2022 Recipient Awards

At CHS Global Partnerships for Research & Innovation, we believe in the power of proof. Just as science is built upon evidence, we expect our researchers and innovators to deliver results. We invest in ideas that will turn into action. This means making discoveries that will have a meaningful impact on the quality of life for Deaf and hard of hearing individuals. 

Award recipients for 2022 are as follows:

ASL Adaptation of Balance and Fall Risks Self-Report Measures
Grant award: $99,913.31

Principal Investigator:
Name: Chizuko Tamaki, AuD, PhD 
Institution: Gallaudet University, USA

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Mapping the Social Determinants of Infant Hearing Health Care in Canada
Grant award: $98,396.90

Principal Investigator:
Name: Marlene Bagatto, AuD, PhD 
Institution: Western University

Collaborators:
Name: Maxwell Smith, PhD 
Institution: Western University

Name: Jacob Shelley, SJD 
Institution: Western University

Name: Mehmet A. Begen, PhD 
Institution: Western University

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Validation of the Fatigue in Educational Contexts (FEC) Survey for Deaf Students
Grant award: $100,000

Principal Investigator:
Name: Natalia Rohatyn-Martin, PhD
Institution: MacEwan University

Co-Investigators:
Name: Denyse Hayward, PhD 
Institution: University of Alberta

Name: Lynn McQuarrie, PhD 
Institution: University of Alberta

Collaborators:
Name: Linda Cundy, MEd 
Institution: University of Alberta

Name: Stephan Rohatyn, MEd 
Institution: Ball State University, USA

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Development of a Core Set for Deafblindness using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health – Phases 2 & 3
Grant award: $100,000

Principal Investigator:
Name: Walter Wittich, PhD
Institution: École d’optométrie, Université de Montréal, Quebec
 
Co-Principal Investigator:
Name: Sarah Granberg PhD 
Institution: Örebro University, School of Health Sciences, Sweden
 
Co-Investigators:
Name: Mahadeo Sukhai, PhD 
Institution: Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
 
Name: Atul Jaiswal, PhD 
Institution: Bruyère Research Institute, Ontario 
 
Collaborators:
Name: Serge Maynard, MSc. 
Institution: Centre de réadaptation Lethbridge-Layton Mackay du CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de l’Île-de-Montréal, Quebec
 
Name: Genevieve Lizé, BSc., erg. 
Institution: Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille du CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre, Quebec
 
Name: Sherry Grabowski 
Institution: CNIB Deafblind Community Services
 
Name: Sonja Van de Molengraft, MSc 
Institution: Directrice CRESAM, Centre National de Ressources Handicaps Rares – Surdicécité, France  
 
Name: Frank Kat, MSFM  
Institution: Deafblind International & Royal Dutch Kentalis, Netherlands
 
Name: Ricard Lopez 
Institution: European Deafblind Network, Spain 
 
Name: Renu Minhas, MA 
Institution: Deafblind Ontario Services
 
Name: Jennifer Robbins  
Institution: Canadian Helen Keller Centre

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