The University of Ottawa has appointed three new chairs, each representing exceptionally diverse fields of study.
Two of the chairs are University Research Chairs and recognize outstanding, sustained accomplishments in research, or the demonstration of initial, significant achievements with exceptional future promise. The Research Chair in Canadian Francophonie, in keeping with the University of Ottawa’s status and commitment as a bilingual institution, contributes to a strong network of researchers with shared interests in francophone research.
The University now has 16 University Research Chairs and four Research Chairs in Canadian Francophonie.
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Paola Flocchini Internationally recognized for her work in the area of distributed mobile agents, Paola Flocchini has made significant contributions to the security of networked environments under the threat of viruses and spyware. An associate professor with the Faculty of Engineering, her research will focus on developing effective methods for avoiding the spread of unwelcome agents over the Internet. |
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Marie-Blanche Tahon A highly prolific author and researcher of socio-anthropological perspectives on family, citizenship, filiation and political orientation, Marie-Blanche Tahon is a full professor with the Department of Sociology and an active researcher with the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Citizenship and Minority Studies (CIRCEM). By revisiting the theory behind family law, Tahon hopes to encourage new thinking about family law that goes beyond the “two-parent families” perspective of parenting. |
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Nathalie Bélanger In her new position as Research Chair in Canadian Francophonie, Nathalie Bélanger will examine what schoolchildren and their parents in Canada’s French-language communities have said they want and need in terms of pedagogical inclusion – the space in which children can express and communicate what they want and need from academic socialization. |
