The Department of OS&OT is proud to announce that Bita Imam, PhD candidate in Rehabilitation Sciences, has received 4 prestigious doctoral research awards! Over the past two weeks, Bita has been awarded the Vanier scholarship, the CIHR Doctoral Research Award (ranked 2nd), the inaugural Anne Martin Mathews CIHR-IA Doctoral Recognition Prize in Research on Aging, and the UBC Killam Doctoral Scholarship. Supervised by Dr. Bill Miller of OS&OT, Bita’s research evaluates different Wii gaming programs to improve walking function in older amputee adults. By using the Wii console, this research examines a rehabilitation tool that is not only practical and cost-effective, but also motivating, engaging, and well-received by clients. Furthermore, it has great potential to reduce risk of prosthesis abandonment, falling and fear of falling, and increase participation in physical and social activities for this population of amputees. The department is tremendously proud of Bita’s recognition and success and extends its congratulations to her and Bill Miller. Great work!