Scholarly Activity DatabaseArchives of Previous External Research Grants and Awards 2008-2009
* This list only reflects research grants that are administered through the Research Office and not grants & contracts administered through their Faculty Deans.
Capacity Building
| Researcher Department Co-Researchers |
Project Name | External Funding Source & Grant Program Name | Fiscal Year Amount to VIU |
| Dr. Penny Barnes Fisheries & Aquaculture/Centre for Shellfish Research |
Canada Research Chair - Ecologically Sustainable Shellfish Aquaculture | Canada Research Chairs Secretariat | $100,000 |
| Research & Scholarly Activity Office | Science and Technology Capacity Development - 2008/09 | BCIC Science and Technology Fund 2008/09 | $84,125 |
| Research & Scholarly Activity Office | Indirect Costs 2008/2009 | Indirect Costs Secretariat Indirect Costs Program |
$127,579 |
| Dr. Grant Murray Institute for Coastal Research |
Canada Research Chair in Coastal Resource Management | Canada Research Chairs Secretariat | $100,000 |
| Dr. Andrew Spencer Research & Infrastructure Planning |
NSERC Representative | NSERC | $5,000 |
| Research & Scholarly Activity Office | Building Capacity: Making Connections Institutional Grant (SIG) 08-09) |
SSHRC Institutional Grant (SIG) | $5,275 |
| Research & Scholarly Activity Office | Building Capacity: Making Connections (SSHRC ASU 08/09, 09/10, 10/11) | SSHRC Aid to Small Universities (ASU) | $28,500 |
Contracts
| Researcher Department Co-Researchers |
Project Name | External Funding Source Grant Program Name |
Fiscal Year Amount to VIU |
Dr. Liz Gillis |
Grey squirrels on Vancouver Island - Monitoring their range expansion and evaluating hormonal sterilization as a potential control method | Environment Canada Invasive Alien Species Partnership Program (IASPP) | $5,385 |
| Brian Kingzett Centre for Shellfish Research |
Development of New Technologies Shellfish Rafts for the BC Shellfish Culture Industry | Department of Fisheries and Oceans DFO - Aquaculture Innovation and Market Access Program (AIMAP) | $120,000 |
| Dr. Mary Lindsay Education |
Spider Weaves a Web | Canadian Research Projects in Aboriginal Learning - Requests for Proposal | $40,000 |
| Dr. Grant Murray Institute for Coastal Research |
Genomics in Lice & Salmon (GiLS) | Genome BC, Applied Genomics Innovation Program | $67,778 |
| Dr. Nicole Vaugeois Recreation & Tourism Research Institute |
Fostering Innovation in Sustainable Tourism | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Rural Partnership Development Program | $73,000 |
Infrastructure
| Researcher Department Co-Researchers |
Project Name | External Funding Source Grant Program Name |
Fiscal Year Amount |
| David Gaumont-Guay Biology |
Portable Photosynthesis/respirometer system for the measurement of coarbon dioxide fluxes in forest and grassland exosystmens | NSERC Research Tools & Intruments |
$39,871 |
| Research & Scholarly Activity Office | Infrastructure Operating Funds (IOF) 2004-2008 | CFI | $94,916 |
| Don Tillapaugh Centre for Shellfish Research |
Shellfish Genomics Science Labratory | WD Estern Diversification |
$409,890 |
Operating Grants
| VIU Researcher Department Co-Researchers |
Project Name | External Funding Source & Grant Program Name |
Fiscal Year Amount to VIU |
| Dr. Duane Barker Fisheries & Aquaculture Co-applicants: Simon Jones (PBS, adjunct with UVic), Kyle Garver (PBS, seeking adjunct with VIU) |
Defining the ecological and immunological role of sea lice in the propagation and progression of pathogens among farmed salmonids in British Columbia | NSERC Strategic Project Grants |
$94,745 |
| Dr. Todd Barsby Chemistry |
A metabonomics approach to rationally identifying natural products with commercial potential | NSERC Discovery Grant | $22,000 |
| Dr. Brian Dick Physics, Engineering & Astronomy |
Engineering Link | NSERC PromoScience | $4,300 |
| Dr. Stefanie Duff Fisheries & Aquaculture |
Rockfish Bycatch Reduction in Prawn Traps | NSERC Collaborative Research and Development Grant | |
| Dr. Patrick Dunae History |
Turning Space Inside Out: Racial Space in Victorian Canada | SSHRC Standard Research Grant | $9,888 |
| Dr. David Gaumont-Guay Biology |
Carbon sequestration in managed forest and grassland ecosystems in western Canada | NSERC Discovery Grant | $18,000 |
| Dr. Chris Gill Chemistry Dr. Erik Krogh |
Using Membrane Introduction Mass Spectrometry (MIMS) | NSERC Discovery Grant | $22,000 |
| Dr. Chris Gill Chemistry Dr. Erik Krogh |
New Directions and Applications of Membrane Introduction Mass Spectrometry (MIMS) | NSERC Discovery Grant | $26,000 |
| Dr. Helen Gurney-Smith Centre for Shellfish Research |
Shellfish Husbandry - Aquaculture and Environment Award | BCIC Aquaculture and Environment Award | $90,000 |
