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Research and Graduate Studies

2026 research entries

Faculty of Science

Agriculture

The effects of drought stress in cerastium regelii

Author: Fabiola Cruz Alderete (Co-authors: Emily Foster, Pawanjit Sandhu)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Lauren Erland


Impact of insecticides on the parasitoid Aleochara spp.: A field study

Author: Hailey Simmonds
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Renee Prasad


Evaluation of cranberry fruit quality under in-field experimental warming

Author: Yowana Kanyumwa
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Lauren Erland


Propagation of BC native shrub species for establishing perennial hedgerows

Author: Zach Teichroeb (Co-author: Dr. Renee Prasad)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Renee Prasad


Biology

Analyzing the Impact of Saskatoon Berry (Amelanchier alnifolia) Extract on DAF-16 and P62/SQST-1 in Caenorhabditis elegans

Author: Adam Winters (Co-author: Dr. Nathan Bialas)
51 faculty supervisors: Dr. Nathan Bialas


Non-targeted Metabolomics Identifies Small Molecules that May Contribute to Adelgid Resistance

Author: Anhad Kaur
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Harley Gordon


Do Invasive Pollinators facilitate invasive plants? A study of Impatiens glandulifera and Bombus impatiens

Author: Ashley Holder 
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Sandra Gillespie


Investigating the Impact of Saskatoon Berry (Amelanchier alnifolia) Extract on the Fecundity and Lipid Metabolism of Caenorhabditis elegans

Author: Austin Currie (Co-author: Dr. Nathan Bialias)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Nathan Bialas


Investigating the Effect of Huckleberry (Vaccinium membranaceum) on Lifespan through DAF-16, and Huntington’s Disease–Associated Protein Aggregation in Caenorhabditis elegans

Author: Aidan Hendry (Co-author: Dr. Nathan Bialias)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Nathan Bialas


Examining the Effects of Environmentally-Relevant Concentrations of Neonicotinoids on Aquatic Vertebrate Cell Cultures

Author: Ania Bula (Co-author: Dr. Lucy Lee)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Lucy Lee


CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing in Yeast for Modelling Genetic Disorders

Author: Aydan Norbury (Co-author: Dr. Marina Tourlakis)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Marina Tourlakis


How Off-Leash Dogs Influence Sciuridae Activity and Behaviour in Aldergrove Regional Park Using Camera Trap Data

Author: Ashley Grewal (Co-authors: Jasmeet Doad, Manvi Ratte, Rory Davies)
51 faculty supervisor: Jennifer Barrett


It’s Warmer on the Dark Side: Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) Foraging Activity in Melanistic vs. Grey Morphs

Author: Benjamin Taylor (Co-authors: Gavin Parks, Jessica Guzman, Daisha Lightle, Claire McRae)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Alida Janmaat


Airborne Viral Diseases

Author: Devan Dallmann (Co-authors: Jenna Stam, Julia Mikszan, Katelynn Adams, Sarah Lieu, Shayla Dao)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Mitra Tabatabaee


Investigating Interactions of Critical Proteins Involved in SDS Pathogenesis

Author: James Raack (Co-authors: Aydan Norbury, Dr. Marina Tourlakis)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Marina Tourlakis


Where Cotton Balls Grow: Phenology of Hemlock Woolly Adelgids in the Fraser Valley

Author: Julianne Jensen 
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Alida Janmaat


Impact of Invasive Plant Species and Habitat Diversity on Himalayan Blackberry (Rubus armeriacus) Biodiversity at the Great Blue Heron Reserve

Author: Jasmeet Sidhu (Co-author: Iakroop Johal)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Sharon Gillies


Investigating Astrocyte Cells in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Fish Brain Cell Culture Using Molecular Analysis

Author: Karam Singh Dhillon
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Mitra Tabatabaee


Bioactive compounds in Apples: Associations with peel and flesh color 

Author: Karen Yorlin Quispe Quispe
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Lauren Erland


Drawing-to-Learn in the Biology Classroom: A case study of visualizing human genetic diversity with undergraduates

