Professor Rule serves as Provostial Advisor on University Resilience. Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Arts & Science, his research focuses on social perception and cognition. A former Tier-II Canada Research Chair, Professor Rule has received numerous awards, including from the International Social Cognition Network, the International Academy for Intercultural Research, and the Ministry of Research and Innovation of Ontario. He formerly served as Interim Vice-Dean, Undergraduate in the Faculty of Arts & Science.