Brock University is a comprehensive institution with rich academic programs and world-class research activity. Located in Ontario’s scenic Niagara region on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, Brock is situated in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. With nearly 600 full-time faculty members and researchers, Brock's robust academic scope offers more than 70 undergraduate programs and 50 graduate programs in seven dynamic Faculties. The University’s 19,000 students come from across Canada and around the world. Brock’s renowned student experience is enriched by an emphasis on experiential education, as illustrated by community partnerships, volunteerism and one of Ontario's largest and most successful co-op programs.
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Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Healthy Development Across the Lifespan at the rank of Professor or Associate Professor, Tenured

Brock University welcomes applications from outstanding established scholars in the area of Healthy Development Across the Lifespan for consideration as a nominee to the 2026 Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) competition.

The CERC program is one of Canada’s most prestigious and well-funded research initiatives, designed to help Canadian universities attract and retain the world’s top research talent. Successful nominees and their teams receive either $8 million or $4 million over eight years, depending on the nature and costs of the proposed research program.

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Announcing the Newly Established ISDP Bethany Reeb-Sutherland Mid-Career Award

Announcing the NEW Mid-Career Award: ISDP Bethany Reeb-Sutherland Mid-Career Award. This award is given to honor the memory of Bethany Reeb-Sutherland https://isdp.org/in-memoriam-bethany-reeb-sutherland/, a promising mid-career investigator in the field of Developmental Psychobiology who was Treasurer of the ISDP at the time of her passing in November of 2020. She was also the 2017 FABBS Early Career Impact Award winner.  

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Hannah Burnell, MA, ISDP 2025 Best Trainee Poster Award Winner for Non-Human Animal Research

Hannah Burnell, MA, ISDP 2025 Best Trainee Poster Award Winner for Non-Human Animal developmental psychobiology research. Title: CHRONIC ACTIVATION OF A SAFETY ENGRAM DURING DEVELOPMENT IMPROVES FEAR REGULATION IN ADULTHOOD. Advisor: Heidi Meyer, Principal Investigator
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Psychological and Brain SciencesCenter for Systems NeuroscienceNeurophotonics Center, Boston University, Boston, USA