Author: Lindsay Moore 
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Marina Tourlakis


Fish Microbiome Composition and Climate Change Resilience: A Comprehensive Literature Review

Author: Mary Ann Thomas
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Mitra Tabatabaee


Analyzing the Genomic Neighborhood of the Oxidative Stress-Inducing Gene pale Across the Drosophila Genus

Author: Matthew Miller (Co-author: Dr. James Bedard)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. James Bedard


In Silico Analysis of Glutamate Affinity in CACHD1 and α2δ Calcium Channel CaChe Domains

Author: Promise George 
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Mitra Tabatabaee


The Distribution and Microbiota Composition of Lichen in Response to Air Pollution

Author: Samuel Wrayton 
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Alan Reid


Genomic Annotation of the bsk Gene Within the Oxidative Stress Pathway Across the Drosophila Genus

Author: Semir Hasic (Co-author: Dr. James Bedard)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. James Bedard


Morphological Differences between Eastern Hemlock and Western Hemlock

Author: Shayla Dao 
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Harley Gordon


An examination of male-male competition and female choice in the click beetle, Agriotes obscurus

Author: Triptinder Passi 
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Alida Janmaat


Thermoregulation Strategies of Squirrels at Aldergrove Regional Park

Author: Annika Thompson (Co-authors: Lainey Peters, Claudia Hanna, Anant Kaur)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Alida Janmaat


Melatonin enhances the heat tolerance of Fragaria vesca, native alpine strawberry

Author: Emily Foster
51 faculty supervisors: Dr. Lauren Erland


Restoration and Vegetation Assessment of Gardner Park Riparian and Upland Ecosystems

Author: Jasmeet Mann (Co-author: Harveer Sran)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Sharon Gillies


Is Kynurenine a Strawberry growth factor

Author: Lainey Peters
51 faculty supervisors: Dr. Lauren Erland


The Effect of Increasing Temperature on Cranberry Pollen Germination

Author: Sophia-Rose Snelgrove
51 faculty supervisors: Dr. Lauren Erland, Dr. Sandra Gillespie


Population and Diversity of Leafhoppers in British Columbia's Strawberry and Blueberry Crops

Author: Sophia-Rose Snelgrove (Co-authors:  Emily Foster,  Casandra Smit, Lainey Peters)
51 faculty supervisors: Dr. Lauren Erland


Chemistry

Rainbow Trout Cell Line Response to Ammonia and Vacuolization Mechanisms

Author: Caio Nicholson de Figueiroa (Co-authors: Ania Bula, Kattia Luana Ximena Smith Tay, Niels Bols)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Lucy Lee


Molecular Dynamics Calculations of Reaction Volumes for the Diels-Alder Dimerization of Isoprene

Author: David Rouch (Co-authors: Amtoj Brar, Juliana Hilal, Dr. Jakob Spooner)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Jakob Spooner


Exploring Hydrogel-Entrapped Trypsin as a Rapid and Automation-Ready Alternative to In-Solution Digestion of Human Plasma in Bottom-Up Proteomics

Author: Gurarmaan Dhillon
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Golfam Ghafourifar


Quantifying protein loss during enzymatic digestion using hydrogel-based immobilized trypsin

Author: Jasmeet Sidhu (Co-author: Paneet Sidhu)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Linus Chiang


Investigating the electronic structure and electrochemistry of titanium bis(amidoanilido) complexes towards small molecule activation

Author: Leticia Feltrin (Co-author: Dr. Linus Chiang)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Linus Chiang


Proteomic Profiling of Industrial and Recreational Water using Trypsin Immobilized Hydrogels

Author: Lucas Marchant 
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Golfam Ghafourifar


Investigating Multimetallic Palladium Complexes Coordinated by a Pyridazine-bridging, Redox-Active Ligand

Author: Matthew Miller (Co-author: Dr. Linus Chiang)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Linus Chiang


Quantifying protein loss during enzymatic digestion using hydrogel-based immobilized trypsin

Author: Phuong Thao Ngo (Co-author: Dr. Golfam Ghafourifar)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Golfam Ghafourifar


