OISE Professor Kang Lee elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Professor Kang Lee, a Professor at the 麻豆传媒集团 at the University of Toronto and a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Developmental Neuroscience and Moral Development, has been elected a Fellow of the .
Royal Society Fellows are who have made remarkable contributions in the arts, the humanities and the sciences, as well as in Canadian public life. There are currently over 2,500 active Fellow members.
Professor Lee, a recipient of the SSHRC Impact Award in 2023 and one of the winners of the U of T President鈥檚 Impact Award in 2022, is recognized as the world鈥檚 foremost authority on childhood dishonesty. His trailblazing, three-decade-long research focus on child moral development 鈥 specifically, how children learn to tell lies 鈥 has transformed our understanding of the development of lying.
His findings have had far-reaching applied implications and enduring impacts on real-world practices. For example, his research contributed to Canadian law reforms in 2005 regarding the collection of evidence from children. Since 2006, Canadian criminal courts have been required to use a legal procedure based on his findings when admitting children as witnesses.
鈥淚鈥檓 truly honored to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada,鈥 said Professor Lee. 鈥淭his recognition serves as a reminder of the responsibility I have to continue advancing social science research in Canada and to contribute to the field in meaningful ways.鈥
Professor Lee joins a number of OISE faculty who have been admitted as Fellows. Professors Marlene Scardamalia and Diane G茅rin-Lajoie were named Fellows in 2020. Dr. Jeffrey Ansloos, Associate Professor in Indigenous Health and Social Policy, was elected to the Royal Society of Canada鈥檚 in 2022.
鈥淧rofessor Kang Lee鈥檚 work has had and continues to have a profound impact in classrooms, in court, and in clinical settings, contributing insights, technologies and leadership to the field of developmental neuroscience,鈥 said Professor Erica N. Walker, Dean of OISE. 鈥淭hese significant contributions will have lasting influences on our society for generations to come.
鈥淥n behalf of all in the OISE community, I congratulate Professor Lee on his prestigious appointment as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. We are deeply proud.鈥
On Nov. 8, the Royal Society will induct the 2024 Fellows and Members of their College at a ceremony as part of the Celebration of Excellence and Engagement in Vancouver, British Columbia.