Letting us know about the accomplishments of you and your colleagues let’s us celebrate the great work being done in our region, build further collaborations, and ignite excitement about research in Windsor-Essex! Here are just a few of your latest successes.

New Projects

Caroline Hamm, Windsor Regional Hospital. ($50,000). The National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program Grant (IRAP). Clinical Trials Navigator. Development of the On-Line Access to the Clinical Trials Navigator. (Initially funded by an Igniting Discovery Grant sponsored by Cancer Collaborative Fund)

Chris Houser, Dana Menard, Kendall Soucie, University of Windsor. ($265,000). Mitacs Accelerate Grant. Socially and physically based surf warning system to improve beach safety. (Initially discussed at a 2021 Think Tank)

Dana Menard (PI/PA), Amanda McEwen, Debbie Rickeard, Laurie Freeman, Marian Luctkar-Flude, Jody Ralph, Kendall Soucie, Erika Kustra, Nick Baker, University of Windsor. Jane Tyerman, University of Ottawa. ($405,990). CIHR Operating Grant: Addressing the Wider Health Impacts of COVID-19. Laying the groundwork for improved psychological preparedness and adaptation of Canadian nurses working during healthcare crises: Simulated training to improve resiliency of nursing groups (STRONG). (Initially funded by an Igniting Discovery Grant)

Chaeyoung Lee, Catherine Lee, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Windsor Campus, Sahar Khan, Windsor Regional Hospital. ($5,000). Schulich - UWindsor Opportunities for Research Excellence Program (SWORP). Use of Digital Mobile Technology for Rapid Assessment of Treatment Induced Cognitive Deficits in Multiple Myeloma Patients.

Dhuvaraha Srikrishnaraj, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Windsor Campus, Swati Kulkarni, Windsor Regional Hospital. ($5,000). Schulich - UWindsor Opportunities for Research Excellence Program (SWORP). Exploring the adoption of T-DM1 in adjuvant therapy for residual disease following neoadjuvant chemotherapy in HER-2 positive breast cancer.

Kanza Mizra, Joshua Ling, Daniel Read, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Windsor Campus, Patricia Valcke, Windsor Regional Hospital. ($5,000). Schulich - UWindsor Opportunities for Research Excellence Program (SWORP). Post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic experiences in patients receiving end of life care in a residential hospice.

Maegan Miklas, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Windsor Campus, Caroline Hamm, Windsor Regional Hospital. ($5,000). Schulich - UWindsor Opportunities for Research Excellence Program (SWORP). Investigation of the fertility preservation education provided to cancer patients at Windsor Regional Hospital.

Megan Noble, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Windsor Campus, Matthew Krause, University of Windsor.($5,000). Schulich - UWindsor Opportunities for Research Excellence Program (SWORP). Discovering the Impact of T1D on Sphingolipid Profiles.

Nicholas James, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Windsor Campus, Balraj Jhawar, Windsor Regional Hospital.($5,000). Schulich - UWindsor Opportunities for Research Excellence Program (SWORP). The risks and benefits of perioperative steroids in the surgical treatment of malignant brain tumours.

Olivia Colleen Owen, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Windsor Campus, Ming Pan, Windsor Regional Hospital.($5,000). Schulich - UWindsor Opportunities for Research Excellence Program (SWORP). Head and Neck Cancer Radiation Treatment Planning Peer Review Quality Assurance Outcome in Windsor Ontario: A Single Institution Experience

Retage Al Bader, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Windsor Campus, Ming Pan, Windsor Regional Hospital. ($5,000). Summer Research Training Program. Perceptions of Canadian Radiation Oncologists, Medical Physicists and Radiation Trainees about the Feasibility and Need of BNCT in Canada: A National Survey.

Robert Bradford, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Windsor Campus, Elizabeth Donnelly, Windsor Regional Hospital. ($5,000). Schulich - UWindsor Opportunities for Research Excellence Program (SWORP). Violence Against Paramedics: Preliminary Results from a Novel, Point-of-Event Reporting Process.

William Luong, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Windsor Campus, Lisa Porter, University of Windsor. ($5,000). Schulich - UWindsor Opportunities for Research Excellence Program (SWORP). Targeting the Cell Cycle Mediator Spy1 in Treatment-Resistant Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer.

