Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Department for the Study of Religion

Department of Anthropology

Early Career Supervision Award

JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award

Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing

Rehabilitation Sciences Institute

School of Graduate Studies

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(L-R) Angela Colantonio, Elizabeth Peter, Pamela Klassen, Angela Mashford-Pringle and Cillian O'Hogan (supplied images)

Five faculty members have been honoured with School of Graduate Studies Supervision Awards in recognition of their outstanding and thoughtful supervision of graduate students.

Pamela Klassen, a professor in the Faculty of Arts & Science’s department for the study of religion who is cross-appointed to the department of anthropology, and Angela Colantonio, a professor in the department of occupational science and occupational therapy at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine who is cross-appointed to the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, received JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Awards, which recognize excellence in supervision over a minimum 15-year period. Elizabeth Peter, a professor in the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, received an honourable mention.

Cillian O’Hogan, assistant professor in the department of medieval studies in the Faculty of Arts & Science, and Angela Mashford-Pringle, an assistant professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, received Early Career Supervision Awards, which recognize pre-tenure faculty members who have been supervising graduate students for up to six years.

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Five faculty members recognized with Cheryl Regehr Early Career Teaching Awards

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Five faculty members recognized with Cheryl Regehr Early Career Teaching Awards

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Mississauga

Early Career Teaching Awards

Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

Women & Gender Studies Institute

UUֱ�� Mississauga

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(L-R) Spyridon Kotsovilis, Roberta K. Timothy, S. Trimble, Alison Olechowski and Jasty Singh (supplied images)

Five faculty members at the UUֱ�� have been recognized with 2023-24 Cheryl Regehr Early Career Teaching Awards.

The annual awards are given to faculty members who demonstrate an exceptional commitment to student learning, pedagogical engagement and teaching innovation.

They are named for Cheryl Regehr, a professor in the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and a champion of teaching excellence and innovation who served as UUֱ��’s vice-president and provost for a decade.

The award recipients are:

S. Trimble – assistant professor, teaching stream in the Women and Gender Studies Institute at the Faculty of Arts & Science
Alison Olechowski – assistant professor in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering, the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice and the Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering at the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Spyridon Kotsovilis – assistant professor, teaching stream in the department of political science at UUֱ�� Mississauga
Jasty Singh – assistant professor, teaching stream in the department of immunology at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Roberta K. Timothy – assistant professor, teaching stream in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health

The recipients will be honoured at the annual Excellence in Teaching Reception in the fall.

Jennifer Stinson receives 2023 Barer-Flood Prize from CIHR

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Jennifer Stinson receives 2023 Barer-Flood Prize from CIHR

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Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing

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The Hospital for Sick Children

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Professor Jennifer Stinson (supplied image)

Jennifer Stinson, a nurse clinician-scientist and advanced practice nurse at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and a renowned researcher in the field of chronic pain management at the UUֱ��, has received the 2023 Barer-Flood Prize in Health Services and Policy Research from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

The prize, named in honour of the first two scientific directors of CIHR's Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR), Morris Barer and Colleen Flood, recognizes the highest ranking senior-career investigator who identifies as a woman and is working within the mandate of IHSPR.

Stinson, a professor in the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and the department of anesthesiology and pain medicine at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, is being recognized for her work on the development of iCanCope, a mobile app that's designed to help young people with sickle cell disease (SCD) self-manage their chronic pain.

“The app is really intended to be an adjunct to the care that young people with SCD receive in hospital," says Stinson, who holds the Mary Jo Haddad Nursing Chair in Child Health. "We know we cannot cure or alleviate the pain, but we can empower young people to live well with pain, and to manage it with resources and strategies that are effective, building their confidence in leading a fulfilling life.”

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Five researchers recognized with 2024 President’s Impact Awards

rahul.kalvapalle — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:28:59 +0000

Five researchers recognized with 2024 President’s Impact Awards

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Department of Computer Science

Department of Chemistry

Department of History

Department of Nutritional Sciences

Rotman School of Management

Faculty of Law

President's Impact Award

Women & Gender Studies Institute

Unity Health

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Clockwise from top left: Professor Gillian Hadfield, Professor M. Murphy, University Professor David Jenkins, Professor Alán Aspuru-Guzik and Associate Professor Yvonne Bombard

Five UUֱ�� researchers have received President’s Impact Awards for their important work in AI governance, environmental justice, genomics policy, nutritional sciences and quantum computing.

The awards celebrate and honour faculty members whose research has led to a significant impact beyond academia. Laureates are designated as members of the President’s Impact Academy, and receive a monetary award of $10,000 per year for five years to be used toward their research.

