2023 Faculty of Health Graduate Mentorship Awards announced
The 2023 Faculty of Health Graduate Mentorship Award recipients are:
![Jason Au](/health/sites/default/files/uploads/images/jason-au-dscf1056-800x533.jpg)
Dr. Jason Au (Kinesiology and Health Sciences), recipient of the Emerging Graduate Mentorship Award
“Not only am I honoured to receive this Graduate Mentorship Award, I am thankful to have such wonderful mentees who push me to grow as a mentor and scientist by bringing their best to their research every day."
![Karla Boluk](/health/sites/default/files/uploads/images/karla-boluk-500x500.jpg)
Dr. Karla Boluk (Recreation and Leisure Studies), recipient of the Mid-career Graduate Mentorship Award
"I enjoy mentoring my students in research design and analysis and see this as a critical role in our work as professors, but just as important is building relationships with students, supporting them outside of their studies and helping them build their networks."
![Heather Mair](/health/sites/default/files/uploads/images/heather-mair-500x500_0.jpg)
Dr. Heather Mair (Recreation and Leisure Studies), recipient of the Senior Graduate Mentorship Award
“Supervising graduate students is the most rewarding part of my job. I love seeing the spark of light when they land on a project that means something to them. I most enjoy opportunities to learn and to be challenged together.“
Since 2020, the Faculty has highlighted faculty members who have made a meaningful impact in the mentorship of graduate students through the Graduate Mentorship Awards.
The award criteria include fostering students’ skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, self-directed learning and communication, commitment to students’ personal and professional development, effective research planning, and providing a supportive environment that stimulates creativity, debate, engagement and progression toward career goals.
A plaque will be established in the Burt Matthews Hall (BMH) foyer with engraved nameplates for this year’s award recipients, including the inaugural 2020 recipients: Michaela Devries-Aboud (Kinesiology and Health Sciences) and Katie Misener (Recreation and Leisure Studies), as well as the 2021 recipients: Kim Lopez (Recreation and Leisure Studies), Mark Ferro (School of Public Health Sciences) and John Hirdes (School of Public Health Sciences).