Highlights for this issue

• REGISTER TODAY — Research Café: Bullying – from classroom to workplace Friday, Nov. 21, 1 to 3 p.m., Scotiabank Atrium, Cairns Family Health and Bioscience Research Complex.
Please register online to attend this free public forum
This public forum, involving Brock faculty and graduate student researchers, will add to the dialogue that will be under way across the country during Bullying Awareness Week in Canada, Nov. 16 to 22.

Marty Mako, a Health Promoter for Niagara Region Public Health and a member of the President’s Task Force on Community Engagement, will moderate the panel that will include Lisa Barrow, Assistant Professor, Goodman School of Business; Zopito Marini, Professor, Child and Youth Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences; Natalie Spadafora, master’s student in Child and Youth; Andrew Dane, Associate Professor, Psychology; Ann Farrell, PhD student in Psychology; Heather Woods, master’s student in Education

In connection with the panel presentation, Brock Research has produced a podcast that features Barrow and Marini talking about how awareness and understanding of bullying has changed. Listen to their conversation or watch the discussion on YouTube.

• REMINDER - Fulbright Canada awards competition: Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program operates on the principle of reciprocal exchange and provides the opportunity for outstanding Canadian students to study and/or conduct research in the United States. Award recipients include Canadian citizens who are graduate students, prospective graduate students, or junior professionals. Graduate students can apply to the following: 
Traditional Fulbright Student Award: US$15,000 for one nine-month academic year. These all-discipline awards can be taken up at any college, university, think tank, or government agency in the United States. 
Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program: $400 to $600 stipend per month (commensurate with average cost of living in host city), room and board, visa services, health insurance, and a bursary to complete two courses per semester. The award is for Canadian Francophone students and teachers, aged 21 to 29, who want to teach and study in the United States.
Awards Deadline: Saturday, Nov. 15 
(The competition is for awards taken up for one nine-month academic year starting September 2015) 
See more details on the Fulbright website

• NEW — Post-doctoral fellowship —The Young Lives Research Lab at the University of Prince Edward Island, under the direction of Dr. Kate Tilleczek, is currently seeking a post-doctoral fellow to work across projects. The focus of the position will be qualitative data collection, analysis, and management, as well as the dissemination of findings through various writing projects. This position will also be focused on the creation and management of qualitative data architecture.
Closing date: Monday, Nov. 24
See more information

• NEXT ISSUE: Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014

TAKE NOTE
Deadlines or events that will occur between this issue and the first week of the next issue are highlighted for your immediate attention.

Scholarships/Awards/Grants

• REMINDER - 2015-16 Autism Scholars Awards: With the support of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, a Scholar Awards Program in Autism has been established to ensure that Ontario attracts and retains pre-eminent scholars. The community of autism scholars fostered by this awards program will excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge concerning child autism, and its translation into improved health for children, more effective services and products for children with autism, and increase the province's capacity in diagnosis and assessment of autism and a strengthened treatment system.
For 2015-16, up to one award at the Master's level and the Doctoral level will be made:
Master's Awards - $18,000
Doctoral Awards - $20,000
Deadline: Friday, Nov. 28
For more information click here

• REMINDER - 2015-16 Ontario Women's Health Scholars Awards: Funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, a Scholar Awards Program in Women's Health has been established to ensure that Ontario attracts and retains pre-eminent women's health scholars. The community of women's health scholars fostered by this awards program will excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge about women's health and its translation into improved health for women, more effective health services and products for women, and a strengthened heath care system.
For 2015-16 up to three awards will be made at each of the Master's and Doctoral levels, and two awards at the Postdoctoral level:
Master's Awards - $18,000 plus $1,000 research allowance
Doctoral Awards - $20,0000 plus $2,000 research allowance
Postdoctoral Award - $40,000 plus $5,000 research allowance
Deadline: Friday, Nov. 28
For more information click here

• Student international funding opportunities: Visit Brock International for a listing of scholarship and awards programs

• Brock Library Open Access Publishing Fund: Open to Brock faculty, graduate students and postdocs. The purpose of this grant is to assist researchers in disseminating their research broadly via an Open Access (OA) journal. A minimum of four awards will be granted, to a maximum of $2,500 each [Total funds = $10,000]. This Grant is intended to support researchers with limited or no funding. If an alternate funding source is available that permits payment of submission fees (e.g. a research grant), that source must be used before applying to the OA Publishing Fund.
For more information contact: Barbara McDonald, Ext. 3949

Vitae: Essential Skills for Graduate Students

Academic and professional development program for graduate students provided in partnership with nine campus units.

Faculty of Graduate Studies presents:

NEW - Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2:30 to 4 p.m. Balancing Your Personal Finances -for International Graduate Students –This conversational workshop will be co-facilitated by various student service experts that will address a number of strategies for optimizing income, minimizing expenses and finding new ways to balance your resources. Learn some new strategies and opportunities for creating financial balance in your personal life.
Pizza lunch will be provided. Please register

NEW – Wednesday, Nov. 26, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Research is On Tap – Sound's Interesting: Join us for an end-of-day social gathering. Bring your grad student/supervisor night. Perform a song/piece and share an anecdote on how your creative work influences your intellectual work, or vise versa. Guest beat box performer will provide an interactive demo/instruction plus sample musical guests to create an audio collection of the evening. Hosted by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and the Graduate Students' Association. Refreshments courtesy of the GSA.
 See webpage for details.

Please continue to visit our website for professional development programs and workshops.

