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Research Matters 2019 - Grad Student Success
Message from the Dean
School of Graduate Studies (SGS)
The 2018/19 academic year was another busy and
productive one for the School of Graduate Studies! We
welcomed Dr. Jim Kieffer as Associate Dean on the
Saint John campus and Dr. Kevin Englehart as Associ-
ate Dean in Fredericton, both replacing predecessors
in these roles. And soon we will welcome Dr. Sasha
Mullally to the decanal team in Fredericton, replacing
Dr. Heather Sears who this year completes her very
successful tenure in the SGS.
Critically for our students, we secured significant addi-
tional funding from a variety of sources, including
PETL, NBIF and UNB, for a combined total of approxi-
mately $1 million in new graduate student support.
And the graduate students themselves enjoyed excep-
tional success in the annual Tri-Council scholarship
competitions obtaining approximately $1.5 million in
scholarship support across the SSHRC, NSERC and
CIHR programs. Please see subsequent pages for de-
tails on these and other awards and recognitions for
our many talented students.
Speaking of talented students, the photo on the left
features this year’s six student finalists in our annual
3MT (Three-Minute-Thesis) Challenge alongside Presi-
dent Eddy Campbell and the members of the SGS De-
canal team. The students are smiling, in part, because
of the cheques they earned for their excellent presen-
tations! The top finisher (Barbora Balanova – PhD can-
didate in Chemistry: back row, second from left) went
on to represent UNB at the Eastern Regional 3MT
Challenge held at McGill University. Congratulations to
all who participated in the 3MT! And many thanks to
Dr. Heather Sears (front right) who, once again, coordi-
nated this year’s successful instalment of the 3MT.
This year, the 3MT event was paired with the 26th an-
nual Graduate Research Conference (aka, the GRC),
which was itself another excellent event, showcasing
the exceptional research being done by the wider grad-
uate student community at UNB. Congratulations to all
the students who participated in the GRC and to the
many students, faculty and staff who helped organize
it, with special thanks to Andrea Rivera, Brittany Dixon
and Bipin Kumar from the Graduate Student Associa-
tion (GSA) who spear-headed planning and implemen-
tation of this year’s GRC.
Graduate Enrolment 2
Postdoctoral Fellows / Faculty 3
Postdoctoral Fellows / Agency 4
Research Expenditures 5
Grad Student Success Stories 6
Grad Student Tri-Council Awards 9
Grad Student Awards 10
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Overall graduate enrolment slightly increased this year compared to last year. Masters students enrolled totalled 1170, up
from 1139 the previous year. Doctoral student numbers decreased from 406 to 393. Masters-Research and Masters-Course
based both saw a small increase.
Graduate Enrolment
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Postdoctoral Fellows - Faculty
*IBME—Institute of Biomedical Engineering
The following two diagrams show the number of post-docs across all Faculties for F18-19 and F17-18, with highest numbers in
Engineering and Science for both years in the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.
There were 147 Postdoctoral Fellows at the university in F2018-19 compared to 139 in F2017-18.
The following diagrams depicts the 10 year history of Postdoctoral Fellows at UNB.
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Postdoctoral Fellows - Agency
*NSERC—Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
*ACOA—Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
*International Scholarships/Fellowships
*CRC–Canada Research Chair
*NBIF—New Brunswick Innovation Foundation
*NBHRF—New Brunswick Health Research Foundation
*Ind. Contracts—Industry Contracts
The following 2 diagrams depict the top funding agencies who have contributed either in full or in part to Postdoctoral Fellow-
ships at UNB in 2017-18 and 2018-19
.
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Research Expenditures
The majority of the research funding received by UNB goes back into the New Brunswick economy through salaries. In F2017-
18, $20.6 million (55%) was spent on Post-doc, Graduate student and non-student salaries.
