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School Of Rehabilitation Science

Celebrating the School of Rehabilitation Science Awards 2023

In-person recipients of the 2023 Basmajian Travel Awards

Today we celebrated the students, post-doctoral fellows, and clinical faculty members working to improve Rehabilitation Sciences as a field and to support the ongoing work of our School.

You all contribute to our school, its programs, and our community in such valuable ways. Thank you to all who have made these awards possible, especially those on our dedicated Awards Committee who had the pleasure of reviewing applications and nominations for all of these awards.

Here is the list of winners:

Basmajian Travel Award:  The Basmajian Travel Award is available to all students, post-doctoral fellows, and clinical faculty members of the SRS.  The travel awards are designed to provide support for presentations accepted at scientific meetings.

  • Steve Lu, Dual Degree PT/PhD candidate
  • Ashley Morgan, PhD candidate
  • Shirley Quach, PhD candidate
  • Khang Nguyen, Dual Degree PT/PhD candidate
  • Elise Wiley, PhD candidate
  • Brenda Nayiga, MSc student, RS Grad Program
  • Mina Mladenovic, MSc, PT Program
  • Dr. Shirin Modarresi, Post Doctoral Fellow
  • Dr. Neha Dewan, PhD, Clinical Professor (Adjunct)

Dr. Ian and Shirley Rowe Travel Award:  This award has been supported through a donation to the SRS to enable registration and travel funding to doctoral students, post-doctoral fellows and early-career investigators to present their research in the field of childhood disability.  Applicants must be presenting a peer-reviewed paper, poster, or workshop.

  • Dr. Monika Novak Pavlic, Post Doctoral Fellow

SRS Champion Award:  The criterion for this award is consistent/significant/long-standing contribution to the SRS in the form of research, and/or education.  This award is for organizations/agencies/clinics, clinicians, community members.

  • Tim Rogers, PT
 Tim Rogers, recipient of the 2023 SRS Champion Award

 

OT Preceptor/PT Clinical Instructor/SLP Clinical Instructor:  This award seeks to recognize the commitment to excellence and outstanding contributions to the educational development of future occupational, physical therapists, and Masters of speech-language pathologist at the SRS, McMaster University

  • Rebecca Oatman, OT, Lifemark Health Group
  • Kelley Stanley, PT, Guelph General Hospital
  • Kristina Ostermann, SLP, Clinical Support Services, Winnipeg School Division

SRS Distinguished Alumni Awards:  This award acknowledges graduates from McMaster University, from the Occupational Therapy , Physiotherapy, Speech-Language Pathology, Rehabilitation Science (MSc/PhD), and Master of Health Management programs.  The award winner will inspire a passion for personal growth, development, and life-long learning.  This award will honour and recognize an alumni who is respected and admired for their leadership, achievements, and contributions in any of the following area(s):  Scholarly activity; Education; Clinical Practice; and, Community-at-Large.

  • Ms. Kim Hewitt-McVicker, OT, Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington
  • Ms. Jackie Sinkeldam, PT, Eramosa Physiotherapy Associates
  • Ms. Maya Albin, SLP, Baycrest Centre
  • Dr. Kyle Sue-Milne, MHM, University of Alberta
  • Dr. Jordan Miller, RS Graduate Program, Queen’s University
Jackie Sinkeldam, recipient of the Physiotherapy Distinguished Alumni Award
 Awards