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Teaching awards
Graduate Studies awards
Marilyn Rose Graduate Leadership Award
Recognizes individuals for their vision and leadership on behalf of Graduate Studies at Brock in areas such as academic programming, research and scholarship, student services, and student experience initiatives – the kind of work through which a strong and vital graduate culture has emerged in support of graduate students and in support of the University’s academic and research goals. • Emily Bagshaw, Student, Master of Arts, Social Justice and Equity Studies
Michael Plyley Graduate Mentorship Award
Nominations come from graduate students as an opportunity for them to pay tribute to an individual graduate faculty member who has provided them with outstanding support and encouragement in their development as a graduate researcher. • Melanie Pilkington, Professor, Chemistry • Sheila O’Keefe-McCarthy, Associate Professor, Nursing
Jack M. Miller Excellence in Research Awards
These awards recognize graduate students who have presented projects that are highly original and are addressing significant questions.
Faculty of Applied Health Sciences:
• Josh Celebre, MA, Applied Health Sciences • Phillip Wallace, PhD, Applied Health Sciences
Faculty of Mathematics and Science:
• Adel Hadjiesmaeili, MSc, Management • Alina Baradzenka, PhD, Chemistry
Faculty of Education:
• Sreedevi Rajasekharan, MEd, Education • Rakha Zabin, PhD, Educational Studies
Faculty of Humanities:
• Shakeel Ahmed, MA, Classics • Brett Robinson, PhD, Interdisciplinary Humanities
Faculty of Social Sciences:
• Sarah Bernier, MA, Applied Disability Studies • Brianna Anderson, PhD, Child and Youth Studies
Emily Bagshaw, Student, Master of Arts, Social Justice and Equity Studies
Melanie Pilkington, Professor, Chemistry
Sheila O’Keefe-McCarthy, Associate Professor, Nursing
Dawn Trussell, Associate Professor, Sport Management
Andrea Doucet, Professor, Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies
Karen Patte, Associate Professor, Health Sciences
Canada Research Chairs (CRC) at Brock, April 2022
TIER 1
Andrea Doucet – CRC in Gender, Work, Care and Community Vincenzo DeLuca – CRC in Organic Synthesis and Biocatalysis Newman Sze – CRC in Mechanisms of Health and Disease
TIER 2
Julia Baird – CRC in Human Dimensions of Water Resources and Water Resilience Karen Campbell – CRC in Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging Paula Duarte-Guterman – CRC in Behavioural Neuroscience Val Fajardo – CRC in Tissue Remodelling and Plasticity Throughout the Lifespan Michael Holmes – CRC in Neuromuscular Mechanics and Ergonomics Matthew Kwan – CRC in Youth Mental Health and Performance Danielle Sirianni Molnar – CRC in Adjustment and Well-Being in Children and Youth
Research awards and Canada Research Chairs (CRC)
Chancellor’s Chair for Research Excellence
Dawn Trussell, Sport Management: Trussell’s recent work focusses on allyship, which involves those in positions of privilege and power working in solidarity with marginalized groups to dismantle systems of oppression that often exclude participants based on race, gender, sexual orientation and other social identities.
brocku.ca/brock-news/2021/09/sport-management-prof-awarded-chancellors-chair-for-research-excellence/
Andrea Doucet, Canada Research Chair, Sociology, Women’s and Gender
Studies: Doucet’s research centres on care – as everyday practices, unpaid work, policies, and as part of knowledge-making processes. She leads a SSHRC Partnership research program on care/work policies and family stories, with a focus on how childcare services, parental leave and employment policies are experienced by diverse Canadian families.
Early Career Research and Creative Activity Award
Karen Patte, Health Sciences: Patte focuses on predictors of youth mental health with the goal to inform more effective and equitable policies and programs. She leads national research projects and collaborates across disciplines to advance understanding of how different contexts, exposures and individual factors interact to shape health trajectories over time.
Longtime Professor of Chemistry and Canada Research Chair Tomáš Hudlický, who passed away in May 2022, specialized in synthesizing natural compounds used in drugs to fight cancer. One breakthrough was Hudlický’s creation of variations of the synthetic compound pancratistatin (PST), which he patented. In 2017, a team of scientists tested out these variations on 20 different types of cancer cells. The results showed that Hudlický’s compound appears to be capable of killing cancer cells while leaving healthy cells intact. He won many awards during his distinguished career.
brocku.ca/brock-news/2022/05/remembering-professor-tomas-hudlicky/
Canada Research Chairs
The Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Program was created by the federal government to attract and retain top researchers. Tier 1 and Tier 2 CRCs are nominated by universities but must also be confirmed by their peers as being exceptional researchers and potential leaders – even world leaders – in their field. In January 2022, it was announced that Brock gained four new CRCs: Paula Duarte-Guterman; Matthew Kwan; Danielle Sirianni Molnar; and Newman Sze. In addition, Michael Holmes had his CRC renewed. Brock University has a total allocation of 14 CRC positions.
