Select Awards

V.E. Barber Memorial Fellowship in Arctic Research
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources, University of Manitoba

Awarded to graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding work in Arctic research.

Awarded: January, 2020

Best Paper Award
Travel and Tourism Research Association of Canada Annual Conference

This award is presented to the best research paper at the Annual Travel and Tourism Research Association Conference in Canada. Awarded for the paper: Visitor Learning and Behaviour Change in Polar Bear Tourism.

Awarded: September, 2019


William Norton Award
St. John’s College, University of Manitoba

This award is given to the student with the highest degree GPA having completed a minimum of 18 credit hours in geography, preference is given to students in Human Geography.

Awarded: For M.A. (2016) and PhD (2019)


Graduate Student Teaching Award
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources, University of Manitoba

Nominated by students, this award celebrates excellence in undergraduate teaching. This award signifies outstanding contribution to the teaching mandate of the faculty and is a clear indication of expertise in the award recipient’s chosen field of study. 

Awarded: For teaching EER: 1000 (Earth: A User’s Guide) in May 2018

University of Manitoba 3 Minute Thesis: People’s Choice
Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Manitoba

The 3-minute thesis competition is a competitive opportunity for graduate students to share their research in three minutes or less with a non-specialist audience. 

Awarded: People’s Choice

Tourism Cares Graduate Research Scholarship and Award
Tourism Cares

This scholarship is awarded to 2 graduate students across North America to be put towards tuition and in support of outstanding tourism research that is intended to benefit the greater good and make a meaningful contribution to the field of tourism research. Funding is also provided for the award recipients to attend the TREX annual conference. 

Awarded: 2015-2016

Destination Management Associate of Canada Graduate Researcher Award
Travel and Tourism Research Association of Canada

The DMAC Graduate Researcher award has been developed to encourage and recognize excellence in and usefulness of research on travel and tourism at the Master’s level. The award includes $1000 prize and complimentary conference registration.  

Awarded: 2014

Student Research Award: Best Social Sciences Poster                                     
Parks and Protected Areas Research Forum of Manitoba Conference

Best social sciences poster presented at the Parks and Protected Areas Research Forum of Manitoba Conference.

Awarded: 2014

Student Research Award: Social Sciences Poster Award Winner                                                      
Health, Leisure, and Human Performance Research Day

2nd place in the social sciences poster presentation competition at the Health, Leisure, and Human Performance Research Day.

Awarded: 2013

Undergraduate Initiative Prize                                                                                             
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources, University of Manitoba

This prize is awarded to a nominated student of the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth and Resources outstanding local, regional, national, or international initiatives for the greater good.

Awarded: 2009-2010