This research considers the diversity profile of applicants to medical schools across Canada and with specific respect to the Undergraduate MD Program at McMaster University and contemplates the degree of potential implicit bias inherent to medical school admissions systems. In particular, this work will seek to understand the degree of statistical association between applicant social […]

The purpose of this project is to innovate how businesses market in the energy efficiency and building industries. The challenge lies in the fact that many businesses in these industries have continued to thrive using minimal or traditional marketing methods. During the course of the internship, the intern will work with the A&J Energy Consultants […]

To prevent accidents and reduce risk checking the integrity of industrial tools is very vital in some industries such as oil and gas facilities, Nuclear powerplants, aerospace industries etc. These inspections are generally done manually by hand and visual inspection. Which is both time consuming and error prone. Inspection of some complex tools might require […]

This research is being conducted by a team of forensic psychologists working on a project to advance the way expert witnesses evaluate interrogations for coercion and risk factors for false confession. There is a solid base of research on coercive interrogation practices and on factors that may result in individuals being more vulnerable to coercion […]

The construction industry is moving towards automation using 3D concrete printing (3DCP) technology. The 3DCP technology has many advantages including a positive impact on our environment. Current 3D printing material uses a large amount of Portland cement (PC) and natural resources (sand and crushed stones). These printing materials are environmentally harmful because the production of […]

In this research, we are designing and implementing a study to determine if and how, an on-line intervention (ReadLS) works to help students with developmental dyslexia learn to read. The project involves reviews of the academic literature on developmental dyslexia and of the more mainstream literature describing commercially available reading interventions. Using this knowledge, the […]

Trocars are specialized medical devices which are commonly used in laparoscopic surgery, a minimally invasive procedure used to examine and/or operate inside the abdominal cavity. While morbidity and complications using this approach are significantly lower than open procedures, over half of all laparoscopic complications are attributed to trocar-related injuries during entry into the body. Additional […]

Improving and optimizing a full scale prototype which is being used to develop electric vehicle control software

Depression is an illness that impacts 1 in 6 people during their lifetime. While there exist a number of medications to treat this illness, half of those whom need them either do not respond or can not tolerate current medications because of side effects. Therefore there is an urgent need to develop new ways to […]

Gini Health has designed a personalized mHealth and eCounseling intervention for the management of Type 2 diabetes in the South Asian community. For this project, the intern will analyze and interpret secondary, anonymized data that have been collected by the Gini Health team in the implementation of their T2DM management program. Gini Health will benefit […]

This research project will create data dashboards that measure Kingston’s economic resiliency a year into the pandemic. The data will be collected from multiple organizations and sources to create a comprehensive look at the pandemic’s impact. The data dashboards will cover the areas of business and tourism, health and community, mobility and home and employment. […]

The representation of the Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) community decreases at higher levels of education/academia. This phenomenon is proverbially referred to as the ‘leaky pipeline’ and has been studied extensively with various populations in multiple disciplines. However, despite scholars identifying some key factors that contribute to the persistence of the BIPOC community […]