{"id":32942,"date":"2026-05-05T13:41:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/provost\/?p=32942"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:43:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T19:43:38","slug":"2026-student-edi-research-award-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/provost\/2026\/2026-student-edi-research-award-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to the 2026 Student EDI Research Award Recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Congratulations to the 2026 Student EDI Research Award Recipients\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Carleton has awarded two students funding to support summer research projects related to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Established in 2021, the Student EDI Research Awards respond to a specific recommendation in Carleton&#8217;s EDI Action Plan and is a landmark recognition for EDI scholarship in Ontario higher education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The award is funded by the Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) and administered by the Department of Equity and Inclusive Communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Student recipients present their research to the Carleton community during the Fall term. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to the 2026 award recipients!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-textmedia lg:flex-row md:gap-10 md:my-12 first:mt-0 \">\n        \n\n<div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 60%;\">\n            <header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n            <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                M\u00e9lanie M. Brochu\n            <\/h2>\n        <\/header>\n        \n\n<p>M\u00e9lanie is a Master of Science (MSc) candidate in Biology and a Wolastoqewi researcher from Neqotkuk First Nation in New Brunswick. Her work examines how Indigenous peoples, knowledges, and stewardship are represented, or excluded, in environmental monitoring research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the granddaughter of an Indian Day School survivor, her work is deeply tied to her relationships with community and land through practices such as harvesting, fishing, canoeing and ceremony, which shape her understanding of Indigenous knowledge systems as central to long\u2011term stewardship. Through the Student EDI Research Award, she is investigating how meaningful Indigenous involvement can strengthen monitoring programs, improve conservation outcomes and support culturally grounded, community\u2011driven approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the supervision of Dr. Vivian Nguyen, M\u00e9lanie aims to develop an interdisciplinary project grounded in Indigenous methodologies with the goal of creating knowledge\u2011sharing outputs that are accessible to both academic and community audiences. Her project contributes to broader conversations about Indigenous governance, stewardship and relationality in environmental research.<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    \n<div class=\"flex-1 cu-textmedia-aside mb-auto  cu-prose-first-last\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"387\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2026\/05\/MelanieB_Announcement_Photo.jpg\" alt=\"Woman in black slicker standing in the rain outside in the forest with a map, bag and tent. \" class=\"wp-image-32945\" style=\"width:323px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2026\/05\/MelanieB_Announcement_Photo.jpg 387w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2026\/05\/MelanieB_Announcement_Photo-320x429.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-textmedia lg:flex-row md:gap-10 md:my-12 first:mt-0 \">\n        \n\n<div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 60%;\">\n            <header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n            <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                Hezel Ulona\n            <\/h2>\n        <\/header>\n        \n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-top\">Hezel is a fourth\u2011year Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management student in the Faculty of Global and Public Affairs. Her project, <em class=\"myprefix-text-italic\">Reimagining Canadian Multiculturalism<\/em>, examines how well the Canadian Multiculturalism Act reflects the country\u2019s contemporary racial, cultural and religious diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-top\">As a first\u2011generation Nigerian immigrant, Hezel\u2019s research is shaped by personal experiences of identity, belonging and recognition within Canada\u2019s multicultural landscape. Through the Student EDI Research Award, she is exploring whether Canada\u2019s multiculturalism framework continues to support inclusion as intended, using GBA+ and intersectional analysis to assess how the Act has been interpreted and implemented since 1988.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-top\">Under the supervision of Dr. Erin Tolly, Hezel hopes to strengthen her independent research skills, apply EDI frameworks in practical policy evaluation and contribute to addressing the underrepresentation of Black scholars, particularly Black women, in public policy research. Her work aims to bring forward perspectives that broaden conversations about identity, inclusion and equity in Canadian policy.<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    \n<div class=\"flex-1 cu-textmedia-aside mb-auto  cu-prose-first-last\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"527\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2026\/05\/Hazel.png\" alt=\"Dark skinned woman with black hair glasses standing with a arms crossed, looking into the camera.\" class=\"wp-image-32948\" style=\"width:323px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2026\/05\/Hazel.png 527w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2026\/05\/Hazel-512x583.png 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/2026\/05\/Hazel-320x364.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carleton has awarded two students funding to support summer research projects related to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). Established in 2021, the Student EDI Research Awards respond to a specific recommendation in Carleton&#8217;s EDI Action Plan and is a landmark recognition for EDI scholarship in Ontario higher education. 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