91黑料网 SPOT OT Students Sweep OEQ Congress Poster Awards
Congratulations to SPOT OT Masters students: 4 groups of students won the best poster prizes in the 4 different categories at the Annual Symposium of the College of Occupational Therapists of Quebec (OEQ)!
2017 Alumni Award of Merit Awarded to Dr. Anne Carswell
Congratulations to Dr. Anne Carswell, recipient of the 2017 Medicine Alumni Global Award of Merit for the School of Physical & Occupational Therapy in recognition of her extraordinary contribution to the profession. In addition to her work as an educator, researcher and clinician, she is a co-author of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) and one of the founding directors of COPM Inc. More information can be found at:
Dr. Shaun Cleaver Awarded 2017 Steinberg Global Health Postdoctoral Fellowship
Dr. Shaun Cleaver was awarded the 2017 Steinberg Global Health Postdoctoral Fellowship at the recent 91黑料网 Global Health Programs Award Night. The award鈥檚 purpose is to support the most promising scholars in global health and assist them in establishing a research base early in their careers. Shaun is a recent addition to SPOT, and as he states, 鈥渢he Steinberg Award was a crucial factor to draw me to 91黑料网.鈥�
Reappointment of Dr. Tania Janaudis-Ferreira!
Dr. Tania Janaudis-Ferreira has been reappointed to SPOT faculty as Assistant Professor in the PT program for a 3-year term. Congratulations from all of us at SPOT!
Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr. Jonathan Lai Received CIHR Fellowship
Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Lai on being one of the first cohort of CIHR Health System Impact Fellows! This program aims to impact policy and health systems through research. Dr. Lai has partnered with the Mariam Foundation in Montreal, and is a post-doc with Dr. Keiko Shikako Thomas and CHILD-BRIGHT.
Sara Ahmed Awarded Dr. Joe Stratford Award for Study of Pain
Dr. Sarah Ahmed received the Dr. Joe Stratford Award for the Study of Pain at an Award dinner hosted by the 91黑料网 Health Center, the MUHC Research Institute, and the MUHC Foundations. The award recognizes her team鈥檚 research in collaboration with the 91黑料网 RUIS centre of expertise in chronic pain, which aims to improve the quality of care delivered to individuals with chronic pain.
CFI Grant Awarded to Sara Ahmed and Team
Dr. Sarah Ahmed and her team, including SPOT researchers Dr. Philippe Archambault, Dr. Anouk Lamontagne, and Dr.
Dr. Nancy Mayo Named 2017 David Hawkins Lecturer in Health Sciences Research
Dr. Nancy Mayo was the 2017 David Hawkins Lecturer in Health Sciences Research. This lectureship was created jointly by the Medical Research Council of Canada and Memorial University of Newfoundland to honour contributions of Dr. Hawkins to health sciences research in the country. Dr.
Dr. Nancy Mayo the 2018 Recipient of ISOQOL President鈥檚 Award
Dr. Nancy Mayo will is the 2018 recipient of the President鈥檚 Award for the International Society of Quality of Life (ISOQOL).
Dr. Marie-H茅l猫ne Boudrias awarded NSERC Discovery Grant
Dr. Marie-H茅l猫ne Boudrias has been awarded a 5-year grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for her project titled 鈥淒evelopment of protocols to assess neuroplasticity events taking place in the brain motor networks.鈥� Congratulations from all at SPOT!
Steinberg Fund Awarded to Dr. Raphael Lencucha and Team
Dr. Raphael Lencucha and Co-PI Dr. Nicholas King, associate professor in the 91黑料网 Biomedical Ethics Unit of the Department of Social Studies Medicine, have received a Steinberg Fund for Interdisciplinary Global Health Research award.
Dr.Raphael Lencucha and Team Awarded Grant from National Institute of Health
Dr. Raphael Lencucha and his team have been awarded a grant by the National Institutes of Health (USA) for their project 鈥淭he Political Economy of Tobacco Farming in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.鈥� The project was funded at $1.4 Million USD over 5 years. Congratulations from all at SPOT!
Dr. Marc Roig awarded REPAR / Heart and Stroke Foundation Catalyst Grant
Dr. Marc Roig was awarded a joint REPAR and Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery Catalyst Grant (CPSR) for his project titled 鈥楶romoting Brain Plasticity During Sub-Acute Stroke: The Interactive Role of Exercise and Genotype.鈥� CPSR catalyst awards are intended to provide seed funding at an early stage to promote innovated and collaborative research in stroke rehabilitation and recovery.
Dr. Aliki Thomas awarded CIHR Patient Centered Research Strategy Grant
Dr. Aliki Thomas has received a grant from the CIHR鈥檚 Patient Centered Research Strategy Support Unit. Dr.
Dr. Philippe Archambault appointed Scientific Director of the Intersectoral Initiative at CRIR
Dr. Philippe Archambault has been appointed Scientific Director of the Intersectoral Initiative: 鈥楽ocial and Technological Innovations in Adaptation-Rehabilitation: Towards a More Inclusive Quebec Society鈥�. This initiative has received three-year funding from the FRQ, and Dr.