The $20.6M (55%) salary portion of the Research Expenditures pie chart (above) is broken down as per the following diagram:
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Grad Student Success Stories
Kathy Whynot, MEd
Kathy Whynot (pictured), who graduated with her MEd in May 2019 from the Fac-
ulty of Education, currently works as the Learning Specialist for Culturally and Lin-
guistically Diverse Classrooms and English as an Additional Language (EAL) for the
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD). Her personal
and professional dedication to supporting newcomers in New Brunswick was ex-
emplified in her master’s research on “Affirming Identity in Culturally and Linguisti-
cally Diverse Classrooms: The Role of Self in the Understanding of Equity.” A re-
cent recipient of the NB Multicultural Council “Champions for Cultural Diversity”
award, Kathy is community-minded, forward-thinking, and embodies the concept
of collegiality. Her collaborative nature has been demonstrated in both her gradu-
ate work and her involvement in a variety of projects with UNB colleagues: a new
EAL curriculum, a long-term-integration committee, national Languages without
Borders conference, and a series of animated pedagogical videos produced by the
Second Language Research Institute of Canada. Given the changing demographics
in New Brunswick, Kathy’s unique and significant contribution to UNB and to our
province is indeed a graduate success story!
Preventing Domestic Homicide
In November 2018, Mary Aspinall (pictured), a Sociology PhD Candidate in the Fac-
ulty of Arts, Fredericton, presented a section of preliminary findings to a unique,
five-year Tri-Council funded project aimed at preventing domestic homicides in high
-risk populations. Mary is continuing her work, alongside Dr. Catherine Holtmann,
Director, MMFC, into the project’s final stage of conducting in-depth interviews
across Atlantic Canada with survivors of domestic violence and friends and rela-
tives of victims of domestic homicide.
Justin Kamerman, MSc in Statistics
Justin Kamerman (pictured) completed his MSc in Statistics from the de-
partment of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science, Applied Sci-
ence and Engineering (SASE), May 2019. With a Master of CS degree from
U of South Africa, Justin combined his CS and Statistics knowledge to de-
velop an R package for biologists using QFASA, a popular diet estimation
method. Justin has worked as a software engineer and data scientist in
Canada, US, UK, and South Africa. He entered the program on a part-time
basis to increase his proficiency in Statistics and Machine Learning. Justin
is currently employed at Eigen Innovations in Fredericton as a technical
architect for AI vision systems for industrial process control.
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Grad Student Success Stories
Photo: Four of the five members of UNB’s CQA Investment Challenge team (L-R): Huang Xu, Jiaji
(Justin) Feng, Justin Arsenault and Lowry Zhu. Joseph McCallum, the fifth member, is missing.
Learning investment benefits of quantitative methods first hand
A team of five students enrolled in UNB’s new Master in Quantitative Investment Management (MQIM) program
learned the benefits of using quantitative and data rich methods first hand this year by competing in the global
Chicago Quantitative Alliance (CQA) Investment Challenge. The team, which included Huang Xu, Jiaji (Justin)
Feng, Justin Arsenault, Lowry Zhu and Joseph MacCallum, used the quantitative investment tools they’re learn-
ing in their courses to manage a portfolio and placed 6th out of 48 schools from around the world. Among the
Canadian teams that participated, they placed first. This is the first year of the MQIM program and the first time
UNB students have ever participated in the Challenge.
The CQA Investment Challenge is an online equity portfolio management competition that runs throughout the
school year and offers students the opportunity to learn and apply stock selection and portfolio management
skills in a simulated, real life hedge fund experience. The purpose of the Challenge is to provide students with
first-hand experience of being a portfolio manager by managing money, explaining their investment process and
discussing performance. The students started working on the investment challenge in October and have been
researching and applying their quantitative investment management skills and knowledge throughout the year to
handle all aspects of portfolio management, including stock selection, portfolio construction, and risk manage-
ment.
The team spent a lot of time and research at the beginning with setting up a factor investing portfolio using
Bloomberg and R. They followed a consistent strategy and rebalanced the portfolio regularly throughout the year.
Feng told us, “The scope and requirement for maintaining a portfolio during the competition is quite inten-
sive, but using quantitative tools such as factor-investing models, R and GARCH made managing the portfolio
much more efficient, something we learned to appreciate first hand when we had to spend time focusing more
on exams and course requirements instead of the portfolio.”
The team learned their results as the school year came to close. “Lack of market place experience is a real barri-
er to many fresh graduates who are looking for their first job in portfolio management,” said Dr. Devashis Mitra,
dean of the Faculty of Management. “By enabling students to apply their research methods to an investment
portfolio in this manner, the CQA Investment Challenge has helped this group of students in the first year of our
MQIM program stand out in the crowd.”
