FUNDING AWARDS
McDowell Foundation
Dr . Christine Massing is a successful applicant for McDowell Foundation funding of $ 10,000 for her study that explores the pre- and post-migration educational experiences of refugee children . The co-investigators are Daniel Kikulwe from the Faculty of Social Work and Katerina Nakutnyy , a University of Regina Alumna and English as an Additional Language teacher at O ’ Neill High School , Regina Catholic Schools .
Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation ( SHRF ) and Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research ( SCPOR )
Dr . JoLee Sasakamoose is one of six recipients of the 2018-2019 Patient-Oriented Research Leader Awards , co-funded by SHRF ($ 119,894 ) and SCPOR ($ 129,827 ). Dr . Sasakamoose ' s research will support the development of a new Healing and Wellness Centre , at the request of the Muskowekwan Chief and Council , alongside partners Touchwood Agency Tribal Council ( TATC ) and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations ( FSIN ). " This centre is intended to support First Nation communities in the region in addressing the systemic and long-term effects of historical trauma as a direct result of the residential schooling system in Canada . First Nations ' experiences of many historical and current events have produced lasting detrimental effects on the health of Indigenous peoples , which have , in turn , spawned community healing initiatives . Such healing necessarily engages all aspects of Native Wellness , which is understood as a balance of spirit , emotion , mind , and body , in right relation with family , community and the land . Mental health and wellness is , therefore , an intergenerational , communal endeavour for communities . Accordingly , patients , families and community members will be engaged as research co-participants in determining the direction of development for the Healing and Wellness Centre . ... The aim is to engage community members in a process of relationship-building and participation so as to accurately understand the wellness assets and needs of the community in order to support the foundation and development of a new Healing and Wellness Centre ." ( www . shrf . ca )
Social Sciences and Health Research Council ( SSHRC )
Dr . Jérôme Melançon ( La Cité ), Dr . Fadila Boutouchent , and Dr . Heather Phipps are the recipients of a SSHRC Connections Grant for their project entitled Perspectives d ' autochtonisation chez les francophones : préparer un avenir commun dans l ' Ouest canadien in the amount of $ 22,512
WELCOMING STAFF , FACULTY , AND STUDENTS TO THE 2018-2019 ACADEMIC YEAR
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