Sara Nabil

Mentor makes a positive impact

Faculty of Arts and Science researcher Dr. Sara Nabil has earned the Ban Righ Foundation Inspiring Women Mentorship award. The university-wide award is presented to a Faculty member (current or retired) who self-identifies as a woman and who has supported women in achieving their goals, inspired students, and demonstrated mentorship and knowledge sharing.

Dr. Nabil, who has a PhD in human computer interactions (HCI) computing and is an assistant professor at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트카지노 게임 컬렉션s School of Computing as well as head of the university카지노 게임 컬렉션s , was nominated for the award by her students, both post docs and undergrads. Last year, she was also the recipient of the Early Career Research award from the Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society (CHCCS) / Société canadienne du dialogue humain-machine in Canada. 

카지노 게임 컬렉션I카지노 게임 컬렉션m so proud and I think part of that is because most of my mentees are women,카지노 게임 컬렉션 Dr. Nabil (School of Computing, says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션I try to fight for gender and cultural diversity, so I recruit lots of women in my lab which is wonderful because they are super talented and super excited to do amazing work, especially when it comes to smart textiles.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Her research, that takes place in her , integrates interior, fashion and product design with interaction design, using seamless soft sensing, e-textiles, and smart materials that are malleable, shape-changing, or colour-changing.

카지노 게임 컬렉션The students come to me and say they never thought their passion for art or design could ever be combined with our knowledge of computing,카지노 게임 컬렉션 Dr. Nabil says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션Many of them come from backgrounds of engineering and computer science and found combining their artistic skills or creative practice with tech quite novel and inspiring.

Dr. Nabil says her students nominated her because of how she interacts with them beyond just their day-to-day work. She is also focused on gender equality and encouraging more women to explore the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) subjects.

카지노 게임 컬렉션Other labs in the School of Computing include plenty of men and I think our goal as women, and myself as a minority, is to bring more women in - into the classrooms, into the labs - to bring in more faculty members who are women and to train graduate students and undergraduate students to give them role models and show them we can do this, show them it카지노 게임 컬렉션s something that can fulfil them academically and personally.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Dr. Nabil (left) works with a student in her lab.

Dr. Nabil (left) works with a student in her lab.

She says her female students can, at times, get intimidated by how competitive men can be.

카지노 게임 컬렉션You cannot deny how stressful it is, especially in the early stages when a woman is still a student and trying to break into one of these areas of study. They say to themselves 카지노 게임 컬렉션I want to be this, but I can카지노 게임 컬렉션t be that later on카지노 게임 컬렉션 for a variety of reasons. It카지노 게임 컬렉션s up to us to empower them, to make them confident, and to give them the tips and tricks of the game.카지노 게임 컬렉션

카지노 게임 컬렉션As we recognize International Women카지노 게임 컬렉션s Day, this is a important opportunity to celebrate the achievements of Dr. Nabil and our other women researchers and professors within FAS as we continue to take action to drive gender parity,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Lynda Jessup, Vice-Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science. 카지노 게임 컬렉션We are working towards a world where difference is valued and celebrated.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Dr. Nabil says she takes everything into account when giving advice to a female colleague 카지노 게임 컬렉션 she understands the challenges, the ups and downs.

카지노 게임 컬렉션When you take on something like this, including mentoring students, and you do it with your heart, I think it comes through.카지노 게임 컬렉션

Dr. Nabil also talked about running her lab and what she카지노 게임 컬렉션s learning about not only managing the laboratory space but also managing the people working within.

카지노 게임 컬렉션Every person is very unique, their minds, their skills, their emotions, and how they handle stress and how they handle their work-life balance. You have to tailor your mentorship to each and every one of them.카지노 게임 컬렉션

The award will be presented to Dr. Nabil April 27 at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. This is particularly exciting for celebrating diversity and inclusion since Sara is the first Muslim and Hijabi Woman to receive this award. The Inspiring Women Mentorship and Leadership Awards, along with selected Student Spring Awards, will be presented at the event.

To learn more about Dr. Nabil and her work, read the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Alumni Review story The Magic of Everyday Objects or visit the Ban Righ website.