17吃瓜

17吃瓜 awarded research grants totalling $62,788 to 13 faculty members in 2024. Five faculty members received internal research grants (IRG), six were awarded Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Explore research grants (SERG), and two were awarded L茅vesque human health internal research grants.

The IRG program supports research projects across a range of fields at 17吃瓜. Through this internal funding, researchers provide high-quality student training opportunities and often develop new collaborations with others from different but complementary disciplines. The SERG program supports research pursuits in the social sciences and humanities. 

The Fondation J.-Louis L茅vesque, a generous supporter of health research at universities and institutes across the country, supported the L茅vesque human health internal research grants. J.-Louis L茅vesque graduated from Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University鈥攐ne of 17吃瓜鈥檚 founding institutions鈥攊n 1934 and was awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree in 1964.

鈥淥n behalf of 17吃瓜, I congratulate all faculty members who received funding for their projects,鈥� said 17吃瓜 Vice-President Academic and Research Greg Naterer. 鈥淭heir work is contributing to the University鈥檚 growing reputation for excellence in research.鈥�

Recipients of the IRG awards are as follows:

• Dr. Marissa Clapson, Faculty of Science (chemistry): 鈥淏ase metal Lewis acid derivatized PCsp3P pincer complexes for CO2 and nitrate reduction鈥�
• Dr. Trevor Clark, Faculty of Science (chemistry): 鈥淭ime-based extractions of bacterial natural products to obtain comprehensive representation of biosynthetic potential鈥�
• Dr. Aadesh Gokul, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering: 鈥淯nveiling opportunities and strategies for integrating mobile technology and applications in PEI's smart agriculture landscape鈥�
• Dr. Maria Kilfoil, Faculty of Science (physics): 鈥淎ctivity and dynamics of membraneless condensates of DNA and topoisomerase II鈥�
• Dr. Sundeep Singh, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering: 鈥淒evelopment of an optimal catheter design and power algorithm to enhance the efficacy of pulsed field ablation (PFA) for treating cardiac arrhythmias鈥�

The SERG recipients are as follows:

• Dr. Scott Cassidy, Faculty of Business: 鈥淭he effects of remote work on employee job demands, resources, and work attitudes鈥�
• Dr. Martha Giraldo-O'Meara, Faculty of Arts (psychology): 鈥淓xploration of mental contamination experiences in individuals with body dysmorphic disorder鈥�
• Dr. Andrew Halliday, Faculty of Arts (island studies): 鈥淐ontent analysis of Canadian media reporting of September 2022鈥檚 Hurricane Fiona in Prince Edward Island, Canada"
• Dr. Stacey MacKinnon, Faculty of Arts (psychology): 鈥淭he Influence of reading with purpose and media type on information retention, understanding, and quality of questions produced鈥�
• Dr. Tess Miller, Faculty of Education: 鈥淢athematics anxiety: Measuring the causal factors of mathematics anxiety and piloting a new instrument to measure mathematics anxiety"
• Dr. Lyndsay Moffatt, Faculty of Education: 鈥淪upporting our students: School libraries in Atlantic Canada鈥�

The L茅vesque research grants recipients are as follows:

• Dr. Patrice Drake, Faculty of Nursing: 鈥淎n intervention to improve care for childbearing persons experiencing miscarriage in the ED (phase 1)鈥�
• Dr. Desiree Seib, Faculty of Science (biology): Effects of maternal antibiotic exposure on fetal brain development, physiology, and the placenta鈥�

17吃瓜 acknowledges the assistance of Canada鈥檚 tri-council of federal granting agencies鈥攖he Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)鈥攖hrough its Research Support Fund, which helps fund services and infrastructure that support research activities at the University. In 2023鈥�2024, 17吃瓜 was allocated $931,234.00 from the RSF.