{"id":400569,"date":"2025-10-24T14:43:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T18:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/?p=400569"},"modified":"2025-10-24T16:08:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T20:08:24","slug":"work-bridging-science-society-inclusion-leads-to-canada-research-chair-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2025\/10\/24\/work-bridging-science-society-inclusion-leads-to-canada-research-chair-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Work bridging science, society, inclusion\u00a0leads to Canada Research Chair awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Government of Canada announced the new and renewed CRCs on Oct. 23, recognizing outstanding scholars across the country. The CRC program invests in research excellence and supports the development of knowledge that benefits society, the economy and the environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
At York, the newly appointed and renewed Chairs reflect the University\u2019s commitment to research and social impact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese Canada Research Chairs exemplify York\u2019s leadership in research that is socially conscious, interdisciplinary and deeply engaged with communities,\u201d said Amir Asif<\/strong>, vice-president research and innovation. \u201cFrom youth well-being and Indigenous health to neuroscience and disability innovation, their work tackles real-world challenges turning knowledge into action that benefits people across Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dunn leads Indigenous-led research focused on improving hepatitis C care and liver wellness in First Nation communities. Her work addresses systemic barriers rooted in colonial histories and ongoing inequities. Using a Two-Eyed Seeing approach \u2013 which integrates Indigenous Knowledge with biomedical perspectives \u2013 her team co-creates culturally connected resources to guide equitable, community-driven health strategies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The research aims to strengthen self-governance, build capacity and guide equitable, community-driven strategies for testing and treatment, contributing to the elimination of hepatitis C as a public health threat for Indigenous Peoples. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hamraie\u2019s research challenges conventional narratives of assistive technology by centring disability communities as designers and innovators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Their work examines how people with disabilities create tools, platforms and environments that reflect lived experience and cultural knowledge \u2013 such as DIY wheelchair ramps or community-built digital systems. Using historical analysis, ethnography and creative design methods, Hamraie\u2019s team explores how disability-led design responds to global challenges like climate change, artificial intelligence and pandemics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The research reframes accessibility as a transformative force in technological and social systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kupers\u2019 research explores how the brain processes visual information and how this affects perception. Her interdisciplinary approach combines behavioural testing, neuroimaging and computer modelling to identify the limits of perception and their impact on cognitive performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This work deepens understanding of healthy brain function and informs interventions for conditions such as dyslexia and schizophrenia, with the long-term goal of restoring or enhancing vision for Canadians with visual impairments.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kate Dunn \u2013 Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Context and Innovations on Wellbeing (Tier 2)<\/strong>
Faculty of Health<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Aimi Hamraie \u2013 Canada Research Chair in Technology, Society and Disability (Tier 1)<\/strong>
Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Eline Kupers \u2013 Canada Research Chair in Computational Neuroscience (Tier 2)<\/strong>
Faculty of Health<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> <\/h5>\n\n\n\n