Exploring a novel proteomic digestion method of human saliva

Author: Tamanna Pannu (Co-authors: Dr. Golfam Ghafourifar)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Golfam Ghafourifar


Rapid One-Pot Synthesis of Aminopyrroles 

Author: Teagan Wilkins 
51 faculty supervisor: Cory Beshara

 


The Applications of Renewable Biomass for Pharmaceutical Precursors: Synthesis of Pyrroles from Sugar

Author: Thejas Surya Kathiresan (Co-authors: Cory Beshara)
51 faculty supervisor: Cory Beshara


Environmental Science

Timing and Development of Antarctic Beach Systems in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

Author: Ava Kauppi (Co-authors: Dr. Maria Schaarschimdt, Dr. Olav Lian)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Maria Schaarschimdt, Dr. Olav Lian


Math and Stats

Hedgehog reconstruction of polygons

Author: Brendan Matthews
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Serhii Myroshnychenko


Privacy-Preserving Location Analytics: A Geometric Approach to Differential Privacy for Spatial Data Using the Square Mechanism

Author: Gurjasraj Singh
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Vaid Tadayon


Planning, Geography, and Environmental Science

Refugee Youth: Aid Recipients or Active Navigators of Urban Food Systems in Kenya

Author: Katie Schofield (Co-authors: Jacqueline Fanta, William Kolong Pioth, Alissa Cook, Sam Owuor,, Dr. Cherie Enns)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Cherie Enns


An Investigation of Source Protection Strategies for Drinking Water Sources in the Norrish Creek Watershed

Author: Madison Kubilius
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Stefania Pizzirani


Hazard and Impact Assessment for a Tsunamigenic Landslide Scenario in Harrison Lake, BC

Author: Matthew Bergen
51 faculty supervisor: Steven Marsh, Dr. Mariano Mapili


Faculty of Business and Computing

Computer Science

Personality - Aware Emotion Regulation In Social Companion Robots

Author: Amarnoor Kaur (Co-author: Dr. Amir Shabani)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Amir Shabani


AI Safety: Developing Intelligent Security Frameworks for Large Language Models

Author: Garv Singh Saini 
51 faculty supervisor: Prof. Faisal Naeem 


Women Coping in Extreme and Unusual Environments

Author: Nimisha Singh (Co-authors: Nichaela Jacob, Nana Buabeng, Lily Shurgold, Dr. Jelena Brcic)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Jelena Brcic


Faculty of Health Sciences

Kinesiology

Integrating Audio Guided Somatic Education with the Curable App: Assessing the Effects of a 6-week Intervention on Pain-Related Outcomes in a Mixed Chronic Pain Sample

Author: Courtney Snell (Co-authors: Dr. Brian Justin and Dr. Cynthia Thomson)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Brian Justin and Dr. Cynthia Thomson


Durability in Motion: Physiological Factors in Female Recreational Runners

Author: Erin Skillings (Co-author: Dr. Luisa Giles) 
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Luisa Giles


Clean Ice, Clean Air? Investigating Pollution in Ice Rinks

Author: Erin Skillings 
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Luisa Giles


Protecting Little Lungs: Radon Monitoring in Daycares in the Fraser Valley

Author: Livjot Gill (Co-author: Dr. Luisa Giles)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Luisa Giles


The Growth of Para Sport in The Fraser Valley

Author: Madison McKenzie 
51 faculty supervisor: Alison Pritchard-Orr


The Effects of Breathwork Practice on Running Performance, Lung Function, and Heart Rate Variability

Author: Nicholas Shain 
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Gillian Hatfield


Developing a Social Prescription Pathway for The 51 Trishaw Rides Program

Author: Owen Swan (Co-authors: Dr. Shelley Canning, Alison Pritchard-Orr)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Shelley Canning, Alison Pritchard-Orr


Supporting Capability, Opportunity, and Motivation to Enhance Fall Prevention Program Adherence: Early Pilot RCT Findings

Author: Owen Swan (Co-author: Dr. Amanda Wurz)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Amanda Wurz


