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For both sides of the brain.

Issue 77, Nov. 27, 2014.

Faculty of Graduate Studies Experience Brock University


Please share this information with faculty and graduate students.

Highlights for this issue

• NEW — The Nov. 21 Research Café panel discussion about bullying generated media coverage from the St. Catharines Standard and Cogeco TV’s The Source. Thanks to those who participated on the panel and attended the event.

The Source COGECO TV coverage (Reporter Holly Mohr; Produced by Mark Bennett)

Bullying leaps from the playground to the office (St. Catharines Standard, Nov. 20)

NEXT ISSUE: Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014
                      (Last issue of Fall term)

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

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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


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Vitae: Essential Skills for Graduate Students

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

Vitae Partners Presents:

NEW Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW): Monday, Dec. 8 to Wednesday, Dec. 10. 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (each day). Designed to enhance teaching effectiveness through teaching practice and feedback in small groups and is ideal for novice and veteran instructors. For more information, email Lianne Fisher at lfisher@BrockU.CA or call 905-688-5550 x5329.    

NEW – All THINGS Teaching and Learning Book Club: Friday Dec. 12, 10 a.m. to noon. Have you read, been meaning to, or are interested in reading about issues and interests in post-secondary education? If so, please come and share your thoughts. We will be discussing: Appreciative Inquiry in Higher Education: A Transformative Force by Jeanie Cockell and Joan McArthur-Blair
This is available as an e-book in the James A. Gibson Library. TH253 e-classroom
Click here to register

Faculty members, teaching assistants, and staff are invited to attend. Hosted by the Centre for Pedagogical Innovation

NEW – CPI Walk and Talk: Wednesday Dec. 17, 1 to 2 p.m. Perhaps you tried something new in class and want to chat with someone?  Or you would like to talk more about a recent workshop you attended — come out and join in. Meet outside the Centre for Pedagogical Innovation. Click here to sign up! If the weather does not cooperate we will wander Brock hallways. 

• Calling all Writers! We are recruiting graduate level students (Masters/PhD) for volunteer writers: contributing creative and stimulating blog content. Writers will have some editorial range yet provide a voice for the graduate student experience. Writers must submit sample of writing. For more details, please contact kperry@brocku.ca

• Promote your workshops to graduate students with us: If you are hosting a workshop or event related to graduate student professional development that may interest graduate students from within or outside of your faculty, please send a request to have your event posted on the Vitae calendar to kperry@brocku.ca. The number of participants can be monitored and capped through our online registry. Specific learning outcomes and the competencies that align with your workshop or

information session can also be tracked.


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



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Conferences and Events

• 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.

See a list of MNK important dates.

GSA

• NEW — Free International Student Identity Card (ISIC): All Brock grad students are entitled to a free ISIC discount card. The CFS will be on campus in the GSA Lounge (MC D302) to issue them on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This card will entitle you to travel and entertainment discounts — see details
Bring your current Brock Graduate Student ID Card.

• NEW — GSA Bursary and Conference Funding Awards Deadline: The deadline for applications for the Fall 2014 GSA Bursary and Conference Funding Assistance Awards, is Monday, Dec. 1, at 4 p.m. If the office is closed, please put your application under the office door. View requirements and application forms.

• NEW — GSA Curling Night, Friday, Dec. 5, 9 to 11 p.m., St. Catharines Curling Club, 220 Grantham Ave, St. Catharines: Check at GSA Office (MC C302) if spots are still open.


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Upcoming Thesis Defences

All are welcome to attend but seating is limited.

• 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 — Vimal Varghese, PhD student in Chemistry, will present his thesis defence on Monday, Dec. 1, 1:30 p.m., Plaza 600F.
Title: "Chemoenzymatic Total Synthesis of Morphine alkaloids: Synthesis of Dihydrocodeine and Hydrocodone via a Double Claisen Strategy and ent-Hydromorphone via an Oxidative Dearomatization/intramolecular [4+2] Cycloaddition"

• 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 — Joshni John, PhD student in Chemistry, will present her thesis defence on Thursday, Dec. 4, 1:45 p.m., CRN 550.
Title: "Diastereoselective Synthesis of Planar Chiral N-Substituted Ferrocenes Derived from Epimeric Imidazolones and their Application to Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Quinolines"

• 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 — Ashley Dunseith, MA student in Child and Youth Studies, will defend her thesis on Thursday, Dec. 11, 1 p.m., CRN 336 (CHYS Department meeting room).
Title: "Recess as a viable resource for the promotion of positive student

development"

• 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"

• NEW — Bryan Johnston, MSc student in Applied Health Sciences (Health Science), will defend his thesis on Monday, Dec. 15, 5 to 8 p.m., WC203.
Title: “The effect of 17-β estradiol therapy on bone mineral density and structure of alveolar bone in the ovariectomized rat model of postmenopausal osteoporosis”

 • NEW — Kaitlyn LaForge-MacKenzie, PhD student in Applied Health Sciences, will present her thesis defence on Thursday, Dec. 18, 1 p.m., WC 203. 
Title: “The influence of attentional focus on the self-efficacy-performance relationship in a continuous running task” 

• NEW — Cailin Rothwell, PhD student in Biological Sciences, will present her thesis defence on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 9:30 a.m., WH 147.
Title: "The role of retinoic acid in long-term memory formation and synaptic plasticity in the mollusc Lymnaea stagnalis"


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

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