IODE War Memorial Scholarship Award Winners 2015
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At the 115th Annual Meeting on 29 May 2015 in St. John’s, Newfoundland, IODE Canada announced the winners of five IODE War Memorial Scholarships each valued at $15,000.
IODE Canada instituted the IODE War Memorial Scholarship program in 1918 to commemorate Canadians who sacrificed their lives or were permanently disabled while fighting for Canada. Today, applicants must be Canadian citizens, in their second year of a doctoral program at a Canadian or Commonwealth university and are selected for academic achievement and potential. 2015 is the 97th consecutive year the IODE War Memorial Scholarships have been awarded. |
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Daniel Cameron
Cognitive Neuroscience
University of Western Ontario
Daniel Cameron, Cambridge, ON, received his BMus (Honours) Percussion Performance in 2007 from the University of Toronto; his MSc, Music Mind and Brain from Goldsmiths, University of London, UK, and is pursuing his PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Western Ontario. His general field of study is Cognitive Neuroscience, investigating how our brains generate the behaviour of moving to the beat of musical rhythms. Daniel’s research combines neuroimaging and behavioural methods to probe the mechanisms that underlie perception of musical rhythms, which can fine tune the brain’s processing. He is testing rhythm perception in a rehabilitative intervention for Parkinson’s disease. Daniel’s overreaching career goal is to expand our understanding of brain function.
Daniel has been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards: NSERCs and the Goldsmith International Postgraduate Scholarship. He has an impressive array of publications, conference presentations and seminars.
Daniel spent three months in Rwanda and Kenya as part of a medical research project in the neonatal intensive care unit where he managed to collect important cross-cultural data on perception of Western and African rhythms, as well as EEG data from infants listening to these rhythms.
His referees consider him “a rising star in the neuroscience of music.”
Daniel is a freelance musician and a drumming workshop leader.
Cognitive Neuroscience
University of Western Ontario
Daniel Cameron, Cambridge, ON, received his BMus (Honours) Percussion Performance in 2007 from the University of Toronto; his MSc, Music Mind and Brain from Goldsmiths, University of London, UK, and is pursuing his PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Western Ontario. His general field of study is Cognitive Neuroscience, investigating how our brains generate the behaviour of moving to the beat of musical rhythms. Daniel’s research combines neuroimaging and behavioural methods to probe the mechanisms that underlie perception of musical rhythms, which can fine tune the brain’s processing. He is testing rhythm perception in a rehabilitative intervention for Parkinson’s disease. Daniel’s overreaching career goal is to expand our understanding of brain function.
Daniel has been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards: NSERCs and the Goldsmith International Postgraduate Scholarship. He has an impressive array of publications, conference presentations and seminars.
Daniel spent three months in Rwanda and Kenya as part of a medical research project in the neonatal intensive care unit where he managed to collect important cross-cultural data on perception of Western and African rhythms, as well as EEG data from infants listening to these rhythms.
His referees consider him “a rising star in the neuroscience of music.”
Daniel is a freelance musician and a drumming workshop leader.
Sara Elder
Resource Management and Environmental Studies
University of British Columbia
Sara Elder, Surrey, BC, graduated with her BA in International Relations in 2004 and her MA in Resource Management and Environmental Studies in 2010 from the University of British Columbia. She is continuing to pursue her PhD, as a Liu Scholar at the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia. Sara is also conducting research in Genève, Switzerland.
Sara’s program of study is analyzing the impact of big global retail supply chains (Walmart, Tesco, Costco) on food security and sustainability among small hold farmers in developing countries. She has conducted research in Nicaragua, focused on “fair trade” coffee.
Sara has an impressive publication record and has been the recipient of SSHRC, IDRC and UBC awards for her Masters and Doctoral programs.
She has travelled to Rwanda and South Africa in community outreach programs. Her research, as an intern, on HIV/AIDS and food security programs in Africa, prompted the United Nations to hire her to implement her study’s recommendations.
Sara volunteers for the Immigrant Services Society of BC, using her language skills (Swahili, Kinyarwanda) to help newcomers to Canada settle into in a new environment. She has also worked to connect Canadian youth to social justice efforts through designing and leading an international youth internship program. She has organized, lead and encouraged others to participate in a community service project with the Vancouver Native Health Society.
Sara is described as intelligent, with an astute social conscience and natural leadership abilities.
