Category: RIC Award

The Research Impact Canada (RIC) Engaged Scholarship Award for Graduate Students recognizes graduate students who conduct research projects following engaged scholarship principles that lead to increased awareness of audiences beyond academia or changes in stakeholder actions, practices, guidelines, or policies. RIC is thrilled to announce this year’s RIC 2025 Engaged Scholarship Award for Graduate Students! […]

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Sarah Demedeiros was awarded the 2025 Research Impact Canada Engaged Scholarship Award for her project, Digital Storytelling for Intergenerational Health and Well-Being: A Decolonized Approach to Disseminating and Preserving Indigenous Elder Knowledge in Health Research. ABOUT PROJECT Background: Since time immemorial, Indigenous Peoples have sustained cultural continuity, social cohesion, and intergenerational well-being through rich knowledge-sharing […]

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Rowan Harris was awarded the 2025 Research Impact Canada Engaged Scholarship Award for her project, Understanding Holistic Indicators of Goose Health around Arviat, Nunavut. ABOUT PROJECT This research supports the Aqqiumavvik Society in Arviat, Nunavut, by developing community-led indicators to identify healthy and sick geese. The goal is to encourage more local harvesting and consumption, […]

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Reta Meng was awarded the 2025 Research Impact Canada Engaged Scholarship Award for her project, Mshiikenh Ganaawaabanjige: Weaving Anishinaabe Knowledge and Western Science for Freshwater Turtle Conservation. ABOUT PROJECT Co-developed conservation programs for Species At Risk are a vital shift toward effective species recovery strategies. These programs, created in partnership between Indigenous Nations and non-Indigenous […]

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Katrina Leclerc was awarded the 2025 Research Impact Canada Engaged Scholarship Award for her project, Accessing Knowledge: Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) Library. ABOUT PROJECT Youth, Peace and Security Is More Than a Policy Agenda: It’s a Framework for Transformation In the peace and security field, young people are often celebrated as the leaders of […]

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Liam Michaud was awarded the 2024 Research Impact Canada Engaged Scholarship Award for his project, A Legal & Policy Ethnography in the Toxic Drug Overdose Crisis: Experiences of people who use drugs of reforms across health & justice sectors. ABOUT PROJECT Located at the intersection of health and law, my research focuses on changes in […]

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Dina Idriss-Wheeler was awarded the 2024 Research Impact Canada Engaged Scholarship Award for her project, Exploring intimate partner violence (IPV) and access to services in Ontario’s journey from pandemic lockdown to recovery: Perspectives from IPV survivors and service providers. ABOUT PROJECT With this project, we explore the lived experiences of survivors of intimate partner violence […]

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The Research Impact Canada (RIC) Engaged Scholarship Award for Graduate Students recognizes graduate students who conduct research projects following engaged scholarship principles that lead to increased awareness of audiences beyond academia or changes in stakeholder actions, practices, guidelines, or policies. RIC is thrilled to announce this year’s RIC 2024 Engaged Scholarship Award for Graduate Students! […]

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Bincy Baby was awarded the 2024 Research Impact Canada Engaged Scholarship Award for her project, User Experience with Medication Adherence Technologies: Determining Usability by Capabilities in Older Adults. About Project According to Statistics Canada 2023 report, the proportion of people aged 65 and older will increase from 18.9% in 2023 to between 21.9%-32.3% by 2073. […]

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