Photo Credit : Shuana Niessen r e s e a r c h F u N D I N G
Cliff Dubois , Artist
IAC Indigenization Grant
Keith Adolph , Student Program Centre Coordinator , received a $ 2500 Indigenization Grant from the Indigenous Advisory Circle IAC ), which was used to hire Cliff Dubois to paint a mural entitled “ Spiritual Journey ” in the Student Program Centre .
SSHRC Partnership Grant
Wanda Lyons and Scott Thompson are co-investigators in a SSHRC Partnership Grant with researchers across Canada through the Canadian Research Centre on Inclusive Education housed at the University of Western Ontario . Under the leadership of the principle investigator Jacqueline Specht , they have been successful in securing $ 488,800 over five years for the project entitled The Development of Inclusive Educational Practices for Beginning Teachers . The project includes researchers from Faculties of Education in 15 universities across Canada .
Stirling MacDowell Foundation Research Grant
Jenn de Lugt , a lecturer with the Faculty of Education , received a $ 7000 Stirling MacDowell Foundation Research Grant for the project : Their Voices : What High School Students are Saying about School-Related Anxiety
De Lugt will be working alongside a classroom teacher throughout the research to gain deeper understanding of and insight into students ’ experiences with anxiety . This is a timely and important focus given the increasing prevalence of anxiety-related issues in young people .
Institut francais ’ CentRE DE recHERcHE sur lES francOPHONIES en milIEu MINORItaIRE ( CRFM )
Lace Marie Brogden received a $ 4,857 grant for her research project entitled “ Beyond the Classroom : Career Paths of French language teachers in Englishdominant environment .”
Laurie Carlson Berg received a grant of $ 2,000 for her publishing project : The Canadian Francophonie in all its Colors and the Challenge of Inclusive Education : Practical Approaches in the Classroom ( Presses de l ’ Université Laval ).
NSERC Grant
Karyn Booy , who graduated from the Faculty of Education ’ s Bachelor of Education After Degree ( BEAD ) program in spring , received a renewable $ 17,500 NSERC grant to study the impacts of noise pollution on the resident Arctic beluga population through the University of Manitoba .
Booy heard about this grant in her undergraduate program at King ’ s University where students were taught how to apply for and draft proposals as part of their course work . Booy says , “ I had always wanted to pursue my Master ’ s of Science in Biological Sciences and knew that being awarded an NSERC would put me in a favourable position for acceptance into one of these programs , making me a highly competitive candidate .”
With her passion for science and teaching , Booy hopes to return to Saskatchewan to begin teaching once she finishes her master ’ s degree . Of her experience with the U of R , Booy says , “ I felt that I was fully equipped to enter the teaching field . I have learned so much from the various professors I ’ ve had over my two years there and was fortunate enough to experience an amazing internship semester , largely due to my cooperating teacher , Corey Ziegler ( who actually happened to be my Grade 12 biology teacher from high school , and who sparked a love of science in me and inspired me to go into the field ). Through the BEAD program , my love for teaching has grown even more ! Ultimately , a great experience .”
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