Dr. Jacqueline Gahagan
Congratulations to Dr. Jacqueline Gahagan (School of Health and Human Performance) on being honoured with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her exemplary work and service in the field of HIV/AIDS in Canada. Dr. Gahagan will receive her award at the 2012 World AIDS Day Gala in Ottawa on November 27, 2012. To read more about Dr. Gahagan and her work, read the DalNews story.
Rose Cousins (Photo - Danny Abriel)
Congratulations to Rose Cousins (BScK ’99) whose album “We Have Made a Spark” has been longlisted for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize. Read more about Rose and her work in DalNews.
The Scotia Scholarship is a funding opportunity available under the NSHRF Research Trainee Funding Program. It is intended to provide financial support to high caliber trainees engaged in health research related academic study at Nova Scotia universities. The goal of the Scotia Scholarship is to support the development of the next generation of highly qualified health researchers and leaders in the Nova Scotia
The goal of the Scotia Scholarship is to support the development of the next generation of highly qualified health researchers and leaders in the Nova Scotia health research enterprise.
2012-2013 Funded Recipients (Doctorate Level)
Robert J. Allan
Interdisciplinary PhD Program
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Supervisor: Lynne Robinson
Rebecca Earle
School of Nursing
Faculty of Health Professions
Supervisor: Margot Latimer
Annette Elliott Rose
School of Nursing
Faculty of Health Professions
Supervisor: Gail Tomblin Murphy
2012-2013 Funded Recipients (Master Level)
Elizabeth Burrows
School of Health and Human Performance
Faculty of Health Professions
Supervisors: Angela Thompson and Melanie Keats
Jennifer Finbow
School of Human Communication Disorders
Faculty of Health Professions
Supervisor: Rachel Caissie
Tarra Penney
School of Health and Human Performance
Faculty of Health Professions
Supervisor: Sara Kirk
Kendra Read
Applied Human Nutrition
Professional Studies (MSVU)
Supervisors: Patricia Williams and Sara Kirk
Bonita Squires
School of Human Communication Disorders
Faculty of Health Professions
Supervisors: Elizabeth Kay-Raining Bird
Iwona A. Tatarkiewicz
School of Health and Human Performance
Faculty of Health Professions
Supervisor: Susan Hutchinson
Dr. Sara Kirk (Health and Human Performance) and the Class II team released the preliminary results of their study – which examined the effects of school policies on nutrition, physical activity, mental well-being, school performance and children’s overall health – at an event on May 10, 2012. Both CBC and CTV news reported on the event. Find more information on the CLASS II project, and links to the news videos on the CLASS II Website.
Crossroads winners (L-R) - Larissa Padayachee, Robyn Waite, Stephanie Jones, Kaye Hare and Justin Hiltz. (Missing - Carly Pender)
10 Years at the Crossroads
Research of the New Millennium
An Interdisciplinary Student Health Conference
The School of Health and Human Performance Graduate Student Society’s 10th annual Crossroads Conference was held on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at Dalhousie University.
Designed as an adjudicated, peer-reviewed academic forum for undergraduate and graduate students, Crossroads is a unique opportunity for students to showcase and engage in dialogue about their innovative health research. Emphasizing the importance of inter-disciplinary exchange, the conference includes submissions from a wide range of health-related disciplines, such as health promotion, leisure, kinesiology, nursing and health administration.
Congratulations to the following award winners:
Best Undergraduate Poster – Justin Hiltz (Mount Allison University)
Best Undergraduate Oral Presentation – Robyn Waite and Larissa Padayachee (Health Promotion, Dalhousie University)
Best Graduate Oral Presentation – Kaye Hare and Carly Pender (Health Promotion, Dalhousie University)
Best PhD/Postdoc Oral Presentation – Stephanie Jones (Kinesiology, Dalhousie University)
Left to Right: Duane MacLeod (Nursing), Sarah Bouchard, Rebekah Oomen and Christopher Saulnier received their Board of Governors Awards from Chancellor Fred Fountain (centre).
On Tuesday, March 27th, Dalhousie hosted the first annual Impact Awards – a celebration of the contributions that students make to each other, Dalhousie and the greater community. Among the winners were a number of students from the Faculty of Health Professions:
Kinesiology graduate Ashley Zahavich has started a program called PSA (which stands for Power, Strength and Agility) Fitness to help prostate cancer survivors recovery and gain quality of life through a mix of yoga and strength training exercises. To learn more about the program, click here.
Andi Celine Martin (Kinesiology)
Andi Celine Martin is a student at Dalhousie who is pursuing her Master’s of Science in Kinesiology. She is working on a study that focuses exclusively on caregivers who directly support someone undergoing cancer treatments. She cites a 2008 study published in the Journal of Aging and Health that says caregivers experience the same amount of, if not more, psychological distress than the cancer survivor they support. Many things contribute to this stress, including the caregiver’s ability to take care of their own health.
Martin has set up a yoga class to see whether physical activity, which has been proven to have a positive effect on mental health, will help the caregivers in her study. The participants in her study range in age from 25 to 64 and since most of them have no experience, Martin says she will start out easy.
To learn more about her study you can read the full story at http://thecommoner.kingsjournalism.com/?p=22481
Kinesiology alumnus Jeff Zahavich holds court with current students at the Kinnections event (Nick Pearce photo)
Kinesiology: the study of human movement.
“Kinnections”: understanding where your kinesiology degree might go to.
From business to private practice, from coaching to research, alumni of Dalhousie’s kinesiology program brought various professional perspectives to campus earlier this month at the Department of Kinesiology’s “Kinnections” event.
Kinnections was organized and hosted by kinesiology professor John Kozey, who introduced the five guests as Dalhousie alumni who have all taken their degree in different directions for success, helping illuminate the many options available to students when it comes time to graduate.
There were several speakers and when the event was over, students took the time to chat with each of them. Second-year kinesiology students Erica Linde and Cynthia Ly both felt the event was worthwhile, and that they would attend again in the future.
To learn more about this event read the DalNews story.
Congratulations to Dr. Jacqueline Gahagan of the School of Health and Human Performance who will be inducted into the NSHRF Decade Club at a ceremony on February 8th, 2012. The Decade Club recognizes individuals who have had an ongoing relationship with the NSHRF for 10 consecutive years, and have fostered and supported the NSHRF and the Nova Scotia health research community through serving as a volunteer, participating in NSHRF programs, holding an award and mentoring others.