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Assessing the ‘Gladue’ court system
In January 2019, Frank Lavandier (pictured), Department of Sociology,
Faculty of Arts, defended his PhD dissertation which examined the role
and operation of the specialist ‘Gladue’ court system for Indigenous
defendants. Focusing on Prince Edward Island (PEI) as a case study,
Frank’s dissertation and research has been welcomed by groups span-
ning the Judges, Lawyers, and Probation Officers to local PEI Indige-
nous Elders and communities.
Grad Student Success Stories
Ancient skeletal proteins
Nicole Hughes (pictured in the BART lab) is a Master’s student in the depart-
ment of Anthropology, Faculty of Arts, Fredericton, who is interested in ancient
skeletal proteins and what they can tell us about health in the past. She is cur-
rently collecting her samples from the 18th century Fortress of Louisbourg skel-
etal collection housed in the UNB Bioarchaeology Research and Teaching Lab
(BART). Nicole went abroad this past Spring to analyze her samples at the Uni-
versity of Copenhagen’s paleoproteomics lab.
More stories from the world of graduate studies
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Grad Student Tri-Council
Awarded in 2019 Academic Year
NSERC—Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
SSHRC—Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
CIHR—Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Name Faculty/Department Award Nicholas Kozma Electrical and Computer Engineering NSERC CGS-M
Randy Hopkins Earth Sciences NSERC CGS-M
Gregory Norris Biology (Fredericton) NSERC CGS-M
Connor Flynn Chemistry NSERC CGS-M
Courtney Burk Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management NSERC CGS-M
Oscar Ortiz Angulo Faculty of Kinesiology NSERC CGS-M
Brett Wyman Civil Engineering NSERC CGS-M
Silas Jones Biology (Saint John) NSERC CGS-M
Kyoungsil Nah Psychology (Fredericton) SSHRC CGS-M
Marisa Forbes Anthropology SSHRC CGS-M
Laura Kabbash Psychology (Fredericton) SSHRC CGS-M
Joel St. Peters English SSHRC CGS-M
Olena Gryshchuk Psychology (Saint John) SSHRC CGS-M
Siobhan Fitzpatrick Psychology (Fredericton) SSHRC CGS-M
Jessica Doyle-Baggaley Psychology (Fredericton) SSHRC CGS-M
Jessica Raven Interdisciplinary Studies & Applied Health Research SSHRC CGS-M
Shelby Martens History SSHRC CGS-M
Rowan Miller Political Science SSHRC CGS-M
Crestina Matta Sociology SSHRC CGS-M
Benjamin Colpitts Faculty of Kinesiology CIHR CGS-M
Michael Bremner Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering NSERC Doctoral
Ian Smith Faculty of Computer Science NSERC Doctoral
Milton King Faculty of Computer Science NSERC Doctoral
Joshua Evans Biology (Fredericton) NSERC Doctoral
James Dunbar Sociology SSHRC Doctoral
Brittni MacKenzie-Dale English SSHRC Doctoral
Matthew Gwathmey English SSHRC Doctoral
Martin Ainsley English SSHRC Doctoral
Leanna Thomas History SSHRC Doctoral
John Matchim History SSHRC Doctoral
Katelyn Stieva History SSHRC Doctoral
Alan Jones History SSHRC Doctoral
Cecile Proctor Psychology (Fredericton) SSHRC Doctoral
Jeff Foshay Psychology (Fredericton) SSHRC Doctoral
Lauren Cormier Psychology (Fredericton) SSHRC Doctoral
Chris George Interdisciplinary Studies (IDST) SSHRC Doctoral
Allan Sabbattis-Atwin Faculty of Education SSHRC Doctoral
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Grad Student Awards (page 1 of 8)
Name Award / Prize Title Description
Rebecca Agnew, Faculty of Nursing Cutler Nursing Scholarship
Full or part-time MN student; Working or previously worked in the Mental Health Nursing Field; Intending to work in the Mental Health Nursing field in the future; Scholastic achievement.
Amy Fanjoy, Faculty of Nursing 3rd Place
Oral presentation at the 2019 Social Sciences and Humanities Graduate Conference.
Sarah Filiatrault, Faculty of Nursing
CAHSPR/CIHR-IHSPR Student Poster Competition, Second Prize
National competition involving masters, doctoral, and post-doctoral stu-dents at the annual Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) conference.
Sarah Filiatrault, Faculty of Nursing
NBHRF Rising Star Research Award for April 2018 - Master's Level Award for an outstanding publication in health research.
