Students in 91亚色鈥檚 Department of Social Science in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) are advancing their academic work across a wide range of disciplines, contributing to research and scholarship within the department.
The work of these undergraduate students was recently recognized through the annual Social Science Awards program, reflecting the rigorous scholarship and critical thinking that contribute valuable insights to contemporary issues.
"Celebrating excellence through the Social Science Awards is about more than academic achievement, it鈥檚 about affirming our students as emerging leaders, thinkers and changemakers,鈥 says Kathryn McPherson, dean of LA&PS.
Social science professors presented the awards and shared observations about the recipients, highlighting their academic achievements, classroom impact and contributions to the wider community.
Thirty-eight students across many disciplines were honoured with awards and scholarships.
African Studies Awards
Esiri Dafiewhare Scholarship: Nicole Asiimwe
Stevenson Scholarship in African Studies: Oluwatomisin Chelsea Anthony-Atiye
Business & Society Awards
The Business & Society Honours Award: Pritika Nanra, Michelle Chu
Yanni Trifonas Memorial Aspiration Award: Vairaj Anand
The Alterna Social Economy Scholarship: Hannah Yazbek, Zhangyi Qin
Criminology Awards
Criminology 1650 Book Prize: Melissa Quatrale
Criminology Honours Scholarship: Sabrina Sam
Joshua Yasay Memorial Scholarship: Deenpreet Nagra, Sabreen Abdallah
Department Awards
Department of Social Science Award: Elleanna Ali
Ellen Baar Award in Social Science: Sabrina Sam
Gordon Lowther Scholarship: Abigail Abrams, Matthew Mastrogiuseppe
Lillian Lerman Book Prize: Faisal Alakoozi
Otto Friedman Memorial Scholarship: Tanya Mampilli, Danielle Ocampo
David L. J. Sealy Award: Bahareh Banaei
Development Studies Program
Sarah Akhtar Memorial Graduate Award in Development Studies: Rubina Yeasmin
Health & Society Awards
Health & Society Founders Prize 2000 Level: Samantha MacRae
Health & Society Founders Prize 3000 Level: Thalia Bueno
Health & Society Founders Prize 3000 Level: Meera Datta
Health & Society Founders Prize 4000 Level: Alexandra Lexie Stark
The Gina Feldberg Prize: Alexandra Lexie Stark
Interdisciplinary Social Science Awards
The Interdisciplinary Social Science Award: Parmis Farhoodi, Julian Laville
International Development Studies Awards
International Development Studies Honours Award: Iman Dirie
Sarah Akhtar Memorial Undergraduate Award in International Development Studies: Maisum Panjwani
Law & Society Awards
The C. Jane Banfield Prize: Lola Massey, Leighann Catipon, Valentina Rodriguez Bautista, Lena Sharkawi
The C. Jane Banfield Scholarship in the Social Sciences: Ellienia Gaymes
The Law & Society Honours Seminar Prize: Natalia Perez De La Cruz
The Law & Society Prize: Tiana Doucet-Williston
Global Work & Labour Studies Awards
Neil Reimer Scholarship: Matthew Marshall
Work & Labour Studies Student Achievement Prize: Jacob Zenhenko