AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS Selected
2023 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) – John Slade Award for outstanding contributions to public health and tobacco control
2023 Canadian Science Policy Centre (CSPC) 2023 Trailblazer Award in Science for Policy
2015-2022 World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds – Social Sciences (2019) Thomson Reuters – Most highly cited researchers.
2020 Governor General’s Innovation Awards. (Awarded jointly with Dr. Geoffrey Fong and Dr. Mary Thompson)
2019 Outstanding Performance Award – University of Waterloo
2018-19 Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision – University of Waterloo
2018 University Research Chair – University of Waterloo (2019-2026)
2016 World Health Organization – World No Tobacco Day Award
2016 Canadian Institutes of Health, IPPH – Trailblazer Award in Population Health Solutions ($15,000)
2016 University of Waterloo – Outstanding Performance Award
2015 Royal Society of Canada – College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
2014-19 Applied Chair in Public Health —Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Public Health Agency of Canada, ($925,000)
2014 William E. Rawls Prize —Canadian Cancer Society award for advances in cancer control by a young investigator
2012 Outstanding Performance Award—Faculty of Applied Health Science, University of Waterloo
2012 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco – Jarvik-Russell Young Investigator Award
2012 Statistical Society of Canada – Lise Manchester Award (Awarded jointly with Dr. Geoffrey Fong and Dr. Mary Thompson)
2011-14 Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute – Junior Investigator Award ($150,000)
2010 Canada’s Premier Young Researcher Award – Canadian Institutes of Health Research ($250,000)
2010-15 Canadian Institutes of Health Research – New Investigator Award ($300,000)
2009 Canadian Institutes of Health Research-Canadian Medical Association Journal Top Canadian Achievements in Health Research
*Awarded jointly with Dr. Geoffrey Fong and Dr. Mary Thompson for research contributions in global tobacco control
2009 Outstanding Performance Award—Faculty of Applied Health Science, University of Waterloo
2005 Michael Smith Foundation (MSFHR) Scholar Award ($80,000/year, Declined)
2005 Ontario Tobacco Research Unit Studentship ($7,000)
2005 Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative – Travel Award ($3,000)
2003-05 Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral Award ($35,000/year)
2003-05 National Cancer Institute of Canada Studentship Award ($19,000/year, Declined)
2003-05 Canadian Institutes of Health Research Doctoral Research Award ($17,500/year)
2004 International Development Research Agency (IDRC) Doctoral Research Award ($20,000, Declined)
2003 University of Waterloo Graduate Incentive Award
2003 Ontario Graduate Scholarship ($16,000/year, Declined)
2003 CIHR Tobacco Research Training Award ($17,000, Accepted $2,000)
2003 Philip Bryden UW Psychology Memorial Scholarship ($3,000)
2001/3 Ontario Tobacco Research Unit Studentship ($7,000)
2001/02 University of Waterloo, Departement of Health Studies Graduate Scholarship ($1,000)
1992-94 Canadian Olympic Association Torch Scholarship ($2,000)
