Research Nova Scotia is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020/2021 Scotia Scholars Master’s Awards.
The Scotia Scholars Awards were created to provide financial support to research trainees with exceptional potential who are engaged in health research at participating Nova Scotia institutions.
The value and duration of the Scotia Scholars Master’s Award is up to $10,000 per year, renewable for 1 year. Funds were allocated to Acadia University, Cape Breton University, Dalhousie University, Mount Saint Vincent University, Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Saint Mary’s University and Université Ste-Anne. The number of awards issued were determined by each university.
Please join us in congratulating the following recipients:
Master’s Recipients: 35
Total Funding: $409,500
Acadia University Jordan Ferguson Supervisor: Anne Sophie Champod Courtney Gosselin Supervisors: Diane Holmberg and Karen Blair Amanda Gouthro Project: Does Cannabis Reduce Anxiety? The impact of Approach Motivation as an Anxiolytic Mechanism Supervisor: Joseph Hayes Abigail Howard-Gosse Project: How Attention and Emotional Responses to Relationship Stimuli Are Impacted by Attachment Type and Depression Rebeka Howardson Project: Examining the Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty and Relationship Uncertainty on Intimate Partner Cyber Aggression Taylor McAulay Project: Exercise for Anxiety and Depression: Predictors of Adherence and Dose-Response Relationship Supervisor: Douglas Symons Dalhousie University Joel Bierer Project: The Optimal Ultrafiltration Protocol in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: An Observational Cohort Study Nicole Blinn Project: Using Nature to Promote Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Mental Health in Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People Supervisor: Rebecca Spencer and Debbie Martin Cassidy Bradley Project: Evaluation of the Association Between Social Well Being and Physical Function in a Population Based Sample of Prostate Cancer Survivors Justin Brown Project: Determining the Mechanism of Novel Long Non-Coding RNA NRAD1 in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Taylor Caddell Project: Identifying Antiviral Drugs that Inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 Host Shut-Off Protein Mireya Cervantes González Project: A Combination Hyaluronic Acid-Collagen Fiber Scaffold for Tympanic Membrane Repair Jason Foster Project: Investigating the regulatory function of nuclear lipid droplets Julien Gallant Project: Children with Medical Complexity in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A 30 Year Review Supervisors: Susan Kirkland and Kristina Krmpotic Lee JungWoo Project: Mechanisms of Imagery-Based Practice: Probing the Role of Supplementary Motor Area in Effort Perception Supervisor: Shaun Boe Silvia Marin-Dragu Project: Impact of Late Night Smartphone Usage on the Mental Wellbeing of Adolescents Anna Nazarova Project: Cortical Thickness as a Predictor of Severe Mental Illness Onset in High Family Risk Offspring Ibrahim Shahin Project: Investigating the Role of Nitric Oxide Synthase 1 Adaptor Protein (NOS1AP) in the Hyperphosphorylation of Tau, a Pathology of Alzheimer’s Disease Brooke Thomas Project: Social Worker Conceptions of ‘Trauma’ and Practice with Children and Youth in Canada Marie-Claire Wasson Project: Investigating Molecular Mechanisms of Triple Negative Breast Cancer-enriched Oncogenic Long Non-Coding RNAs Supervisor: Paola Marcato Hsin Jung (Cindy) Yu Project: Selection and Evaluation of a Superior Apple Genotype for Potential Glycemic Control Supervisor: H.P. Vasantha Rupasinghe Mount Saint Vincent University Emily Côté Project: How Does Children’s Spelling Support their Reading? Supervisor: Helene Deacon Jocelyne Labonté (Bégin) Project: Impact of Cultural Influences on Health: An Exploration of Maternal Food Taboos in Cambodia Supervisor: Kyly Whitfield Catherine Littler Project: Canadian Military Spousal Experiences: Food Ways, Food Insecurity, and Identity Supervisor: Jennifer Brady Emily MacEachern Project: The Development of Flavoured Dairy Functional Food Products with Reduced Sugar Content and Added Milk Protein Fractions Supervisor: Bohdan Luhovyy Amy Mireault Project: The Effect of Health Coaching on Glycemic Control and Goal Success in Women with Diabetes in Pregnancy Supervisor: Shannan Grant Gowshigga Thamotharampillai Project: Development of Functional Pizza Crust Using Lentil and Wheat Flours Supervisor: Bohdan Luhovyy NSCAD University Aggrey Agwata Project: An Analysis of the Use of Technology by Performance Art Communities in Adaptation to New Trends, Response to Pandemic and Change Supervisor: April Mandrona Saint Mary's University Maddy Blazer Project: Mental Health Disclosure and Symptom Types Impact on Stigma in the Workplace Supervisor: Debra Oore Gena Dufour Project: Disclosures of Physical and Emotional Harm in Nova Scotian Victim Impact Statements Supervisors: Veronica Stinson and Marguerite Ternes Etezad Seyedehsan Project: Gamified Assessment: an Accommodation for People with Learning Disabilities Supervisor: Nicolas Roulin Martina Faitakis Project: Creating and Validating a Behavioural Measure of Exclusive Hebephilia Supervisor: Skye Stephens Ashley Francis Project: Differential Effects of Cannabis Use on Inhibitory Control-Indexed Brain Function in Males and Females Supervisor: Derek Fisher Hannah Markham Project: Connecting Wounded Healers: Investigating the Effectiveness of a Digital Mindfulness Intervention for Healthcare Providers Experiencing Burn-Out Supervisor: Kevin Kelloway Université Sainte-Anne Alexa Johnson Project: Child and Parent Screen Media Use and Development Outcomes in a Sample of Nova Scotia Preschoolers Supervisor: Caroline Fitzpatrick
Psychology
Project: Behavioural and Neural Effects of Prism Adaptation in Healthy Young Adults
Clinical Psychology
Project: This Does Not Define Me: Exploring how Memory Networks Contribute to Psychological Resilience and Well-Being among Sexual Minorities
Clinical Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Supervisor: Douglas Symons
Clinical Psychology
Supervisor: Kathryn Bell
Psychology
Medical Research
Supervisor: David Horne
Health Promotion
Applied Health Research & Epidemiology
Supervisor: Gabriela Ilie
Pathology
Supervisor: Paola Marcato
Microbiology & Immunology
Supervisor: Craig McCormick
Biomedical Engineering
Supervisor: John Frampton
Biochemistry
Supervisor: Neale Ridgway
Epidemiology and Applied Health Research
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Psychiatry
Supervisor: Sandra Meier
Psychiatry
Supervisor: Rudolf Uher
Pharmacology
Supervisor: James Fawcett
Social Anthropology
Supervisor: Laura Eramian
Master’s of Science
Agriculture
Master of Arts
Applied Human Nutrition
Applied Human Nutrition
Applied Human Nutrition
Applied Human Nutrition
Applied Human Nutrition
Master’s of Arts in Education
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Applied Psychology – Forensic Stream
Applied Psychology
Applied Psychology – Forensic Stream
Applied Science
Applied Health Services Research
French-Speaking Cultures and Spaces