Category Archives: News
New Research Grant on Caregiver Safety
Congratulations to Drs. Bev Temple & Toby Martin, and colleagues at St.Amant and New Directions, for their successful grant application to the Research and Workplace Innovation Program at the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba. The 2-year grant, titled Working with Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: Injuries and Challenging Behaviour, aims to understand how workplace injury occurrence [...]
A Knowledge Translation Casebook
We’re proud to have our story, Knowledge Translation in Developmental Disabilities: Voices from the Community included in Innovations in Knowledge Translation: the SPHERU KT Casebook (PDF download). More information about the Casebook, published by the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit, is available at kidSKAN.
International Attention
Our researcher Dr. Javier Virués-Ortega was recently featured in the Winnipeg Free Press. Javier described some of his research goals and spoke of the value of being at St.Amant and its Research Centre. Great news!
Theory of Mind Research Study
Dr. Melanie Glenwright (Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba) is beginning a new study of Theory of Mind understanding in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Elements of a Vision
In May 2010 we presented at an event to honour The Winnipeg Foundation‘s support for our work. The following slides summarize our progress toward our vision.
Welcome, Dr. Javier Virués-Ortega
The latest addition to our growing research team is Dr. Javier Virués-Ortega, newly-hired at the University of Manitoba in the Department of Psychology’s Applied Behavioural Analysis area. Javier will be the focus of a future Research Bulletin – stay tuned!
New Research Affiliates
We’re very proud to welcome three new research affiliates to the research centre: Dr. Marni Brownell, Dr. Diana McMillan, and Dr. Frank Symons. Their expertise is sure to enrich our future collaborations. Welcome!
