Outstanding OT of the Year - Caroline Storr
Caroline Storr, erg., OT, MBA has been named Quebec鈥檚 Outstanding OT of the Year by CAOT-Qc! This award honours CAOT members living in Quebec who have made an outstanding contribution to the profession throughout their career. As a most deserving recipient for this honour, the CAOT Board of Directors is very pleased to acknowledge Ms. Storr's exceptional contributions to occupational therapy.
Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure!
Congratulations from the faculty and staff at SPOT for the promotion to Associate Professor with tenure, of Tania Janaudis-Ferreira, PhD!
Faculty Teaching Innovation Award
Dr. Stefanie Blain-Moraes: Working alongside people with disabilities to develop assistive technology
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Aliki Thomas, PhD awarded 2021 Certificate of Merit
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Aliki Thomas, erg., PhD has been awarded the 2021 CAME Certificate of Merit Award. Dr. Thomas is an Associate Professor in the Occupational Therapy Program at SPOT. The objectives of the Canadian Association of Medical Education are to promote, recognize and reward faculty committed to medical education in Canada. Aliki will be honoured at an upcoming CAME Conference on Medical Education.
Marie Brossard-Racine, erg., PhD named Canada Research Chair
Marie Brossard-Racine, erg., PhD has been awarded a five-year CIHR CRC Tier 2: Canada Research Chair in Brain and Child Development as part of the 2019-2 (Fall 2020) competition! The program recognizes that diversity is indispensable to research excellence - among the Canada Research Chair recipients 51% are women. Brava, Marie!
Nadina Paraschuk wins Ovation Award!
Congratulations to Nadina Paraschuk on being the recipient of the 2020 涩里番 Faculty of Medicine Pam Chase Ovations Award!
SPOT Researchers Funded for Stroke Recovery
Joyce Fung, PhD, Marc Roig, PhD and Laurie Snider, erg., PhD are co-investigators and JRH site investigators of CANSTIM - Canadian Platform for Research in Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS).
Zachary Boychuck awarded a 涩里番 Medstar Award
Zachary Boychuck, erg., PhD听 Faculty Lecturer in the OT Program at SPOT, was recently awarded a 涩里番 MedStar Award by 涩里番鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences for his publication, "International expert recommendations of clinical features to prompt referral for diagnostic assessment of cerebral palsy," in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. The publication also features several SPOT co-authors from the PROMPT group.
Global Health Awardee: Matthew Hunt, PT, PhD
The Canadian Physiotherapy Association's Global Health Award serves to:鈥ncrease the awareness of global health;鈥ecognize outstanding contributions made by a physiotherapist to promote the profession internationally through educational ventures, program and/or policy development, practice or research collaborations;鈥romote the development of global health activities within the profession and CPA.
Promotions to Associate Professor with Tenure!
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Congratulations from the faculty and staff at SPOT for the following promotions to Associate Professor with tenure:
CIHR Project Grants - SPOT Recipients - Programme de subventions Projet de l'IRSC
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The Director and Associate Dean of SPOT, Laurie Snider, PhD is delighted to announce two awardees:
Dana Anaby, PhD has been awarded a Project Grant from the CIHR. With Co-Investigator Mindy Levin, PhD, she will be examining: The impact of participation on body functions among youth with physical disabilities; A pragmatic individual-based study.
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