Results of the 2024 Graduate Studentship Award

ApplicantSupervisorProject titleInstitutional sponsorWCHRI Funder
Botwe, AugustineGokiert, Rebecca J Safe care, healthy starts: Exploring refugee children’s health outcomes Education-Educational Psychology SCHF
Chen, WeiyingLou, Edmond HM Using artificial intelligence method to extract parameters from 3D ultrasound images and patients’ back images to predict the risk of progression of scoliosis Engineering-Electrical & Computer Engineering SCHF
Dos Santos Figueredo, Carlos AlbertoMajor, Paul Ultrasound imaging of jaw bones in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment Medicine & Dentistry-Dentistry and Dental Hygiene SCHF
Hussain, AmberMeherali, Salima Growing up while raising a child: Voices of Pakistani teenage moms and their mental health Nursing RAHF/SCHF
Kapfunde, DayiraiOnyango, Elizabeth Understanding how work affects health and mental wellness of Black women in Alberta’s healthcare Public Health, School of RAHF
Kowalewski, JasmineTremblay, Melissa A Canadian healthcare model for Indigenous children affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) Education-Educational Psychology SCHF
Kusi-Appiah, ElizabethPapathanassoglou, Elizabeth The mental health of women during and after critical care Nursing RAHF
Lerner, Eli (Paul)Perry, Troy Predicting severe Crohn’s disease in children to prevent surgery Medicine & Dentistry-Surgery SCHF
Pabia, MicaThompson-Hodgetts, Sandra L Crossroads of identity: A narrative inquiry into the mental health and quality of life of racialized Autistic youth transitioning into post-secondary education Rehabilitation Medicine-Occupational Therapy SCHF
Pimenov, IlliaPhan, Anna Searching for potential therapeutic targets to treat cohesinopathy symptoms Science-Biological Sciences SCHF
Ramsie, MarwaSchmolzer, Georg M Development of novel vasopressor therapy during neonatal resuscitation in piglets Medicine & Dentistry-Pediatrics SCHF
Schmidt, MyaDyck, Jason R.B. Do ketones help prevent the body from attacking itself? Medicine & Dentistry-Pediatrics RAHF
Shaha, SumaiyahRiddell, Meghan A unique form of aPKC promotes formation of the human placental surface Medicine & Dentistry-Physiology RAHF/SCHF
Sjoblom, Jessica (Erynne)Montesanti, Stephanie Restoring healthy family systems: Measuring how Indigenous approaches help mental wellness Public Health, School of RAHF/SCHF
Stojic, AleksandraMarchant, David Respiratory Syncytial Virus adaptation and community transmission Medicine & Dentistry-Medical Microbiology & Immunology SCHF
Tegg, NicoleNorris, Colleen M The relationship between missed periods and heart-related pregnancy complications Nursing RAHF
Wang, RenField, Catherine J Feeding the right fats to your child may improve their immune systems and reduce their immune complications of diabetes later in life Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences-Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science SCHF
Wilton-Clark, Harry (Sam)Yokota, Toshifumi Skipping mutations: Designing therapies to treat patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy by ‘skipping over’ mutations Medicine & Dentistry-Medical Genetics SCHF
Zheng, HaoZheng, Yao Tracking adolescents’ impulsive decisions under strong emotions in their daily life: A study on externalizing behaviors Arts-Psychology SCHF
Zhou, Yuyue (Lily)Jaremko, Jacob L Children’s wrist and elbow fracture detection: all you need is a cell phone and an ultrasound probe Medicine & Dentistry-Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging SCHF