“I would like to congratulate the winners of this year’s President’s Impact Awards for their outstanding work in tackling some of the biggest challenges of our time,” said Barbara Fallon, UUֱ��'s associate vice-president, research.

“From informing and improving dietary choices to fostering greater alignment between environmental justice and Indigenous communities, these scholars are generating knowledge and ideas that stand to have a tremendous impact beyond academia.

“Their exceptional contributions speak to the important role that UUֱ�� researchers play in improving lives in Canada and around the world.”

This year’s winners are:

Gillian Hadfield, professor in the Faculty of Law and Rotman School of Management, “for contributions impacting access to justice, innovative design for legal and dispute resolution systems in advanced and developing market economies, and governance for artificial intelligence.”

M. Murphy, professor in the Women & Gender Studies Institute and department of history in the Faculty of Arts & Science, “for contributions that consistently move environmental justice research along a collaborative trajectory with Indigenous communities, data practices, and policy-making.”

Yvonne Bombard, scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto and associate professor in the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, “for her significant contributions in enacting national law against genetic discrimination, improving healthcare options for Canadians, and advancing clinical practice and genomics research.”

Alán Aspuru-Guzik, professor in the department of chemistry and department of computer science in the Faculty of Arts & Science, “for his pioneering work in the fields of artificial intelligence and quantum computing for materials discovery.”

David Jenkins, University Professor in the department of nutritional sciences at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, “for his studies on the health effects of food that have changed how the world makes healthy dietary choices.”

Amaya Perez-Brumer receives Connaught Community Partnership Research Program award

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Amaya Perez-Brumer receives Connaught Community Partnership Research Program award

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Connaught Community Partnership Research Award

Connaught Fund

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Clockwise from top left: Professor Michael Widener, PhD student Marianne Lahaie Luna, alum Mariangela Castro Arteaga, Assistant Professor Amaya Perez-Brumer and PhD student Dorothy Apedaile (supplied images)

Amaya Perez-Brumer, an assistant professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, has received an award from the Connaught Community Partnership Research Program for her project exploring how housing challenges faced by newcomers from Latin America impact their health.

The project, titled “Donde Vivimos” – which translates to “Where We Live” – is a two-year mixed methods study led by Perez-Brumer and Michael Widener, a professor in the department of geography and planning in the Faculty of Arts & Science who is cross-appointed to Dalla Lana. The researchers will partner with the Hispanic Development Council as well as Latinx students at UUֱ�� to assess housing instability and its relationship with self-rated health and access to medical care.

“The Connaught Community Partnership grant provided our team with a unique opportunity to support a new partnership between UUֱ�� and the Hispanic Development Council by extending the impact of a recently awarded, one-year School of City Urban Challenge grant,” said Perez-Brumer.

The Connaught Community Partnership Research Program aims to help create and nurture partnerships between UUֱ�� scholars and community partners that support community-driven research.

Perez-Brumer is one of four UUֱ�� scholars to receive awards from the program this year. The others are Alicia Hawkins at UUֱ�� Mississauga, Jaris Swidrovich at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and Ishtiaque Ahmed in the Faculty of Arts & Science.

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20 UUֱ�� researchers awarded new or renewed Canada Research Chairs

rahul.kalvapalle — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:09:09 +0000

20 UUֱ�� researchers awarded new or renewed Canada Research Chairs

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Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work

Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

Institute of Biomedical Engineering

IHPME

Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing

Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute

Rotman School of Management

St. Michael's Hospital

Sunnybrook Research Institute

UUֱ�� Mississauga

Unity Health

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Twenty faculty members from the UUֱ�� have been awarded Canada Research Chairs in support of their research in areas ranging from LGBTQ2S+ youth mental health to quantum photonic technologies and sustainable suburban housing.

“I would like to congratulate all the UUֱ�� scholars who have newly been appointed Canada Research Chairs or had their positions renewed in this latest cohort,” said Leah Cowen, UUֱ��’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives. “From cognitive neurobiology to household finance and urban environmental science, these researchers are furthering knowledge and spurring innovation in areas of critical importance.”

