The Transformation of Audience Interest in Academic Explanatory Journalism Post-Pandemic

The Conversation Canada is an independent journalism organization that collaborates with scholars to create research-based journalistic articles that are accessible to the wider public. In COVID-19, this form of “news-you-can-use” spiked in popularity, as people searched for understandable, but research-based, information to navigate the uncertainty of the first wave of the pandemic. This research was […]

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Indigenizing the Blue Economy

The project will pursue research that evaluates the potential benefits/ consequences of implementing eco-certification programs in Indigenous fisheries as an approach to improve the benefits Indigenous fish harvesters can obtain from their Treaty rights and/or commercial fisheries. In New Zealand, Maori scholars at theTe Kotahi and Ngai Tahu Research Centre are currently working with Maori […]

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Equal Access to an Education?: A Study on School Travel for Families Living with Childhood Disability

The project proposes to unpack the student transportation system through a comprehensive examination of legislative frameworks, in tandem with the lived school travel experiences of families living with childhood disability and school travel practitioners. The research aims are:(1) To understand how policy frameworks (e.g., international, federal, provincial, and municipal) shape school travel experiences for families […]

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Pathways to resiliency; Understanding challenges and opportunities towards community youth engagement; a case study of rural Nova Scotia

Cumberland County is located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, close to the New Brunswick border. Cumberland County is made up of the Municipality of the County of Cumberland, two incorporated towns (Amherst and Oxford) and two Villages (Pugwash and River Hebert). According to Statistics Canada (2022) the population of Cumberland County, as of […]

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L’opérationnalisation et la réception des politiques d’équité, de diversité et d’inclusion dans les universités québécoises

Mon projet de thèse est relatif à la mise en œuvre des politiques d’équité, de diversité et d’inclusion dans l’enseignement supérieur. La persistance de barrières systémiques limitant l’accès de certains groupes sociaux à l’enseignement supérieur et à certaines catégories d’emploi, m’a amenée à m’intéresser aux mécanismes explicatifs de ces iniquités malgré la mise en place […]

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Climat scolaire interculturel: Validation d’un outil de mesure et exploration des résistances des milieux

Le but du premier projet de recherche est de créer un outil permettant d’évaluer la qualité du climat scolaire interculturel, du point de vue des élèves. Plus spécifiquement, nous validerons de façon quantitative le questionnaire créé. Ensuite, nous validerons la mesure de l’outil avec la perception spécifique qu’ont les élèves issus de l’immigration du climat […]

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Exploring the Social Integration of Racialized Newcomers in Rural Alberta: A Community-Based Project

This project aims to address the current gaps in the literature by focusing on the social and cultural dimensions of integration for racialized newcomers in rural communities in Alberta. This qualitative study will conduct one-on-one interviews with newcomers in 2 rural communities in Alberta. The intern will work with local community-based organizations to help identify […]

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Les guerres napoléoniennes de Louis-François Lejeune : Histoire, Identité et Notoriété au début du 19e siècle

Afin d’appuyer mon projet de thèse sur le peintre de bataille et officier lors des guerres napoléoniennes Louis-François Lejeune, mon projet implique une recherche dans différents centres d’archives et collections parisiens. Parmi les documents que j’ai déjà ciblés, il s’agira d’examiner divers documents de l’époque ainsi que le dossier militaire de Lejeune, en plus de […]

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Transcranial Stimulation as a Tool for Cognitive Enhancement

Attention is a key process to many daily tasks but it is characterized by limited resources. In many high-stake domains, operators must perform complex tasks for long durations, which deplete attentional resources and promote error making. Some studies have shown that neurostimulation can be used as a tool to improve cognitive abilities. Yet, studies investigating […]

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Implications of Comprehensive Sex Education on Female Genital Mutilation on Conakry

The objective of this research is to observe the implementation of a sexual health education program called “Fondation Binta Ann pour les Enfants et les Femmes” (FONBAL) and to subsequently document any change in attitudes of parents of children enrolled in FONBALE through parent-child interactions. As noted by the World Health Organization and The United […]

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Pathways to Revitalize Indigenous Shellfish Harvest

For thousands of years, Semiahmoo First Nation, like other Coast Salish communities have and continue to be deeply connected to the sea. Historically abundant fisheries including bivalve shellfish, such as clams, oysters and mussels, are respected as relations as well as depended on for food security; interactions with these creatures and ecosystems have formed the […]

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Cyberentrepreuneur profiles based on the vulnerabilities they exploit and sell

The project aims to distinguish profiles of software vendors that allow the exploitation of computer security vulnerabilities. Data about the vendors and the vulnerabilities they exploit in their software will be collected from illicit software sales forums. The vulnerabilities will be classified according to what they can do when exploited. Then profiles will be developed […]

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