The Brock University Students’ Union (BUSU) is proud to share that Dr. DiBiase, Ph.D. Neurobiologist and Associate Professor at Brock University has been awarded an Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) Teaching Award of Excellence.
OUSA is a provincial advocacy group that represents over 160,000 post-secondary students throughout the province. Each year BUSU invites Brock University students to nominate professors who they believe made a difference in their academic careers. This year BUSU received over 100 nominations.
Dr. DiBiase was presented with the award by BUSU Vice-President, External Affairs, Alyssa Hall, at the OUSA Partners in Higher Education (PiHED) dinner, which took place on April 10 in Toronto.
“On behalf of BUSU, I would like to extend my deepest congratulations to Dr. Ann-Marie DiBaise,” said Alyssa. “Although I did not have the pleasure of being taught by Dr. DiBaise, the nominations written by her students prove how dedicated she is to bettering the student experience, both inside and outside of the classroom. By prioritizing the mental health of her students above all else, Dr. DiBiase is setting up future generations of educators up for success.”
A Brock University graduate herself, Dr. DiBiase has been a Neurobiologist and Associate Professor at Brock University since 2004. Her research focuses on both genetic mapping and the structure/function of the brain, related to behavior and psychopathological disorders.
“I am incredibly humbled and honoured to receive the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance Teaching Excellence Award. This award has tremendous meaning to me as an academic because it is student nominated and endorsed,” said Dr. DiBiase. “I consider undergraduate teaching my highest priority, with the greatest reward. Each year, my students inspire and motivate me to continue to evolve as a professor, seeking to optimize students learning and achievement.”
I want to extend my sincerest gratitude to the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance, and the Brock University Student Union for all the support they provide to our students; with a special acknowledgement to Alyssa Hall, Vice-President, BUSU External affairs, for her remarkable support.”
Praise for Dr. DiBiase
"EDUC 3F02 has been one of my biggest classes, with the most students and yet I feel like Dr. DiBiase is the professor I connected with the most. She responded to all my emails within a day at the latest. She also read each student 20-25 page paper by herself to make sure the marking was done fairly." – Nomination, Brock University Student.
"The university preaches how important mental health is and Dr. DiBiase is the professor that I feel really took this to heart. She placed our personal needs above anything else and it truly made for an amazing educational experience." – Nomination, Brock University Student.