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Kathleen Gallagher wins Distinguished Book Award from American Alliance for Theatre and Education

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Kathleen Gallagher wins Distinguished Book Award from American Alliance for Theatre and Education

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Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

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Kathleen Gallagher (supplied image)

Kathleen Gallagher, a distinguished professor in the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education’s department of curriculum, teaching and learning, has received a Distinguished Book Award from the American Alliance for Theatre and Education for her 2022 book Hope in a Collapsing World: Youth, Theatre, and Listening as a Political Alternative, a collaboration with playwright Andrew Kushnir.

“For me, it is a bit of a full-circle moment as this was the organization that recognized my dissertation in 1998,” says Gallagher, who is director of the University of Toronto’s Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies and a Royal Society of Canada fellow. “Now, 25 years later, they have again honoured my research.”

The book presents the process and findings of a five-year international ethnographic study investigating how the drama classroom can awaken the activist voice and inspire engaged citizenship.

It includes Kushnir’s play Towards Youth: A Play on Radical Hope, a verbatim piece created from the research project’s interviews and fieldwork.

Gallagher says the award is further encouragement to her research team across the globe.

“We have a renewed sense of purpose as we move forward with our current collaborative ethnographic work centering young people's commitments to socio-ecological justice,” she says.

The award will be presented in Seattle during AATE's national conference the weekend of July 29.

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Five researchers recognized with 2022 President’s Impact Awards

Christopher.Sorensen — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 13:29:36 +0000

Five researchers recognized with 2022 President’s Impact Awards

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Christopher.Sorensen Fri, 04/01/2022 - 09:29

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President's Impact Award

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture Landscape and Design

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Law

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(L-R) Levente Diosady, Barbara Fischer, Kang Lee, Donald Redelmeier, Douglas Sanderson

Five leading University of Toronto researchers have received President’s Impact Awards for their remarkable work in health, contemporary art, law, traffic safety and Indigenous rights.

The awards celebrate and honour faculty members whose research has led to a significant impact beyond academia.

“Each of this year’s winners has transformed the lives of people in Canada and around the world through their work,” says Leah Cowen, �鶹��Ƶ’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives.

“I am incredibly proud of their outstanding contributions – from improving health outcomes and diagnoses to traffic safety, improving our understanding of art and advancing Indigenous rights.

“These awards demonstrate how �鶹��Ƶ’s research excellence, across a wide range of disciplines, is driving major social and economic benefits.”

This year’s winners are:

Levente Diosady, professor emeritus in the department of chemical engineering and applied chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. Diosady is being honoured “for his research impact on the development of technology that enables the double fortification of salt with iron and iodine, improving the health of millions of people in developing countries.”
Barbara Fischer, associate professor, teaching stream, in the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design and executive director and chief curator at the Art Museum at the University of Toronto. Fischer is being honoured “for her exceptional contributions to curatorial theory, history, and practice that enables Canadian and international audiences to better understand and learn from contemporary art and artists.”
Kang Lee, professor in the department of applied psychology and human development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Lee is being honoured “for sustained impacts of his scientific discoveries on childhood dishonesty on legal practices, clinical diagnosis and treatment of atypical children, and methodological innovations for healthcare and applied research.”
Donald Redelmeier, professor in the department of medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, and senior scientist at the Sunnybrook Research Institute. Redelmeier is being honoured “for his science contributing to fewer traffic crashes worldwide, including new laws in all Canadian provinces and territories against using a cellular telephone while driving.”
Douglas Sanderson, associate professor in the Faculty of Law. Sanderson is being honoured “for the profound impact that he has made on issues relating to the relationship between Indigenous Peoples in the Settler State, which have contributed to advancing Indigenous rights at the University, in the Province of Ontario, and throughout Canada.”

Nominees for the President’s Impact Awards are also considered for the Carolyn Tuohy Impact on Public Policy Award, an honour that is part of the Awards of Excellence program in collaboration with the university. The program dates back to 1921 and recognizes outstanding faculty, staff and students.

This year’s Carolyn Tuohy Impact on Public Policy Award winner is Adalsteinn Brown, dean of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Brown is being honoured “for his leadership in health system improvement, performance measurement and health emergency planning and response, which has transformed the decision-making process in Ontario.”

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Alumna Amanda Parris wins Governor General's literary award

geoff.vendeville — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 20:12:52 +0000

Alumna Amanda Parris wins Governor General's literary award

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Amanda Parris receives the Fans Choice Award for Avril Lavigne who was absent as Jessie Reyez (left) looks on during the 2019 Juno Awards in London, Ont. (photo by Tom Szczerbowski via Getty Images)

Amanda Parris, a writer who received a master’s degree from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, won a Governor General’s literary award for her debut play, Other Side of the Game.

The play, set in Toronto in two different decades, tells the story of two Black women – Beverly and Nicole – who are community organizers.

Parris, who holds a master’s degree in the sociology of education from �鶹��Ƶ, writes a weekly column for CBC, hosts three CBC TV series and the radio show Marvin's Room.

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Faculty, staff and students honoured with 2019 Awards of Excellence

geoff.vendeville — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 14:27:33 +0000

Faculty, staff and students honoured with 2019 Awards of Excellence

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Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education

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Faculty of Medicine

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

Faculty of Arts & Science

Trinity College

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The winners of the 2019 Awards of Excellence (Photo by Gustavo Toledo)

University of Toronto students, faculty and staff have been honoured with 2019 Awards of Excellence at a ceremony attended by �鶹��Ƶ President Meric Gertler.

Supported by the University of Toronto �鶹��Ƶ Association (UTAA), the Awards of Excellence program comprises nine separate, prestigious awards for faculty, staff and students. The oldest award, the John H. Moss Scholarship for undergraduate students, was created in 1921, and the most recent addition, the Jill Matus Award for Excellence in Student Services, was established in 2016.

“The fact that we consistently rank among the world’s top universities is really a testament to the brilliant research and teaching happening every day on our three campuses,” said President Gertler.

“And it’s entirely due to the talent, creativity and commitment of our individual faculty members, staff and students.”

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