2020-2023: Kids Brain Health Network, $200,000. Role: Co-Principal Investigator; Principal Investigator: Jean-Paul Collet. Project: National scale-up of the New-PAC physical activity coaching program to support children with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
2019-2022: Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Implementation Science Team Project Grant, $500,000. Role: Co-Research Lead; Principal Investigator: Lise Olsen. Project: Implementing physical activity programs in communities for children with neuro-disabilities.
2019-2022: British Columbia Ministry of Health, $436,803. Role: Principal Investigator: Jean-Paul Collet. Project: Implementing physical activity programs in Indigenous rural and remote communities for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
2018-2019: Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Implementation Science Team Development Grant, $20,000 (matched funds by KBHN). Role: Researcher Co-Lead; Principal Investigator: William McKellin. Project: Implementing physical activity programs in communities for children with neurodisabilities.
2018-2020: BC SUPPORT Unit Methods Cluster Project Grant, $85,650. Role: Co-Applicant; Principal Applicant: Sarah Munro. Project: Using documentary as a method of knowledge translation to reach the “Sandwich Generation.”
2018-2020: Kids Brain Health Network, $199,150. Role: Co-Principal Investigator; Principal Investigator: Jean-Paul Collet. Project: Knowledge translation to support evidence-informed physical activity program coaching for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
2018-2019: CHILD-BRIGHT Knowledge Translation Innovation Incubator Grant, $20,000. Role: Co-Principal Investigator; Principal Investigator: Shazhan Amed. Project: Child-Sized KT: An online portal for family engagement in child health research.
2018-2019: UBC Faculty of Medicine Strategic Investment Fund, $60,600. Role: Co-Investigator; Principal Investigator: Shazhan Amed. Project: Child-Sized KT: Development of a digital strategy for an online child health research engagement platform for patients and families.
2017-2018: Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research REACH Award, $10,000. Role: Trainee co-applicant; Principal Investigator: Jill Zwicker. Project: The DCD Advocacy Toolkit: Supporting diagnosis and intervention for children with developmental coordination disorder in British Columbia.
2016-2019: CHILD-BRIGHT Strategy for Patient Oriented Research (SPOR) Initiative, $625,662. Role: Co-Investigator; Principal Investigator: Keiko Shikako-Thomas. Project: Jooay: User experience and effectiveness of a mobile App designed to increase leisure participation in adolescents with disabilities.
2016-2021: CIHR Foundation Scheme - Live Pilot, $684,199. Role: Co-Knowledge User; Principal Investigator: Jill Zwicker. Project: Using brain mapping to examine predictors of developmental coordination disorder and response to intervention.
2025-2027: Kids Brain Health Network/Brain Canada & Michaels Smith Health Research BC, $400,000. Role: Principal Investigator.
2020: CPDD Travel Award for Early Career Investigators, $1200. College on Problems of Drug Dependence, to present at Annual Scientific Meeting.
2019-2022: CIHR Fellowship, $150,000. CIHR, ranked 2nd of 105 applicants in the national competition.
2018: Best Paper Award, $250 USD. International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies.
2018: Kids Brain Health Network Lab Exchange Award, $1000. Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN), for career development in brain health research.
2016-2019: Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, $150,000. CIHR, for scholarly achievement and demonstrated leadership.
2016-2019: Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program Career Enhancement Award. CCHCSP, for child health clinician researchers training to be clinician scientists.
2016-2019: UBC Public Scholars Award, $12,000. UBC, for innovative, collaborative scholarship that contributes to the public interest.
2016-2020: Four Year Fellowship, $96,725. UBC, for academic achievement.
2016: CIHR Doctoral Award, $105,000 (declined to accept Vanier Scholarship). CIHR, ranked 2nd of 432 applicants in the national competition.
2016: Child & Family Research Institute Graduate Studentship, $40,000 (declined to accept Vanier Scholarship).
2015-2016: Faculty of Medicine Graduate Award, $14,000. UBC, for outstanding academic and research excellence, and personal characteristics.
2015-2016: Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral Scholarship, $40,000. UBC, for top student in Rehabilitation Sciences PhD program.
2015: Best Student Paper, $200 USD. International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation.
2014: Best Short Paper, $200 USD. International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies.
2012: David W. Strangway Affiliated Fellowship, $5333. UBC, for academic excellence.
2011: Frederick Banting & Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship Master's Award, $17,500. CIHR, for outstanding students pursuing master’s studies in health sciences.
2009: Graduate Entrance Scholarship, $6199. UBC, for the top MSc student entering the Rehabilitation Sciences graduate program.
2008: Excellence in Education Award. Children’s & Women’s (C&W) Health Centre of BC, for the development of clinical protocols for virtual rehabilitation.
2008: Excellence in Education Award, Honourable Mention. C&W Health Centre of BC, for mentoring/clinical teaching.
2004: Brock Fahrni Prize in Occupational Therapy, $130. UBC, for head of the graduating class in Rehabilitation Sciences.
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