Sarah Filiatrault, Faculty of Nursing NANB Monnex Scholarship
Awarded for academic excellence and involvement in professional nursing activities.
Sarah Filiatrault, Faculty of Nursing
Graduate Academic Unit Graduate Student Travel Award-Nursing
Awarded to support travel to academic conferences and disseminate re-search.
Shelley Francis, Faculty of Nursing
McPhedran Nursing Faculty Development Graduate Scholarship
This scholarship is intended to provide funding for registered nurses em-ployed by UNB Faculty of Nursing in Fredericton in a continuing or term appointment who are pursuing graduate degrees at any university ap-proved by the selection committee.
Nicole Hughes, Dept. of Anthropology
SSHRC Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement
To assist students currently funded by SSHRC with research and living ex-penses abroad during data collection.
Trevor Lamb, Dept. of Anthropology
Frederik and Catherine Eaton Graduate Fellowship
To support students with research and living expenses while engaged in research activities at Queens’ University Belfast.
Michelle Adams, Faculty of Education
Dietz-Turner Bursary in Graduate Education
Tiffany Bastin, Faculty of Education
Dr. William S. Lewis Doctoral Fellowships
Tiffany Bastin, Faculty of Education
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation Award
Mary Batty, Faculty of Education
McPhedran Nursing Faculty Development Graduate Scholarship
Brian Beaton, Faculty of Education
Board of Governors Merit Awards for Graduate Studies
Brian Beaton, Faculty of Education
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation Award
Katherine Colpitts Beers, Faculty of Education
Audrey Stevenson Memorial Graduate Scholarship
Katelyn Copage, Faculty of Education
Paul Martin Scholarship for Masters of Education Students
Mathieu Cormier, Faculty of Education Provincial Graduate Scholarship
Sacha DeWolfe DeWolfe, Faculty of Education
Dr. Althea Warren Macaulay CFUW Fred-ericton Scholarship
Adrian Downey, Faculty of Education
Board of Governors Merit Awards for Graduate Studies
Adrian Downey, Faculty of Education
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation Award
Kristy Fitzpatrick, Faculty of Education School of Graduate Studies Travel Award
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Grad Student Awards (page 2 of 8)
Name Award / Prize Title Description
Candace Gallagher, Faculty of Education Webster Fellowship in Early Childhood Education
Candace Gallagher, Faculty of Education School of Graduate Studies Travel Award
Cleo Gallant, Faculty of Education Lambda Foundation C. Landry Memorial Award in Grad
Studies
Melissa L. Garrett, Faculty of Education New Brunswick Innovation Foundation Award
Sharla Hoyt, Faculty of Education School of Graduate Studies Merit Award
Sharla Hoyt, Faculty of Education Helen MacFarlane Graduate Fellowship
Sharla Hoyt, Faculty of Education AMSI Education Scholarship
Vanessa Johnson, Faculty of Education Pam and John Little Overseas Scholarship
Sarah Johnson, Faculty of Education School of Graduate Studies Travel Award
Vanessa Johnson, Faculty of Education Bennet and Helen O'Blenis Graduate Scholarship
Lamia Kawtharani Chami, Faculty of Educa-tion New Brunswick Innovation Foundation Award
Ashlee Kitchenham, Faculty of Education School of Graduate Studies Travel Award
Nancy Matthews, Faculty of Education New Brunswick Innovation Foundation Award
Matthew McGuire, Faculty of Education School of Graduate Studies Travel Award
Brandon Mitchell, Faculty of Education School of Graduate Studies Travel Award
Alician Noreiga, Faculty of Education New Brunswick Innovation Foundation Award
Juliana Paul, Faculty of Education Paul Martin Scholarship for Masters of Education Students
Jodi Ravn, Faculty of Education New Brunswick Innovation Foundation Award
Jenny Rowett, Faculty of Education School of Graduate Studies Travel Award
Jenny Rowett, Faculty of Education Board of Governors Merit Awards for Graduate Studies
Jenny Rowett, Faculty of Education New Brunswick Innovation Foundation Award
James Rowinski, Faculty of Education Board of Governors Merit Awards for Graduate Studies
James Rowinski, Faculty of Education New Brunswick Innovation Foundation Award
Shari Smith-Ellis, Faculty of Education President's Doctoral Tuition Awards
Kimberley Stewart-Sturgeon, Faculty of Education School of Graduate Studies Travel Award
Kimberley Stewart-Sturgeon, Faculty of Education Helen MacFarlane Graduate Fellowship
Angela Tozer, Faculty of Education School of Graduate Studies Travel Award
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Grad Student Awards (page 3 of 8)
Name Award / Prize Title Description
Rebecca Ward, Faculty of Education School of Graduate Studies
Travel Award
Dianne Wilkins, Faculty of Education Board of Governors Merit Awards for
Graduate Studies
Dianne Wilkins, Faculty of Education New Brunswick Innovation
Foundation Award
Cassidy Wilson, Faculty of Education Magee - Third Century Postgraduate
Merit Award
Cassidy Wilson, Faculty of Education New Brunswick Innovation
Foundation Award
Haider Razak, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering IEEE NB Section, Chair
Chair of the IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engi-neering, NB Section.
