Updated: May 2026
CIHR and SSHRC Black Student Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) Past Winners
CIHR Black Student USRA
| Year of Competition | Name | Department/Discipline | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Joy Oghogho Bello-Osagie | Biology | Investigating the Role of Telomere Shortening in Oligodendrogenesis |
| 2025 | Malak El Huzaiel Abid | Biology | Estimating Publication Bias and False Discovery Risk in Clinical Trials |
| 2024 | Natasha Tweneboah | Psychology | Estimating Publication Bias and False Discovery Risk in Clinical Trials |
| 2023 | Mikisha Lyle | Forensic Science and Biology | Characterizing Canadian Population Allele Frequency Data for Forensic Human Identity |
| 2023 | Trudy McKnight | Forensic Biology | Exploring the Population Genetic Structure of Canadian Populations for Forensic Human Identity |
SSHRC Black Student USRA
| Year of Competition | Name | Department/Discipline | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Farhia Mohamud | Psychological & Brain Sciences | Does Music Benefit Memory? A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Song on Learning Relative to Speech |
| 2026 | Mapalo Mushoriwa | Psychological & Brain Sciences | How Credible Are the Empirical Findings in Forensic Psychology |
| 2025 | Michayla McKenzie Whyte | Social Psychology (McMaster University) | Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, Belonging - What Does it all Mean? |
| 2024 | Latifah Idd | Psychology | Black and Indigenous Supports for Social-Emotional Development |
| 2024 | Kaylee Weir | Language Studies | Raciolinguistic Ideologies and the Social Evaluation of Voices |
| 2023 | Mikaela Clarke | Sociology | GoFailMe: Crowdfunding for Health Care in Canada and the United States |