The University of Lethbridge honoured faculty and postdoctoral fellows across campus who received academic research awards of distinction, secured research funding or published their research findings in the last year at Thursday's Celebrating Research Reception in Markin Hall.
The U of L also recognized those who had books published within the last calendar year.
Below is a list of the awards presented.
Research Awards: External
Alberta Science and Technology Leadership Foundation (ASTech) Award: Excellence in Science and Technology Public Awareness
Kristy Burke | Conference & Event Services
American Oil Chemists' Society Timothy L. Mounts Award
Roman Przybylski | Chemistry & Biochemistry
Campus Alberta Innovates Program (CAIP) Chairs
Chris Hopkinson | Geography, Terrestrial Ecosystems Remote Sensing
Greg Pyle | Biological Sciences, Aquatic Health
Canada Research Chairs
Louise Barrett | Psychology, Cognition, Evolution and Behaviour, Tier 1
Stacey Wetmore | Chemistry & Biochemistry, Computational Chemistry, Tier 2
Canadian Insolvency Foundation Lloyd Houlden Research Fellowship
Gordon Hunter | Management
Confederation of Alberta Faculty Association (CAFA) Distinguished Academic Award
Trudy Govier | Philosophy
Pat Clifford Award for Early Career Research in Education
Michelle Hogue | First Nations' Transition Program
Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal
Reginald Bibby | Sociology
Peter McCormick | Political Science
Richard Mrazek | Education
World Council for Curriculum & Instruction Distinguished Leadership Award
Peter Heffernan | Education
Research Awards: Internal
Ingrid Speaker Medal for Distinguished Research, Scholarship, or Performance
Joseph Rasmussen | Biological Sciences
University of Lethbridge Board of Governors Research Chair
Igor Kovalchuk | Biological Sciences
Olga Kovalchuk | Biological Sciences
David Naylor | Physics & Astronomy
Sergio Pellis | Neuroscience
University of Lethbridge University Scholars
Janice Rahn | Education
Peter Visentin | Music
Judith Whitehead | Anthropology
Research Grants: External
Alberta Advisory Committee for Educational Studies Grant
Noella Piquette | Education
Jennifer Thannhauser | Education
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Wei Xu | Geography
Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research Grant
(2) Claudia Malacrida | Sociology
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Mary Kavanagh | Art
Taras Polataiko | Art
Janice Rahn/Michael Campbell | Education/Art Co-Principal Investigators
Alberta Gaming Research Institute Grant
Yale Belanger | Native American Studies
Cheryl Currie | Public Health
Gabriela Novotna | Addictions Counselling
Claudia Steinke | Nursing
Alberta Inflammatory Bowel Disease Grant
Sameer Despande | Management
Alberta Innovates Health Solutions Grant
Gerlinde Metz | Neuroscience, Co-Director
Alberta Innovates Health Solutions Sustainability Funds
Roy Golsteyn | Biological Sciences
Aaron Gruber | Neuroscience
David Naylor | Physics & Astronomy
Paul Vasey | Psychology
Ute Wieden-Kothe | Chemistry & Biochemistry
Alberta Rural Development Network (ARDN) Grant
Shawn Bubel | Geography
Glenda Bonifacio | Women & Gender Studies
Jon Doan | Kinesiology & Physical Education
Leanne Elias | New Media
Carmen Mombourquette | Education
Monique Sedgwick | Nursing
David Slomp | Education
(2) Carol Williams | Women & Gender Studies
Alzheimer Society of Canada Grant
Shannon Spenceley | Nursing
American Cancer Society Grant
Raphael Lencucha | Public Health
ATB Financial
Gordon Hunter/Dan Kazakoff | Management
Canada Council for the Arts Grant
Mary Kavanagh | Art
Maria Ng | English
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Grant
Olga Kovalchuk | Biological Sciences
Olga Kovalchuk | Biological Sciences, Co-applicant
Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
Nadia Rochdi/Karl Staenz | Alberta Terrestrial Imaging Centre/Geography
Canada Foundation for Innovation Leaders Opportunity Fund Grant
