SPOT Professor and Researcher Dr. Tania Janaudis-Ferreira at Canadian Transplant Games
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Dr. Aliki Thomas recently awarded two new grants
Dr. Aliki Thomas has recently been awarded two new grants: a CIHR Knowledge Synthesis Grant, and a seed fund grant from the Centre for Medical Education.
Two SPOT researchers successful in the first CIHR 'Project Scheme' competition
The results of the first CIHR 鈥楶roject Scheme鈥� competition were announced recently, and two SPOT researchers were successful Principal Investigators (PI), leading teams of supporting faculty Co-Investigators. Aliki Thomas (PI) and her team including Sara Ahmed, Andr茅 Bussi猫res, and Nancy Mayo and Anouk Lamontagne (PI) leading her team including Joyce Fung, Anita Menon, and Claire Perez .
Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada/REPAR Grant
Marie-H茅l猫ne Boudrias was awarded funds from the Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada (PFC) and the R茅seau provincial de recherche en adaptation-r茅adaptation (REPAR).
Sarah Marshall CPA President-Elect
Prof. Sarah Marshall is the new President-Elect of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA). She started her tenure in spring of 2016 and will transition to CPA President in one year鈥檚 time, for a term of two years. Sarah has served on the Board of Directors since she was elected in 2014. The CPA represents over 14,000 physiotherapists, physiotherapist assistants and physiotherapist students across Canada.
Parkinson鈥檚 Disease Research Grant
For his project, 鈥淎 novel exercise modality to improve motor learning in PD,鈥� Dr. Marc Roig has been approved for a Pilot Project Grant from the Parkinson Canada鈥檚 Research Program. Through this initiative, Parkinson Canada invites grant applications from professionals committed to conducting novel, emerging, or innovative research in areas relevant to the cure, cause, prevention, improved treatment and/or understanding of Parkinson鈥檚 disease and its implications on society.
Faculty Tenure Promotions
Tenure has been awarded to three outstanding professors at SPOT: Drs. Isabelle Gagnon, Matthew Hunt and Melissa Park. All three were recognized for their excellence in research, teaching, and service. As well, Dr. Marie-H茅l猫ne Boudrias has been reappointed for three years.聽
Aliki Thomas CRIR Leader
Aliki Thomas has been named the Leader of Theme 2 (Services, Systems, and Polices), under Axis 2 (Participation, Social Inclusion聽& Rehabilitation Services) at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal (CRIR). The aim of the research undertaken by CRIR is to address the needs of a varied clientele with significant and persistent physical disabilities. The impairments can be auditory, motor, speech and language or visual.
Laurence Roy COTF Grant
Laurence Roy was awarded the 2016 Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation Research grant for her project entitled "Development of a Research and Practice Agenda on Homelessness and Occupational Therapy in Canada". The Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation (COTF) supports research and scholarship in the field of Occupational Therapy. More information about the COTF awards can be found at: http://goo.gl/E1mZCt
Stefanie Blain-Moraes / Aliki Thomas SSHRC Grants
Two faculty members were awarded 涩里番 Internal Social Sciences and Humanities Development Grants. Prof. Stefanie Blain-Moraes was awarded for her project 鈥淢oving-with Autism: a participatory mixed method study of attunement across neurodiversity鈥�, and Prof.
FRQS Faculty Awards
This year, a record six SPOT faculty members received funding from the Fonds de Recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� Sant茅 (FRQS), including three new Junior 1 recipients (Tania Janaudis-Ferreira; Raphael Lencucha; Laurence Roy), and three Senior recipients (Sara Ahmed; Anouk Lamontagne; Isabelle Gagnon). The FRQS Research Scholar and Clinician Research Scholar awards aim to facilitate the recruitment of qualified researchers at either the beginning of their career, or continuing a career in health.
Dr. Richard Preuss named to the Faculty Honour list for Educational Excellence.
Dr. Richard Preuss has been named to the Faculty Honour list for Educational Excellence, for 2016-2017. The goal of the Faculty Honour List for Educational Excellence is to recognize outstanding contributions to education in the Faculty of Medicine, in the areas of teaching, educational leadership and innovation, faculty development, and research and scholarly activity.
Barbara Shankland has been awarded the Prix d鈥橢xcellence from the Ordre des ergoth茅rapeutes du Qu茅bec
Barbara Shankland, Faculty Lecturer at SPOT has been awarded the Prix d鈥橢xcellence from the 聽Ordre des ergoth茅rapeutes du Qu茅bec. This award recognizes outstanding personal qualities as well as involvement and actions directed towards the development, progression, promotion and updating occupational skills. The winner of this award makes a significant impact on the profession.
Susanne Mak has been awarded the Jonathan Campbell Meakins and Family Memorial Fellowship 2016
Susanne Mak, Assistant Professor [Professional] at SPOT: has been awarded the Jonathan Campbell Meakins and Family Memorial Fellowship 2016. This Fellowship has been created to 鈥渇urther and promote excellence in medical education by either an advanced postgraduate trainee or a faculty member in the Faculty of Medicine at 涩里番.鈥澛�
Dr. Sara Ahmed has been awarded the Rosemary Wedderburn Brown Prize for 2016
Dr. Sara Ahmed, Assistant Professor at SPOT has been awarded the Rosemary Wedderburn Brown Prize for 2016. The聽Rosemary Wedderbrun Brown prize聽is aimed at full-time faculty members in the Schools of the Faculty of Medicine to recognize individuals with outstanding scholarly potential and demonstrated research excellence in the early stages of their career. See this link for more information https://goo.gl/volznZ
