Self-talk describes our inner monologue, or “inner voice”, that we are often conscious of. This self-talk can be important and helpful, such as when it is encouraging us, calming our fears, or giving us confidence. However, often this self-talk is negative, and can make us feel sad, upset, or worthless. There has been a recent […]

Ce projet de recherche propose d’étudier l’origine de la latéralité humaine. En effet, la vaste majorité des humains préfère systématiquement l’utilisation d’une main relativement à l’autre tandis que nos plus proches cousins, les grands singes, n’ont pas une telle préférence. Cette préférence pour une main plutôt que l’autre est détectable dans nos os puisque ceux […]

Ce séjour de recherche s’inscrit dans le cadre d’une cotutelle de thèse entre l’Université de Montréal et l’Université Paris Nanterre. Le projet, mené au sein de l’Observatoire des écritures contemporaines françaises et francophones (OEC), permettra d’étudier un pan récent de la littérature contemporaine, les « littératures de terrain », forme assez peu pratiquée au Canada […]

Envisagées dans une perspective historique, certaines séries télé sur l’art plébiscité par leurs publics de masse aux États-Unis, en France et en Grande-Bretagne et dont le rayonnement s’est poursuivi au-delà de leur diffusion d’origine, ont participé à la construction et la diffusion de discours d’histoire de l’art auprès du plus grand nombre. Cette étude s’attarde […]

Older adults (60+ years) are a growing population in Canada, and recreation provides a valuable opportunity to support and improve the health of older adults. Community recreation centres develop and implement recreation opportunities for older adults, but do not have the tools to track the success of their programs. The purpose of this project is […]

In response to the present Covid-19 pandemic and the need to decarbonize the transport sector, city leaders and communities are rethinking past assumptions regarding transport planning and infrastructural development and have renewed interest in promoting cycling as a sustainable transport mode. Infrastructural interventions that improve safety and comfort and widen access to cycling are necessary […]

The BIPOC Leadership Energies (BLE) project will create a strategy for generating leadership networks and career advancement pathways for emerging female-identified and/or non-binary BIPOC leaders. The framework will outline goals, structure, resources and implementation steps to build and sustain multi-year inter-organizational coaching networks for BIPOC staff. BLE is a collaboration between 5 community service agencies. […]

This project will explore factors that contribute to the benefits of internships for internationally qualified professionals in terms of improving these essential immigrants’ integration into the Canadian labour market. The project involves a partnership between Career Edge (a non-profit organization that arranges paid internships for internationally qualified professionals and Canadian individuals), the University of Western […]

L’objectif de cette étude est de fournir au Parc Olympique des recommandations qui lui permettront d’améliorer son attractivité à travers l’organisation d’évènement sportif porté sur des disciplines émergentes, ayant un fort pouvoir en termes de marketing. Le projet va utilisé deux méthodes de recherche en marketing, lune étant une étude comparative des nouveaux compétitions et […]

The goal of this project is to enhance the safety of vulnerable road users (VRUs) by elevating our knowledge of equitable changes to the built environment (BE). It includes three sub-projects: 1) prioritizes the knowledge of public health professionals and their experiences making BE changes to enhance VRUs’ safety; 2) will evaluate a road safety […]

The Salvation Army currently works in 132 countries, promoting international development, disaster relief, health care, education, anti-trafficking/anti-slavery work, and women’s ministries throughout the world. How did a small British outreach develop into a world-wide humanitarian organization? My proposed research will examine The Salvation Army’s global expansion from 1880-1918 by studying the Booth family. Much research […]

My research seeks to identify species that are valuable socially and ecologically to fishers in Chilika (a coastal fishing community in India). To achieve this, I will interview fishers from three ecologically diverse communities to ask what fish are important for (but not limited to) nutrition, livelihoods, culture, biological communities. I will observe how this […]