{"id":58634,"date":"2024-06-13T09:52:18","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T13:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/?p=58634"},"modified":"2024-06-13T10:42:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T14:42:27","slug":"2024-gggm-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/2024\/06\/13\/2024-gggm-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"Three York U graduate students earn Governor General\u2019s Gold Medals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Three York University graduates received this year\u2019s Governor General\u2019s Gold Medals, which recognize the outstanding scholastic achievements of graduate students in Canada. The 2024 recipients are&nbsp;<strong>Jennifer Porat<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Carly Goodman<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Alison Humphrey.&nbsp;<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Governor General\u2019s Academic Medals are considered the highest honour earned by exemplary Canadian scholars throughout every level of academia. This year\u2019s awardees offered words of gratitude to their peers and mentors, and expressed what the medals mean to them, ahead of their Spring Convocation ceremonies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jennifer Porat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Porat earned a PhD in biology following the completion of her bachelor of science degree at York University. Both degrees were pursued under the mentorship of Professor&nbsp;<strong>Mark Bayfield<\/strong>&nbsp;in the Department of Biology. Her research focused uncovering novel functions for RNA-modifying enzymes and understanding the mechanisms by which they promote RNA function and stability to carry out different cellular processes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Porat credits Bayfield and his support for her decision to pursue graduate studies at York U and her positive experiences at the University. She also expresses gratitude to the Faculty of Graduate Studies \u2013 notably, its funding of conference travel that she urges other students to take advantage of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m incredibly grateful to be receiving this honour,\u201d says Porat. \u201cI\u2019ve been fortunate enough to conduct research that I am passionate about, so it is very gratifying to learn that other people are excited about my work as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Porat will continue that work as a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University, still focused on RNA biology, in hopes of one day running her own lab.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full img-thumbnail rounded-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2024\/06\/Jennifer-Porat.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Jennifer Porat\" class=\"wp-image-58636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2024\/06\/Jennifer-Porat.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2024\/06\/Jennifer-Porat-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2024\/06\/Jennifer-Porat-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"> <sub>A photo of Jennifer Porat<\/sub><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carly Goodman<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Goodman earned her master\u2019s degree in clinical developmental psychology within the neuropsychology stream. Her work has focused on conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis on the sex-specific impact of pre- and post-natal exposure to chemicals on children\u2019s intelligence. Its aim is to provide new insights into prevention strategies and identifying high-risk groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goodman chose to pursue graduate studies at York University because of its unique accreditation in clinical neuropsychology, as well as the opportunity to work under Professor&nbsp;<strong>Christine Till<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHer commitment to fostering innovative research and interdisciplinary collaborations has provided me with invaluable learning experiences and opportunities,\u201d Goodman says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The graduand is grateful for the training in clinical practice, advanced statistics, and the social and biological determinants of health she has received at York U, which contributed to her work now being recognized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am deeply honoured to receive the Governor General\u2019s Gold Medal for the work I completed during my master\u2019s degree,\u201d Goodman says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next step of her journey will see her remain at York University as a PhD student, once more under Till\u2019s supervision, with doctoral research that will further investigate the impact of chemicals on children\u2019s neurodevelopment and focus on moderating variables that influence risk and resilience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full img-thumbnail rounded-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2024\/06\/Carly-Goodman.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Carly Goodman\" class=\"wp-image-58637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2024\/06\/Carly-Goodman.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2024\/06\/Carly-Goodman-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2024\/06\/Carly-Goodman-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><sub>A photo of Carly Goodman<\/sub><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alison Humphrey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Humphrey earned her PhD in cinema and media studies, and pursued work with a focus on misinformation and how it draws from storytelling to engineer fear and amplify anger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She developed a new form of participatory storytelling called \u201ccitizen science fiction,\u201d notably through&nbsp;<em>Shadowpox,<\/em>&nbsp;a mixed-reality storyworld imagining immunization through a superhero metaphor. The project aimed to intervene in the challenge of vaccine hesitancy by helping people explore what makes scientific evidence convincing, what makes a story compelling and how trust can be built or busted to affect people\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cReceiving the Governor General\u2019s Gold Medal confirms for me that artistic production can contribute as meaningfully to the development of knowledge as the extraordinary doctoral work being done by my peers,\u201d says Humphrey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moving forward, Humphrey is pursuing&nbsp;a postdoctoral fellowship&nbsp;at the Global Strategy Lab, where she and her doctoral supervisor Professor&nbsp;<strong>Caitlin Fisher<\/strong>&nbsp;will invent mixed-reality interventions against antimicrobial resistance for the initiative \u201cCatalyzing Collective Action at the Intersection of Global Health and the Arts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is also looking to build on work like&nbsp;<em>Shadowpox&nbsp;<\/em>with an upcoming project called&nbsp;<em>The Undergrid,<\/em>&nbsp;which will extend the citizen science fiction methodology into climate action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full img-thumbnail rounded-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2024\/06\/Alison-Humphrey.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Alison Humphrey\" class=\"wp-image-58638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2024\/06\/Alison-Humphrey.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2024\/06\/Alison-Humphrey-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/184\/2024\/06\/Alison-Humphrey-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><sub>A photo of Alison Humphrey<\/sub><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pierre Trudeau, Tommy Douglas, Kim Campbell, Robert Bourassa, Robert Stanfield and Gabrielle Roy are just some of the more than 50,000 people who have received a Governor General\u2019s Academic Medal as the start of a life of accomplishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the Governor General\u2019s Academic Medals are awarded at four distinct levels: Bronze at the secondary school level; Collegiate Bronze at the post-secondary, diploma level; Silver at the undergraduate level; and Gold at the graduate level. 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