2017/2018 Graduate Student Award Recipients
Graduate Student Teaching Awards
Congratulations to our 2017 Graduate Student Teaching Award winners! This award recognizes their excellence as a graduate student teaching assistant.
Emily Ainsley, MSc (Supervisor: David Collins)
Amanda Ebert, MA (Supervisor: Donna Goodwin)
Kyle Pushkarenko, PhD (Supervisor: Janice Causgrove Dunn)
Master's Award Recipients:
Danielle Cormier (Supervisor: John Dunn): Alberta Graduate Student Scholarship
Mariel Day (Supervisor: Pirkko Markula): Alberta Graduate Student Scholarship; Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC CGS-M); Walter H. John's Fellowship. Research Topic: Expanding the Social Rhetoric of Dance: Body awareness and creativity through dance for non-dancers.
Amanda Ebert (Supervisor: Donna Goodwin): Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship - Masters: Ewen Nelson Memorial Graduate Scholarship in Adapted Physical Activity; Alberta Graduate Student Scholarship. Research Topic: Ethical tensions and professional reflexivity in adapted physical activity practice.
Cameron Ehnes (Supervisor: Stewart Petersen): Alberta Graduate Student Scholarship. Research Topic: The cardio-pulmonary response to very heavy infantry-specific thoracic loading.
Mu He (Supervisor: Tom Hinch): Best student presentation at the Alberta Recreation and Parks Association's Conference and Energize Workshop. Research Topic: The Impact of Interpretative Programs on Visitor Experiences: A Proposed Study at the Columbia Ice Fields
Ashley McCurdy (Supervisor: John Spence): Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship - Masters. Research Topic: Exercise and Mental Health
Geoffrey Pippus (Supervisor: James Denison): Alberta Graduate Student Scholarship
Madison Predy (Supervisor: Valerie Carson): Barbara Joanne Rowswell-Sykes Graduate Award in Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation. Research Topic: Outdoor Play Practices in Accredited Childcare Centres in Alberta.
Caitlin Riddoch (Supervisor: Nancy Spencer-Cavaliere): Alberta Graduate Student Scholarship
Rebecca Rubuliak (Supervisor: Nancy Spencer-Cavaliere): Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship - Masters; Barbara Joanne Rowswell-Sykes Graduate Award in Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation. Research Topic: Inclusion in recess from the perspectives of children with disabilities.
Jeffrey Sawalha (Supervisor: Craig Chapman): Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship - Masters; Alberta Graduate Student Scholarship. Research Topic: Behavioral Neuroscience
Crystal Watson (Supervisor: Jim Denison): Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship - Masters; Alberta Graduate Student Scholarship. Research Topic: Coach Education
Brendan Wohlers: (Supervisor: John C. Spence): Alberta Graduate Student Scholarship. Research Topic: Physical Literacy from a health perspective.
Doctoral Award Recipients:
Kelsie Acton (Supervisor: Donna Goodwin): SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship (renewal); President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction. Research Topic: Integrated dancers' practices of time
Bertrand, Jennifer (Supervisor: Craig Chapman): Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship - Doctoral. Research Topic: Neural oscillations, perception, and the facilitation of information transfer within the brain
Kimberley Curtin (Supervisor: Tanya Berry): Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship - Doctoral. Research Topic: Physical activity of South Asian immigrants to Canada
Chen Chen (Supervisor: Dan Mason): International Graduate Scholarship in Leisure Studies. Research Topic: Exploring opportunities for extending the epistemological boundaries of sport management as well as in better understanding the role of sport in the Indigenous struggles.
Colin Deal (Supervisor: Nick Holt): SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship (renewal); President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction. Research Topic: Coaching for community: Development and evaluation of a PYD informed coach education program
Michael Dubnewick (Supervisor: Karen Fox): SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship (renewal); President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction. Research Topic: Seed stories: a narrative inquiry alongside the lived experiences of urban Aboriginal peoples food practices
Torstein Eriksen Dæhlin (Supervisor: Loren Chiu): Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship; President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction. Research Topic: Examining the distinct roles of the gastrocnemius and soleus during functional tasks using an experimental approach.
Stephen Hunter (Supervisor: Valerie Carson): Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship - Doctoral. Research Topic: An ecological perspective of factors contributing to youth physical activity
Rylan Kafara (Supervisor: Jay Scherer and Judy Davidson): Joseph-Armand Bombardier (SSHRC) CGS Doctoral Scholarship; President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction. Research Topic: Real Revitalization: Poverty, Urban Development, and Homelessness in Edmonton
Derek (Dong-Woo) Kang (Supervisor: Kerry Courneya): Alberta Innovates Graduate Studentship. Research Topic: Exercise during Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer: The ERASE Trial
SM Majedul Karim (Supervisor: Darren DeLorey): Dr. Art Quinney Graduate Scholarship. Research Topic: Neural control of the cardiovascular system and rest, and in response to acute and chronic exercise in health and disease
Corey (Nicholas) Kuzik (Supervisor: Valerie Carson): Women and Children's Health Research Institute (WCHRI) Graduate Studentship; Best student poster presentation: International Society for Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA). Research Topic: An integrated examination of sleep, sedentary behavior, and physical activity in early years children
Cliff Lindeman (Supervisor: John C. Spence): Alberta SPOR Graduate Studentship. Research Topic: Characterizing exercise and physical activity practice patterns of Albertan primary health care practitioners.
Andria Morielli (Supervisor: Kerry Courneya): Frederick Banting and Charles Best (CIHR) CGS Doctoral Research Award; President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction. Research Topic: Physical Activity and Cancer
Maxine Myre (Supervisor: Tanya Berry): Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (renewal); President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction. Research Topic: Fitness and fatness bias
Kacey Neely (Supervisor: Nick Holt): Governor General's Gold Medal. Research Topic: Deselection in competitive youth sport
Kyle Pushkarenko (Supervisor: Janice Causgrove Dunn): SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship; President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction. Research Topic: Exploring the concept of physical literacy: Perceptions within the context of disability
Rachel Skow (Supervisors: Margie Davenport, Craig Steinback): Frederick Banting and Charles Best (CIHR) CGS Doctoral Research Award (renewal); President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction. Research Topic: Role of the sympathetic nervous system in disordered pregnancy
James Vallerand (Supervisor: Kerry Courneya): Frederick Banting and Charles Best (CIHR) CGS Doctoral Research Award (renewal); President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction. Research Topic: Improving hematologic cancer survivors' health through physical activity: Translating intentions into exercise