Many communities across Canada are addressing global climate change by reducing local greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and are looking for innovative and cost-effective tools to assist their climate mitigation efforts. Development cost charges (DCCs) are monies that local governments collect from developers to recoup some of the infrastructure-related costs resulting from new development. A DCC […]

Le projet vise à développer une version adaptée à une clientèle d’adultes consultant en clinique privée d’une grille permettant d’établir si l’individu présente des caractéristiques qui pourraient compromettre son suivi en psychothérapie. Une telle grille permettrait de mieux outiller les professionnels et de les aider à orienter les clients qui se présentent pour recevoir des […]

The commercial pocket diary has been one of the most common ways in which people have recorded their lives over the past two and a half centuries. Yet as a hybrid genre it has often fallen through the net of our historical enquiries. My project will research the importation and production of pocket diaries in […]

In the field of childhood disability research, there is an important shift towards engaging with patients and families who have the lived experience of a disability. To build authentic relationships with family partners, there should be clear communication throughout all study phases. To our knowledge, the Involvement Matrix is to the only tool to guide […]

Mes recherches de maîtrise se concentrent sur les migrations internes à l’Asie orientale dans l’entre-deux-guerres et plus particulièrement dans le contexte des grands empires coloniaux de la région. À partir d’une étude comparative, il serait question d’analyser les flux migratoires de l’Inde vers le Viêt Nam (Indochine française) et la Birmanie. En analysant le parcours […]

The proposed research project will examine the applicability of William Caplin’s theories of formal functions to the music of the 19th-century Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz. Caplinian formal-function theory considers the “syntactical” roles played by various parts/sections of particular musical work in relation to the whole, and the capacity of different compositional techniques to express musical […]

The proposed research will explore how Canadian women’s interactions with health and fitness content on Instagram impacts upon physical activity participation. This research is sorely needed because, while social media is increasingly pertinent to the formation of everyday health practices, this dimension is seldom explored. In addition, this project will pilot a novel method, developed […]

L’objectif de cette étude est de décrire l’utilisation des services de garde par les familles colombiennes de la Mauricie et leur impact sur leur vie professionnelle. Elle permettra de générer de nouvelles connaissances sur les améliorations possibles au soutien offert aux familles étrangères. Les caractéristiques du processus d’intégration actuellement utilisé par la ville de Trois-Rivières […]

In Senator Kirby’s 2006 report, Out of the Shadows at Last, children’s mental health was labeled the “orphan’s orphan” of Canada’s health care system. For over two decades, the systems-of-care philosophy in children’s mental health has recognized the need to respond to a fragmented service system through greater integration and coordination. Continuity of care, which […]

As Canada’s population continues to age, social isolation among older persons is being increasingly recognized as a concern. Social isolation affects over 30 percent of older adults and is associated with a range of negative health outcomes, from loneliness and depression to increased mortality. The overarching objective of this project is to identify promising practices […]

De nombreuses ONGs implantent des plans éducatifs dans des pays en voie de développement. Habituellement, des indicateurs de l’atteinte des objectifs sont proposés afin d’évaluer les retombées directes du projet. Mais qu’en est-il des retombées indirectes auprès des populations impliquées dans le projet? Comment utilisent-elles les nouveaux apprentissages dans les autres domaines de leur vie? […]

The goal of the project is to develop relationships between academic and non-academic partners to gain insight and knowledge that can be used to inform the Athletes Embodied program. This initial partnership is the first step in establishing an effective and feasible program to reduce body image concerns in girls’ sport, enhance sport experiences, and […]