Celebrating success

The O’Brien Institute congratulates its recent awards winners:

MISCELLANEOUS AWARDS

The RCVS Knowledge Plowright Prize
Dr. Herman Barkema, PhD, professor, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and a member of the Snyder Institute.
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Calgary Awards – Education, City of Calgary
Dr. Turin Tanvir Chowdhury, PhD, associate professor, departments of family medicine and community health sciences and a member of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute.
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Named to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
Dr. Fiona Clement, PhD, department head, Community Health Sciences.
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Early Career Leadership (Professional Practice & Patient Care), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Dr. Sumantra 'Monty' Ghosh, MD, assistant clinical professor, Cumming School of Medicine and a member of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute and the Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research and Education.

Calgary Black Achievement Award for Medicine and Health, Calgary Black Chambers
Dr. Kannin Osei-Tutu, MD, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine.
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Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Health Systems Safety
Dr. Pamela Roach, PhD, assistant professor in the departments of family medicine and community health sciences, member of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute and the Mathison Centre for Mental Health Education & Research.
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UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY TEACHING AWARDS

Award for experiential learning initiatives 
Dr. Victoria Fast, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Geography.
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Award for team teaching 
Dr. Régine King, PhD, associate professor, Faculty of Social Work.
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Award for educational leadership
Dr. Lorelli Nowell, PhD, assistant professor, Faculty of Nursing.
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Award for graduate supervision 
Dr. Christine Walsh, PhD, professor, Faculty of Social Work.
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Award for Indigenous ways of knowing 
Dr. Pamela Roach, PhD, assistant professor in the departments of family medicine and community health sciences, member of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute and the Mathison Centre for Mental Health Education & Research.
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University of Calgary Internationalization Achievement Award: Academic Staff Award
Dr. Guido van Marle, PhD, associate professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases and a member of the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases.
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CANADIAN ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES FELLOWS

• Dr. Stephen Freedman, MD, professor, departments of pediatrics and emergency medicine and a member of the Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute.
• Dr. Jayna Holroyd-Leduc, MD, academic lead, Brenda Strafford Centre on Aging, department head, Department of Medicine, professor, departments of medicine and community health sciences.
• Dr. Eddy Lang, MD, academic and clinical department head and a professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine.
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SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS, UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

Sustainability Faculty Research Award
Dr. Aamir Jamal, PhD, associate professor, Faculty of Social Work.
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Sustainability Teaching Award
Dr. Christine Walsh, PhD, professor, Faculty of Social Work.
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INSPIRATION AWARDS, GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA

Individual awards – Leadership in child abuse prevention
Dr. Gina Dimitropoulos, PhD, associate professor, Faculty of Social Work.
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Individual awards – Leadership in family violence prevention
Dr. Liza Lorenzetti, PhD, associate professor, Faculty of Social Work.
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