Open-ended questions are where respondents consider hypothetical scenarios that they might encounter in real life and describe what action(s) they might take in response to each situation. To assess a test-taker’s responses to these questions, a human scoring process (i.e., human raters marking each response individually) is followed. Despite following clear scoring criteria, human raters […]

Our previous research with Mitacs has found that financial burden is one of the biggest negative contributors to the mental health of community-dwelling seniors. We plan to continue to work with the West End Seniors Network (WESN), Vancouver’s second largest not-for-profit seniors’ center, to explore how technology can be utilized to provide mental health aids […]

Many services including health services are now offered remotely through live 2 way communication from the practitioner’s office to the patient’s home. Community Living Society, Inclusion Langley, Richmond Society for Community Living, and Spectrum Society for Community Living, plan to see how this model might work in our programs that support individuals who have a […]

Using simplified language understandable to a layperson, provide a general, one-paragraph description of the proposed research project to be undertaken by the intern(s) as well as the expected benefit to the partner organization. (100-150 words) The project has been developed in concurrence with the Sinneave Foundation’s aim to improve outcomes in education, employment and housing […]

Dans un contexte de forte concurrence touristique, les destinations cherchent à se démarquer les unes des autres. Pour faire face au défi de rendre leur territoire plus attractif, les acteurs touristiques, politiques, économiques, géographiques, sociaux et culturels du milieu s’unissent pour concevoir une approche commune et partagée du développement territorial. Dans l’objectif de réussir leur […]

Ma recherche porte sur la peintre brésilienne du début du 20e siècle Georgina de Albuquerque (1885-1962), et notamment sur ses représentations de femmes issues de la bourgeoisie. En effet, à une époque d’industrialisation rapide et d’ascension de cette classe sociale, Albuquerque dépeint fréquemment des femmes aisées, et ce, dans différents contextes. Deux tableaux, Coin de […]

L’augmentation de l’espérance de vie et le recul de l’âge moyen de départ à la retraite font que le temps passé à la retraite est plus important qu’auparavant. La prise de retraite pourrait accélérer le déclin cognitif associé au vieillissement. Or, un mode de vie caractérisé par une activité physique élevée et un faible niveau […]

J’explore dans ma recherche les différentes formes de solidarités et soins dans la ville de San Cristobal de las Casas ( Mexique). L’idée est de produire une analyse des modalités et des réseaux d’appui entre femmes, en incluant des espaces d’hébergement, (refuges ou espaces d’accueil) dans la région sud du Mexique. Cette région est une […]

The COVID-19 pandemic and corresponding health, social and economic implications have resulted in significant life changes for youth. One of the most critical impacts has been on youth mental health and wellbeing. To address the mental health needs of diverse youth populations during and following the COVID-19 pandemic, the proposed internship will advance the CIHR-funded […]

Music therapy is an evidence-based effective intervention to promote psychological, social and emotional health, and it is specifically favored by older adults. However, little is known on the efficacy of the AI-assisted empathic music therapy in which the music is continuously adapted to individuals’ mood. To fill this gap, the proposed project will assess the […]

Saskatoon Cycles (SC) vision is to build a community infrastructure where all ages with all abilities feel safe and welcomed on our city roads commuting on their bicycles/tricycles from A to Z doing K, L, J activities for and with family and community in mind. It has been 10 years since SC started its work […]

IHE has a variety of relevant work for MPH students with a quantiative background. In addition to work examining cost effectiveness of health interventions, IHE has ongoing work on long COVID, on the integration of infectious disease models with other domains of modelling, and other topics where the student and IHE can collaboratively define a […]