Haider Razak, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering Top 25 Immigrants in the Maritimes
Awarded Top 25 Immigrants in the Maritimes for vision, leadership and positive impact on the Maritime Community, November 2017 at the 3rd Annual Gala hosted by My East Coast Experience Magazine.
Haider Razak, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering Best Paper Award
Best Paper Award at the 8th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems, PEDG 2017 in Florianópolis, Brazil.
Katelin Spence, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering Student travel grant
Travel grant to attend The 2nd IEEE International Power Elec-tronics and Application Conference and Exposition in Shen-zhen, China.
Katelin Spence, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering Best Paper Award
The 2nd IEEE International Power Electronics and Application Conference and Exposition in Shenzhen, China. Awarded Best Speaker of the Session for the paper, “Robust Compen-sation of Dead Time in DCM for Grid-Connected Bridge In-verters”.
Ahmed Shehata, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering Rising Stars
Publication: IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Reha-bilitation Engineering; 2018 May;26(5):1046-1055; PMID: 29752240. Title: Evaluating Internal Model Strength and Performance of Myoelectric Prosthesis Control Strategies.
Showcasing the 2018 May Rising Stars in the New Brunswick Health Research Enterprise, selected from among their peers, for best scientific publication as a primary author.
Alex Belyea, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering Rising Stars
Publication: Journal of Neural Engineering; 2018 Aug; 15(4):046029. doi: 10.1088/1741-2552/aac89b.Title: A propor-tional control scheme for high density force myography.
Showcasing the 2018 September Rising Stars in the New Brunswick Health Research Enterprise, selected from among their peers, for best scientific publication as a primary au-thor.
Yvonne Anisimowicz, Dept. of Psychology SSHRC CGS Doctoral
Yvonne Anisimowicz, Dept. of Psychology NBIF New Brunswick Innovation Fund Award
Yvonne Anisimowicz, Dept. of Psychology SGS Top up for NBIF SGS Top up for NBIF
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Grad Student Awards (page 4 of 8)
Name Award / Prize Title Description
Yvonne Anisimowicz, Dept. of Psychology
Snodgrass Prize for Service to the Department of Psychology
Yvonne Anisimowicz, Dept. of Psychology SGS Travel Award Awarded to present research at a scientific conference
Charlene Belu, Dept. of Psychology Supervisor Scholarship for scholarly merit of research
Charlene Belu, Dept. of Psychology Snodgrass Graduate Student Research
Award
Jordan (Jay) Best, Dept. of Psychology NBIF - Doctoral Tuition Award New Brunswick Innovation Fund Award
Frances Churcher, Dept. of Psychology NBIF New Brunswick Innovation Fund Award
Lauren Cormier, Dept. of Psychology NBHRF-MSSU
Lauren Cormier, Dept. of Psychology NBIF New Brunswick Innovation Fund Award
Erin deJong, Dept. of Psychology Psyc Discretionary Award For scholarly merit of research
Siobhan Fitzpatrick, Dept. of Psychology Supervisor Scholarship
Siobhan Fitzpatrick, Dept. of Psychology NBIF New Brunswick Innovation Fund Award
Siobhan Fitzpatrick, Dept. of Psychology Psyc Discretionary Award For scholarly merit of research
Jeff Foshay, Dept. of Psychology NBIF New Brunswick Innovation Fund Award
Gallant, Jennifer, Dept. of Psychology SSHRC Doc
Gallant, Jennifer, Dept. of Psychology NBIF New Brunswick Innovation Fund Award
Gallant, Jennifer, Dept. of Psychology Snodgrass Prize for Clinical Psychology
Laura Kabbash, Dept. of Psychology Supervisor Scholarship For scholarly merit of research
Laura Kabbash, Dept. of Psychology NBIF SI New Brunswick Innovation Fund Award -Social Innovation