| Dr. Darren Hannesson Psychology |
Interactions between perirhinal cortex and other forebrain structures mediating object-related memory functions in the rat. | NSERC Discovery Grant | $30,951 |
| Dr. Laurie Meijer-Drees First Nations Studies Collaborative Research Agreement with the University of Ottawa |
Canadian Nursing History in the Cultures of Colonialism and Nationalism | SSHRC | |
| Dr. Grant Murray Institute for Coastal Research Co-Director is Nsiah-Gyabaah, Sunyani Polytechnique - GHANA Dr. Abiud L. Kaswamila, College of African Wildlife Management Dr. Donald G. Reid, University of Guelph Dr. Ken Hammer, Vancouver Island University Dr. Lawrence B. Antwi, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Dr. Leslie A. King, Vancouver Island University Dr. Nicole L.Vaugeois, Vanouver Island University Dr. Philip Dearden, University of Victoria Dr. Rick Rollins, Vancouver Island University Dr. Rosaline R. Canessa, University of Victoria Mr. Bruce K.Downie, Kesho Trust Mr. Eli Enns, Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation Mr. John J. Mason, Nature Conservation Research Centre Ms. Sabine Jessen, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, BC Chapter Collaborator: Dr. Iam Perry, Fisheries & Oceans Canada |
Protected Areas and Poverty Reduction: A Canada-Africa Research and Learning Alliance | SSHRC, International Community-University Research Alliance (ICURA) International Development Research Council (IDRC) |
$100,000 |
| Dr. Grant Murray Institute for Coastal Research Dr. Rick Rollins |
Protected Areas and Poverty Reduction: A Canada-Africa Research and Learning Alliance (LOI) | SSHRC International Community-University Research Alliances (ICURA) - Letter of Intent | $30,000 |
| Dr. Grant Murray Institute for Coastal Research Collaborative Research Agreement with Elinar Eythorsson et al (University of Tromso) |
Fjord Ecosystems - Sami Communities: Local Ecological Knowledge and Socio-Ecological History | Norwegian Research Council Favillis Research Network | |
| Dr. Grant Murray Institute for Coastal Research Collaborative Research Agreement with Dr. Barbara Neis Memorial University of Newfoundland |
Community-University Research for Recovery Alliance (CURRA) | SSHRC Community-University Research Alliance (CURA) | |
| Dr. Christopher Pearce Fisheries and Aquaculture |
Culture of Pacific Geoduck | NSERC Discovery Grant | $26,780 |
| Dr. Andrew Spencer Biology |
Differentiation of Excitable Cells and their Evolution: Role of Potassium Currents in Regulating the Electrical Phenotype | NSERC Discovery Grant | $34,380 |
| Dr. Andrew Spencer Biology |
Developmental and Evolutionary Aspects of Neuronal Excitability | NSERC Discovery Grant | $132,932 |
| Dr. Cheryl Warsh History |
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History | SSHRC Aid to Research and Transfer Journals program | $8,149 |
| Dr. Cheryl Warsh History |
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History | SSHRC Aid to Scholarly Journals | $27,000 |
Student Internships/Awards
| Researcher Department Supervisor |
Project Name | External Funding Source & Grant Program Name | Amount Awarded |
| Mike Armet Chemistry Dr. David Gaumont-Guay |
Forest Floor MIMS | NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award | $4,500 |
| Jeremy Banks Theatre Eliza Gardiner |
ACTing on Social Accessibility - A Community Forum | Ministry of Labour and Citizens Services BC Student-Led Research Program |
$1,500 |
| Dara Barker Fisheries and Aquaculture Dr. Penny Barnes |
Abiotic and Biotic Factors Affecting the Growth/Reproduction of Invasive Tunicate Species | NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award | $4,500 |
| Geri Bemister Criminology Dr. Lisette Patenaude |
The Evaluation of Guthrie House Therapeutic Community in Nanaimo Correctional Centre, BC | Ministry of Labour and Citizens Services BC Student-Led Research Program |
$1,500 |
| Gina Bethell Tourism Studies Dr. David Robinson |
The Los Santos Community Empowerment Research | Ministry of Labour and Citizens Services BC Student-Led Research Program |
$1,500 |
| Carol Bob Fisheries and Aquaculture Dr. Todd Barsby |
Complete Pheromone Characterization of the Pacific Sand Dollar, Dendraster excentricus | NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award | $4,500 |
| Laura Booi Psychology Dr. Deborah Matheson |
Comparison of Quality of Life of Older Adults Living in a Licensed Dementia Housing Facility to Community Dwelling Older Adults with Dementia | Ministry of Labour and Citizens Services BC Student-Led Research Program |
$1,500 |
| Ryan Brown Economics & Geography Dr. Rosmy Jean Louis |