Acute Exercise Under Normobaric Hypoxia: Effects on Risk-Taking Decision-Making in Recreationally Active Participants

Author: Sophia Yamamoto (Co-authors: Dr. Cynthia Thomson. Dr. Jason Brandenburg)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Cynthia Thomson. Dr. Jason Brandenburg 


Older Adults Subjective Experiences of Quality of Life While Participating in a University Run Cycling Without Age Program

Author: Reed Plowright-Wills (Co-authors: Owen Swan Stephan Murphy, Alison Pritchard-Orr)
51 faculty supervisor: Alison Pritchard-Orr


Kinesiology

Exploring registered nurses’ experiences of providing culturally competent care in the hospital setting

Author: Gurnoor Jatana 
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Shelley Canning


Exploration of how online education and teaching impacts the learning experience of nursing students

Author: Makaela Gelowitz 
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Shelley Canning


College of Arts

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Economics

The Why Behind Investing: Demographic and Behavioral Drivers of Portfolio Allocation

Author: Daria Tsynda
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Michael Batu


The Business Case for Circularity

Author: Rebekah Stokes 
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Michael Batu


History

Not Just Survivors: The Sts’elemeqw Thriver’s Society

Author: Eliza Telford
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Keith Carlson


"Indian Princesses” to Matriarchs: A History of Indigenous Feminism Through Coast Salish Beauty Pageants - AKA "Princess Project"

Author: Elizabeth-Jane Robyn (Co-author: Dr. Alessandro Tarsia)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Alessandro Tarsia

 


Seabird Island Curriculum Development

Author: Emilie Petrie (Co-authors - Alex de Boer, Dr. Keith Carlson)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Keith Carlson


19th Century French Language Translation and Indexing

Author: Emilie Petrie (Co-authors: Victoria Francis, Dr. Keith Carlson)
51 faculty supervisor: Victoria Francis


Hops, The Great Equalizer

Author: Joey Cordukes-Reeve
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Alessandro Tarsia


Parallels: Victoria's 1892 Smallpox Epidemic and The COVID-19 Pandemic

Author: Jakob Petersen (Co-authors: Heather Holland, Dr. Keith Thor Carlson, Alexis Klassen, Leanne Jarrett)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Keith Thor Carlson


The Liminal Lives of Fools in Tudor Courts and Memory

Author: Jakob Petersen 
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Adrianna Bakos


Exploring the Red River Métis’ Resilience Amid Colonial Transformation in the 19th Century

Author: Kate Ybarra
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Alessandro Tarsia

 


The Impact of Policy and Laws: The Canadian Government’s Response to Tamil Refugees from Sri Lanka

Author: Lea Jose 
51 faculty supervisor: Thamilini Jothilingam


Psychology

Challenging the Learning Style Myth: A Replication Study on Essentialism and Learning Styles

Author: Alysha Smith (Co-Author: Dr. Zoë Francis)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Zoë Francis


When Appearance and Behaviour Conflict: Effects on Perceived Trust and Memory Accuracy in Younger and Older Adults

Author: Alyssa Doerksen (Co-athors: Brooke Heron, Katina Noble, Dr. Valentina Proietti, Dr. Shawn Geniole)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Valentina Proietti, Dr. Shawn Geniole

 


Self-Sabotage, Shifting Blame, Protecting Confidence, an Investigation

Author: Benjamin Allan (Co-authors: Erik Hayes, Isabella Hooge, Dr. Shawn Geniole)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Shawn Geniole


Examining soccer players' spatial working memory

Author: Benjamin Shumbusho (Co-author: Dr. Shannon E. Wright)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Shannon E. Wright

 


An Investigation of Attitudes Towards Sexual Violence

Author: Bethany Parkinson (Co-Authors: Dr. Sven van de Wetering & Dr. Amanda McCormick)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Sven van de Wetering & Dr. Amanda McCormick

 


Examining Trust Cues and Implications for Scam Vulnerability in Younger and Older Adults

Author: Brooke Heron (Co-author: Dr. Valentina Proietti)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Valentina Proietti


