Since receiving this award, a lot has happened!  I successfully defended my thesis, earned my MSc, and moved to Australia to begin my PhD at Griffith University.  I'm deeply grateful for the support this award provided in allowing me to put my values into action while navigating the many demands of academic life.  In practice, this has meant collaborating with Rob Hicks, Dr. Erin Lee, and Dr. Monica Maly at the University of Waterloo to launch Build to Belong: a National Biomechanics Day Initiative for equity-deserving youth in Kitchener-Waterloo.  The ethos of the event is to inspire students from marginalized backgrounds to see themselves as future biomechanists and health scientists, by directly addressing systemic barriers that might otherwise limit their participation. This work has been made possible through the generous support of the Faculty of Health Dean's Advisory Committee on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism and the Biomechanics Initiative.