Mark Meheriuk
Congratulations to Emma Smith
Occupational Therapist and PhD Student Emma Smith travelled to Ottawa in April to receive the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers from Governor General Julie Payette. This award recognizes volunteers who have made a significant and sustained impact in their community by providing extraordinary help and care. Emma volunteers with Vancouver Adapted Snow Sports, CAOT, the Mainland […]
Congratulations to Flora To-Miles…
Congratulations to Flora To-Miles, who has won the 2018 Arthritis Health Professions Association (AHPA)-Arthritis Society Grant Competition for her study, The health promoting potential of social and creative activities: An exploratory study of adults with and without inflammatory arthritis. This grant will contribute to Flora’s PhD dissertation, which examines how social activities—doing things with […]
Latest Department Newsletter Out Now
The Spring 2017 issue of our Department Newsletter, OT Lens, is now available. It contains details about: – an upcoming two-day professional development workshop – award-winning research and activities by our faculty and students – recent interviews and dissemination activities – the latest from the Rehabilitation Sciences Online Programs
Laura Bulk wins 3M National Student Fellowship
Congratulations to PhD student Laura Bulk (MOT 2014), who has won a 3M National Student Fellowship from the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE). Laura is one of ten Canadian scholars to have received this fellowship, in recognition of her strong leadership on campus and in the community, and the integration of […]
MSc Student Kamaldeep Gill Wins CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarship – Masters Award
Congratulations to Kamaldeep Gill, who has won a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Canada Graduate Scholarship at the Masters level. Kamaldeep, who is supervised by Dr. Jill Zwicker, is studying the brain networks and pathways that underly motor difficulties in children with both Developmental Coordination Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Read more about her […]