Laura Kabbash, Dept. of Psychology UNB Discretionary For scholarly merit of research
Laura Kabbash, Dept. of Psychology Snodgrass Prize for Graduate Statistics
Kathryn Malcom, Dept. of Psychology
The Leonard and Kathleen O’Brien Humanitarian Trust Fellowship, O’Brien
Foundation
Kathryn Malcom, Dept. of Psychology Supervisor Scholarship For scholarly merit of research
Kathryn Malcom, Dept. of Psychology Psyc Discretionary Award For scholarly merit of research
McFeaters, Corinna, Dept. of Psychology Supervisor Scholarship For scholarly merit of research
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Grad Student Awards (page 5 of 8)
Name Award / Prize Title Description
McFeaters, Corinna Psychology Graduate Student Award Awarded to present research at a scientific conference
David Miller, Dept. of Psychology NBHRF Doctoral
David Miller, Dept. of Psychology NBIF New Brunswick Innovation Fund Award
David Miller, Dept. of Psychology Supervisor Scholarship For scholarly merit of research
Kyoungsil Nah, Dept. of Psychology Psyc Grad Award For scholarly merit of research
Kyoungsil Nah, Dept. of Psychology NBIF SI New Brunswick Innovation Fund Award - Social Innovation
Kyoungsil Nah, Dept. of Psychology Magee SGS For scholarly merit of research
Kyoungsil Nah, Dept. of Psychology Supervisor Scholarship For scholarly merit of research
Breagh Newcombe, Dept. of Psychology Arts Assistantship
Breagh Newcombe, Dept. of Psychology NBIF New Brunswick Innovation Fund Award
Breagh Newcombe, Dept. of Psychology SGS Top up for NBIF SGS Top up for NBIF
Breagh Newcombe, Dept. of Psychology NBHRF Doctoral
Breagh Newcombe, Dept. of Psychology Doctoral Tuition Award
Kathleen O'Connell, Dept. of Psychology Psyc Discretionary Award For scholarly merit of research
Cecile Proctor, Dept. of Psychology NBIF SI New Brunswick Innovation Fund Award -Social Innovation
Cecile Proctor, Dept. of Psychology Psyc Grad Award For scholarly merit of research
Cecile Proctor, Dept. of Psychology SGS Top up
Cecile Proctor, Dept. of Psychology Snodgrass Travel Award Awarded to present research at a scientific conference
Cecile Proctor, Dept. of Psychology SGS Student Travel Award Awarded to present research at a scientific conference
Jordan Schriver, Dept. of Psychology Psyc Discretionary Award For scholarly merit of research
Jordan Schriver, Dept. of Psychology SGS Student Travel Award Awarded to present research at a scientific conference
Hannah Stewart, Dept. of Psychology Snodgrass Graduate Student Research
Proposal Award
Hannah Stewart, Dept. of Psychology Psychology Graduate Student Award Awarded to present research at a scientific conference
Lauryn Vander Molen, Dept. of Psychology NBIF New Brunswick Innovation Fund Award
Lauryn Vander Molen, Dept. of Psychology Supervisor Scholarship For scholarly merit of research
Lauryn Vander Molen, Dept. of Psychology Arts Assistantship
Jenna Wright, Dept. of Psychology SGS Travel Award
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Grad Student Awards (page 6 of 8)
Name Award / Prize Title Description
Shitangshu Roy, Faculty of Management
Brydone deBlois Millidge Memorial Scholarship
Awarded on the basis of scholastic attainment and financial need to a full-time gradu-ate student entering the final year of the MBA program.
Kevin Duchesne McCarthy, Faculty of Management Singer Graduate Bursary
Awarded on the basis of financial need to a full-time student, who is in good standing and registered in the final year of the Master's Program in the Faculty of Administra-tion.
Rajat Sharma, Faculty of Management Singer Graduate Bursary
Awarded on the basis of financial need to a full-time student, who is in good standing and registered in the final year of the Master's Program in the Faculty of Administra-tion.