The latest cycle of Canada Research Chair appointees from UUֱ�� includes eight new and 12 renewed positions:

New Canada Research Chairs

Alex Abramovich at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health and department of psychiatry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 2 in 2SLGBTQ+ Youth Homelessness and Mental Health

Claire Célérier in the Rotman School of Management – Tier 2 in Household Finance

Natalie Coburn at the Sunnybrook Research Institute and the department of surgery in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 1 in Cancer Outcomes

Li Qian in the Edward S. Rogers Sr. department of electrical and computer engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering – Tier 1 in Quantum Photonic Technologies

Alison McGuigan in the department of chemical engineering and applied chemistry and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering – Tier 1 in Tissue Engineering and Disease Modelling

Zahra Shakeri Hossein Abad in the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health – Tier 2 in Health Informatics and Precision (Public) Health

Mina Tadrous in the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy – Tier 2 in Real-World Evidence and Pharmaceutical Policy

Marianne Touchie in the department of civil and mineral engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering – Tier 2 in Sustainable Urban Housing

Renewed Canada Research Chairs

Rachel Barney in the departments of classics and philosophy at the Faculty of Arts & Science – Tier 1 in Ancient Philosophy

Marie-Josée Fortin in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology at the Faculty of Arts & Science – Tier 1 in Spatial Ecology

Paul Frankland at the SickKids Research Institute, the department of psychology in the Faculty of Arts & Science, and the department of physiology and Institute of Medical Science in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 1 in Cognitive Neurobiology

Anne-Claude Gingras at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health and the department of molecular genetics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 1 in Functional Proteomics

Tara Gomes at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto and the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy – Tier 2 in Drug Policy and Substance Use

Daniel Grace in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health – Tier 2 in Sexual and Gender Minority Health

Marc Johnson in the department of biology at UUֱ�� Mississauga – Tier 2 in Urban Environmental Science

Sheena Josselyn at the SickKids Research Institute, the department of psychology in the Faculty of Arts & Science and the department of physiology in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine – Tier 1 in Memory Function and Dysfunction

Carmen Logie at Women's College Research Institute and the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work – Tier 2 in Global Health Equity & Social Justice with Marginalized Populations

Ito Peng in the department of sociology in the Faculty of Arts & Science – Tier 1 in Global Social Policy

Navindra Persaud at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, the department of family and community medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health – Tier 2 in Health Justice

Martine Puts in the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing – Tier 2 in Care of Frail Older Adults

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10 UUֱ�� scholars recognized by Black Research Network

rahul.kalvapalle — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 19:20:50 +0000

10 UUֱ�� scholars recognized by Black Research Network

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Black Research Network

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Recipients of the 2024 IGNITE grant, clockwise from top left: Samuel Akinbo, Suzi Lima, Nicole Bernardt, Araba Chintoh, Prentiss Dantzler, Roberta K. Timothy, Anna Thomas, Hadiya Roderique, De-Lawrence Lamptey and Beverley Essue (supplied images)

Ten researchers from across the UUֱ�� have been awarded the Black Research Network's IGNITE grant.

Launched in 2022, the IGNITE grant provides annual small-scale funding to support interdisciplinary research led by Black faculty, librarians, post-doctoral scholars, clinical scientists and medical research fellows and residents.

The grant offers between $5,000 and $10,000 towards professional development, research dissemination and other types of research support.

Research projects include preserving traditional recipes in the GTA’s African diaspora, literature and media studies and human rights. Various projects advance and advocate for Black health, including disability studies and equity practices in public health.

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Trudo Lemmens named Fellow of the Hastings Center

rahul.kalvapalle — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 18:08:38 +0000

Trudo Lemmens named Fellow of the Hastings Center

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Faculty of Law

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Professor Trudo Lemmens (photo by Nina Haikara)

Professor Trudo Lemmens of the Faculty of Law has been named a Fellow of the Hastings Center in recognition of his scholarly impact.

The Hastings Center, a nonpartisan U.S.-based bioethics research institution founded in 1969, addresses social and ethical issues in health care, science, and technology. Its fellows comprise more than 200 individuals of outstanding accomplishment, representing a range of disciplines from around the world.

Lemmens, a professor of law and bioethics, holds the Scholl Chair in Health Law and Policy. He is cross-appointed to UUֱ��’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Temerty Faculty of Medicine and the Joint Centre for Bioethics. His research focuses on the interaction between law, governance mechanisms, and ethical norms and values in health care, including biomedical research, health product development, and knowledge dissemination. His more recent work deals with issues related to human rights, disability rights, and health.

“Trudo Lemmens is a leading scholar of health law and policy,” said University Professor Jutta Brunnée, dean of the Faculty of Law and James Marshall Tory Dean’s Chair. “His contributions to the public discourse on bioethics have been immense. It is wonderful that the Hastings Center has recognized his work by selecting him to join the ranks of their Fellows.”

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Steven Narod awarded McLaughlin Medal by Royal Society of Canada

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Steven Narod awarded McLaughlin Medal by Royal Society of Canada

lanthierj Tue, 09/12/2023 - 11:48

McLaughlin Medal

Royal Society of Canada