Awards

2023

• Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship (Doctoral) (Grace Wang)

2022

• Student Research Development Award, International Academy of Sex Research (Inês Tavares)
• Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship (Inês Tavares)
• CSRF Best Student Poster Award (Grace Schwenck)
• SSTAR Best Student Manuscript Award (honorable mention) (Grace Schwenck)

2021

• APNS Brian Dufton Memorial Prize for Outstanding Graduate Achievement in Psychology (Meghan Rossi)
• SSHRC Doctoral Award (Meghan Rossi)
• Best student manuscript award, International Academy of Sex Research (Meghan Rossi)
• SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (Charlie Belu)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, IWK Health Centre (Katrina Bouchard)
• MSSU Postdoctoral Student Mentorship Award in Sex and Gender Science (Jackie Huberman)
• SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (Jackie Huberman)
• McCarlie Award, IWK Health Centre (Katrina Bouchard)
• IWK Graduate Scholarship (Justin Dubé)
• Project Grant, IWK Health Centre (Katrina Bouchard)
• Dr. Harold B. Atlee Research Endowment Award, IWK Health Centre (Katrina Bouchard)
• MSSU Doctoral Student Award (Justin Dubé)
• Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit Student Award (David Allsop)
• IWK graduate studentship (Inês Tavares)
• Killam doctoral award (Grace Schwenck)
• Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship – SSHRC (doctoral) (Grace Schwenck)
• Killam Masters Award (Grace Wang)
• Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship (Masters) (Grace Wang)
• SSHRC Master’s Award (Grace Wang)

2020

• OptiMYz Top 100 Canadian Health and Fitness Influencers 2020 (Dr Rosen)
• IASR 2020 Best Student Manuscript First Runner Up (Meghan Rossi)
• 2nd Place for Best Grad/Medical Student Presentation, Dalhousie Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research Day (Grace Schwenck)
• Association of Psychologist of Nova Scotia (APNS): Outstanding APNS Student Award (Kat Merwin)
• Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Graduate Scholarship (Grace Schwenck)
• Mitacs Research Training Award (Justin Dubé)
• President’s Doctoral Award, Dalhousie University (David Allsop)
• Graduate Student Presentation Award, Dalhousie Obstetrics & Gynaecology Research Day (Meghan Rossi)
• Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit Doctoral Award (David Allsop)
• Mitacs Research Training Award Award (Kat Merwin)
• Research Nova Scotia Doctoral Scholarship (Meghan Rossi)
• Mitacs Research Training Award (Grace Schwenck, Justin Dube, Meghan Rossi))
• Killam Doctoral Award (David Allsop)
• Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship (Doctoral) (David Allsop)

2019

• Killam Prize, Faculty of Science, Dalhousie University. For outstanding early career research accomplishments (Dr Rosen)
• Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit Student Award (Grace Schwenck)
• International Academy of Sex Research (IASR): Student Research Development Award (Kat Merwin)
• Best Ph.D. Poster Award, Dalhousie Pain Research Day (Meghan Rossi)
• Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation, Scotia Scholars Award (Grace Schwenck)
• Canadian Sex Research Forum (CSRF): Best Student Oral Presentation (Kat Merwin)
• Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Graduate Scholarship (Grace Schwenck)
• IWK Mentored Grant, IWK Health Centre (Meghan Rossi)
• Killam Predoctoral Scholarship (Grace Schwenck)
• Atlee Fund, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, IWK Health Centre (Meghan Rossi)
• SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Grace Schwenck)

2018

• Fellow, College of New Scholars, Royal Society of Canada (Dr Rosen)
• President’s Excellence Research Award, Emerging Investigator, Dalhousie University (Dr Natalie Rosen)
• Early Career Award, Canadian Pain Society (Dr Natalie Rosen)
• Fellowship, Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies (STIAS), Stellenbosch, South Africa (6-month sabbatical position) http://stias.ac.za (Dr Natalie Rosen)
• IWK Graduate studentship (doctoral; honorary) (Justin Dubé)
• Best Clinical Poster, Dalhousie Pain Day (Meghan Rossi)
• Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship – SSHRC doctoral 2018-2021 (Justin Dubé)
• Most innovative poster award, Society for Sex Therapy and Research (Kathleen Merwin)
• Killam Predoctoral Scholarship (doctoral) 2018-2021 (Justin Dubé)
• Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship (doctoral) 2018-2022 (Meghan Rossi)
• SSHRC undergraduate summer scholarship (Emily Coté)
• IWK Health Centre Summer Studentship Grant (Emily Coté)

