Research

UW Fulbright Canada Chair in Arctic Studies

In 2006 the UW (Vice Provost for International Education) and the Foundation for Educational Exchange between Canada and the United States agreed to establish a Fulbright Visiting Research Chair at the UW. In 2013, Fulbright Chair became the UW Fulbright Canada Visiting Chair in Arctic Studies, bringing scholars, scientists, practitioners and leaders involved in Arctic affairs to the University of Washington to build new synergies with Canadian colleagues and reinforce relations. The UW Fulbright Canada Visiting Chair in Arctic Studies is supported by the UW Office of Global Affairs, the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, Social Sciences Division, College of Arts and Sciences, College of the Environment, and the Foundation for Educational Exchange Between Canada and the United States of America, Ottawa. The Canadian Studies Center, in the Jackson School, serves as the hosting unit for the Canada Fulbright Chair.

2024-25 UW Fulbright Canada Visiting Chair in Arctic Studies

2013-2023 Fulbright Canada Visiting Chairs in Arctic Studies

  • Headshot of Jonathan Peyton

    Jonathan Peyton

    2022-2023 Chair in Arctic Studies, University of Manitoba

  • Headshot of Tram Nguyen

    Tram Nguyen

    2021-2022 Chair in Arctic Studies, University of Ottawa

  • Kevin Turner

    2020-2021 Chair in Arctic Studies, Brock University

  • Kathy Snow

    2019-2020 Chair in Arctic Studies, University of Prince Edward Island

  • Andrew Chater

    2018-2019 Chair in Arctic Studies, Brescia University College

  • Mark-Mallory

    Mark Mallory

    2017-2018 Chair in Arctic Studies, Acadia University

  • Kent Moore

    Kent Moore

    2016-2017 Chair in Arctic Studies, University of Toronto

  • Heather Nicol

    Heather Nicol

    2015–2016 Chair in Arctic Studies, Trent University

  • Joel Heath

    Joel Heath

    2014–2015 Chair in Arctic Studies, The Arctic Eider Society

  • Tony Penikett

    Tony Penikett

    2013–2014 Chair in Arctic Studies, Former Premier of the Yukon

2006-2013 Fulbright Canada Visiting Chairs

  • Sari Graben

    Sari Graben

    2012–2013 Chair in Canadian Studies, Queen's University

  • Claudio Aporta

    Claudio Aporta

    2011–2012 Chair in Canadian Studies, Carleton University

  • Marcia Ostashewski

    Marcia Ostashewski

    2010–2011 Chair in Canadian Studies, Cape Breton University

  • Rob Williams

    Rob Williams

    2009–2010 Chair in Canadian Studies, University of British Columbia

  • Michael Orsini

    Michael Orsini

    2008–2009 Chair in Canadian Studies, University of Ottawa

  • Sukumar Periwal

    Sukumar Periwal

    2006–2007 Chair in Canadian Studies, Provincial Government of British Columbia