Nine U of T faculty members named to Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
Published: September 7, 2022
Nine faculty members at the University of Toronto – experts in political science, education, Indigenous mental health, health policy, cosmology, critical race theory, biomedical engineering and biomedicine – have been appointed to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
“These scholars and scientists are making a tremendous impact in their respective fields – transforming our understanding of such significant challenges as infectious diseases, anti-racism in sport or Indigenous mental health,” said Leah Cowen, vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives at U of T. “The University of Toronto congratulates them on this important recognition.”
The new college members are:
- Aisha Ahmad, of the department of political science at U of T Scarborough
- Jeffrey Ansloos, of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- Yvonne Bombard, of the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health
- Benjamin Haibe-Kains, of the department of medical biophysics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
- Renée Hložek, of the David. A Dunlap department of astronomy and astrophysics in the Faculty of Arts & Science
- Janelle Joseph, of the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education
- Sharmistha Mishra, of the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health
- Ervin Sejdić, of the Edward S. Rogers Sr. department of electrical and computer engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
- Duminda Wijeysundera, of the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Each appointee receives a seven-year membership in the college, which recognizes and supports academic leadership and collaboration among those who have received their PhDs within the last 15 years.
