FUNDED RESEARCH
HUMANITIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Dr . Kathy Nolan
Dr . Kathleen Nolan has been awarded an Humanities Research Institute ( HRI ) Fellowship for 2020- 2021 , for her project “ Engaging the public in critical and justice-oriented global actions : Moving beyond child sponsorship .” This award includes funding of $ 4762.00 .
Abstract : In a recent review and critique , I claimed that child sponsorship , in its noted absence of a critical examination of the root causes of poverty and global injustices , is not “ better than nothing .” The charity-focused action of sponsoring a child in the global south raises questions centering on power , poverty , responsibility , complicity , and justice . As a follow-up to that critique , this research responds to the question : what critical and justice-oriented actions should the average citizen be doing ?
JIM PATTISON CHILDREN ' S RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM
Dr . JoLee Sasakamoose with the Wellness Wheel team is recipient of $ 49,982 from the Jim Pattison Children ’ s Research Grant program .
Dr . JoLee Sasakamoose
Guided by the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action , to provide a culturally secure space for knowledge exchange , mobilization , and co-creation , Dr . Mamata Pandey ( SK Health Authority ) and Dr . JoLee Sasakamoose ( U of R ) will be leading the study entitled “ Okawimaw Kanosimowin ( Mother ’ s Bundle ): A Peer-Driven Approach to Improve Indigenous Maternal and Birth Outcomes .” According to the Wellness Wheel Facebook Page , the researchers aim “ to train Indigenous peers to advocate and assist Indigenous mothers through pregnancy , labour and delivery to postpartum stages . Another goal of the study is to create a mothers care bundle consisting of individual support links and services , essential mother and baby products and traditional medicines in partnership with the multidisciplinary team .”
Funding Recipients
INDIGENOUS AND MÉTIS RESEARCH FUND
Dr . Melanie Brice
Dr . Melanie Brice is recipient of an Indigenous and Métis Research Fund grant of $ 7000 for her project , “ Mentor-Apprentice Program Model for Michif Language Transmission via video conferencing .”
GRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS WINTER 2021
Kristin Bates ( course-based ) is recipient of the J . Orrison Burgess Graduate Scholarship in Education ( To recognize the achievements of a graduate student with minimum of 5 years experience in Sask . elementary or secondary schools .)
Katelyn Selanders ( practicum supervisor : Dr . Ron Martin ) is recipient of the John Spencer Middleton and Jack Spencer Gordon Middleton Scholarship ( This scholarship was established to give one or more university scholarships or bursaries in aid of graduate students attending the University of Saskatchewan or the University of Regina .)
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