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16 AWARD RECIPIENTS
RDP recognizes staff for scholarly endeavours
Jul 16, 2024 | 10:21 AM
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Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) celebrated its faculty’s scholarly activity and independent applied research at the Recognition of Scholarly Activity (RoSA) Awards and Excellence in Teaching and Learning (ETaL) Capstone Recognition Event in May.
“At RDP, we are proud to acknowledge the diverse scholarly activity and applied research projects that has been conducted by faculty during the past year,” said Dr. Alison Jeppesen, associate dean, division of teaching, learning and scholarship. “The RoSA Awards and ETaL Capstone Recognition Event is one example of how we demonstrate our commitment to teaching development, life-long learning and the advancement of research that creates positive impact across Alberta, Canada and the world.”
RDP faculty were recognized in four categories: discovery, integration, application/engagement and teaching. The following 16 award recipients were honoured at the event for their scholarly activity during 2023:
- Dr. Fola Oluwasina, University Sciences Diploma instructor
- Co-authored article titled Burnout among Residents: Prevalence and Predictors of Depersonalization, Emotional Exhaustion and Professional Unfulfillment among Resident Doctors in Canada, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
- Dr. Kristy Erickson, University Sciences Diploma instructor
- Authored article titled More than Marshmallows: Implementation and Assessment of an Interactive In-Class Activity for Learning VSEPR (valence shell electron pair repulsion) Theory, published in the Journal of Chemical Education.
- Dr. Wesley Maciejewski, Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Bachelor of Education instructor
- Research-informed review titled The Siren Call of Calculus: A Review of Steven Strogatz’s Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe, published in The Mathematics Enthusiast, and scholarly article titled Flexibility of differentiation procedures in calculus, published in the International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology.
- Cameron Ehnes, Kinesiology & Sport Students Diploma instructor
- Co-authored scholarly article titled Physiological responses to treadmill exercise in size and fitness-matched male and female firefighter applicants, published in Ergonomics.
- Natalie Ford, Bachelor of Science in Nursing instructor
- Co-authored paper titled Brave Spaces in Nursing Ethics Education: Courage Through Pedagogy, published in Nursing Ethics.
- Larissa Gomes, Bachelor of Science in Nursing instructor
- Co-authored paper titled Brave Spaces in Nursing Ethics Education: Courage Through Pedagogy, published in Nursing Ethics.
- Elaine Spencer, Social Work Diploma instructor
- Co-authored article titled Adaptability and Innovations in Social Work Field Education During the Pandemic of COVID-19: A Study of Student’s Experiences Across Campuses in India and Canada, published on the International Association of Schools of Social Work website.
- Jolene Wright, Social Work Diploma instructor
- Co-authored article titled Adaptability and Innovations in Social Work Field Education During the Pandemic of COVID-19: A Study of Student’s Experiences Across Campuses in India and Canada, published on the International Association of Schools of Social Work website.
- Dr. Juliet Onabadejo, Bachelor of Science in Nursing instructor
- Scholarly article titled Concept Mapping in a Flipped Clinical Environment: A Basic Qualitative Study, published in The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
- Dr. Anomi Bearden, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Bachelor of Arts in Multidisciplinary Studies instructor
- Co-authored scholarly article titled The effects of HeartMath Heart Lock-In on elementary students’ HRV and self-reported emotion regulation skills, published in Psychology in the Schools and co-authored literature review titled Post-secondary student transitions and mental health: Literature review and synthesis, published in New Directions for Higher Education.
- Dr. Stephen Brown, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Bachelor of Science in Psychology instructor
- Authored paper titled The Persistence of Matching Teaching and Learning Styles: A review of the Ubiquity of This Neuromyth, Predictors of its Endorsement, and Recommendations To End It, published in Frontiers in Education and co-authored paper titled Brave Spaces in Nursing Ethics Education: Courage Through Pedagogy, published in Nursing Ethics.
- Dr. Roger Davis, University Arts Diploma and Bachelor of Arts in English instructor
- Authored article titled Towards a Speculative Friction: Didacticism and Environmentalism in Derrick Jensen’s Lives Less Valuable, published in the collection Precarity in Culture: Precarious Lives, Uncertain Futures.
- Dr. Jones Adjei, University Arts Diploma and Bachelor of Arts in Multidisciplinary Studies instructor
- Co-authored scholarly article titled Impeded Sociability: Racial Consciousness and Racialized Immigrants’ Sense of Sociable and Unsociable Places in SemiRural Alberta, Canada, published in Canadian Ethnic Studies.
- Dr. Choon-Lee Chai, University Arts Diploma and Bachelor of Arts in Multidisciplinary Studies instructor
- Co-authored scholarly article titled Impeded Sociability: Racial Consciousness and Racialized Immigrants’ Sense of Sociable and Unsociable Places in SemiRural Alberta, Canada, published in Canadian Ethnic Studies.
- Marnie Blair, Visual Art instructor
- The culmination of, and subsequent publication of artwork titled Lungs (from Nervous Systems), on the cover of Academic Medicine Journal.
- Claudia Sasse, Early Learning & Child Care Certificate and Diploma instructor
- Creation and publication of Open Educational Resource titled Pedagogical Leadership for Early Learning Educators.