Conferences and Events

• NEW — Department of Philosophy's Research in Progress Colloquium Series: Josh Dawson (MA '13) will be presenting a talk titled "Emma Bovary, Justine and Juliette: Three Sisters of the Enlightenment" on Friday, Nov. 14, 1 p.m., International Centre Building, IC 306. This event is free of charge and all are welcome to attend.
For more information, please consult the Department of Philosophy's website.

• REMINDER — Lifespan Development Research's Speaker Series: "Teen Brain, Teen Mind: A Neuro-Developmental Approach to Living and Working With Adolescents," presented by Dr. Ron Clavier, Monday, Nov. 17, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Plaza Building, Room 600F. Dr. Ron Clavier argues that a clear understanding of the developing brain is the key we need to unlock the age-old mysteries of why teens and pre-teens act the way they act and think the way they think.
This is event is free and open to the public, but RSVP is required as space is limited. For more information and to register please visit the website.

• REMINDER -  International Conference on Quality in Higher Education (ICQU 2014), Dec. 3 to 5, Sakarya University Esentepe Campus, Sakarya-Turkey: ICQH 2014 seeks a diverse and comprehensive program covering all areas of quality in higher education. The program includes a wide range of activities designed to facilitate the exchange of expertise, experience, and resources with colleagues. These include keynote and invited talks, full and brief paper presentations, panels and round table discussion sessions.
Abstract Deadline: Nov. 28
Full Article Deadline: Nov. 28
Registration Fee Deadline: Nov. 28
Sending Video Presenation Deadline: Nov. 28
Visit the conference website for details.

• Mark your calendar — 2014-15 Mapping the New Knowledges: Planning is under way for the annual graduate student research conference as the FGS celebrates MNK's 10th anniversary.
Our first event of the year will be a Research Café with faculty researchers, graduate students and community practitioners discussing bullying in today's society — from the playground to the boardroom to the cyber world. The event, to be held on Friday, Nov. 21, coincides with Bullying Awareness Week in Canada.
More information will be available soon. For now, see a list of MNK important dates.

• Call for Papers, International Science, Technology and Engineering Conference (ISTEC), December 18 to 20, 2014, Sakarya University, Doha, Qatar: ISTEC aims to provide a multinational platform where the latest trends in science and technology can be presented and discussed in a friendly environment with the aim to learn from each other.
Deadlines:
Abstract: Until December 5, 2014
Final Registration: Until December 6, 2014
Full Article: Until December 13, 2014
Registration Fee: Until December 14, 2014
For more details

• Call for Papers, International Distance Education Conference (IDEC), December 18 to 20, 2014, Sakarya University, Doha, Qatar: IDEC aims to provide a multinational platform where the latest trends in distance education can be presented and discussed in a friendly environment with the aim to learn from each other.
Deadlines:
Abstract: Until December 5, 2014
Final Registration: Until December 6, 2014
Full Article: Until December 15, 2014
For more details

• Subscribe to GSA news update: Brock graduate students can stay tuned with what's happening around the campus by going to the GSA webpage and entering their Brock email address and student ID to subscribe to GSA emails.

• NEW — GSA Speed Networking, Thursday, Nov. 20, 5 to 8 p.m., Alphie's Trough

Upcoming Thesis Defences

All are welcome to attend but seating is limited.

• Catherine Longboat, PhD student in Educational Studies, will present her thesis defence on Monday, Nov. 24, at 10 a.m. in WH 147 (Welch Hall).
Title: "Relationship building with Aboriginal Elders in the publicly funded secondary school classroom: A study of ethical space from an Aboriginal perspective."

• Lori Goff, PhD student in Educational Studies, will present her thesis defence on Friday, Nov. 28, at 10 a.m. in WH 147 (Welch Hall).
Title: "Conceptions of quality and approaches to Quality Assurance in Ontario's universities"

•  NEW — Brandon Wu, MA student in Applied Health Sciences (Sport Management), will defend his thesis on Monday, Dec. 1, 1 to 4:30 p.m., STH 361.
Title: “Understanding Network Governance: A case study exploration of active Canada 20/20”

• NEW — Katie Ross, MA student in Applied Health Sciences (Community Health), will defend her thesis on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in Welch Hall 147.
Title: “Exploring healthcare experiences of transgender individuals”

 • NEW — Ravi Naoum, an MSc student in Biotechnology, will defend his thesis on Friday, Dec. 5, 9 a.m., Plaza 600F.
Title: “Lipase-mediated enzymatic catalysis for the synthesis of new chiral polymers”

• NEW — Kelly Alves, Master of Education student, will present her thesis defence on Friday, Dec. 5, 10 a.m., in WH 147 (Welch Hall).
Title: "Perspectives of parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder on a community-based parent education program"

• NEW — Tabitha Vercillo, MA student in Applied Health Sciences (Leisure Studies), will defend her thesis on Monday, Dec. 15, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., in South Block 361.
Title: "Leisure as a facilitator of posttraumatic growth in individuals living with cancer"

 Please check department program websites to confirm dates, times and locations in the event of changes to the information.

News

• NEW— Brock U Research "Consider This" Podcast: Research Communications has launched a monthly podcast series called "Consider This" where Brock researchers discuss subjects of broad importance and appeal. In honor of Bullying Awareness Week (Nov. 16-22), this month's podcast is "Bullying: from classroom to boardroom." You can listen to the podcast and find previous episodes on the Brock website

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