ArtsJunktion Environmental Impact Study & ReCreation Station Development

ArtsJunktion MB Inc. is a Winnipeg based charitable organization who inspires creativity through their take-what-you-need, pay-what-you-can materials depot and creation workspace that supports accessibility and diversity. ArtsJunktion is dedicated to environmental consciousness and reducing landfill waste by focusing on community awareness programing and repurposing materials received from local community members, businesses, and organizations. Late last […]

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Good Food Club Programming Assistant Coordinator

The West Broadway Good Food Club (GFC) was born from the recognition that food security and adequate access to nutritious, affordable, and delicious food is not only a major social determinant of health, but also a fundamental human need. Since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic, the GFC has had to pivot some of their […]

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Fed the same way? Exploring the influence of breastfeeding, weaning and childhood diet on the sex ratio of Medieval Tuscany (Italy)

In my doctoral research project, I will analyse infant and childhood feeding practices from three different medieval Italian sites (11th-14th centuries AD). These collections are housed at the University of Pisa where I propose to do my field work. The aim of my research is to test the hypothesis that gendered feeding patterns existed, which […]

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Follow the Money: Investigating Political Donations in Canada

We leverage a new, original dataset containing all recorded political donations made in all 14 Canadian jurisdictions since 1993 to map patterns in political donations and to measure the effects of donations laws. We ask: which types of individuals are more likely to make donations? What can the recipients and the timing of donations tell […]

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Border Crossing Book Project

This project builds on ongoing research within the project ((Border-Crossing Books) which focused on the ways in which book cultures explicitly intersect with national identities in the twenty-first century. This project began by examining the circulation and reception of national literatures in the US, UK, and Australia from 2000–2020; this project will also be expanded […]

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Crevettiers : enjeux de santé et sécurité au travail

Le milieu des pêches commerciales est reconnu comme l’un des secteurs de travail les plus dangereux au Canada (Grant, 2017). Le Comité permanent sur la sécurité des bateaux de pêche du Québec (CPSBPQ) est un organisme à but non lucratif qui œuvre dans ce milieu afin d’améliorer la culture de sécurité et diminuer les risques […]

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Arch-App

The intention of the Arch-App is to create a mobile app that utilizes geo-location and augmented reality technologies to access data (including imagery, videos, and text) on building projects throughout the city in real time. The infrastructure of the Arch-App effectively provides users a resources (ranging from historic imagery to notable interviews) and tour guides […]

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Student Self-Assessment Processes: Unpacking the Critical Role of Affect

Student self-assessment (SA) refers to a suite of classroom activities wherein students reflect on their own work, abilities, and learning processes. When tailored to students’ needs and systematically integrated in classroom instruction, SA activities cultivate students’ capacity to manage their own learning, making SA foundational for success in K-12 classrooms and dynamic environments beyond (e.g., […]

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L’Oríkì yorùbá dans le contexte des diasporas américaines: une étude socio-anthropologique d’expressions orales négro-africaines au Nigéria, au Brésil et au Canada

Cette recherche est une contribution aux efforts de reconstruction du parcours de la parole vivante qui a apporté des mémoires et des cosmovisions africaines, transmises oralement, aux Amériques, en particulier au Brésil et au Canada. L’art verbal dont il est question ici est l’Oríkì yorùbá, à travers lequel on cherche à établir des dialogues, des […]

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Implementing and Evaluating School Street Initiatives in Ontario: Pilot Testing Street Reallocation Initiatives in Kingston, Markham, Hamilton, and Mississauga

Compared to previous generations, Canadian children today are much more likely to be driven to school daily. This trend can be explained by various issues, including parents’ concerns about the hazards posed by traffic congestion in and around school sites. School Street initiatives are intended to make it easier for children to walk or roll […]

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