Aaron Gruber | Neuroscience
Paul Hazendonk | Chemistry & Biochemistry
Andrew Iwaniuk | Neuroscience
Hans-Joachim Wieden | Chemistry & Biochemistry
CIHR Emerging Team Grant
Gabriela Novotna | Health Sciences
CIHR Café Scientifique Grant
Penny D'Agnone | Office of Research & Innovation Services
CIHR Operating Grant
Sameer Deshpande | Management, Co-applicant
Judith Kulig | Nursing
CIHR Research Planning Grant
Sameer Desphande | Management, Co-applicant
Canadian Space Agency Contract
Karl Staenz | Geography
(2) David Naylor | Physics & Astronomy
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Richard Mrazek | Education
Department of Defense Contract
Albert Cross | Neuroscience
European Union FP7 Grant
David Naylor | Physics & Astronomy, Co-applicant
Grand Challenges in Global Health Grant
Gerlinde Metz | Neuroscience, Co-applicant
Health Canada Grant
Judith Kulig | Health Sciences, Co-applicant
Heritage Canada Grant for Aid to Scholarly Publication
Peter Heffernan | Education
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction Grant
Judith Kulig | Health Sciences
Max Bell Foundation Award
Noella Piquette | Education, Co-applicant
Monieson Centre, Queen's Business School
Gordon Hunter | Management
National Science Foundation
Jennifer Mather | Psychology, Collaborating Consultant
NSERC Collaborative Research & Training Experience (CREATE) Grant
Robert Sutherland | Neuroscience
NSERC Discovery Grant
Louise Barrett | Psychology
Sarah Boon | Geography
Howard Cheng | Mathematics & Computer Science
Saurya Das | Physics & Astronomy
Jon Doan | Kinesiology & Physical Education
Cam Goater | Biological Sciences
Bruce McNaughton | Neuroscience
Jackie Rice | Mathematics & Computer Science
Elizabeth Schultz | Biological Sciences
Robert Sutherland | Neuroscience
Soroosh Yazdani | Mathematics & Computer Science
NSERC Research Tools and Instruments Grant
Amir Akbary | Mathematics & Computer Science
Paul Hazendonk | Chemistry & Biochemistry
Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences
Shahadat Hossain | Mathematics & Computer Science
SSHRC Aid to Scholarly Journals Grant
Peter Heffernan | Education
Edward Jurkowski | Music
SSHRC Insight Development Grant
Abdie Kazemipur | Sociology, Co-applicant
SSHRC Insight Grant
Harold Jansen | Political Science
Heidi MacDonald | History
Noella Piquette | Education, Co-applicant
Paul Vasey | Psychology
SSHRC Partnership Grant
Yale Belanger | Native American Studies, Co-applicant
Henning Bjornlund | Economics, Co-applicant
Glenda Bonifacio | Women & Gender Studies, Co-applicant
Abdie Kazemipur | Sociology, Co-applicant
Richard Mueller | Economics, Co-applicant
Ivan Townshend | Geography, Co-applicant
Wei Xu | Geography, Co-applicant
SSHRC Public Outreach Grant
Debra Basil | Management
TECTERRA
Wei Xu/Karl Staenz | Geography
Research Grants: Internal
Emmy Droog Research Awards in Health Sciences Grant
Cheryl Currie | Public Health
Ruth Grant Kalischuk | Nursing
Interdisciplinary Research Development Fund Grant
Leanne Elias | New Media
Team: John Usher (Management), Janice Rahn (Education), Michael Campbell (Art) and Cheryl Meheden (Management)
Roy Golsteyn | Biological Sciences
Team: Olga Kovalchuk (Biological Sciences) and David Naylor (Physics & Astronomy)
Josephine Mills | Art
Team: Louise Barrett (Psychology), Lisa Doolittle (Theatre & Drama), Emily Luce (New Media), Bruce MacKay (Liberal Education Program) and Tiffany Muller Myrdahl (Women & Gender Studies)
Nicole Rosen | Modern Languages
Team: Inge Genee (Modern Languages), Robbin Gibb (Neuroscience), Claudia Gonzalez (Kinesiology & Physical Education), Fangfang Li (Psychology) and Noella Piquette (Education)
Carol Williams | Women & Gender Studies
Team: Glenda Bonifacio (Women & Gender Studies), Bonnie Lee (Health Sciences), Linda ManyGuns (Native American Studies) and Patrick Wilson (Anthropology)
Parkland Institute Faculty Research Grant
Claudia Malacrida | Sociology
