Biography - Ted Hewitt
 Dr. Ted HewittVP Research &
International Relations
The University of
Western Ontario
Dr. Ted Hewitt
has served as
Vice-President (Research &
International Relations) at The
University of Western Ontario
since February 2005. First
appointed Western’s Associate
Vice-President (Research) in May
2001, Dr. Hewitt spearheaded
efforts to develop the
University’s strategic research
plan and its strategic plan for
internationalization, both of
which were approved by the
Senate and Board of Governors
in 2003. He currently sits on the
boards of the Canadian Language
and Literacy Network and of the
London TechAlliance, and recently
completed a two-year term on the
board of the London Economic
Development Corporation. He is
Chair of the Shared Hierarchical
Academic Research Computing
Network and the Ontario High
Performance Computing Council,
as well as Chair of the Ontario
Council on University Research.
A sociology professor, Dr. Hewitt
recently completed terms both
as the editor and managing
editor of the Canadian Journal
of Latin American and Caribbean
Studies. He is recognized as a
leading Canadian authority on
Brazil. Prior to receiving his
Ph.D degree from McMaster
University, he attended university
in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1984 as a
special student. In 2003, he led
negotiations with the University
of Calgary, York University, the
Université du Québec à Montréal,
and the Embassy of Brazil in
Ottawa to establish the Canada
Visiting Research Chair in
Brazilian Studies. The first of its
kind in the country, this program
has undertaken to promote
Brazilian studies in Canada by
hosting a number of distinguished
Brazilian scholars at the partner
universities and by organizing
widely-attended events on topics
of national interest in both
Canada and Brazil. Dr. Hewitt has
published extensively on issues
related to social movements, local
government and international
cooperation for urban
development in Latin America.
His work has appeared in a range
of academic journals including
Cities, Journal of Latin American
Studies, Journal of Developing
Areas, Third World Quarterly, and
Habitat International. In 2002, he
was named Commander of the
Order of Rio Branco by Brazil’s
Ministry of Foreign Relations. |
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