The Health Sciences and Social Work student awards were created to celebrate our students, our highlight our future health sciences and social work professionals.
“We are concerned with improving the social, economic, and personal well-being of people and our communities.”
“We seek to promote social inclusion and achieve equity, social justice, independence and human rights for people who are adversely affected by social and economic factors.” Assoc Prof Jennifer Boddy.
In 2020 we have seen our students rise to new heights and we acknowledge our winners in the following categories:
Human Services and Social Work Awards:
Outstanding Achievement Awards – 2020 Recipients – Stacey Gordon; Casey Hampson; Sheryanwar Kazi; Alana Cartner
Conferred to outstanding students in the School who have maintained a GPA of at least 6 and whostaffand peers feel have demonstrated their sustained contribution to three or more of the following areas:
- Academic engagement as evidenced through a GPA of 6.0 or higher
- Supporting diversity among student peers and others in the University community
- Ability to work collaboratively with others
- Modelling the positive characteristics of a professional in-training;
- Demonstrating commitment to study
- Displaying awareness of and responsiveness to contemporary issues in our surrounding communities and/or the environment.
Outstanding Higher Degree Research Student – 2020 Recipient — Dr Grant South
Conferred to an outstanding higher degree research student who demonstrates:
- Outstanding emerging ability inresearch;
- Publishing in academic peer reviewedpublications;
- Tenacity and commitment to topic ofstudy;
- Contributions to the field through innovative methods, conferencepresentations;
- Contributions to research community at Griffith, through participation in Three Minute Thesis competitions, workshops, conferences, peer support and engagement,team work.
Lesley Chenoweth Award for Social Justice and Equity – 2020 Recipient – Daniel Spain
Conferred to an outstanding student in the School who demonstrates contribution to equity and social justice in at least two of the following areas:
- Student engagement and capacity building
- Community engagement and capacitybuilding;
- Engaging with other disciplines andprofessions;
- Internationalisationefforts;
- Promoting the profession and its role in social justice and equityissues;
- Outstanding self-advocacy or allyship in promoting social justice for diverse groups andindividuals;
- Promoting the importance of lifelong learning for the enrichment of Queensland, Australia and the international community
Allied Health Awards:
Exercise Science and Sport
- Annaleise Stoyko – Sport Development Leadership Award
- Georgia Hendy – Excellence on Placement
- Lachlan Volk – Engagement and Commitment
- Miguel Cayari – Excellence on Placement
- Samuel Mainwood – Engagement and Commitment
- Zoe Leahy – Engagement and Commitment
Nutrition & Dietetics
- Amy Moores – Nutrition & Dietetics Clinical Placement Excellence
- Blake Palmer – Nutrition & Dietetics Honours award
- Carly Barlow – Dietitians Australia Student Award-Most Outstanding
- Courtney Robinson – Nutrition & Dietetics Community and Public Health Nutrition Placement Excellence
- Hannah Sholl – Nutrition & Dietetics Food Service Placement Excellence
Occupational Therapy
- Chloe Rumsey – Second Year Engagement and Commitment Award
- Ellie Ford – Fourth Year Practice Education Award
- Hannah Perez – Fourth Year Practice Education Award
- Jessica O’Byrne – Third Year Practice Education Award
- Laura Strong – Fourth Year Engagement and Commitment Award
- Leanne Dornan-Lund – First Year Engagement and Commitment Award
- Lora Calderone – Third Year Practice Education Award
- Maddie Gault – First Year Engagement and Commitment Award
- Martin Sandry – Fourth Year Engagement and Commitment Award
- Shane Trevorrow – Second Year Engagement and Commitment Award
- Tullia Blackburn – First Year Engagement and Commitment Award
Physiotherapy
- Ashleigh Kemp- Clinical Placement Excellence
- Bernard Goh – Engagement and Commitment
- David Kim – Leadership and Service
- Harrison Bailey – Clinical Placement Excellence
- Jed Brown- Clinical Placement Excellence
- Josh Dickinson – Clinical Placement Excellence
- Julia Shuker – Leadership and Service
- Monique Orme – Clinical Placement Excellence
- Rosalind Cartmill – Clinical Placement Excellence; Griffith Physiotherapy Award
- Tim Low – Leadership and Service
- Zoe Hill – Engagement and Commitment
Rehabilitation Counselling
- Belinda McLeod – Academic Dux
- Cassandra Hanaghan – Excellence on Placement
- Chithrani Palipana – Engagement and Commitment
- Delene Mason-Waugh – Excellence on Placement
- Kate McElyea – Excellence on Placement
- Kathleen Doyle – Academic Dux
- Kelly Boulton – Excellence on Placement
- Leanne Watts – Excellence on Placement
- Maite Garde – Excellence in Research
Speech Pathology
- Bridie McPhail – Service, Advocacy and Engagement
- Diane Bianchi – Service, Advocacy and Engagement
- Emily Mobbs – Academic Dux; Speech Pathology Australia
- Imogen Clarey – Service, Advocacy and Engagement
- Portia Thomson – Academic Dux; Speech Pathology Australia