Mine, yours, ours: Exploring how children reason about relationships and respect for ownership rights

Author: Eliza Mocanu (Co-author: Dr. Madison Pesowski)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Madison Pesowski

 


Exploring Moral Fatigue in OCD and the Role of Pubertal Timing

Author: Ella Porter
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Kevin Smith


Exploring the Role of Self-Compassion in the Prediction of Compassion Satisfaction, Compassion Fatigue, Burnout and Wellbeing Among Hospice Volunteers

Author: Emilee Haas (Co-author: Dr Zoe Francis)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr Zoe Francis

 


Why Did I Fail? Change Your Reasoning, Change Your Outcome?

Author: Erik Hayes (Co-authors: Isabella Hooge, Dr. Shawn Geniole)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Shawn Geniole

 


The Effect of Familiarity on Visual Search Efficiency for Faces

Author: Gloria Naimi (Co-authors: Melody Fahmy, Dr.Andrea Albonico)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Andrea Albonico

 


Impact of Sequential and Simultaneous stimulus presentation on face recognition and face inversion

Author: Gurneel Kailey (Co-authors: Manjot Kaur, Dr.Andrea Albonico)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Andrea Albonico


Do psychopathic personality traits buffer against stress related to loss?

Author: Holly Desrochers (Co-authors: Isabella Hooge, Erik Hayes, Dr. Shawn Geniole)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Shawn Geniole


Examining soccer players' spatial working memory

Author: Ikjot Kandola (Co-authors: Erik Hayes, Isabella Hooge, Dr. Shawn Geniole)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Shawn Geniole

 


Think You Can Threaten Me? Exploring Psychopathic Traits and Insensitivity to Threat When Competing Over Resources

Author: Isabella Hooge (Co-author: Dr. Shawn Geniole)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Shawn Geniole

 


Exploring Attitudes and Behaviours Surrounding Artificial Intelligence

Author: Benjamin Allan (Co-author: Ella Porter)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Valentina Proietti


Exploring Relationships Between Broad Autism Phenotype,  Prosopagnosia, and Social Wellbeing

Author: Jada Bring (Co-author: Dr. Valentina Proietti)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Valentina Proietti


Children's Inferences About Closeness Based on Behavioural Cues

Author: Jeni Cardinal
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Madison Pesowski

 


To share or not to share: Examining children’s prosocial decisions with robots

Author: Jessica Pike (Co-author: Ella Vander Wyk)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Madison Pesowski

 


Can we predict how others will feel? Evidence for the Recalibrational Theory of Anger across childhood

Author: Kaitlyn Doerksen (Co-author: Dr. Madison Pesowski)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Madison Pesowski

 


Youth Identity & Diagnostic Cultures in the Age of Social Media

Author: Kate Gadsby-Haner
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Carey DeMichelis

 


Do Hand Dominance and Auditory Feedback Affect Rhythm Performance?

Author: Lana Marinculic Sijan (Co-authors: Hailey Hemmerich, Dr. Shawn Geniole)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Shawn Geniole


The Effect of Familiarity on Visual Search Efficiency for Faces

Author: Melody Fahmy (Co-Author: Gloria Naimi)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Andrea Albonico


Comparing Visual Search Efficiency

Author: Navdeep Kaur (Co-author: Dr. Andrea Albonico)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Andrea Albonico

 


Exploring How Children Seek Social Information from Others’ Object Choices

Author: Niamh Canning (Co-author: Dr. Madison Pesowski)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Madison Pesowski

 


Are you as empathetic as me? How trait empathy predicts expectations of prosocial behaviour in others

Author: Nichaela Jacob (Co-authors: Dr. Zoë Francis & Dr. Sven van de Wetering)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Zoë Francis & Dr. Sven van de Wetering


Take it to the Grave or ‘til Death Do Us Part?: Investigating the Disclosure of Mental Health Disorders During Dating

Author: Sarah Thiessen (Co-author: Dr. Zoë Francis)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Zoë Francis


The Role of Spatial Frequency in the Perception of AI-Generated and Human Faces

Author: Nicole Sulimani (Co-author: Dr. Andrea Albonico)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Andrea Albonico


Are Bigger Wins More Motivational?

