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Research training awards
These awards are an investment in the development of occupational health and safety research expertise in B.C. By supporting the training of new researchers today, we are ensuring the future capacity to answer the critical research questions of tomorrow.
We would like to thank the members of the scientific committee who gave their time to evaluate applications. We would also like to thank those who submitted applications this year and wish you the all the best in your future endeavours.
2008 Research training awards
In May 2008, WorkSafeBC awarded funding to three B.C. students who are undertaking research related to occupational health and safety and return to work.
| Award Recipient | Title of project | Degree/Program/ Institution |
Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chun-Yip Hon | Healthcare Workers and Antineoplastic Drugs: Identifying the Determinants of Exposure and Current Challenges to Reducing Exposure | Doctoral School of Environmental Health, University of British Columbia |
$45,000 (two years) |
| Bin Ge | Efficacy of Composting to Decontaminate Cryptococcus gattii-colonized Plant Material | Masters School of Environmental Health, University of British Columbia |
$22,5000 (one year) |
| Cristian Barzan | Inhalation Hazards of Aerosolized Cyclophosphamide During Routine Handling | Masters School of Environmental Health, University of British Columbia |
$22,5000 (one year) |
2007 Research training awards
| Award Recipient | Title of project | Degree/Program/ Institution |
Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gholamreza Emad | Reduction in Shipping Accidents, Injuries and Fatalities in British Columbia's Waters through Knowledge Transfer to Workplace | Doctoral Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Victoria |
$45,000 (two years) |
| Kim Reeves | Screening for In-patient Violence in Emergency Rooms: Decreasing Violence toward Healthcare Workers | Doctoral |
$45,000 (two years) |
2006 Research training awards
| Award Recipient | Title of project | Degree/Program/ Institution |
Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carla MacLean | Can Psychology Save Lives? The Influence of Tunnel Vision on Industrial Investigations | Doctoral, Department of Psychology University of Victoria |
$45,000 (two years) |
| Christian Turner | Work Related Risk Factors for Asthma and Chronic Lung Disease | Masters, Experimental Medicine Program University of British Columbia |
$22,500 (one year) |
| Jennifer Walinga | Pain and Perception: Predicting and Overcoming Barriers to Return-to-Work | Doctoral, Public Administration University of Victoria | $22,500 (one year) |
2004 Research training awards
| Award Recipient | Title of project | Degree/Program/ Institution |
Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abul Alamgir | Incidence, trends and costs of occupational injuries requiring hospitalization in the BC sawmill industry | Doctorate, Department of Health Care and Epidemiology University of British Columbia |
$44,000 (two years) |
| Geoffrey Desmoulin | Lumbar mechanics from ultrasound imaging: a study of low back pain | Masters, Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University |
$22,000 (one year) |
| Zehra LeRoy | Identifying, measuring and predicting safety-oriented behaviours | Masters, Psychology, University of British Columbia |
$22,000 (one year) |
| Catherine Trask | Peak and cumulative back muscle activation in heavy industry: examining methods for exposure assessment | Masters, School of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene, University of British Columbia |
$22,000 (one year) |
| Ron Do | Investigating biomarkers in exhaled breath condensate in association with grain dust and endotoxin | Masters, Centre for Health and Environment Research, University of British Columbia |
$22,000 (one year) |
2003 Research training awards
| Award Recipient | Title of project | Degree/Program/ Institution |
Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Whitney | Hemodynamic and endothelial response of firefighters before and after sudden strenuous exercise training | Doctorate, School of Human Kinetics University of British Columbia |
$44,000 (two years) |
| David Du | Development of a powered upper-limb orthosis device | Masters Mechanical Engineering University of British Columbia |
$22,000 (one year) |
| Mary Heppner | A multi-stakeholder perspective on the role of self efficacy in the use or abandonment of assistive technology in the workplace | Masters Department of Physical Education University of Victoria |
$22,000 (one year) |
| Shannon van Wiltenburg | Nurses' experience of violence in the workplace | Masters School of Nursing University of British Columbia |
$22,000 (one year) |