Professor Denis Protti: Honorary Doctorate
Professor Denis Protti (health information science) received an honorary doctorate from City University in London on May 13. The founding director of UVic’s School of Health Information Science—Canada’s leading school of health information science—Protti is an internationally recognized leader in the advancement of health informatics. In 1998 he was commissioned by Her Majesty’s Treasury in England to review the proposed National Health Service (NHS) Information Strategy prior to its release. He later developed the evaluation methodology that was used to monitor the implementation of their national strategy—a process referred to as the Protti Scores.
Vanier Scholarship to CYC grad student
PhD student Janet Newbury (child and youth care) has been awarded a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship—the most sought-after Canadian scholarship for doctoral students.
Blue and Gold winners give back to the community
From helping to build schools in the Dominican Republic and teaching hip hop dance to young people in the Victoria Youth Custody Centre to assisting people in distress through the NEED Crisis and Information Line, the winners of this year’s Blue and Gold Awards contribute widely to the local and global community.
Dr. Anne Bruce et al: Nursing Award
Dr. Anne Bruce and Dr. Laurene Sheilds (nursing) and Dr. Anita Molzhan, formerly from the School of Nursing, are the recipients of the Nephrology Nursing Journal Research Writing Award for their article “Learning from Stories of People with Chronic Kidney Disease.” The purpose of the study was to explore how people with chronic kidney disease describe experiences of living in-between a promise of treatment and prolonged life and the threat of death. The award was presented in San Diego, California, on April 26, 2009.
Dr. Marge Reitsma-Street: Awarded
Dr. Marge Reitsma-Street (studies in policy and practice) is the 2009 recipient of the National Dick Wieler Award from the Canadian Council on Social Development. The award is presented annually to acknowledge and honour exceptional contributions to community and social development in Canada. It recognizes outstanding dedication to social justice and creative response to social needs in both occupational and volunteer endeavours. Reitsma-Street has bridged academia with the community since the 1970s to advance issues of juvenile justice, poverty, welfare law reform, affordable housing and ways to value women’s unpaid work. The award will be presented in Toronto this fall.
Grandparents: Taking on parenting a second time around
University of Victoria second-year law student Kristen Holten can anticipate practically any legal question associated with the growing phenomenon of grandparents raising grandchildren after she helped collect research, conduct focus groups and compile answers for a one-of-a-kind Canadian legal guide.
UVic advocate for Indigenous families honoured
Dr. Jessica Ball (child and youth care) is the recipient of the Confederation of University Faculty Associations of BC’s (CUFA BC) 2009 Academic of the Year Award, and no doubt a certain circle of Indigenous parents would offer up a rousing ovation. An internationally recognized expert in Aboriginal child health and development, Ball is also particularly well known for her five-year inaugural study (2003–08) of Indigenous fathers, a project involving 80 First Nations and Métis fathers of young children.
Presenting … UVic’s research all-stars for 2009
A mechanical engineer, an English scholar, an expert in European studies, an advocate for Aboriginal child health, and a university-community team that assists people with special needs are winners of the University of Victoria’s 2009 Craigdarroch Research Awards.
Pence awarded prestigious UNESCO Chair
For many years, University of Victoria child and youth care professor Alan Pence has researched and advocated for improving educational opportunities for early childhood development leaders in Sub-Saharan Africa.
UVic nursing professors honoured
Three UVic nursing professors were honoured in November with Canadian Nurses Association Centennial Awards: Prof. Janet Storch, professor emeritus, known for extensive work on the topic of nurisng ethics; Dr. Karen MacKinnon, assistant professor, known for her work in maternal care and rural health outreach, and Jessie Mantle, professor emeritus, known for her work in gerontology and geriatric care. The awards honour registered nurses whose work has contributed to the lives and health of Canadians.
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