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September 15, 2006
UNB Fredericton News Release: D708
Sandra Howland, Manager, Ceremonies, Events and Community Outreach (506) 458-7968
Eighteen graduate students at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton will receive a total of $620,000 in support of their research from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
Seven were awarded 2006 Canada Graduate Scholarships for doctoral students which are valued at $105,000 each over three years. Eight received 2006 Canada Graduate Scholarships for master’s students, valued at $17,500 each for one year; and six received 2006 Doctoral Fellowships valued at $20,000 per year for terms ranging from one to three years.
“We’re very pleased with the success rate of our graduate students in this competition,” said Jennifer Carkner, research and awards assistant for the School of Graduate Studies at UNB Fredericton. “All of our master’s students and 72 per cent of our doctoral candidates who applied for SSHRC graduate awards were successful.”
The master’s and PhD students are conducting research in a variety of disciplines, including anthropology, education, English, history, and psychology.
“These scholarships and fellowships recognize Atlantic Canada’s excellence in academic achievement and research talent,” said Stan Shapson, interim president of SSHRC. “Canada’s top students and new researchers will receive the training and develop the research skills they need to excel and become the next generation of leaders in our knowledge economy, and this will benefit all Canadians.”
SSHRC is an independent federal agency that funds university-based research and graduate training in the social sciences and humanities through peer-reviewed competitions.
Note: A complete list of UNBF recipients of SSHRC graduate scholarships and fellowships, and the title of their research, follows.
2006 Canada Graduate Scholarships – Doctoral: $105,000 each over three years
Foster, Lyndsay R. (Psychology)
Disclosure of sexually transmitted infections: attributions, social support and stigma.
Nerbas, Donald B. (History)
A comparative analysis of the Bourgeoisie of Saint John, New Brunswick and Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1896-1929
Wasacase, Tanya L. (Interdisciplinary Studies)
A materialist prevention strategy for dealing with alcohol in first nations communities: an alternative approach
White, Kelly Bentley (Interdisciplinary Studies)
Mothering through intimate partner violence
2006 Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s: $17,500 each for one year
Butler, Heidi G. (English)
Wayne Johnston: imperial tensions and Newfoundland's inheritance
Day, Andrea Lynne (English)
Feminism, regionalism, and poverty in David Adams Richards' novels
Fuller, Janice L. (Sociology)
Feminism in an environment of beautification
Gorman, Elizabeth (Anthropology)
Investigating the potential use of gorgets as components of weaving technology in northeastern prehistory
McCallum, Kirstie R.C. (English)
Relationships between literature and the physical environment
Moores, Brandon A. (English)
Epigrammata
Pearson, Laura A. (English)
Re-Imagining womanhood: Indian women and cultural texts
Webber, Patrick G. (History)
The Waffle takeover of the New Brunswick NDP
2006 Doctoral Fellowships: $20,000 per year
Lunney, Lisa A. (Education studies) $60,000 over three years
Mawkinutimatimk (learning together) to transform mathematics education for Mi'kmaw students
Miles, Cheryl A. (Education studies) $40,000 over two years
Boys, literacy and career choices: understanding the experiences of disaffected high school boys
Neville, Sarah J. (English) $40,000 over two years
Defense of posies: early modern herbals and the pragmatics of print
Robinson, Bryn A. (Psychology) $40,000 over two years
An integrative model of attachment and well-being
Teitelbaum, Sara (Forestry) $20,000 for one year
An assessment of the practices and the outcomes of community forestry in the Canadian context
Vallely, Joanne (Psychology) $60,000 over three years
Family predictors of adolescent boys' help-seeking behaviour
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