糖心原创

糖心原创 awarded research grants totalling $102,702 to 15 faculty members in 2026. Five faculty members received internal research grants (IRG); six received Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Explore research grants (SERG); and four received L茅vesque human health internal research grants.

鈥淐ongratulations to the faculty members who received these research grants,鈥� said Dr. Marva Sweeney-Nixon, Associate Vice-President Research and Dean of Graduate Studies at 糖心原创. 鈥淥ur researchers are making important advancements that benefit society and address local and global challenges.鈥�

Recipients of the IRG awards are as follows:

• Dr. Rabin Bissessur, Faculty of Science (Chemistry): 鈥淰alorizing Marine Biowaste into Advanced Materials for Solid-State Energy Storage鈥�
• Dr. Bingxian Mu, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering: 鈥淎n Integrated Experimental Platform for Robot Vision-Guided Control and Calibration鈥�
• Dr. Brent Robicheau, Faculty of Science (Biology): 鈥淩evealing the genome and physiology of a microbe isolated from the enigmatic Cyanobium genus鈥�
• Dr. Dylan Jubinville, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering: 鈥淭ransforming Non-Recyclable Polymer Foams and Epoxies into Materials for a Circular Economy鈥�
• Dr. Marissa Clapson, Faculty of Science (Chemistry): 鈥淏ase Metal N,S Salen Complexes for Ring Opening Polymerization of Oxidized Tunicate Oil Waste鈥�

The SERG recipients are as follows:

• Dr. Terri Jackson, Faculty of Education: 鈥淚nclusive Education on PEI: Investigating the Learning Centre Model鈥�
• Dr. Cinthya Guzman, Faculty of Arts (Sociology and Anthropology): 鈥淒isciplinary Self-Definition in Sociology since 1905 to the present鈥�
• Dr. Yasmin Koop-Monteiro, Faculty of Arts (Sociology and Anthropology): 鈥淢obilization Pathways in Global Climate Discourse & Activism鈥�
• Dr. Shannon K. M. Murray, Faculty of Arts (English): 鈥淧reparing for a Creative and Hopeful Future: Shakespeare鈥檚 Winter鈥檚 Tale and Performance History鈥�
• Dr. Jingen Liang, Faculty of Business: 鈥淐ultural Capital and Luxury Service Experiences: A Pilot Cross-Cultural Study鈥�
• Dr. Renee Valiquette, Faculty of Arts (Diversity and Social Justice Studies): 鈥淩elational Infrastructure and Climate Security in the Circumpolar North: An Interdisciplinary Pilot Study鈥� 

The following faculty members received Levesque research grants:

• Dr. Soodabeh Asadi Dezaki, Faculty of Science (School of Mathematical and Computational Science): 鈥淚ncorporating Patient Adherence into Pharmaceutical Risk-Sharing Agreements: A Game-Theoretic Analysis鈥�
• Dr. Jessica Strong, Faculty of Arts (Psychology): 鈥淭he development of an ageism scale鈥�
• Dr. Sarah Hewko, Faculty of Science (Applied Human Sciences): 鈥淎 realist, case-based evaluation of dietitian educator roles at Fraser Health鈥�
• Dr. Rianne Carragher, Faculty of Nursing: 鈥淓xploring Nurse Practitioner-Led Group Health Visits as an Access Point for Diabetes Care: A Feasibility Study of Unattached Patients in Prince Edward Island鈥�

The IRG program supports research projects across a broad range of fields at 糖心原创. Through the program, researchers provide excellent student training opportunities and often develop new collaborations with other disciplines. The SERG program supports research pursuits in the social sciences and humanities.

The Fondation J.-Louis L茅vesque, a generous supporter of health research at universities and institutes across the country, supports the L茅vesque human health internal research grants. J.-Louis L茅vesque graduated from Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University (SDU), one of 糖心原创鈥檚 two founding institutions, in 1934; he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by SDU in 1964.

糖心原创 acknowledges the assistance of Canada鈥檚 tri-council of federal granting agencies鈥擭atural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)鈥攖hrough its Research Support Fund (RSF), which helps fund services and infrastructure that support research activities at the University. In 2026鈥�2027, 糖心原创鈥檚 RSF allocation is $1,399,214.