Achievements

2022 Principal’s International Education Innovation Award (team award led by H. Aldersey)

2021 University of Canterbury Erskine Fellowship (New Zealand)

2021 The Chancellor A. Charles Baillie Teaching Award, Queen’s University (outstanding influence on the quality of student learning at Queen’s)

2018 “Best Lab” at Brain Awareness Day, Centre for Neuroscience, Queen’s University

2018 Certificate in American Sign Language (Introductory ten week course)

2017 Excellence in Teaching Award (Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, $10,000)

2014 AUEA (Auckland University Engineers Association) Emerging Researcher Award ($10,000)

2013 Awarded National AMP Scholarship ($10,000 chosen from 2600)

2013 Advice First Innovator’s Award ($5,000 chosen from 168 applicants)

2013 Maurice and Phyllis Paykel Trust Grant for conference travel

2013 Auckland Medical Research Foundation Conference Travel grant

2012 Shortlisted for the L’Oreal Women in Science Award (28 of 142 entries across Australasia were shortlisted)

2011 Nominated for the Gayle G. Arnold Award for Best Paper at the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Conference

2010 Ideas Challenge Award for Social Entrepreneurship “EqualAccess” (of 274 entries)

2010 Travel Awards ($5 500, Sir John Logan Campbell Medical Trust Grant, Allergan, American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine)

2009 Travel Awards ($8 025, Auckland Medical Research Foundation, Faculty Research and Development Fund, Cerebral Palsy Society of New Zealand, Maurice and Phyllis Paykel Trust)

2008 International Society for Low Vision Research and Rehabilitation Travel Grant ($1 250)

2007 University of Waterloo Graduate Scholarship ($3 000)

2006 University of Waterloo Engineering Scholarship ($2 000)

2005 University of Waterloo President’s Graduate Scholarship ($20 000 over two years)

2004 University of Waterloo Provost Award for Women ($9 000 over three years)

2004 CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarship ($120 000 over three and a half years)

1997 McCaig Graduate Scholarship – University of Calgary ($28 000 over two years)

1997 Glen Chandler Milbourne Memorial Scholarship ($2 000)

1995 Kenneth B. Carruthers Scholarship ($500)