Resource Management and Environmental Studies
University of British Columbia
Sara Elder, Surrey, BC, graduated with her BA in International Relations in 2004 and her MA in Resource Management and Environmental Studies in 2010 from the University of British Columbia. She is continuing to pursue her PhD, as a Liu Scholar at the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia. Sara is also conducting research in Genève, Switzerland.
Sara’s program of study is analyzing the impact of big global retail supply chains (Walmart, Tesco, Costco) on food security and sustainability among small hold farmers in developing countries. She has conducted research in Nicaragua, focused on “fair trade” coffee.
Sara has an impressive publication record and has been the recipient of SSHRC, IDRC and UBC awards for her Masters and Doctoral programs.
She has travelled to Rwanda and South Africa in community outreach programs. Her research, as an intern, on HIV/AIDS and food security programs in Africa, prompted the United Nations to hire her to implement her study’s recommendations.
Sara volunteers for the Immigrant Services Society of BC, using her language skills (Swahili, Kinyarwanda) to help newcomers to Canada settle into in a new environment. She has also worked to connect Canadian youth to social justice efforts through designing and leading an international youth internship program. She has organized, lead and encouraged others to participate in a community service project with the Vancouver Native Health Society.
Sara is described as intelligent, with an astute social conscience and natural leadership abilities.
Danielle Ethier
Integrative Biology
University of Guelph
Danielle Ethier, Guelph, ON, received her BSc (Honours) in Ecology from the University of Guelph in 2007, her MSc in Environmental and Life Sciences from Trent University in 2010 and is currently at the University of Guelph, pursuing her doctorate in Integrative Biology. Danielle’s particular focus is on species at-risk in agricultural landscapes. Her research, involving two at-risk species, the bobolink and the badger, will directly inform future recovery and conservation’s initiatives.
One of the major challenges facing conservation biologists today is to design effective polices for wildlife in Canada while ensuring that the economic and cultural interests of the stakeholders are maintained. From her interdisciplinary research, programs will be developed to better protect the species and their habitats while taking the societal and economic needs into consideration.
Danielle has been the recipient of a number of top scholarships: NSERC, Ontario Graduate Scholarships, Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship and has secured numerous research grants to fund her research.
She has an impressive publishing record and has completed a two-year internship with the Species at Risk Branch with Ontario Ministry of Resources.
Danielle is the founder and co-manager of a non-profit organization, The Ontario Badger Project (www.ontariobadgers.org), working to improve the status of this endangered carnivore.
Danielle is highly recommended with immense research potential.
Integrative Biology
University of Guelph
Danielle Ethier, Guelph, ON, received her BSc (Honours) in Ecology from the University of Guelph in 2007, her MSc in Environmental and Life Sciences from Trent University in 2010 and is currently at the University of Guelph, pursuing her doctorate in Integrative Biology. Danielle’s particular focus is on species at-risk in agricultural landscapes. Her research, involving two at-risk species, the bobolink and the badger, will directly inform future recovery and conservation’s initiatives.
One of the major challenges facing conservation biologists today is to design effective polices for wildlife in Canada while ensuring that the economic and cultural interests of the stakeholders are maintained. From her interdisciplinary research, programs will be developed to better protect the species and their habitats while taking the societal and economic needs into consideration.
Danielle has been the recipient of a number of top scholarships: NSERC, Ontario Graduate Scholarships, Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship and has secured numerous research grants to fund her research.
She has an impressive publishing record and has completed a two-year internship with the Species at Risk Branch with Ontario Ministry of Resources.
Danielle is the founder and co-manager of a non-profit organization, The Ontario Badger Project (www.ontariobadgers.org), working to improve the status of this endangered carnivore.
Danielle is highly recommended with immense research potential.
Francisco Grajales
Human Rights and Privacy Law
University of British Columbia
Francisco Grajales of Port Moody, BC, is pursuing his doctorate at the University of British Columbia in Human Rights and Privacy Law. He received his Honours Bachelor of Human Kinetics from Trinity Western University in 2008 and an MSc in 2011 from the University of British Columbia. Francisco was born in Mexico.
Today’s society has adopted social networking sites faster than policy can adapt to meet the privacy needs. In healthcare, patients are sharing and managing their personal information and medications on various websites. But this data is not being protected by privacy statutes and users must accept User Agreements to access these sites which allows third parties to use patient data. Francisco’s research builds a foundation for policymakers to look at the different perspectives: the patient, the law and the corporation in creating policy and laws to safeguard our personal information.
