Update from the Dean’s Office

Greetings to all faculty, staff and students in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences. After four months on the job I am feeling acclimatized and energized. I am in the process of meeting individually with each of you and have greatly enjoyed the meetings I have had so far. Everyone I have met with has demonstrated a wonderful sense of purpose and achievement in their work. I have learned a lot about the wide range and high quality of the teaching, research and service that is being carried out in FAHS. I am more convinced than ever that FAHS is the "cream of the crop" at Brock. In this vein we will continue to proudly work to promote our brand and strengthen our programs with the goal of becoming and being externally known as the best Faculty at Brock and one of the best AHS Faculties in Ontario and Canada.

Other updates:

Alumni and student awards

• Erin Mathany (B.SM ’95) was presented with the FAHS Graduate Alumni Award from the Brock University Alumni Association at this fall’s homecoming
• Adel Mansurov (M.A. Sport Management) was presented with the “Spirit of Brock Award” at this year's fall convocation

New FAHS faculty and staff as of July 1, 2015 or later

• Dr. Carolynn Pietrangeli, 1-year ILTA, Health Sciences
• Dr. Nick Burton, 3-year LTA, Sport Management
  
• Ms. Colleen Patterson, FAHS Marketing and Communications Officer

Progress of new programs and other academic initiatives

• Master of Professional Kinesiology
• Approved by the Brock Senate and Ontario Quality Council
• Moving on to the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) for funding approval
• Master of Public Health
  • Approved by the Brock Academic Review Committee (ARC);
  • Moving on to the Brock Senate for review (November meeting)
• Tier II Canada Research Chair-Ergonomics (Kinesiology)
  • Candidate has submitted their proposal to CRC through Brock’s research office
  • Decision pending by April 2016, for a July 1 2016 start

Budget Planning for 2016/17

• This annual process is currently ongoing and will attempt to create a budget for FAHS that realistically reflects our academic delivery needs with strategic growth in laboratory experiences (to return toward pre-austerity levels), enhanced experiential learning experiences and support, as well as providing needed resources to current programs.

Faculty News

Nursing team receives award for patient care and teaching research

Researchers Joyce Engel, Dawn Prentice and McMaster University undergraduate student Adriana Cappelletti (first author) received the Christine A. Tanner Scholarly Teaching Award for their paper “Systematic review of clinical judgment and reasoning in nursing” published in 2014 in the Journal of Nursing Education, 53(8), 453-458.

Read the full story: http://www.brocku.ca/brock-news/2015/10/nursing-team-receives-award-for-patient-care-and-teaching-research/

Brock prof wins prestigious teaching award

Brock University Recreation and Leisure Studies Professor Timothy O’Connell has won a teaching award from the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations, an association representing 17,000 faculty members in Ontario.

Read the full story: http://www.brocku.ca/brock-news/2015/09/brock-prof-wins-prestigious-teaching-award/

Research study to examine weight change and other first-year health issues

A Brock University research study hopes to uncover why adding pounds of body weight in the first year of university is so common it has its own moniker.

Read the full story: http://www.brocku.ca/brock-news/2015/09/research-study-to-examine-weight-change-and-other-first-year-health-issues/

In the Community

Brock programs helping keep Niagara’s seniors healthy and independent

With Niagara’s aging population, the Brock-Niagara Centre for Health and Well Being, located on Lockhart Drive in St. Catharines, plays a key role in helping those over 55 to stay healthy, active, and independent, and may contribute to reduced health care costs.

Read the full story: http://www.brocku.ca/brock-news/2015/08/brock-programs-helping-keep-niagara%E2%80%99s-seniors-healthy-and-independent/

Student Achievement

Brock’s Lewis wins Parapan Am Gold

Fourth-year Brock University Recreation and Leisure Studies student Jessica Lewis won a gold medal for Bermuda this past summer at the Toronto 2015 Parapan Am Games.

Read the full story: http://www.brocku.ca/brock-news/2015/08/brocks-lewis-wins-parapan-gold/

Alumni Highlights

Past and present Badgers ready for Toronto 2015 Parapan Am Games

For more than a decade, Elisabeth Walker-Young represented Canada as an athlete on the international stage. But instead of worrying about herself as an athlete, Walker-Young had 216 to watch over during the 2015 Parapan Am Games in her role as Chef de Mission for the Canadian team.

Read the full story: http://www.brocku.ca/brock-news/2015/08/past-and-present-badgers-ready-for-toronto-2015-parapan-am-games/