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Douglas Chair of Canadian and Colonial History	Dr. Donald H. Akenson	Faculty of Arts and Science
Dr. Gillian Gilchrist Chair in Palliative Care Research	Hiring in Process
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	Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
E. Marie Shantz Chair of Management Information Systems Leadership	Hiring in Process
Edith and Carla Eisenhauer Chair in Clinical Cancer Research	Dr. Janet Dancey	Faculty of Health Sciences
Ernie & Edna Johnson Chair in Ophthalmology	Dr. Martin ten Hove	Faculty of Health Sciences
GlaxoSmithKline-Canadian Institutes of Health Research (GSK-CIHR) Chair in Neurosciences	Dr. Stephen Scott	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 Faculty of Health Sciences
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
Joseph S. Stauffer Chair in Cancer Research	Dr. Roger Deeley	Faculty of Health Sciences
Noranda-Falconbridge Chair in Mine-Mechanical Engineering	Dr. Laeeque K. Daneshmend	Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Paul B. Helliwell Chair in Orthopaedic Research	Dr. David Pichora	Faculty of Health Sciences
Robert Gilbert Chair in Geography	Hiring in Process
Sally Smith Chair in Nursing	Dr. Joan Tranmer	Faculty of Health Sciences
Smith Chair in Surgical Research	Hiring in Process
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 Analytics	Hiring in Process
Stephen J.R. Smith Chair of Strategy & Organizational Behaviour	Dr. Tina Dacin	Smith School of Business
Walter Rosser Chair in Family Medicine Research	Dr. Susan Phillips	Faculty of Health Sciences
UNESCO Chair in Arts and Learning	Dr. Benjamin Bolden	Faculty of Education
UNENE Research Chair in Corrosion Control and Materials Performance	Dr. Suraj Persaud	Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

Government Chairs

Chair Name	Researcher	Faculty Affiliation
Cancer Care Ontario Research Chair, Health Services Research	Dr. Michael Brundage	Faculty of Health Sciences
Cancer Care Ontario Research Chair, Medical Imaging	Dr. Gabor Fichtinger	Faculty of Arts and Science Faculty of Health Sciences
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	Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science 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	Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Faculty of Arts and Science

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