Four Dal alumni, including two current Dal professors, have been invited to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. The college was launched last year, as Canada’s first national, multidisciplinary group to recognize scholars who have excelled early in their careers.

The college has compiled short bios of each new member.

Dr. Christine Chambers (BSc’96), professor in Dal’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Science: Christine Chambers is an internationally recognized researcher and clinician who has made important contributions to the understanding and treatment of pain in children. Her award-winning research has provided new tools for assessing pain and significant new approaches to managing children’s pain. She is a tireless advocate who uses social media and other means to provide parents and health professionals the information needed to ensure optimal pain care for children.

Dr. Krista Kesselring (BA’94, MA’95), professor in Dal’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences: Krista Kesselring has established an international reputation for her explorations of law, violence, gender, and popular politics in early modern Britain. A committed teacher and the recipient of numerous grants and prizes, she is an academic leader whose scholarship challenges us to reconsider the role of law and social relations of power in the formation of the modern state.

Dr. Alice Aiken (BScPT’94): Alice Aiken is a nationally-recognized expert in research on health services and policy. She is also co-founder and Scientific Director of the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR). Since 2010, CIMVHR has secured almost $30-million in funding and has become a focal point for more than 35 universities working to address the unique health research requirements of the military, Veterans and their families.

Claudia Nadine Wathen (BA’89): Nadine Wathen is an interdisciplinary scholar whose research examines the health sector response to violence against women and children, interventions to reduce health inequities, and the science of knowledge translation, with a key focus on enhancing the use of research in policy and practice. To better prepare emerging professionals and scholars in the practice and science of knowledge translation, she founded Western University’s Joint Graduate Program in Health Information Science.

In addition to the alumni, another Dal professor was invited to the newest cohort of the Royal Society of Canada:

Dr. Chike Jeffers: Chike Jeffers has established himself as a transformative force in Canadian philosophical studies. His work on Africana philosophy and on theories of race is already much discussed both in academic circles and in the wider community. Thanks to his mastery of the history of Africana thought, he is able to shed light upon some of the most challenging issues facing contemporary society.

Read more in “Celebrating early-career accomplishment” on dal.ca.