PhD student Malissa Bryan is the recipient of an Innovation Guelph Rhyze Ventures Award, winning in the Social Enterprise stream. The award is given to women-led businesses that have a strong and successful business model and comes with a cash prize.
Just the thought of getting a needle fills some people with fear and anxiety – even a life-saving needle such as the COVID-19 vaccine. However, most would agree that the benefits far outweigh any momentary discomfort.
But for those with autism there are added challenges.
Olivia Dobson is a master’s student in the Department of Psychology’s Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (CCAP)program. Olivia’s research, under her supervisor Dr. Meghan McMurtry examines needle pain management strategies that assist those with autism.
Olivia recently received the 2021 Autism Scholars Award – an $18,000 prize – for her “leading edge scholarship into autism."