An SVAR Analysis of national and Provincial Housing Market Fluctuations | Ministry of Labour and Citizens Services BC Student-Led Research Program |
$1,500 |
| Anabel Cairns Biology |
Warsh Law Corp. Undergraduate Research Award | Warsh Law Corporations | $1,000 |
| Lizabeth Connor Bachelor of Science in Nursing Jo'Anne Yearley |
Supporting New Mothers in their Choice for Infant Feeding | CIHR Health Professional Student Research Award | $2,126 |
| Liam Cross Chemistry Dr. Christopher Gill |
Supported Liquid Membranes and their use for MIMS | NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award | $4,500 |
| Theresa Deering Computer Science |
Algorithms for Shared Shortest Paths | NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master's Award | $17,500 |
| Karina Dube Biology |
Separation of neural stem cells from embryonic day 14 (E14) mouse cortex using an immunomagnetic positive selection protocol. | NSERC Post Graduate Scholarship - Master's Award | $17,300 |
| Sheena Falconer Liberal Studies Dr. Harry Janzen |
How Early Learning Initiatives Influence Student Reading Outcomes Over Time | Ministry of Labour and Citizens Services BC Student-Led Research Program |
$1,500 |
| Riley Glew Psychology Dr. Darren Hannesson |
Objects and Fear Learning | NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award | $4,500 |
| Lori Hryniuk Masters of Education Dr. Bonita Davidson |
Creating Collaborative Learning Teams to Implement and Sustain Assessment for Learning Practices Leading to Improved Student Learning and Achievement | Ministry of Labour and Citizens Services BC Student-Led Research Program |
$1,500 |
| Venessa MacDowell Masters of Education Dr. Bonita Davidson |
The Impact of Educators Involved in Co-Planning and Co-Teaching using Formative Assessment (assessment of learning) Techniques and New Instructional Practices on Student Achievement and Student Motivation | Ministry of Labour and Citizens Services BC Student-Led Research Program |
$1,500 |
| Maileibys Martinez Sosa Psychology Dr. Melanie O'Neill |
A Cross-Cultural Examination of Anxiety Related thought Processes in a Canadian and Cuban Sample | Ministry of Labour and Citizens Services BC Student-Led Research Program |
$1,500 |
| Robert McGibbon Bachelor of Science in Nursing Marilyn Chapman |
Responses of Women Nursing Instructors to the Communication Styles of their Men Students | CIHR Health Professional Student Research Award | $2,126 |
| Ajmer Mehmi Masters of Business Administration Don Miskiman |
Advisory Boards and BC Small Business | Ministry of Labour and Citizens Services BC Student-Led Research Program |
$1,500 |
| Cameron Newhook Chemistry Dr. Erik Krogh |
Monitoring Benzene Production in Aqueous Media using MIMS | NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award | $4,500 |
| Danica Patton Life Sciences and Psychology |
Non-photic manipulation of Circadian Timing: The Role of the Dorsal Raphe Nucleus | NSERC Post Graduate Scholarships - Master's Award | $17,300 |
| Lynda Phillips Education Intern: Lynda Hutchinson |
Internship: Transforming Early Education: Teachers and Early Childhood Education Students Engaged in Reflective Practice | MITACS ACCELERATE BC: Graduate Research Internship Program | $30,000 |
| Johanne Picard Biology and Chemisty Dr. Andrew Spencer |
Culture and Electrophysiology of Cnidarian Photoreceptors | NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award | $4,500 |
| Elizabeth Plant Psychology Dr. Darren Hannesson |
Objects and Fear Learning | NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award | $4,500 |
| Fernando Polanco Biology Dr. John Amaral |
A Comparison of HIV/AIDS Awareness: Canadian and Tanzanian Youth | Ministry of Labour and Citizens Services BC Student-Led Research Program |
$1,500 |
| Cathy Ringham Bachelor of Science in Nursing |
Enhancing neonatal care in BC: the demands NICU nurses experience to provide evidence-based practice in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit-What is the essence of workplace culture that supports longing, continuing education for RN's in level 2 NICU's? | CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarships Master's Award | $17,500 |
| Rebecca Stanley Bachelor of Science in Nursing Lynn Rollison |
Exploring the Breastfeeding Experience through the Lactation Management Model Part II: The Breastfeeding Experience | CIHR Health Professional Student Research Award | $4,251 |
| Tracy Thompson Geography Dr. Hannah Wilson & Dr. Don Alexander |
Adding Value to ongoing Eco-Tourism Project in Costa Rica through Geographic Information Systems, as a Model for Aboriginal Communities in British Columbia | Ministry of Labour and Citizens Services BC Student-Led Research Program |
$1,500 |
Updated June 4, 2010
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