Congratulations to CCRAH Faculty, Students, and Partners!

Dr. Angelica Lang

• Awarded Researcher of the Year at the Department of Medicine’s annual banquet and achieving second place at the Department of Medicine’s Faculty Research Day.
• Awarded tenure and promotion to Associate Professor, effective July 1, 2025.
• Recognized by CIHR as an Outstanding Reviewer in their Fall 2024 Project Grant competition, a recognition for 17% of reviewers.
• Won a 2nd place Presentation Award at the Department of Medicine’s Research Day.

Thesis Defenses

• Alejandra Castillo Toro - successful MSc thesis defense. MSc dissertation: "Antimicrobial-Resistant Genes in Bioaerosols from Saskatchewan Livestock Operations"
• August Kortzman, PhD student, Clinical Psychology with Dr. O’Connell, on the successful defense of his PhD dissertation in the Department of Psychology and Health Studies! PhD dissertation: “Informal Social Support in Caregivers of Persons with Dementia: A Systematic Review of Effectiveness of Informal Social Support Interventions and a Trial Intervention.”
• Seshni Naidoo - successful defense of her MSc - Nutrition in the Department of Pharmacy and Nutrition at USask. Her thesis: “Nutrition Care in “House Model” Long-Term Care: A Collective Case Study” was supervised by Dr. Allison Cammer.

Student Awards

• Denise Balogh, PhD - received the University of Saskatchewan’s Dean’s Scholarship, a two-year scholarship awarded to high-calibre students on campus.
• Sarah Fitzgerald, PhD - won a 2nd Place Poster Presentation Award (2nd Place) in her category at the Life and Health Sciences Research Day in May.
• Heather Alford, RaDAR Trainee - awarded a $500 USask Graduate Master’s Thesis Award in the Life Sciences category. Graduate Thesis Awards are made in recognition of outstanding research achievement. Heather was supervised by Dr. Allison Cammer.

• Dr. Jay Shavadia - awarded first place for his presentation at the Department of Medicine’s Faculty Research Day.