2015 Research Grant Recipients

Congratulations to all our 2015 award winners!

Research Assistantship Recipients

Signe Rix Berthelin Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Inuvialuktun Modal Suffixes

Chanda Brietzke Gwich'in Social and Cultural Institute
Monitoring changes in muskrat health, habitat, and abundance in the Mackenzie Delta: Traditional knowledge and scientific perspectives

Kristen Callaghan Gwich’in Renewable Resources Board
Dall’s Sheep Monitoring Pilot Project

Sally Carraher University of Alaska Anchorage
Aklavik community garden workshops: Participatory research on building sustainable arctic gardening

Harneet Gill Gwich'in Social and Cultural Institute
Photo-Monitoring in Fort McPherson, NT

Laura Kaupas University of Calgary
Reproduction and roost requirements of tree-roosting bats at northern latitudes

Kris Maier Gwich’in Renewable Resources Board
Research and monitoring to support management of Dolly Varden populations in the Gwich’in Settlement Area

Robert Petrella, Lawson Health Research Institute
Lifestyle Prescriptions and Supports to Reduce the Risk of Diabetes in Rural and Remote Communities

Research Fellowships Recipients

Signe Rix Berthelin Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Inuvialuktun Modal Suffixes

Kristen Callaghan Gwich’in Renewable Resources Board
Dall’s Sheep Monitoring Pilot Project

Mary Elizabeth Compton Western University
The digital presentation of archaeological artifacts: A community case study for Banks Island, NT

Kris Maier Gwich’in Renewable Resources Board
Research and monitoring to support management of Dolly Varden populations in the Gwich’in Settlement Area

Sarah Shakil University of Alberta
The fate of particulate organic matter released from slumping permafrost in the Peel Plateau, NT

Scott Zolkos University of Alberta
The influence of massive permafrost thaw slumps on the carbon balance of streams on the Peel Plateau, NT