William Shepard, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Windsor Campus, Telford Yeung, Windsor Regional Hospital. ($5,000). Schulich - UWindsor Opportunities for Research Excellence Program (SWORP). Umbilical cord blood culture for the diagnosis of early onset neonatal sepsis at Windsor Regional Hospital: a retrospective chart review.

Algouneh A, Schneider K, Huang K, Pan M. Outcome of Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated in the New Era of IMRT and VMAT: A Single Institution Experience. CARO Annual Scientific Meeting.

Battaglia M, Garon-Carrier G, Rappaport L, Brendgen M, Dionne G, Vitaro F, Tremblay RE, Biovin M. (2021). Adolescent pain: Appraisal of the construct and trajectory prediction-by-symptom between age 12 and 17 years in a Canadian twin birth cohort. Pain.

Brykman KM, Cloutier A, Carleton E, Samosh D. (2022). Too depressed and anxious to speak up: Weekly mental health symptoms and workplace silence. In A. Cloutier (Chair), Employee mental health: The impact on working lives. Annual Conference of the Academy of Management.

Brykman KM. (2022). From team reflexivity to resilience capacity: The mediating role of team processes. Annual Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research (INGRoup) Conference.

Corathers C, Ospelt E, Rompicherla S, Prahalad P, Roberts A, Munoz C, Basina M, Kichler JC, Smith L, Williford DN, Ebekozien, O. (2022). Implementation of psychosocial screening in the Type 1 Diabetes Exchange Quality Improvement Learning Network. American Diabetes Association's 2022 Scientfic Sessions.

Hartmann S, Backmann J, Newman A, Brykman KM, Pidduck RJ. (2022). Psychological resilience of entrepreneurs: A review and implications for entrepreneurs and small and new ventures. Journal of Small Business Management.

Hartmann S, Brykman KM. (2022). Team resilience: Recent developments and building a microcommunity. Professional Development Workshop accepted for the Annual Conference of the Academy of Management

Irwin A, Igudesman D, Crandell J, Kichler J, Kakoska AR, Burger K, Zahareiva DP, Addala A, Mayer-Davis EJ. (2022). Mindfulness, disordered eating, and impulsivity in relation to glycemia among adolescents with type 1 diabetes and suboptimal glycemia from the Flexible Lifestyles Empowering Change (FLEX) intervention trial. Pediatric Diabetes.

Menard D, Soucie K, Freeman L, Ralph J, Chang Y, Morassutti O. (2022). “I Called us the Sacrificial Lambs”: Experiences of Nurses Working in Border City Hospitals During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research.

Pan M, Agapito J, Hirmiz K, Sheehan A. (2022). Brain Metastasis Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy Outcome in a Single Institution. CARO Annual Scientific Meeting.

Pan M, Serre L, Agapito J, Yousuf J, Hirmiz K, Michie C, Brown L. (2022). Initial Assessment of A Commercial Auto-Segmentation Software Based on Deep-Learning Models in the Context of Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Radiation Treatment Planning. CARO Annual Scientific Meeting.

Soucie K, Tapp K, Kobrosli J, Rakus M, Katzman R, Schramer K, Samardzic T, Citron N, Cao P. (2022). “It Wasn’t Until I Took the Reins and Said….” Power and Advocacy in Canadian Women’s Narratives of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Diagnosis and Treatment. Women's Reproductive Health.

Arezoo Emadi (University of Windsor, Faculty of Engineering). Wighton Fellowship, University of Waterloo.

Dora Cavallo-Medved (University of Windsor, Biomedical Sciences). Outreach and Engagement Award - Faculty of Science, University of Windsor.

Congratulations to Jillian Brown, Isabelle Hinch (University of Windsor, Biomedical Sciences) for their Ontario Graduate Scholarships awarded by the Province of Ontario ($15,000 each).

Congratulations to the NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award recipients ($6,000 each).

Lisa Porter (University of Windsor, Biomedical Sciences). Collaborative & Interdisciplinary Award - Faculty of Science Awards, University of Windsor.

Lisa Porter (University of Windsor, Biomedical Sciences). Distinguished University Professor Designation, University of Windsor.

Sami Alrashed (University of Windsor, Biological Sciences). Brain Tumour Foundation Scholarship, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada

Congratulations on your appointments to Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Windsor, Department of Biomedical Sciences: Dr. Omar Afandi and Dr. Judy Seesahai.

Congratulations on your appointments to Professor of Practice, University of Windsor, Department of Biomedical Sciences: Anna Guo.

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