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2016 Graduate Student Teaching Awards

Congratulations to our 2016 Graduate Student Teaching Award winners! This award recognizes their excellence as a graduate student teaching assistant.

Shintaro Kono, PhD (Supervisor: Gordon Walker)

Pony Meyer, PhD (Supervisor: Lisa McDermott)

Christine Smyth, MCoach (Supervisor: Nick Holt)

Master's:

Emily Ainsley, MSc (Supervisor: David Collins): Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ topic: Contraction fatigue and motor unit overlap in the tibialis anterior during different intensities of interleaved electrical stimulation
Jennifer Bertrand, MSc (Supervisor: Craig Chapman): 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Gambling 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Institute Graduate Level Scholarship; 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Graduate Student Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Visually-induced biases: how they might extend to perceptual judgments and even further to value based, or risky, judgments

Stephen Busch, MSc (Supervisor: Craig Steinback): 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Graduate Student Scholarship; International Graduate Student Award. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Integrative cardiovascular physiology

Maegan Ciesielski, MA (Supervisor: Donna Goodwin): Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship; 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Graduate Student Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: The role of recreation therapists in stroke rehabilitation

Heather Crowe, MA (Supervisor: Nancy Spencer - Cavaliere): AABRD Graduate Scholarship; Dr. Gary McPherson Leadership Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Segregation, integration and inclusion of people with intellectual impairments in recreation.

Rachelle Davies, MSc (Supervisor: Michael Kennedy): 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Education Abroad Individual Award (UAI); Edmonton 2001 World Championships in Athletics Sport Performance Graduate Scholarship; 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Graduate Student Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Effect of training load and training stress on lung health of competitive youth swimmers

Amanda Ebert, MA (Supervisor: Donna Goodwin): Tim and Nancy Muzyka Graduate Award. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Initiate change in the sport and recreation sector by finding ways to trigger critical thinking and reflection of professionals through knowledge translation and dissemination

Sarah Evans, MA (Supersivor: Tanya Berry): 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Graduate Student Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Strengthening Automatic Associations to Pictures vs. Words: The case for promoting fruit and vegetable intake

Kelsey Hurley, MSc (Supervisor: Wendy Rodgers): 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Graduate Student Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Comparing physical activity between supervised and unsupervised exercise in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Cameron Ehnes, MSc (Supervisor: Stewart Petersen): Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: The cardio-pulmonary response to very heavy infantry-specific thoracic loading

Liane Jean, MSc (Supervisor: Loren Chiu): Best Poster Presentation Award - Gait & Clinical Movement Analysis Society (GCMAS) Annual Conference; Master's Student Podium Presentation Award - National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) National Conference. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: The effects of training the quadriceps muscles using two variations of squat exercise in persons with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury

Victor Karosan, MCoach (Supervisor: Ian Reade): Golden Bears Soccer Alumni Award. Coaching area: Soccer

Nathan Kindrachuk, MA (Supervisor: Jim Denison): 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Graduate Student Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Socio-cultural perspectives of effective coaching practices in Para swimming

Ewen Lavoie, MSc (Supervisor: Craig Chapman): Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship (NSERC); Walter H John's Fellowship; 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Graduate Student Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Establishing normative eye movement patterns during upper-limb functional tasks

Rebecca Marsh, MA (Supervisor: Donna Goodwin): Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship; 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Graduate Student Scholarship; Dr. Gary McPherson Leadership Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Experiences of community service learning in adapted physical activity

Wade Michaelchuk, MSc (Supervisor: Michael Stickland): Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship; 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Graduate Student Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: The effect of dopamine on diffusing capacity, pulmonary circulation, and exercise tolerance

Shannon Pynn, MA (Supervisor: Nicholas Holt): 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Graduate Student Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Aspects of exemplary parenting in youth sport

Jordan Rees, MSc (Supervisor: Normand Boulé): Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship (CIHR); Walter H John's Fellowship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Effects of aerobic exercise on metformin pharmacokinetics in type 2 diabetes

Sydney Schmidt, MSc (Supervisor: Loren Chiu): Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship; 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Graduate Student Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Development of a formal classification system for both the structural and functional foot arch types

Doctoral:

Aisulu Abdykadyrova (Supervisor: Tom Hinch): 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship (renewal). 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Rhythmic gymnastics supporters (often parents) who travel with the young competitors.