Juntao Xu, Faculty of Management Atkinson Prize in Accounting
Awarded annually each fall on the recommendation of the Faculty of Administration, to an outstanding MBA student with an aptitude for accounting.
David Michael Barr, Faculty of Management MBA Graduate Award
Awarded based on recommendation to an outstanding graduate student within the MBA program on the Fredericton campus.
Rajat Sharma, Faculty of Management
MBA Community Leadership Award
Awarded in the winter term annually, based on the recommendation of the MBA Office, to any student enrolled in the MBA program on the Fredericton Campus who has completed at least 15 credit hours in the program. This award celebrates the val-ues and characteristics of the MBA program on the UNB Fredericton campus including its diversity of students, close sense of community, the professional and personal growth students experience in the program and their social consciousness.
Juntao Xu, Faculty of Management
Dr. Santosh Kabadi Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to a student who is enrolled in the second year of the MBA program on the Fredericton campus, on the basis of financial need and a successful academic perfor-mance. Preference will be given to students who are enrolled in the Project Report or Thesis.
Juntao Xu, Faculty of Management
Dr. Francisco Arcelus Memorial Scholarship
Awarded to an international student who is enrolled in the second year of the MBA program on the Fredericton campus, on the basis proven academic performance and of financial need. Preference will be given to students who are enrolled in the Project Report or Thesis.
Karim Baccouche, Dept. of History
D.W.L. Earl Travel Fellowship
Awarded to those pursuing areas of special interest to Professor Earl himself, whose teaching were primarily in the areas of historiography; the history and culture of Eng-land, Scotland, and Ireland; and European studies.
Ian Baird, Dept. of History NBIF Alternate New Brunswick Innovation Award - Alternate
Ian Baird, Dept. of History H.H. Stuart Fund Given to defray travel and other research-related expenses
Charles Ferris, Dept. of History NBIF New Brunswick Innovation Award
Saleem Khan, Dept. of History Arts Assistantship
Katherine MacDonald, Dept. of History
Hugh and Michael Folster Memorial Scholarship in New
Brunswick History Awarded to students undertaking research on the history of New Brunswick
Barry MacKenzie, Dept. of History
Hugh and Michael Folster Memorial Scholarship in New
Brunswick History Awarded to students undertaking research on the history of New Brunswick
John Matchim, Dept. of History NBIF New Brunswick Innovation Award
John Matchim, Dept. of History Arts Assistantship
Courtney Mrazek, Dept. of History SSHRC Doctoral Scholarship
Adam Nadeau, Dept. of History SSHRC Doctoral Scholarship
Adam Nadeau, Dept. of History NBIF New Brunswick Innovation Award
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Grad Student Awards (page 7 of 8)
Name Award / Prize Title Description
Adam Nadeau, Dept. of History SGS Top-up School of Graduate Studies Top-up
Leanna Thomas, Dept. of History NBIF Alternate New Brunswick Innovation Award - Alternate
Leanna Thomas, Dept. of History Alfred G. Bailey Scholarship
in History Awarded to an excellent student entering or already enrolled in the Gradu-ate program in History
Leanna Thomas, Dept. of History Kealey Graduate Scholarship
Leanna Thomas, Dept. of History Magee Fellowship in the
Humanities and Social Sciences
Awarded to outstanding, full-time, doctorate students who hold a mas-ter's, and must be either a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada
Leanna Thomas, Dept. of History Gale-Shaw Memorial Book Prize An outstanding graduate student in History studying in the field of modern history
Leanna Thomas, Dept. of History Dr. Alan W. Bailey Scholarship Awarded to a promising full-time Graduate Student in History
Leanna Thomas, Dept. of History School of Graduate Studies
Discretionary Funds Awarded based on academic achievement to outstanding graduate stu-dents
Richard Yeomans, Dept. of History NBIF Alternate New Brunswick Innovation Award - Alternate
Richard Yeomans, Dept. of History H.H Stuart Fund Given to defray travel and other research-related expenses
Richard Yeomans, Dept. of History
Hugh John Flemming Fellowship in Maritime Provinces History
Awarded to a student entering full-time MA or PhD in History and must be pursuing graduate work on the history of the Maritime Provinces of Cana-da.
