Sustainability & Environmental Management in a Private Sector Seafood Company

Clearwater Seafoods Ltd. Partnership (Clearwater) is a global seafood company concerned with the long-term sustainability of marine resources. A number of Clearwater’s products are MSC certified. This is a voluntary program which involves verifying that the rigorous standards outlined in the federal fisheries regulations are being followed. Annual audits are conducted to ensure they are […]

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Career Ready: Using the Customized Employment Process to Break Down Barriers to Employment for People with Development Disabilities

The objective of this project is to determine if the customized employment process can be an effective strategy in addressing the barriers that people with developmental disabilities experience in gaining meaningful employment in a rural community. This project includes the design, pilot, and evaluation of a customized employment program for adults living with developmental disabilities […]

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Embarking on a West-East Reciprocal Learning Journey: A Narrative Inquiry into Generalist and Specialist Teaching Models

This narrative inquiry, situated within Xu and Connelly’s SSHRC Partnership Grant Project, has two purposes: (1) understanding the strengths of the generalist teaching model in Canadian elementary schools and the specialist teaching model in Chinese elementary schools in mathematics education, and (2) investigating what can be reciprocally learned in terms of curriculum and pedagogies for […]

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Measuring Social Impact

The project aims to enhance Veritree’s social impact by developing a partner engagement survey, integrating likert surveys and traditional metrics. The survey, covering needs, challenges, opportunities, and global trends, will be refined based on rapid likert survey landscape analysis and gap analysis. It will align with UN SDGs and evolving international development standards. Special attention […]

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First Nations Storytellers Business Development

The purpose of this internship is to develop and implement a group (Travel Trade & Corporate) business plan including but not limited to identifying tour operators who promote and bring group and fully independent travellers to the region, companies within New Brunswick who could benefit from FNS programming, supporting attendance at business to business marketplaces […]

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A socio-ecological approach to understanding determinants of homelessness in Prince Albert: A community-based research approach

This project explores the determinants of homelessness in Prince Albert (PA) using a community-based research approach. The aim is to understand the needs of people experiencing homelessness in the city, the impact of homelessness, the community assumptions about homelessness, and the opportunities and barriers to addressing it. Understanding homelessness in Prince Albert, the factors sustaining […]

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Identifying barriers to abortion access for people in prisons in Australia

Women are the fastest growing prison population in both Canada and Australia. This heightens the need for gender-specific health care, including abortion care, for incarcerated individuals. In order to identify barriers to accessing abortion in prisons in Canada, I previously co-created an inventory of the facilities in Canada designated to incarcerate women and calculated the […]

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A Case Study: Peskotomuhkati-led Marine Conservation at the Wolves

The Peskotomuhkati people have been living and caring for the lands and waters now colonized as southwestern New Brunswick and eastern Maine since time immemorial, living in balance with nature. The marine space here is rich in nutrients from the highest tides in the world in the Bay of Fundy and provides life to many […]

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International Japanese Nursing Missions

The objective of this research project is to systematically review and analyze existing literature on Japanese international nursing missions to understand the scope and impact of these missions on a global scale. This will involve examining the various aspects of Japanese nursing missions on global healthcare, including the geographical reach, activities, outcomes, and understanding their […]

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Developing an AI math tutor using large language models and transdermal optical imaging

We propose to combine large language models with transdermal optical imaging (a novel contactless imaging technology we invented to decode human psychophysiology) to develop an AI-assisted tutor to teach children mathematical problem-solving while monitoring their psychophysiology. This research endeavors to bridge the gap between technological innovation and pedagogical efficacy. The seamless integration of these advancements […]

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Feeling Belonging In Your Community and Programs: Supporting research among child- and youth-serving organizations in Waterloo Region

Feeling belonging is important for all people, including children. Many organizations want to help children feel they belonging in their communities and the programs they attend (such as recreation or education programs). But to do this, organizations need a way to measure belonging and see how it changes over time. This project addresses this need […]

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