Identifying barriers to abortion access for people in prisons in Australia

Women are the fastest growing prison population in both Canada and Australia. This heightens the need for gender-specific health care, including abortion care, for incarcerated individuals. In order to identify barriers to accessing abortion in prisons in Canada, I previously co-created an inventory of the facilities in Canada designated to incarcerate women and calculated the […]

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A Case Study: Peskotomuhkati-led Marine Conservation at the Wolves

The Peskotomuhkati people have been living and caring for the lands and waters now colonized as southwestern New Brunswick and eastern Maine since time immemorial, living in balance with nature. The marine space here is rich in nutrients from the highest tides in the world in the Bay of Fundy and provides life to many […]

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International Japanese Nursing Missions

The objective of this research project is to systematically review and analyze existing literature on Japanese international nursing missions to understand the scope and impact of these missions on a global scale. This will involve examining the various aspects of Japanese nursing missions on global healthcare, including the geographical reach, activities, outcomes, and understanding their […]

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Developing an AI math tutor using large language models and transdermal optical imaging

We propose to combine large language models with transdermal optical imaging (a novel contactless imaging technology we invented to decode human psychophysiology) to develop an AI-assisted tutor to teach children mathematical problem-solving while monitoring their psychophysiology. This research endeavors to bridge the gap between technological innovation and pedagogical efficacy. The seamless integration of these advancements […]

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Feeling Belonging In Your Community and Programs: Supporting research among child- and youth-serving organizations in Waterloo Region

Feeling belonging is important for all people, including children. Many organizations want to help children feel they belonging in their communities and the programs they attend (such as recreation or education programs). But to do this, organizations need a way to measure belonging and see how it changes over time. This project addresses this need […]

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Living Architecture STEAM Kits, User Experience Interfaces, and Folio Publications

Transforming Architecture: Pluripotent and Quasigeostrophic Space is an interdisciplinary research program investigating new materials, tools, methods and frameworks in the field of living responsive architecture, an emerging sub-discipline of architecture that focuses on how buildings respond to their occupants. Part of that work involves creating and disseminating kits and publications to help individuals access and […]

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Accroître l’autonomisation du personnel pour favoriser l’innovation au sein de l’écosystème aérospatial québécois : étude des déterminants et des retombées potentielles

Avec l’arrivée rapide des technologies émergentes et les objectifs du secteur aérospatial en matière de développement durable, les entreprises du secteur aérospatial québécois doivent aujourd’hui adapter leurs pratiques de gestion afin de demeurer compétitives sur le marché et attrayantes pour le talent. Alors que les modèles existants de gestion de changements suivent plutôt une approche […]

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Ongoing innovation with energy-economy-emissions models

The goal of this project is to support the research learning of three master’s students whose work would advance methods for estimating the impacts on emissions, the economy, energy costs and housing affordability resulting from government environment, technology, economic and urban form policies and investments – occurring at all three levels of government in Canada. […]

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Analyse ergonomique du gilet pare-balles avec attaches polyvalentes

L’étude vise à analyser l’impact du port d’un gilet pare-balles (GPB) avec système d’attaches polyvalentes « Molle » sur les postures et les gestes des policiers.ères dans le cadre de leur travail. À l’aide d’une analyse ergonomique et de simulations comparant le gilet actuel et le GPB Molle, l’analyse vise à identifier dans quelle mesure […]

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McMaster MPP in Digital Society: Blueprint for a national caregiving strategy

Springboard Policy is a is a public policy consulting firm that helps our clients lead policy conversations and influence government decision making. We believe that when more organizations have the power to share their thinking, experience, and expertise, we all get better public policy. Our clients come from the non-profit, private and broader public sectors, […]

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McMaster MPP in Digital Society: Social Capital Partners

For over twenty years, Social Capital Partners has invested in projects and people with the goal of using our capital to create more economic opportunity. We have chosen to take risks, try things that others are not doing, and co-design solutions with our partners that can be scaled. We invest where we are uniquely placed […]

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