Faculty of Health, Community and Education at Mount Royal University

The MRFA held its Annual General Meeting and Awards Events on May 8. Dr Marva Ferguson was awarded the MRFA 2026 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award for her commitment to enhancing the EDI initiative at MRU.

Family affair - with elder brother Estrick Ferguson
and spouse James Fuller

Tracy Powell joined Tania Stilson on the latest episode of the podcast Disrupting Death, called “The Alberta Episode.” They discussed Alberta’s Bill 18, the Safeguards for Last Resort Termination of Life Act, and its implications for MAiD access and suffering. The episode also examines barriers that existed before the legislation and how the law affects patients, families, and healthcare providers throughout Alberta. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-j53rk-1ac4806

Dr. Breda Eubank delivering a podium and poster presentation at the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine in Kelowna on the development of an online Shoulder trIaGe, screeNing,and diAgnostic tooL (SIGNAL) and Rapid Access Clinics for knee and shoulder conditions: Factors generating patient satisfaction within a new model of care delivery.

Our two great Summer practicum students, Marc and Ian, both from Faculty of Health, Community and Education at Mount Royal University were out connecting families to the Calgary Adapted Hub as part of YYC Cyclefest on Saturday!

We have a jammed-packed June full of community events and resource fairs, so if you see them, make sure to stop by and say HELLO:

University of Calgary Active Living Breaking Barriers
Sport Calgary All Sport One Day
Recreation in The City of Calgary Marlbrough Adapted All Sport One Day..and lots more!








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A photo of two men sitting at a table in a grassy field with Calgary Adapted Hub banner behind them.

Recipients of the Research Recognition Awards
Congratulations to the recipients of the Research Recognition Awards including our own Dr. Katherine Bright, recipient of the Emerging Scholar Award (pictured here left, alongside ( left to right) Undergraduate Research Supervision Award winner Dr. Eric Chalmers, AVP Research Dr. Connie Van der Byl, fellow Emerging Scholar Award recipient, Dr. Adam Humeniuk, and Research and Scholarship Excellence Award winner Dr. Felix Nwaishi.

New ETOL Webstory: A future without limits
“I think my biggest takeaway from Kenya was just how big of a perspective shift I had during and afterwards and being immersed in a completely different cultural context. It made me so aware of my own personal privilege and how relative everyone's priorities are.” - Jenna Sherrington. Read the webstory: https://www.mtroyal.ca/AboutMountRoyal/MediaRoom/Stories/Feature/2026/04/ecotourism-outdoor-leadership.htm

Robyn Madden Presents in Halifax
Robyn Madden, HPED, presents her project Investigation of Dietary Interventions and Supplement Use in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) at the Canadian Nutrition Society Annual Conference in Halifax, NS. You can find her poster here.

Tracy Powell Awarded Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Grant:
Alongside Dr. Janine Brown and Dr. Kathy Kortes-Miller, Dr. Tracy Powell is a co-investigator on a four-year, $358,000.00 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Grant examining how social and political contexts shape end-of-life planning among older adults in Canada. The study, Understanding the Impact of Social-Political Contexts in Shaping Older Adult Canadians’ End-of-Life Planning, began recruitment in winter 2026.