We will collaborate with St. Martha’s Regional Hospital Foundation (SMRHF) to conduct a research study that will explore women’s lived experiences with being diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC) before the age of 50, also known as early-onset colorectal cancer (EO-CRC). Specifically, we are interested in learning about women’s experiences with the healthcare system during their […]

This research project investigates public and private investment ideas and strategies for local culture and heritage projects, with an emphasis on lessons for Toronto, Canada. The study will identify emerging trends and developments in the areas of urban planning, heritage preservation, cultural investment and local governance. The research will be based on current thinking from […]

Elida is a newly discovered copper porphyry prospect located in Central Peru. The overall copper reserves are unknown and cannot be estimated from field inspection alone. The proposed research by the intern is aimed at helping to solve this ‘puzzle’ by using and developing remote sensing (RS) and geographic information systems (GIS) techniques for this […]

Ce projet de recherche vise à mieux comprendre les réalités et les besoins des personnes aînées LGBTQ+ afin de favoriser des milieux de vie inclusifs et respectueux de leur diversité. Le stagiaire réalisera une étude qui explore les besoins spécifiques de cette population en matière de bientraitance et de sécurité, en tenant compte des multiples […]

This project will develop an innovative touring strategy for Why Not Theatre’s production of The Mahabharata, expanding its reach across domestic and international markets. The intern will collaborate with theatre professionals to design a business model that enhances touring efficiency, audience engagement, and financial sustainability.

Research Internship with interdisciplinary artist and Associate Professor Hannah Heilmann at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen. The work will seek to build the intern’s capacity to create public-facing artistic research with Heilmann, an established expert, on concepts related to feminist embodiment, ecology, affect, and performance.

This project studies the history of the implementation of secular divorce in the western Mexican state of Michoacán in the last four decades of the nineteenth century to study how populations reacted to the transformation of the legal procedure from the religious to the secular sphere in terms of gender ideology, class identity, and religious […]

This project aims to examine how doctoral students in mainland China navigate their agency in career imagination—how they think about and act on their career aspirations—during their studies. It investigates what personal, structural, and socio-cultural factors influence doctoral student agency, and how the interplay of these factors and agency shapes their career envisioning and action […]

This internship supports the creation of a comprehensive 80-100 page guide titled “Playing with Nostalgia” by a PhD student intern working in the field of game studies and sociology. The guide has one question: how can we use videogames to inspire people to feel nostalgic for, and thus work to preserve, the future? Research suggests […]

Verbal encouragement aims to increase athletes’ performance by mobilizing resources, such as commitment and motivation, self-efficacy and/or the reduction of stress. A large body of literature supports its effectiveness in a variety of settings (e.g., sport, exercise). Yet, most studies suffer from important limitations, including the lack of external validity of the experimental stimulus. In […]

The world’s economy is changing at a rapid rate. Resources and population growth are becoming concentrated in a small number of larger cities, while other cities have become “left behind”. The dissatisfaction of living in poorer economic conditions and the resentment toward economically successful cities, has prompted resident political discontent. Left-behind places are also prone […]

Le stage contribuera à un projet de recherche visant à développer un programme de prévention précoce des cancers professionnels auprès d’une population d’adolescents faiblement scolarisés empruntant le Parcours de formation axée sur l’emploi au Québec. Ce programme vise à préparer ces jeunes au marché du travail en proposant des stages de pré emploi dans un […]