University of Lethbridge Community of Research Excellence Development Opportunities (CREDO) Grant
Jerimy Cunningham | Anthropology
Claudia Malacrida | Sociology
Janay Nugent | History
Amy Shaw | History
University of Lethbridge Internal
Artistic/Creative Grant
Michael Campbell | Art
Dagmar Dahl | Art
Mary Kavanagh | Art
University of Lethbridge Internal SSHRC Grant
Michelle Hogue | First Nations' Transition Program
Janay Nugent | History
Kent Peacock | Philosophy
Amy Shaw | History
University of Lethbridge Research Dissemination Grant
Glenda Bonifacio | Women & Gender Studies
Inge Genee | Modern Languages
Catherine Kingfisher | Anthropology
Janice Newberry | Anthropology
Hillary Rodrigues/John Harding | Religious Studies
Arlan Schultz | Music
Amy Shaw | History
University of Lethbridge Research Fund Grant
Vishaal Baulkaran/Ebenezer Asem | Finance
Sarah Boon | Geography
Shawn Bubel | Geography
Michael Campbell | Art
Arundhati Dasgupta | Physics & Astronomy
Larry Flanagan | Biological Sciences
Claudia Gonzales/Fangfang Li | Kinesiology & Physical Education/Psychology
Ute Wieden-Kothe | Chemistry & Biochemistry
Jason Laurendeau | Sociology
Raphael Lencucha | Public Health
Hua Li | Mathematics & Computer Science
Heidi MacDonald | History
Kimberly Mair | Sociology
Steve Patitsas/Saurya Das | Physics & Astronomy
Adriana Predoi-Cross | Physics & Astronomy
Drew Rendall | Psychology
Shelley Scott | Theatre & Drama
David Siminovitch/Tony Montina | Physics & Astronomy
D. Andrew Stewart | Music
Mark Walton | Physics & Astronomy
John Zhang | Mathematics & Computer Science
Post-Doctoral Fellow Awards Alberta Innovates Health Solutions Postgraduate Fellowship
Ben Clark | Neuroscience
Corinne Montes-Rodriquez | Neuroscience
Jake Ormond | Neuroscience
Ivan Skelin | Neuroscience
Aaron Wilber | Neuroscience
Canadian Space Agency Space Science Enhancement Award Postdoctoral Fellowship
Matthijs Van Der Wiel | Physics & Astronomy
CIHR Fellowship
Hendrik Steenland | Neuroscience
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowship (Short-Term) for North American and European Researchers
Noelle Gunst | Psychology
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Research Support Allowance (Short-Term) for North American and European Researchers
Noelle Gunst | Psychology
Book Awards 2013 recipients
M. Gordon Hunter & Dan Kazakoff (authors): Small Business: Journey to Success
Shawn Bubel, James McMurchy & Duncan Lloyd (authors): Record In Stone: Familiar Projectile Points From Alberta
Jean-Baptiste Leca, Michael A. Huffman & Paul Vasey (editors): The Monkeys of Smokey Mountain
Sarah Glassford & Amy Shaw (editors): A Sisterhood of Suffering and Service: Women and Girls of Canada and Newfoundland during the First World War
Geoffrey Hale (author): So Near Yet So Far: The Public and Hidden Worlds of Canada-U.S. Relations
Aaron Taylor (editor): Theorizing Film Acting
Marc R. Roussel (author): A Life Scientist's Guide to Physical Chemistry
Glena Tibe Bonifacio (editor): Feminism and Migration: Cross-cultural Engagements
Robert J. Williams, Robert T. Wood & Jonathan Parke (editors): The Routledge International Handbook of Internet Gambling
Arundhati Dasgupta (editor): Recent Research in Quantum Gravity
John S. Harding (editor): Studying Buddhism in Practice
Yale D. Belanger (editor): First Nations Gaming in Canada
Yongjian Bao & Wenlong Yuan (authors): The Contrarian Way of Crisis Management
Keith Roscoe & Rick Mrazek (authors): Developing Scientific Literacy: Ideas and Strategies for Planning, Assessment, and Instruction
Blythe Shepard & Lorna Martin (authors): Supervision of Counselling and Psychotherapy: A Handbook for Canadian Certified Supervisors and Applicants
Margaret A. Winzer & Kas Mazurek (editors): International Practices in Special Education: Debates and Challenges
Judith C. Kulig & Allison M. Williams (editors): Health in Rural Canada
Olga Kovalchuk & Igor Kovalchuk (authors) Epigenetics in Health and Disease
