Dr. Lesley Frank (Sociology) has had her Canada Research Chair status renewed for the next five years. Dr. Frank will continue as a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Food, Health and Social Justice.

“Lesley’s Canada Research Chair is vital in building a vibrant research culture at Acadia. Her work on Family and Child Poverty and Infant Food Security through her Chair and the Fed Family Lab produces research that garners an international audience and has global impact,” says Dr. Peter Ludlow, Vice-Provost Research & Innovation.

The Chair allows the university to retain a world-class scholar who is doing impactful work on public-facing issues that are of concern to the community, while disseminating findings to global audiences. Dr. Frank is a prolific publisher of peer-reviewed articles and books, and her annual Nova Scotia Child & Family Poverty Report Card garners national attention.

“The CRC program is very prestigious, and successfully renewing Dr. Frank’s chair will have tremendous impact on Acadia’s research culture and the institution's reputation,” he says.

Dr. Frank adds, "I am grateful to the Canada Research Chair program for supporting research and student training necessary to understand and find solutions to emerging, but avoidable threats to family and children’s wellbeing."

Acadia currently has four Canada Research Chairs:

• Dr. Mark Mallory (Biology), Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Coastal Wetland Ecosystems
• Dr. Zoë Migicovsky (Biology), Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Agri-Food and Sustainable Agriculture
• Dr. Emily Bremer (Kinesiology), Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Healthy Inclusive Communities
• Dr. Lesley Frank (Sociology), Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Food, Health and Social Justice

The Canada Research Chairs Program invests up to $311 million per year to attract and retain some of the world’s most accomplished and promising minds. Chairholders aim to achieve research excellence in engineering and the natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, and social sciences.