Canada Research Chairs (CRC)
Established in 2000 by the Government of Canada, the Canada Research Chair Program helps chairholders achieve research excellence while improving Canada’s depth of knowledge and strengthening the country’s international competitiveness.
The following UBC Sauder faculty are current Canada Research Chairs:

Ralph Winter
Professor
Strategy & Business Economics Division
"The Canada Research Chair, along with the tremendous support of UBC Sauder, has allowed me a greater focus on research than is normally possible at a major business school. It has also allowed me to travel for seminars and to international conferences attended by the top scholars in my field."

Yenwan Wang
Assistant Professor
Marketing and Behavioural Science Division
“My research greatly benefits from the wonderful collaborations I have enjoyed with faculty and students at UBC, as well as across the world. The Canada Research Chair has allowed me to get more collaboration opportunities outside my focal research area, get access to data sets from companies and government agencies, as well as conducting more inter-disiplinary studies. It has helped shape my research agenda in very positive ways.”

Tim Huh
Professor
Operations and Logistics Division
"The Canada Research Chair has helped me to connect with companies and government agencies so that I can learn more about their problems and access their data. It has also helped me recruit outstanding graduate students."
Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) is the senior national council of distinguished Canadian scholars, humanists, scientists and artists. Today, more than 3,700 individuals have been inducted into the fellowship for their remarkable contributions in the arts, humanities and sciences, and Canadian public life.
Today, more than 3,700 individuals have been inducted into the fellowship for their remarkable contributions in the arts, humanities and sciences, and Canadian public life.
The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists is Canada’s first national system of multidisciplinary recognition for the emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership. Members of the college have, at an early stage of their career, demonstrated a high level of achievement.

Izak Benbasat
Professor Emeritus
Accounting and Information Systems Division - Royal Society of Canada Fellow
"As Fellow of the RSC I have felt a greater sense of commitment and responsibility to represent Canadian scholars in Information Systems by advancing and disseminating knowledge in the use of Information Technologies for the benefit of individuals and society, and to be a role model and mentor to my junior colleagues and doctoral students. "

Katherine White
Professor
Marketing and Behavioural Science Division - College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists member
"Being a member of the Royal Society of Canada is an honour and has given me the opportunity to share ideas with other scholars from across Canada. My advice to young scholars is to study what you love. When you love what you study, the process of research is much more enjoyable."
Killam teaching prize
The Killam Teaching Prize is awarded annually to faculty members who are nominated by students, colleagues and alumni in recognition of excellence in teaching.

Greg Werker
Lecturer
Operations & Logistics Division
“Many of the approaches I use in the classroom I’ve picked up by watching others teach, getting ideas from Food for Though sessions, and chatting with other faculty. I’ve learned that I can connect with the class much more effectively when we discuss not just what we’re learning, but why it is important.”
CPA Teaching Excellence Award
The CPA Teaching Excellence Award celebrates teaching excellence among UBC Sauder faculty and is awarded by the Dean’s office.

Philippe Arrata
Adjunct Professor
Strategy & Business Economics Division
“My objective is to bring a practical application to the MBA curriculum, and I want to make sure that students practice the tools they have learned in their strategy, finance, marketing, and operations courses. This is the secret sauce to being successful in industry - being able to call upon all these disciplines, and applying that knowledge in a relevant manner.”
Talking Stick Award for Teaching Innovation
The Talking Stick Award is presented to a faculty member who has successfully performed outstanding pedagogical, course or program innovations or developments.

Elizabeth Bowker
Lecturer
Law and Business Communications Group
“As stewards of the land, Indigenous communities are very important business partners, especially for a real estate and resource-based economy such as B.C.’s. We expect UBC Sauder graduates to be good partners and to be capable of participating in an economy that respects the rights of Indigenous people.”
Research Excellence Award, junior category
For candidates who received their Ph.D within the last 10 years, the Research Excellence Award takes a broad view of research excellence and considers factors such as research contributions in scholarly journals, books, reports and working papers, among others.

David Hardisty
Assistant Professor
Marketing and Behavioural Science Division
“I study consumer decisions about the future, including financial, environmental, and health decisions. Often, we aren't aware of the long-term impacts of our choices, but a timely prompt, framed in the right way, can help us make decisions that are better for ourselves and the world.”
Research Excellence Award, senior category
For candidates who received their Ph.D. more than 10 years ago, the Research Excellence Award takes a broad view of research excellence and considers factors such as research contributions in scholarly journals, books, reports and working papers, among others.

Katherine White
Professor
Marketing and Behavioural Science Division
“I am really interested in how we can encourage consumers to take some cost to the self - so maybe the option costs more or is more effortful - for an option that has some broader social good (it has benefits for others or for the planet)”

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