Dr Franz-Odendaal was awarded a Science Champion award by the Discovery Centre in Nova Scotia, Canada, for her contribution to STEM outreach

Science Champion

Dr Franz-Odendaal was awarded the Dove's Unstoppable Moms for Unstoppable Girls for her work engaging girls in science.

Dove's Unstoppable Moms for Unstoppable Girls

Dr Franz-Odendaal was awarded the American Association of Anatomists Young Investigator's Award in Morphological Sciences for her contribution to biomedical research

Young Investigator Award in Morphological Sciences

Dr Franz-Odendaal was awarded Mount Saint Vincent University's Research Excellence Award

Research Excellence Award

Dr. Franz-Odendaal is the current Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Chair for Women in Science and Engineering for Atlantic Canada.

Chair for Women in Science and Engineering (NSERC)

Vice President  Nova Scotia Institute of Science

Over 40 publications in the biological sciences

Gender Equality in Science

Strategies for advancing women in chemistry

It is time to change the STEM stereotype

Experiences and Perceptions of STEM. Subjects and Careers and Engagement in STEM Activities Among Middle School Students.

Dr. Tamara Franz-Odendaal graduated from the University of Cape Town, South Africa with a PhD in Zoology and completed her post-doctoral studies at Dalhousie University in Evolutionary-Developmental Biology.  Dr. Franz-Odendaal joined the Mount in 2006 as a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) University Faculty award recipient (2006-2011) and has since launched an active and productive research program as a morphologist and developmental biologist in the field of skeletal biology.   

In 2011, Dr. Franz-Odendaal was awarded the NSERC Atlantic Chair for Women in Science and Engineering for the Atlantic Region (WISEatlantic).  She is one of five chair holders across Canada that are working to increase the participation of women in science and engineering and to provide role models for women considering careers in these fields. The aim of the WISEatlantic program is to provide girls in junior and senior high school with access to role models active in the sciences and engineering fields through mentorships, webinars, Girls Get WISE Science events and Science Summer Camps. Through WISEatlantic, she also supports women in STEM careers through professional development opportunities, such as the WinSETT Leadership Program workshops and academic advancement workshops. By 2016, her program reached over 13,000 students, teachers, academics, professionals etc., and had directly engaged 3000 youth with almost 200 female role models in STEM.

Morphology

 Embryology

Molecular Biology

Anatomy

Genetics

Teaching

Science

Science Outreach to the Public

Girl's and Women's Empowerment

Science  technology  engineering and mathematics (STEM) undergraduate education

Bone biology and regeneration

bone development

skeleton

evo-devo

Evolution and Development

Developmental Biology

Girls in STEM

Stem Careers

English

Faculty Profile

WISEatlantic : Women in Science and Engineering

Bone Research

Women in science

Start-Up Funding

Trendsetter: Tamara Franz-Odendaal

Want to help women in science? Provide decent child care for starters

Women in science retreat comes to Halifax

It's time to change the STEM stereotype

Challenge — like riding a bomb —brings joy, astronaut tells girls

STEM and the female student

NSERC Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering (CWSE) Program Part I

NSERC Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering (CWSE) Program Part II

Empowering Women in STEM

Early engagement key to getting girls into science careers, Canadian study says

GIRLS and Science: why it’s important and how you can support them

Promoting women in academia through career development workshops.

Career intentions, influencers, and STEM career awareness amongst grade 7s.

Supporting Women in Chemistry

Engaging Young Girls in STEM Throughout Canada

Promoting Women in Academia Through Career Development

Call to Action: NSERC Chairs

All About Bones: Insights from fossils and embryo's

Strategies to enable girls to interact with role models and to expand their understanding of STEM careers

Leadership Starts Early: The Impact of Role Models

Skeletal development in zebrafish

Discovery Grant

Chair for Women in Science and Engineering

Professor, Faculty of Biology, NSERC Chair Women in Science and Engineering- Atlantic Canada; Principal Investigator - Bone Development Laboratory

Dr. Tamara Franz Odendaal, NSERC WISE-Atlantic Chair, MSVU

As a scientist, Tamara has travelled a lot and worked on some exciting projects.  She loves mentoring students and teaching at MSVU.

Tamara Franz-Odendaal: Developmental Biologist

Normally when kids think of summer they think of sun, sand and of course, no school. But a summer camp in Halifax focuses on something a little different.

Girls Get Wise

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