2021 Researcher of the Year Announcement
Awards for Excellence in Research and Creative Scholarly Actiity
ERIC LI | SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
Associate Professor Eric Li (WYK ’95) is a catalyst for social innovation and knowledge translation. His research focuses on interdisciplinary collaborations with researchers, non-profit organizations and local government to address complex social issues. Dr. Li’s community-based research has resulted in regional impacts in food insecurity, poverty, urban densification, rural community building, and rural health promotion. He was recently awarded Principal’s Research Chair (Tier 2) in Social Innovation for Health Equity and Food Security and is co-lead of the Rural Health Equity Cluster.