Announcing the Recipients of the 2026 CU-CUASA Special Fund for EDI Research and Pedagogical Innovation
Join us in congratulating the recipients of the 2026 CU-CUASA Special Fund for EDI Research and Pedagogical Innovation. Established as an outcome of the 2021-2024 bargaining round between Carleton and CUASA this fund recognizes research excellence and pedagogical innovation by members of equity-driven groups or on topics that emphasize equity, diversity and inclusion at Carleton.
We are proud to recognize:
- Elie Azar (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- Jennifer Dale Tam (Nursing)
- Chiara Del Gaudio (Industrial Design)
- Adrian Harewood (Journalism and Communication)
- Meera Karunananthan (Geography and Environmental Studies)
- Irene Lu (Sprott School of Business)
- Laura Madokoro (History)
- Julie McCarroll (Linguistics and Language Studies)
- Lama Mourad (International Affairs)
- Sangeeta Murugkar (Physics)
- Isaac Otchere (Sprott School of Business)
- Augustine Park (Sociology and Anthropology)
- Matthew Pearson (Journalism and Communication)
- Jaisie Sin (Information Technology)
- Hamza Bashandy Taalab (Information Technology)
- Adam Weiss (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Thank you to the award selection committee for their contributions to this important process.
Sincerely,
L. Pauline Rankin
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Rafik Goubran
Vice-President (Research, Innovation and International)