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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): 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Graduate Student Scholarship

Mariel Day (Supervisor: Pirkko Markula): 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Graduate Student Scholarship; Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC CGS-M); Walter H. John's Fellowship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ 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; 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Graduate Student Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Ethical tensions and professional reflexivity in adapted physical activity practice.

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

Mu He (Supervisor: Tom Hinch): Best student presentation at the 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Recreation and Parks Association's Conference and Energize Workshop. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ 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. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Exercise and Mental Health

Geoffrey Pippus (Supervisor: James Denison): 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Graduate Student Scholarship

Madison Predy (Supervisor: Valerie Carson): Barbara Joanne Rowswell-Sykes Graduate Award in Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Outdoor Play Practices in Accredited Childcare Centres in 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ.

Caitlin Riddoch (Supervisor: Nancy Spencer-Cavaliere): 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ 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. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Inclusion in recess from the perspectives of children with disabilities.

Jeffrey Sawalha (Supervisor: Craig Chapman): Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship - Masters; 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Graduate Student Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Behavioral Neuroscience

Crystal Watson (Supervisor: Jim Denison): Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship - Masters; 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Graduate Student Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Coach Education

Brendan Wohlers: (Supervisor: John C. Spence): 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Graduate Student Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ 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. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Integrated dancers' practices of time

Bertrand, Jennifer (Supervisor: Craig Chapman): Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship - Doctoral. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Neural oscillations, perception, and the facilitation of information transfer within the brain

Kimberley Curtin (Supervisor: Tanya Berry): Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship - Doctoral. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Physical activity of South Asian immigrants to Canada

Chen Chen (Supervisor: Dan Mason): International Graduate Scholarship in Leisure Studies. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ 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. 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

Torstein Eriksen Dæhlin (Supervisor: Loren Chiu): Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship; President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ 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. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ 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. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Real Revitalization: Poverty, Urban Development, and Homelessness in Edmonton

Derek (Dong-Woo) Kang (Supervisor: Kerry Courneya): 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Innovates Graduate Studentship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Exercise during Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer: The ERASE Trial

SM Majedul Karim (Supervisor: Darren DeLorey): Dr. Art Quinney Graduate Scholarship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ 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 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Institute (WCHRI) Graduate Studentship; Best student poster presentation: International Society for Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA). 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: An integrated examination of sleep, sedentary behavior, and physical activity in early years children

Cliff Lindeman (Supervisor: John C. Spence): 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ SPOR Graduate Studentship. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Characterizing exercise and physical activity practice patterns of 91ÒùĸÊÓƵn primary health care practitioners.

Andria Morielli (Supervisor: Kerry Courneya): Frederick Banting and Charles Best (CIHR) CGS Doctoral 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Award; President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Physical Activity and Cancer

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

Kacey Neely (Supervisor: Nick Holt): Governor General's Gold Medal. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Deselection in competitive youth sport

Kyle Pushkarenko (Supervisor: Janice Causgrove Dunn): SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship; President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ 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 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Award (renewal); President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction. 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Topic: Role of the sympathetic nervous system in disordered pregnancy

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