Author: Ryden Purdy (Co-authors: Isabella Hooge, Erik Hayes, Dr. Shawn Geniole)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Shawn Geniole

 


Echoes of Danger

Author: Samuel Holinaty 
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Kevin Smith

 


Subjective and Objective Cognitive Functioning Following COVID-19 Infection in a Community Sample

Author: Tamara Cleverdon (Co-author: Dr. Kristina Gicas)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Kristina Gicas


Menopausal Representations Across the Lifespan

Author: Taylor Shak (Co-author: Dr. Andrea Hughes)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Andrea Hughes

 


Does Winning or Losing Affect Behaviour in the Ultimatum Game?

Author: Tristan Stein (Co-authors: Isabella Hooge, Erik Hayes, Dr. Shawn Geniole)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Shawn Geniole

 


Childhood Adversity, Appearance and Performance Enhancing Substance Use, and Sleep and Immune Outcomes

Author: Zachary Clarke (Co-author: Dr Kevin Smith)
51 faculty supervisor: Dr Kevin Smith

 


Sociology

Gender Differences Behind Content Creation

Author: Kelsey Skinner 
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Chantelle Marlor

 


Graphic and Digital Design

Empowering Voices

Author: Melody Jen 
51 faculty supervisor: Eric Lee


Learning Through Play: Using Visual Communication to Support Second Language Learning

Author: Gabriela Gonzalez Pulido (Co-author: Eric Lee)
51 faculty supervisor: Eric Lee

 


 Faculty of Education, Community, and Human Development

Master of Social Work

Returning to Homeostasis

Author: Alanna Clempson
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Leah Douglas, Dr. Beth Watters


Understanding Intergenerational Trauma Among Asian Canadians: Pathways, Mental Health, and Practice Implications

Author: Annie Fausto
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Beth Watters


How Secular Social Workers Can Best Support People with Religious Trauma, From a Trauma Informed Perspective

Author: Cara-Lea Glass
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Leah Douglas


Till Care Do Us Part: Strategies to support spouses experiencing involuntary separation in long-term care settings

Author: Chrissa Lane 
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Beth Watters


Male Victims of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

Author: Gurpreet Sidhu
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Beth Watters


Land-Based Healing: Why do we ALL need it?

Author: Hiliary Willis
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Beth Watters


Increasing practitioner competencies and decreasing stigma as pathways to anti-oppressive social work supports for people with Borderline Personality Disorder in Canada

Author: Jacob Lamour
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Leah Douglas, Tim Dueck


Refugee women’s access to perinatal mental health care in Canada: Implications for social work

Author: Jenna Rahn 
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Leah Douglas


Changing the narrative of former youth in care: A decolonizing literature review on stigma, transition and FYIC professional leadership

Author: Jessy Neal 
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Beth Watters


How can Canadian child welfare agencies demonstrate leadership in climate change practice policies to most effectively support social workers and families?

Author: Miranda Rosehill
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Leah Douglas


Trauma at your Fingertips: Vicarious Trauma Through Social Media

Author: Monica Dufresne
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Beth Watters


How grief influences the identity and life-trajectory of young widows

Author: Randi Straforelli
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Leah Douglas


When distress is structural: Decolonizing leadership in child welfare

Author: Samantha Cowx 
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Leah Douglas


Social Work Interventions: Supporting Attachment Between Mothers with Substance Use Disorders and Their Babies

Author: Shannon Walker
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Beth Watters


Supporting Children's Mental Well-being Through Family Based Interventions

Author: Sheena Robson
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Beth Watters


Elevating Indigenous Voices in British Columbia's Opioid Crisis: A Decolonizing Social Work Perspective

Author: Shubhjot Brar
51 faculty supervisor: Dr. Leah Douglas


"(Research has) been a really sweet way to optimize my time at school. Looking back, I’m so grateful that I did this. It has truly been a highlight to work under Shelley (Canning). She has been a wonderful mentor and has impacted me and my nursing practice immensely."

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