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RESEARCH
CENTRES AND INSTITUTES
Lakehead University is committed to fostering interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary research in partnership with industry, community organizations and government. Through our Research Centres and Institutes, we foster intellectual environments in which researchers and students combine their expertise to create new forms of inquiry and new types of solutions.
BIOREFINING RESEARCH INSTITUTE (BRI)
BRI creates novel research and development opportunities, new technology models and jobs, and value-added products from renewable resources that ultimately lead to reduced dependence on fossil fuels and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
e: admin.bri@lakeheadu.ca t: (807) 343-8863
CENTRE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ON AGING & HEALTH (CERAH)
CERAH’s mission is to advance health and social care for an aging population and promote the health and well-being of people aging across the lifespan.
Dr. Elaine Wiersma, Director;
Dr. Katherine Kortes-Miller, Associate Director e: cerah@lakeheadu.ca
t: (807) 766-7294
CENTRE OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ON POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT (CERPYD)
CERPYD is focused on generating, disseminating and applying knowledge about children and adolescents and their well-being, while specializing in the areas of mental health, addictions, education, and youth justice.
Dr. Ed Rawana, Director
e: ed.rawana@lakeheadu.ca t: (807) 343-8453
CENTRE FOR INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH (CIER)
The primary purpose of the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research (CIER) is to promote and support research on innovation and entrepreneurship at Lakehead University.
Dr. Michael Dohan, Director
e: msdohan@lakeheadu.ca t: (807) 343-8635
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE MINING AND EXPLORATION (CESME)
CESME’s purpose is to encourage, develop and support research, education and outreach activities that result in responsible economic development and sustainability for all stakeholders involved in and affected by mineral extraction.
Dr. Peter Hollings, Director
e: cesme@lakeheadu.ca t: (807) 343-8329
CENTRE FOR HEALTH CARE ETHICS (CHCE)
CHCE’s mission is to foster high quality, ethical health care through research, education, and capacity building. We help people make ethical decisions in health care.
Dr. Kristen Jones-Bonofiglio, Director
e: chce@lakeheadu.ca t: (807) 343-8126
CENTRE FOR NORTHERN STUDIES (CNS)
Established in the late 1980s, the Centre for Northern Studies has directly contributed, through its academic program, speaker series, grants, publications, international student exchanges, and research projects, to the university’s national and international reputation as
one of the main centres for Northern Studies in Canada and indeed the entire Circumpolar North. CNS was created by a partnership of regional and academic representatives to help ensure that Lakehead University is able to respond to the needs of our regions.
Dr. Chris Southcott, Director
e: chris.southcott@lakeheadu.ca t: (807) 343-8349
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