Awards, scholarships and accolades 2018 - 2019
The School of Public Health is a diverse community that is home to internationally acclaimed researchers, enthusiastic educators, energetic and inspiring learners, committed staff and collaborative community partners.
We have many strengths and our people are acknowledged for their contributions by our School, the University of Alberta, and other provincial and national organizations.
Here is a summary of awards, scholarships and accolades for the period October 2018 to September 2019.
NATIONAL
Faculty
Canadian Women Leaders in Global Health; Canadian Society for International Health
Sherilee Harper
Zubia Mumtaz
Governor General's Polar Medal
Susan Chatwood
Member; College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists; Royal Society of Canada
Zubia Mumtaz
Postdoctoral Fellows
Fellowship; Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Melissa Fernandez
Students
Sir Frederick Banting and Dr Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master's; Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Lisa Armstrong
Amber Heyd
Brynn Kosteniuk
Doctoral Fellowship; Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Heather Morris
PROVINCIAL
Postdoctoral Fellows
Fellowship, Network of Alberta Health Economists
Jian Wang
Students
Accelerate Internship; Mitacs
Jessica Round
Visha Sharma
Graduate Scholarship; Alberta Innovates
Melita Avdagovska
Jacob Hambrook
Alexandra Loverock
Catherine Mitran
Graduate Studentship; Alberta Strategy for Patient Oriented Research (SPOR)
Lilla Roy
Students (continued)
Indigenous Graduate Award, Alberta Education
Reagan Bartel
Danielle Barry
Profiling Alberta's Graduate Students Award; Government of Alberta
Juanita Gnanapragasam
Carla Ikert
Shelby Johnson
Shannon Sim
Top 30 Under 30; Alberta Council for Global Cooperation
Hannah Mercader
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
Faculty
Alumni Horizon Award; University of Alberta
Elaine Hyshka
Distinguished Professor; University of Alberta
Kim Raine
Students
Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship; University of Alberta
Marian Sanchez
Graduate Fellowship; University of Alberta
Sadaf Ekhlas
Katherine Fleury
Zahra Saidhersi
Navjot Sandila
Ishwar Tiwari
Breanne Aylward
Graduate Student Teaching Award; Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research
Kelsey Robertson
Graduate Student Travel Award; Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research
Taylor Cromarty
Alexa Ferdinands
Amber Heyd
Kai-Erh Kao
Candace Necyk
Britt Voaklander
Isaac Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research
Alexa Ferdinands
Heather Morris
Students (continued)
J Gordin Kaplan Graduate Student Award, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research
Emily Maplethorpe
Mary Louise Imrie Graduate Student Award, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research
Shelby Marozoff
Nguyen Quynh Anh Pham
Patient and Community Engagement Training Award; Women's and Children's Health Research Institute
Heather Morris
President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction; Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research
Heather Morris
Walter H Johns Graduate Fellowship, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research
Lisa Armstrong
Amber Heyd
Brynn Kosteniuk
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Faculty
Diversity Champion Award; Diversity and Inclusion Action Group
Stephanie Montesanti
Instructor of the Year; School of Public Health Students' Association
Shebly Yamamoto
Instructor of the Year (Distance); School of Public Health Students' Association
Gian Jhangri
Instructor of the Year (Small Class); School of Public Health Students' Association
Dean Eurich
Paul Veugelers
Supervisor of the Year; School of Public Health Students' Association
Kim Raine
Staff
Advisor of the Year; School of Public Health Students' Association
Erin Pollock
Outstanding Contribution to Student Life; School of Public Health Students' Association
Rachel Harper
Staff Recognition Award, School of Public Health
Virginia Quist
Students
Dawn Bucharski Graduate Award in Health Promotion
Breanne Aylward
Dean's Gold Medal (MPH); School of Public Health
Natasha Lifeso
Dean's Gold Medal (MSc); School of Public Health
Rebecca Clark
Dean's Gold Medal (PhD); School of Public Health
Amy Colquhoun
Doucette-Preville Scholarship in Public Health; School of Public Health
Brynn Day
Douglas R Wilson Award of Excellence (MPH Oral Presentation); School of Public Health
Anna Voeuk
Douglas R Wilson Award of Excellence (MPH Poster Presentation); School of Public Health
Carla Ickert
Douglas R Wilson Award of Excellence (MSc Oral Presentation); School of Public Health
Jacob Koziel
Douglas R Wilson Award of Excellence (MSc Poster Presentation); School of Public Health
Britt Voaklander
Douglas R Wilson Award of Excellence (PhD Oral Presentation); School of Public Health
Jacob Hambrook
Douglas R Wilson Award of Excellence (PhD Oral Presentation); School of Public Health
Hayford Avdezi
Dr John Waters Memorial Graduate Award in Public Health; School of Public Health
Amber Heyd
Graduate Student Travel Award; School of Public Health
Taylor Comarty
Alexa Ferdinands
Amber Heyd
Kai-Erh Kao
Candace Necyk
Britt Voaklander
Students (continued)
Kitty Huang Memorial Award in Public Health; School of Public Health
Evan Wong
Kue Young Leadership Award in Public Health, School of Public Health
Trista Simpson
Public Health Distinction Scholarship, School of Public Health
Danielle Klassen
Daniel Yu
Public Health Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship, School of Public Health
Avash Puri
Mehanz Saleem Rehmani
Rafel Rivera
Suk-Min Yang
Siddharth Verma
Public Health Innovation Scholarship, School of Public Health
McKenzie Tilstra
Weber Savannah
Public Health Continuing Doctoral Scholarship, School of Public Health
Yuba Raj Paudel
Public Health Doctoral Scholarship, School of Public Health
Claire Benny
Jamie Boisvenue
School of Public Health 10th Anniversary Graduate Award, School of Public Health
Sadaf Ekhlas
Misha Miaga-Rodrigues
School of Public Health Graduate Scholarship; School of Public Health
Jessica Round
Teaching Assistant of the Year; School of Public Health Students' Association
Kelsey Robertson
Yvonne Freelove Graduate Scholarship in Public Health; School of Public Health
Winta Ghidei
OTHER ACCOLADES
Faculty
Best Paper, Journal of Registry Management; National Cancer Registrars Association
Yan Yuan
Co-author; Participatory Research for Health and Social Well-Being (textbook)
Jane Springett
Fellow of the International Water Association; International Water Association
Nick Ashbolt
Students
Best Student Poster; Canadian Conference on Global Health
Anushka Ataullahjan
Robert Wood Johnson Award, Canadian College of Health Leaders
Staci Silverman
Scholarship Award; Canadian College of Health Leaders, Northern Alberta Chapter
PJ Vasdev