IWH awards Syme Fellowships

IWH has awarded S. Leonard Syme Fellowships for the 2009/2010 year to three young researchers at the master’s or doctoral level who are studying work and health:

• Ken Tang holds a combined MSc in physical therapy and rehabilitation science from the University of Toronto. His research focuses on measuring disability due to work-related musculoskeletal disorders and its impact on work performance.
• Craig Ervine is a PhD candidate in work and health at the University of Western Ontario. He is interested in measuring social capital in the workplace (i.e. positive interpersonal relationships) and its influence on absenteeism and injury rates.
• Paula Van Wyk is a PhD candidate in kinesiology at the University of Waterloo. Her research aim is to determine the safest and most effective procedures for training nurses about the use of manual patient transfers in hospitals.

Source: At Work, Fall 2009, Issue 58: Institute for Work & Health, Toronto