2024 Scholarships and Award Recipients
The Royal Canadian Legion Doctoral Scholarship in Military and Veteran Health Research
Observance à un auto-traitement chez des militaires en service : vers une bonification et une adaptation des services
Raphaëlle Merlo MSc, Université Laval
Military personnel are at risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Long waiting times limit their access to psychological care and delay their return to work. This project aims to evaluate the effect of self-treatment on treatment compliance and PTSD symptoms.
The Legion National Foundation Masters Scholarship Application
Brain region connectivity following neurofeedback in participants with PTSD
Capt (Ret'd) SueEllen MacGowan RP, MACP, MBA, BA, CD, RMC, University of Ottawa
This study aims to analyze changes in brain region connections in individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), after 20-sessions of brainwave training using feedback signals (neurofeedback). Our focus will be on clinical improvements in PTSD and changes related to a brain region involved in traumatic memory and self-related processing.
The Dr. Mark Zamorski Award
Positive Epidemiology - Pre and Peri-Pandemic Psychological Resilience in Older Veterans in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Jessica Dekker BSc, McGill University
In the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), more than 4,000 participants self-identified as Veterans. Using this Canadian Veteran data collected over time, we will examine pre-pandemic resilience in older Veterans, how resilience manifests over time and how it relates to pandemic experiences, health and well-being and aging processes.
New Scholarship - The EHN Guardians Award
At CIMVHR Forum 2024, EHN Canada’s Chair and CEO, Joe Manget, took the stage to announce they’re committed to funding the next generation of researchers and will provide 15k a year for five years to establish The EHN Guardians Award.
The award will provide assistance for a post-graduate student (Masters or PhD) to enhance their research specialization in any form of addiction and related mental health concerns including depression, anxiety, trauma and PTSD, moral injury and eating disorders in Canadian military personnel, Veterans or public safety personnel. Award holders will benefit from being connected with the CIMVHR network.
Thank you to EHN Guardians for their continued support of CIMVHR and the important research we do. We look forward to announcing the first recipient at CIMVHR Forum 2025!
