Research

Research Chairs & Centres 

The Faculty of Arts is home to several prestigious research chairs, including a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair, as well as a thriving culture of centres and institutes. The chairs and centres represent dynamic focal points for world-class research, innovation, and creative practice. Several faculty members serve as chairs or directors of centres linked or housed across Ryerson Faculties including the Ted Rogers School of Management (Eaton Chair) and the Faculty of Community Services (Sam Gindin Chair) as well as across graduate programs including Literatures of Modernity (MA), Policy Studies (PhD), Psychology (MA/PhD), Public Policy & Administration (MA), and Spatial Analysis (MA). Additional links connect interdisciplinary programs in Communication and Culture (MA/PhD) and in Immigration and Settlement Studies (MA).

Research Chairs  

• Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Modern Literature and Culture
• Chair in Indigenous Governance
• Eaton Chair in Retailing
• Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice and Democracy

Arts-Based Research Centres

• Centre for Digital Humanities
• Centre for Indigenous Governance
• Institute for Stress and Wellbeing Research
• Modern Literature and Culture Research Centre
• Psychology Research and Training Centre

Arts-Affiliated University-Based Research Centres

• Centre for the Study of Commercial Activity
• Ryerson Centre for Immigration and Settlement Studies