{"id":57457,"date":"2019-04-12T15:21:29","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T19:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=57457"},"modified":"2019-04-17T11:03:29","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T15:03:29","slug":"student-research-recognized-at-3mt-final-and-jack-m-miller-award-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2019\/04\/student-research-recognized-at-3mt-final-and-jack-m-miller-award-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Student research recognized at 3MT final and Jack M. Miller award ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parents who observe signs of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) early in their child\u2019s life may be able to reduce the severity of ASD, or even prevent a diagnosis, with the help of special techniques.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Master student Alicia Azzano researches how parents can be trained to teach their infants using strategies aimed at improving specific behaviours characteristic of ASD. The training includes a program called Behavioural Skills Training and Natural Environment Teaching.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe long-term goal of my research is to see whether early symptom identification and early intervention mediated by parents before children are diagnosed with ASD will make a difference to ASD diagnosis or severity,\u201d says Azzano, who is with the Department of Applied Disability Studies. She says results so far are encouraging.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azzano presented her research at the final round of Brock University\u2019s 2019 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Challenge, capturing the first-place prize of $500.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She will represent Brock at the provincial 3MT competition, to be held at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gs.mcmaster.ca\/graduate-student-life\/ontario-three-minute-thesis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McMaster University<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Wednesday, April 17.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LMoIwsqKwkg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now in its seventh year at Brock, the 3MT Challenge originated in Queensland, Australia in 2008 as a way for students to explain their research to a broad audience in plain, accessible terms. Presenters have three minutes and a single slide image to summarize their research.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis whole experience has meant a lot to me because not only does it give me a chance to practise my presentation skills, but it also allows me to spread awareness about the importance my research can have for many families who have a child at risk for autism,\u201d says Azzano.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eight students competed in the 3MT preliminary round April 4, with three students \u2014 Azzano, Jennifer Wilkinson and Rachel Richmond, both from Applied Health Sciences \u2014 being selected to move to the final round April 11.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_57464\" style=\"width: 485px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57464\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-57464\" src=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Jack-M-Miller-award-recipients-1050x788.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"356\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-57464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">During the April 11 Mapping the New Knowledges conference, student research was also recognized through the presentation of the 2019 Jack M. Miller Excellence in Research Awards, given to research-based graduate students working on innovative projects. Recipients include (from left) Alison O&#8217;Connor, Sarah Walker, Carolyn Fast, Bradley Baranowski, Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Studies Heather Gordon, Matthew Mallette, Lynn Trudeau, Greig Inglis, Emily Ham, Fares Belkhiria and Carmen Long.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Richmond captured the second-place prize of $250 with her research presentation on the experience of how people manage their chronic pain. Wilkinson was awarded $100 for her talk on how the composition of membranes in muscle cells impacts the release of a particular protein that causes cell death.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Judging the presentations were Shane Malcolm, Executive Director of Leadership Niagara, Frances Hallworth, Executive Director of United Way Niagara and Mark Cressman, Regional Director, Postmedia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe three candidates were so great, it was a hard task to decide,\u201d says Malcolm. \u201cThe level of how prepared each student was really elevated the calibre of the competition; all of them did an outstanding job.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 3MT finals were held during the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2019\/04\/mnk-research-conference-continues-to-grow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mapping the New Knowledges<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> conference, an annual event that showcases graduate student research.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the 3MT challenge, student research was also recognized through the presentation of the 2019 Jack M. Miller Excellence in Research Awards, given to research-based graduate students working on innovative projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y5yWZiz5Pxg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miller served as Vice-President Research and Dean of Graduate Studies from 1999 to 2004. In his memory, students from Brock\u2019s six Faculties are chosen to receive between $1,000 to $1,500 to support their research and scholarship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be recognized for my research, as it gives me the opportunity to share my work with the Brock community and strive for further academic excellence,\u201d says Emily Ham, a master&#8217;s student in Earth Sciences who researches microplastics in Niagara\u2019s environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ba5zV_zrBDA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>This year\u2019s Jack M. Miller award recipients are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Faculty of Applied Health Sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bradley Baranowski, MSc in Applied Health Sciences, \u201cRole of exercise induced BDNF on brain health\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matthew Mallette, PhD in Applied Health Sciences, \u201cEffect of local muscle temperature manipulations on neuromuscular function\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greig Inglis, PhD in Applied Health Sciences, \u201cSex differences in the neural control of muscle\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Faculty of Mathematics and Science<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emily Ham, MSc in Earth Sciences, \u201cMicroplastics in Niagara water systems: Implications for Niagara ecosystems and waste\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarah Walker, PhD in Biological Sciences, \u201cMicroRNAs and regulation growth cone turning in invertebrate neurons\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Faculty of Social Sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stephanie Murray, MA in Geography, \u201cMobile \u2018Homes\u2019: An Ethnographic Study with American Vanlifers\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alison O&#8217;Connor, PhD in Psychology, \u201cA Multi-Methodological Approach to Understanding Deception Across Adulthood\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Faculty of Education<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rachel St Hilaire, Master of Education, \u201cEnhancing Instruction in a Changing World: Kindergarten Educator Collaborating to Implement Technology to Support Students\u2019 Reading\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lynn Trudeau, PhD in Educational Studies, \u201cIndigenous Researcher Identity: Reconciling Differing Spaces from an Ojibway Perspective\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Faculty of Humanities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carolyn Fast, MA in History, \u201cThe Un-Making of Difference: The Winding Road of Deinstitutionalization (1960-2018)\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carmen Long, PhD in Interdisciplinary Humanities, \u201cBeyond Biology and Behaviour: Refiguring \u00a0Pan\/Epidemic Disease Stigma\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Goodman School of Business<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fares Belkhiria, MSc in Management, \u201cDoes e-Government Technology Always Fit? 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