Richard Yeomans, Dept. of History
Dr. Cecil Charles Jones Local History Scholarship
Awarded to a graduate student who is undertaking research on the found-ers of a New Brunswick community.
Erin Isaac, Dept. of History School of Graduate Studies
Discretionary Funds Awarded based on academic achievement to outstanding graduate stu-dents
Erin Isaac, Dept. of History NBIF Alternate New Brunswick Innovation Funds - Alternate
Erin Isaac, Dept. of History H.H Stuart Fund Given to defray travel and other research-related expenses
Erin Isaac, Dept. of History
Bernice and W. MacNutt Graduate Fellowship in Atlantic
Provinces History Awarded to an outstanding student completing the first year of the mas-ter’s degree program in Atlantic Provinces.
Erin Isaac, Dept. of History Malcolm Somerville Prize in
New Brunswick History Awarded to the best research paper or thesis
Cora Jackson, Dept. of History CGS SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship
Cora Jackson, Dept. of History SGS Top-up School of Graduate Studies Top-up
Cora Jackson, Dept. of History NBIF Alternate New Brunswick Innovation Funds - Alternate
Cora Jackson, Dept. of History SGS Merit Award School of Graduate Studies Merit Award
Alan Jones, Dept. of History Arts Assistantship
Justin LeClair, Dept. of History H.H. Stuart Fund Given to defray travel and other research-related expenses
Justin LeClair, Dept. of History School of Graduate Studies
Discretionary Funds Awarded based on academic achievement to outstanding graduate stu-dents
Justin LeClair, Dept. of History Rhoda Chapman Scholarship
Carlie Manners, Dept. of History CGS - SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship
Carlie Manners, Dept. of History SGS Top-Up School of Graduate Studies Top-up
Carlie Manners, Dept. of History NBIF New Brunswick Innovation Funds
Shelby Martens, Dept. of History Dean’s Graduate Merit Award
(UNBSJ)
Emily McPherson, Dept. of History CGS – SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship
Research Matters
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Grad Student Awards (page 8 of 8)
Name Award / Prize Title Description
Emily McPherson, Dept. of History NBIF New Brunswick Innovation Funds
Emily McPherson, Dept. of History SGS Top-up School of Graduate Studies Top-up
Katelyn Stieva, Dept. of History Arts Assistantship
Katelyn Stieva, Dept. of History NBIF Alternate New Brunswick Innovation Funds - Alternate
Jarrett Weston, Dept. of History Beaverbrook Scholarship
Jarrett Weston, Dept. of History H.H. Stuart Fund Given to defray travel and other research-related expenses
William White, Dept. of History H.H. Stuart Fund Given to defray travel and other research-related expenses
William White, Dept. of History Arts Assistantship
Emily Wood, Dept. of History H.H. Stuart Fund Given to defray travel and other research-related expenses
Emily Wood, Dept. of History Beaverbrook Scholarship
Emily Wood, Dept. of History School of Graduate Studies
Discretionary Funds Awarded based on academic achievement to outstanding graduate students
Emily Wood, Dept. of History Arts Discretionary Funds
Emiley Corey, Dept. of Biology Best Student Presentation
Emily Corey Ph.D Candidate was a co-winner for “Best Student Presentation” at the Atlantic Salmon Ecosystem Forum held in Quebec City, March 12-13, 2019 for her talk entitled: Fire in the (fishing) hole! Quantifying behavioural thermoregulation of juve-nile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in a warming river.
David Bowater, Dept. of Geodesy & Geomatics Engineering NSERC (CGS-M) NSERC (CGS-M) for one year
Thalia Nikolaidou, Dept. of Geodesy & Geomatics Engineering NSERC (CGS-D) NSERC (CGS-D) over 24 months
Hung Van Cao, Dept. of Geodesy & Geomatics Engineering
Eugene E. Derenyi Graduate Academic Achievement Award GGE award recognizing published papers
Emerson Pereira Cavalheri, Dept. of Geodesy & Geomatics Engineering SGS Student Travel Award
For travel to a conference where an academic presentation was given by the student
Ivan Smolyakov, Dept. of Geodesy & Geomatics Engineering SGS Student Travel Award
For travel to a conference where an academic presentation was given by the student
Frank Lavandier, Dept. of Sociology Canadian Sociological
Association Award Recognition for outstanding scholarly work and contributions to the field of Sociology