Brian Belcher

Brian M. Belcher is a Canadian sustainability researcher at Royal Roads University and former Canada Research Chair in Sustainability Research Effectiveness.

Belcher holds a BSc in ecology from the University of Winnipeg, a Master of Natural Resources Management degree from the University of Manitoba, and a PhD (completed from 1992 to 1997) in forestry from the University of Minnesota. From 1989 to 1997, Belcher was employed at the International Development Research Centre; for the next decade, Belcher worked as a scientist at the Center for International Forestry Research in Bogor, Indonesia. He joined Royal Roads University in 2007.[1][2]

In fall of 2013, Belcher was named Canada Research Chair in Sustainability Research Effectiveness, a Tier 1 chair funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.[3] He served a seven-year term in his chair,[4] during which time he studied the effectiveness and impact of research in the social sciences.[5] From October through December 2015, he was a fellow of the Institute of Advanced Study at Durham University.[6] Belcher was appointed Ashoka Research Chair in 2019,[4] receiving funding from Ashoka Canada to continue his research.[7]

At Royal Roads University, Belcher is a professor in the College of Interdisciplinary Studies and directs the Sustainability Research Effectiveness program.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Brian Belcher". Royal Roads University. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  2. ^ "Brian Belcher (0000-0002-7356-745X)". ORCID. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  3. ^ "National Announcement: List of Recipients" (PDF). Canada Research Chairs. Fall 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Claus, Rachel (January 30, 2019). "Belcher appointed Ashoka Research Chair". News. Sustainability Research Effectiveness. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  5. ^ "Researching research: New ways to measure the effectiveness of social sciences research". Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Canada.ca. July 7, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  6. ^ "Professor Brian Belcher". Institute of Advanced Study. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  7. ^ "Changemaker Education: Canadian Network". Ashoka Canada. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  8. ^ "Research that matters". Royal Roads University. July 22, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  9. ^ "Dr. Brian Belcher". Team. Sustainability Research Effectiveness. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
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