April 3, 2026
Education News Canada

UNIVERSITY OF THE FRASER VALLEY
Student researchers recognized at awards night

June 9, 2022
By Anne Russell

More than 40 student researchers were honoured May 31 at the annual Undergraduate Research Excellence Awards, held in person for the first time since 2019.

Nafeel Arshad and Heather Kelly, both of whom had presented at the microlecture event earlier this year, addressed the audience on behalf of students. Congratulations to all the recipients.

AWARD WINNERS

Community Service Research Award
Sarah Thomasen - Child, Youth, and Family Studies

Indigenous Research Award
Shelby Davis - Teacher Education

Carlanna Thompson - History.

College of Arts Awards
Olivia Daniel Anthropology
Maegen Sargent Art History
Avitasha Chand Communications
Daniela Castroparedes Herrera Criminology & Criminal Justice
Adena Penner Economics
Caroline Zenky English
Colby Stinson History
Thomas Wilson Media and Communication Studies
Ian Boese Philosophy
Adam Magalhaes Political Science
Michelle Grafton Psychology
Brooke Higginbottom Sociology
Mia Davison Theatre

Faculty of Health Sciences awards
Katrina Frankenberger Kinesiology
Nicole Cusick Nursing

Faculty of Professional Studies awards
Addy Schnider Business
Trisha Kumar Business
Chanzo Muema Computing

Faculty of Science
Heather Kelly Biology
Bach Nguyen Chemistry
Jennifer Heidt Environmental Studies

Faculty of Education, Community, and Human Development
Lauren Rae Peterson - Teacher Education
Sara Hoffman - Social Work and Human Services

Student Research Day awards

Heather Kelly -- Biology
Curtis Plug -- Chemistry
Jordan McEvoy -- Psychology
Jose Toffoli Physic s& Mechatronics
Jennifer Heidt Environmental Studies
Lisa Horton Environmental Studies
Samantha Motola Psychology
Katrina Frankenberger -- Kinesiology
Daylan Pritchard Biology
Nicole Cusick Nursing
Leah Hamm -- Agriculture

BC Graduate scholarships

Rebecca Edwards (MSW)
Joshua Millar (MSW)

NSERC Undergraduate student research awards

Ziana Kambere, Computer Information Systems; Faculty Researcher: Gabriel Murray

Heather Kelly, Biology; Faculty Researcher: Justin Lee

Ryan Goldbach, Biology; Faculty Researcher: Lucy Lee

Connor Frey, Chemistry; Faculty Researcher: Golfam Ghafourifar

Rachel Sailer, Chemistry; Faculty Researcher: Linus Chiang

Vanessa Brewer, Geography; Faculty Researcher: Olav Lian

For more information

University of the Fraser Valley
33844 King Road
Abbotsford British Columbia
Canada V2S 7M8
www.ufv.ca/


From the same organization :
65 Press releases