He has an impressive publication record and is a sought after workshop presenter and guest lecturer. Francisco is fully bilingual in Spanish and English and has interned with the World Health Organization at their headquarters in Genèva, Switzerland, and with the World Bank in Washington, DC.
For his academic scholarship, he has received numerous awards: CIHRs, NSERC, UBC Faculty of Graduate Studies and a fellowship from Western Regional Training Centre for Health Services Research.
As a volunteer, Francisco has been involved in the RCMP Auxiliary Constable Program, educating elementary and high school students about drugs and strangers. He has also actively served for the last twelve years as a Medic with the Canadian Forces Primary Reserves.
Human Rights and Privacy Law
University of British Columbia
Francisco Grajales of Port Moody, BC, is pursuing his doctorate at the University of British Columbia in Human Rights and Privacy Law. He received his Honours Bachelor of Human Kinetics from Trinity Western University in 2008 and an MSc in 2011 from the University of British Columbia. Francisco was born in Mexico.
Today’s society has adopted social networking sites faster than policy can adapt to meet the privacy needs. In healthcare, patients are sharing and managing their personal information and medications on various websites. But this data is not being protected by privacy statutes and users must accept User Agreements to access these sites which allows third parties to use patient data. Francisco’s research builds a foundation for policymakers to look at the different perspectives: the patient, the law and the corporation in creating policy and laws to safeguard our personal information.
He has an impressive publication record and is a sought after workshop presenter and guest lecturer. Francisco is fully bilingual in Spanish and English and has interned with the World Health Organization at their headquarters in Genèva, Switzerland, and with the World Bank in Washington, DC.
For his academic scholarship, he has received numerous awards: CIHRs, NSERC, UBC Faculty of Graduate Studies and a fellowship from Western Regional Training Centre for Health Services Research.
As a volunteer, Francisco has been involved in the RCMP Auxiliary Constable Program, educating elementary and high school students about drugs and strangers. He has also actively served for the last twelve years as a Medic with the Canadian Forces Primary Reserves.
Stephanie Rezansoff
Population and Public Health
Simon Fraser University
Stefanie Rezansoff of Saskatoon, SK, received her Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Saskatchewan in 1997, her MSc in 2012 from Simon Fraser University where she is completing her doctorate in Population and Public Health.
Stefanie’s research is examining the potential for antipsychotics drugs to reduce recidivism and examining interactions between mental illness and crime, with particular focus on female offenders. Her aim is to investigate the outcomes (potentially beneficial and harmful) of the pervasive use of psychotic medications among offenders. This inter-disciplinary research has direct implications for practices and policies addressing public health, mental illness, criminal justice and public safety issues. Stefanie’s focus is on female offenders, because they are becoming an increasing proportion of Canadian inmates.
She has a stellar publication record for a PhD student and has presented at numerous conferences. Stefanie has been awarded CIHRs, Graduate Awards and a Doctoral Fellowship funded by the Mental Health Commission of Canada.
Her extra-curricular activities are focused on human rights of offenders in Canada and abroad. She is a volunteer with Breakfast Clubs of Canada, which provides nutritious school breakfasts.
Stefanie’s research has been described as innovative and ground breaking, not having been undertaken previously in Canada. She is also contributing compelling knowledge within international circles.
Population and Public Health
Simon Fraser University
Stefanie Rezansoff of Saskatoon, SK, received her Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Saskatchewan in 1997, her MSc in 2012 from Simon Fraser University where she is completing her doctorate in Population and Public Health.
Stefanie’s research is examining the potential for antipsychotics drugs to reduce recidivism and examining interactions between mental illness and crime, with particular focus on female offenders. Her aim is to investigate the outcomes (potentially beneficial and harmful) of the pervasive use of psychotic medications among offenders. This inter-disciplinary research has direct implications for practices and policies addressing public health, mental illness, criminal justice and public safety issues. Stefanie’s focus is on female offenders, because they are becoming an increasing proportion of Canadian inmates.
She has a stellar publication record for a PhD student and has presented at numerous conferences. Stefanie has been awarded CIHRs, Graduate Awards and a Doctoral Fellowship funded by the Mental Health Commission of Canada.
Her extra-curricular activities are focused on human rights of offenders in Canada and abroad. She is a volunteer with Breakfast Clubs of Canada, which provides nutritious school breakfasts.
Stefanie’s research has been described as innovative and ground breaking, not having been undertaken previously in Canada. She is also contributing compelling knowledge within international circles.
