PHRED Student Research Award Recipients

Rebecca Ganann – 2008

Rebecca’s paper, “Influence of Maternal Birthplace on Postpartum Health and Health Service Use”, presents the results of research she completed as an M.Sc. student in the Faculty of Nursing, McMaster University. Rebecca is currently studying towards a Ph.D.

Carolyn Hureau – 2009

Carolyn Hureau, BHScHons (University of Western Ontario), is pursuing a degree at the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queens University. She is interested in physical activity promotion, environmental factors associated with physical activity, and community-based participatory research. Carolyn is also keen to investigate the translation of knowledge from health research to practice. Currently, she is working in collaboration with Kingston Gets Active to increase physical activity levels among grade 10 students in Kingston and surrounding areas.