As Abbotsford Police Department begins the implementation of the trial phase of their police body-worn camera (BWC) program, a thorough evaluation of the program is needed. The Community Health and Social Innovation (CHASI) Hub will support the Abbotsford Police Department’s work by engaging in the research activities to conduct this evaluation.

This research project analyzes how South Korean TV dramas, particularly King the Land (2023), portray masculinity and why these representations appeal to Western audiences like those in Canada and Brazil. By studying cinematic techniques and cultural themes, the project aims to understand how these dramas shape global perceptions of South Korean men and culture. The […]

Le projet de recherche se déroulera dans la municipalité de Baie-Johan-Beetz, une communauté nordique d’environ 80 habitant·e·s située sur la Côte-Nord du Québec. Cette localité fait face à plusieurs défis communs aux régions éloignées : vieillissement de la population, centralisation des services, rareté des logements et difficultés à attirer de nouveaux résident·e·s. Malgré des efforts […]

Le Theophrastus Redivivus est un texte anonyme rédigé à Paris au 17ème siècle et est le premier texte ouvertement athée de l’ère chrétienne en Occident. Ce texte propose plusieurs idées qui annoncent la Modernité des Lumières, quoiqu’il soit près d’un siècle en avance. Le texte est abondamment bâti sur la littérature ancienne (sont tirés de […]

This research project investigates how disaster memorial spaces such as museums, monuments, and preserved sites contribute to collective memory and public engagement in different cultural contexts. Focusing on case studies in Japan and drawing comparisons with prior research in Türkiye, the project examines how spatial design, narrative construction, and visitor interaction shape societal understandings of […]

Ce projet vise à mieux comprendre comment la région de Sherbrooke peut profiter de l’augmentation substantielle des dépenses militaires prévues au Canada. Concrètement, la stagiaire analysera les entreprises et les technologies déjà présentes à Sherbrooke pour voir si et comment elles peuvent participer au marché en pleine effervescence de la défense, par exemple dans les […]

This project will study consumer experience and reaction to shopping in a frictionless or autonomous store environment. Fricitonless stores offer a no-cashier shopping experience using advanced technologies such as computer vision , weight sensors and light sensors. The adoption of some or all aspects of this technology has significant potential benefits for retailers in terms […]

The project aims to collect and synthesize information pertaining to low-grade plastics waste streams in Atlantic Canada. The project will focus on type, quantity, quality, location, and current management practices of the plastics waste streams identified. Information will be gathered primarily from farmers, waste management groups, and key government informants in Nova Scotia. The intern […]

This research would offer a new, policy-oriented comparative analysis of international digital literacy strategies aiming to lessen the digital divide. Unlike much of the existing literature, this research would place the focus on initiatives made to further develop digital literacy, rather than digital infrastructure rollout. This research would build on Chetty’s (2018) findings about the […]

This project aims to improve how we model and understand the global oil and gas market in the context of climate change. It combines detailed data from over 40,000 oil and gas assets worldwide with recent theoretical advances in understanding how market structures interact with climate policies. A key focus is on the role of […]

These two internships (one English, one French) will contribute to an academic partnership with People for Education in order to develop a pan-Canadian survey of educational resources and opportunitiesl. The survey will fill a gap in comparable, interprovincial data on the connection between school context and educational resources / policy implementation at the school level, […]

Violent online content and radicalization have become so pervasive that it is contributing to the polarization of political discourse, a fraying of the social fabric, and to widespread human rights violations. Moonshot is devoted to ending online harms and protecting vulnerable individuals. It has developed and built technological tools to help governments identify and disrupt […]