Awards 2010-2011

The following table shows award winners (in alphabetical order), along with their home province, previous degrees achieved, degree currently being sought and study area.

	Eleanor von Aderkas Province:British Columbia Current study area: Diploma, Easel Painting Conservation, Hamilton Kerr Institute at the University of Cambridge Previous degree: BSc in Chemistry, McGill University Eleanor is interested in applying spectroscopic analysis to the history of artwork. In her 3^rd year she will reproduce a painting with an emphasis on using the media available to the artist. She also received CCSF funding in 2009-2010.
	Rochelle Burgess Province:Ontario Current study area: PhD Social Psychology, LSE Previous degrees: MSc Health, Community and Development, LSE; Hon. BSc Psychology, McMaster University Rochelle’s research explores the delivery of mental health services in the context of HIV/AIDS and social adversity. She will be carrying out field work in South Africa.
	Sarah Caldwell Province: British Columbia Current study area: DPhil Public Health Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Previous degrees: MA Political Science, comparative social policy, University of Toronto; BA History and Sociology, University of Victoria. Sarah is studying evidence-informed decision-making and the implications for its use in setting public health policy.
	Jeffery Chase Province:British Columbia Current study area: PhD Geography, Urban Planning, Newcastle University Previous degrees: BA International Relations, University of Victoria; MA Urban Planning, University of British Columbia Jeffery’s research is concerned with peace and urban planning in post-conflict communities. He will be conducting his research in Phnom Penh.
	Charis Cheun was awarded the Belle Shenkman Award for the Arts Province: British Columbia Current study area: MMUS Advanced Piano Performance, Royal College of Music Previous degree: BMUS, Piano Performance, University of British Columbia is studying musical history, performance practices, and editorial procedures specializing in solo and ensemble repertoire.
	Nora Danielson Province:British Columbia Current study area: DPhil Social & Cultural Anthropology, University of Oxford Previous degrees: BA Politics & Philosophy, Evergreen State College, MPhil Migration Studies, University of Oxford Nora’s work asks, what is the relationship between migrant populations, host societies and refugee assistance bodies?
	Kyle Hiebert Province: Alberta Current study area: PhD Religions and Theology, University of Manchester Previous degrees: B.Theology, Canadian Mennonite University; HBA Philosophy, University of Toronto; MA Theology, University of Nottingham Kyle’s research is centered on the intersection of religion and politics and what is required for a political theology that aims to exemplify peaceableness.
	David Hitchcock David was named as the winner of the Mary LeMessurier Award for History. Province: Ontario Current study area: PhD History, University of Warwick Previous degrees: BA and MA in History, both at the University of Ottawa David’s research is on Vagabonds and Pauper Mobility: 1660-1744 and seeks to contribute to our knowledge of the experiences, representation, and contemporary understandings of the mobile poor.
	David Matyas Province: Ontario Current study area: MPhil Development Studies (Int’l Dev), University of Oxford Previous degree: BSc, Political Science, McMaster University David is investigating community vulnerability to climate change/weather unpredictability and risk-smoothing mechanisms. He will be conducting field research in Ethiopia to look at formal and informal insurance schemes.
	Fiona McDonald Province: Alberta Current study area: PhD Anthropology, University College London Previous degrees: Grad. Diploma Maori Studies, Univ of Auckland; Bachelor and Master of Arts in History of Art, Univ of Alberta; Graduate Teaching Certificate, Univ of Alberta Fiona is examining the role of material goods (such as blankets) in Indigenous-settler relations in colonial trade.
	Karin von Ompteda Province: Ontario Current study area: PhD Communication Art & Design, Royal College of Art Previous degrees: Bachelor of Design at the Ontario College of Art & Design; Master of Science at the University of Toronto; Bachelor of Science, McGill University Karin’s doctoral research is focused on typeface legibility for people with visual impairments.
	Michael Urban Province: Manitoba Current study area: DPhil International Relations, University of Oxford Previous degrees: BA (Politics and History) Queen’s University; MA Int’l Affairs, Carleton University; MPhil International Relations, University of Oxford Michael is examining the democratic peace theory and the concept of ‘trust’ and its importance in inter-state relations.
	Esther Valliant Province: Ontario Current study area: PhD Biomaterials, Imperial College, London Previous degree: BA Applied Sciences (Chemical Engineering), Queen’s University Esther’s goal is to create an artificial material that can be used as a bioactive scaffold for bone tissue engineering that will replace the need for bone transfers that may be rejected or cause infection.
	Grant Wickham Province: Alberta Current study area: PhD Medicine – Cancer Research, University of Glasgow Previous degrees: BSc and MSc, both in Pharmacology at the University of Alberta Grant is examining the biological importance of cancer derived mutations of the protein ROCK1 to better understand the effects of the mutation on cancer growth and metastasis.
	Eric Woods Province: Saskatchewan Current study area: PhD Political Science, LSE Previous degrees: BA International Studies; MA Political Studies, both at the University of Saskatoon Eric’s PhD thesis addresses the meaning of the genre of political apologies offered to Aboriginal People in Canada for the Indian Residential Schools and their cultural impetus.
	York Zheung Province: Ontario Current study area: PhD Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge Previous degree: BA Applied Sciences, Geological Engineering, University of Waterloo York’s research seeks to quantify fluid extraction using waveform inversion and seismic imaging techniques to monitor fluid migration and rock deformation during the life span of an oil reservoir.