2017

• CPA Junior Career Scientist Award – Health Psychology (Dr Natalie Rosen)
• Best empirical poster award, Society for Sex Therapy and Research. (Dr. Serena Corsini-Munt)
• SSHRC – Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship –Doctoral Award (Kat Merwin)
• Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship (Doctoral) 2017-2021 (Justin Dubé)
• Canadian Pain Society Conference, Poster Competition Finalist (Kat Merwin)
• Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship – SSHRC doctoral 2017-2020 (Kathleen Merwin)
• MSSU-SPOR graduate scholarship (Maria Glowacka)
• The President’s Award, Dalhousie University (Kat Merwin)
• IWK graduate student scholarship (Maria Glowacka)
• Dalhousie University’s 14th Annual Crossroads Interdisciplinary Health Research Conference, Oral Presentation Award – Second Place (Kat Merwin)
• Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation Scotia Scholar (Masters) 2017-2019 (Meghan Rossi)
• Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship (Masters) 2017-2019 (Meghan Rossi)

2016

• Beatrice Award – Clinical Citizenship Award (Maria Glowacka)
• IWK Health Centre Post-Doctoral Fellowship (Dr. Sarah Vannier)
• SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s (Kat Merwin)
• Best Empirical Poster Award, Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR) (Dr. Natalie Rosen)
• Best Student Poster Award, Society for Sex Therapy and Research (SSTAR) (Kate Rancourt)
• Best Trainee Poster Award, Dalhousie Pain Day (Sarah Vannier)
• Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral (Kat Merwin)
• NSHRF Scotia Scholar Award (Kate Rancourt)
• IWK Health Centre Summer Studentship Award (Jaimie Beveridge)
• SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (Sarah Vannier)
• Canadian Sex Research Forum (CSRF) Student Travel Grant (Kat Merwin)

2015

• Frances L. Stewart Prize (Jaimie Beveridge)
• Brimer Scholarship (Michelle Flynn)
• Dr. Mabel E. Goudge Scholarship in Psychology & Neuroscience (Kat Merwin)
• IWK Health Centre Category B Grant (Dr Rosen, Kat Merwin)
• Emerging Professional Award, Finalist from the Discovery Centre Awards, Nova Scotia, Canada (Dr. Natalie Rosen)
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) New Investigator Award (Dr. Natalie Rosen)
• Canadian Pain Society Trainee Research Award – Clinical (Kate Rancourt)
• APNS Brian Dufton Memorial Prize for Outstanding Graduate Achievement in Psychology (Kate Rancourt)
• IWK Health Centre Summer Studentship Award (Gillian Boudreau)

2014

• President’s New Researcher Award from the Canadian Psychological Association  (Dr. Natalie Rosen)
• Award of Excellence Team (External) with Drs. Ron George, Jill Chorney, Erna  Snelgrove-Clarke from the Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management, and Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University (Dr. Natalie Rosen)
• IWK Health Centre Graduate Studentship Scholarship (Maria Glowacka)
• Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF) Scotia Scholar Award (PhD) (Maria Glowacka)
• International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH) New Investigator in Psychology Award (Maria Glowacka)
• IASR Student Research Development Award – International Academy for Sex Research (Kate Rancourt)
• Scotia Master’s Scholarship 2014- Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF)  (Alex Anderson)
• Summer research grant 2014 – Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR)  (Alex Anderson)
• IWK Heath Center Summer Studentship Award (Gillian Boudreau)
• Frances L. Stewart Prize in Psychology (Nicole Snowball)
• Lilyan E. White Prize in Psychology (Jaimie Beveridge – Volunteer)

2013

• Best Poster Award – Awarded from the 1st World Congress on Abdominal and Pelvic Pain (Dr. Natalie Rosen)
• Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship: Doctoral Scholarship (2013 – 2016) – Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (Kate Rancourt)
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Master’s Award: Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships (Maria Glowacka)
• “Most Interesting” oral presentation at the Crossroads Health Research Conference, Dalhousie University (Alex Anderson)

2012