KPE recipients of 2021-22 CGS-M Awards!

Congratulations to our Master's students for being awarded the prestigious Canada Graduate Scholarship this year!

The CGS-M Awards Program supports students in all research disciplines and is administered jointly by Canada’s three federal granting agencies: the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).  The CGS-M program recognizes students who display high achievement in their studies.

CGS-M Recipients 2021-22

Fiona Howse

Canada Graduate Scholarship (CIHR) – Master’s Program
“Anxiety as a determinant of measures of muscle sympathetic nervous system activity”.
Supervisor: Charlotte Usselman

Madison Fraser

Canada Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC) – Master’s Program
“How do university coaches create a culture of success in team sports?”.
Supervisor: Gordon Bloom

Daniella Solomon

Canada Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC) – Master’s Program
“Sport and Indigenous Resurgence: A case study of the Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Club”.
Supervisor: Dr. Jordan Koch

Freddie Seo

Canada Graduate Scholarship (CIHR) – Master’s Program 
Title: “Intermittent theta burst stimulation to preserve muscle strength during limb immobilization”.
Supervisor: Dr. Tyler Churchward-Venne

Julien Clouette

Canada Graduate Scholarship (CIHR) – Master’s Program
Title: “The Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Performance, Fatigue, and Pain".
Supervisor: Dr. Caroline Paquette

Saad Razzaq

Canada Graduate Scholarship (CIHR) – Master’s Program
Title: “Components of the COPD Assessment Test associated with cardiopulmonary exercise test outcomes in the Canadian Cohort of Obstructive Lung Disease (CanCOLD) study”.
Supervisor: Dr. Dennis Jensen

Samuel Lamanuzzi

Canada Graduate Scholarship (NSERC) – Master’s Program
Title: “The Sex-Specific Effects of Alternating Computer Work Postures in Young Adults”.
Supervisor: Dr. Julie Coté

Vanessa Da Fonte

Canada Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC) – Master’s Program
Title: “Early-Career Physical Education Teacher Socialization: Negotiating the Tensions and Realities of Teaching for Social Justice”.
Supervisor: Dr. Lee Schaefer

Zacharie Cheng-Boivin

Canada Graduate Scholarship (CIHR) – Master’s Program
Title: “The Effect of Gut Microbiota Metabolites on Histone Acetylation and Gene Expression in Normal Muscle and During Rhabdomyolysis”.
Supervisor: Dr. Benoit Gentil