Kelsie Acton (Supervisor: Donna Goodwin): SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship; President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Integrated dancers' practices of time

Scott Adams (Supervisor: Kerry Courneya): Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Cancer Rehabilitation

Kimberley Curtin (Supervisor: Tanya Berry): Joseph-Armand Bombardier (SSHRC) CGS Doctoral Scholarship (renewal); President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction; Chinese Graduates Association of 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Graduate Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Physical activity of South Asian immigrants to Canada

Colin Deal (Supervisor: Nick Holt): SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship; SSHRC Sport Participation 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Initiative; President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ 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. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Seed stories: a narrative inquiry alongside the lived experiences of urban Aboriginal peoples food practices

Lindsay Eales (Supervisor: Donna Goodwin): Andrew Stewart Memorial Graduate Prize; Ewen Nelson Memorial Graduate Scholarship in Adapted Physical Activity; Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Dance and Mental Illness

Torstein Erikson Dæhlin (Supervisor: Loren Chiu): UofA PhD Recruitment Scholarship; Dr. Art Quinney Graduate Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: How we can improve landing mechanics could potentially reduce injury occurrences and, thus, reduce the health care cost related to injuries sustained during landing.

Stephen Hunter (Supervisor: Valerie Carson): UofA PhD Recruitment Scholarship; Women and Children's Health 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Institute (WCHRI) Graduate Studentship; Best Student Oral Presentation: International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA). 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: An ecological perspective of factors contributing to youth physical activity

Jane Hurley (Supervisor: Howie Harshaw): UofA PhD Recruitment Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: The impact of nature-based leisure, in a gradient of settings, on refugees' sense of belonging in Canada.

Rylan Kafara (Supervisor: Jay Scherer, Judy Davidson): Dr. Gary McPherson Leadership Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Real Revitalization: Poverty, urban development, and homelessness in Edmonton

Shintaro Kono (Supervisor: Gordon Walker): 2016 National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA) 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Sessions Best Student Paper; International Graduate Scholarship in Leisure Studies. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Theorizing linkages between leisure and Japanese well-being.

Pony Meyer (Supervisors: Lisa McDermott, Piet Defraeye [Department of Drama]): 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Images of 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ; International Graduate Student Award; 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Graduate Citizenship Award. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: King Me: Exploring drag kinging in the lives of transgender and gender queer drag kings.

Maxine Myre (Supervisor: Tanya Berry): Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship; President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Fitness and fatness bias

Kacey Neely (Supervisor: Nick Holt): Izaak Walton Killam Scholarship (renewal). 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Deselection in competitive youth sport

Devin Phillips (Supervisor: Michael Stickland): Lung Association 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ/NWT Studentship Award. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Cardiovascular risk in patients with chronic obsrructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Kyle Pushkarenko (Supervisor: Janice Causegrove Dunn): Barbara Rowswell-Sykes Graduate Award in Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Exploring physical literacy in the context of disability: Perspectives of parents and adapted physical activity program leaders

Rachel Skow (Supervisors: Margie Davenport, Craig Steinback): Frederick Banting and Charles Best (CIHR) CGS Doctoral 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Award; President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction; Women and Children's Health 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Institute (WCHRI) Graduate Studentship (renewal). 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Role of the sympathetic nervous system in disordered pregnancy

Jodie Stearns (Supervisor: John Spence): Barbara Rowswell-Sykes Graduate Award in Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Friendships and youth sedentary behavior.

James Vallerand (Supervisor: Kerry Courneya): Frederick Banting and Charles Best (CIHR) CGS Doctoral 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Award (renewal); President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Improving hematologic cancer survivors' health through physical activity: Translating intentions into exercise