Natalie’s Mitacs Globalink research program contributes to a climate change challenge prioritized by two UN organizations: (1) the UN World Tourism Organization’s Tourism for Sustainable Development Goals and (2) UN COP24 Sports for Climate Action Framework. With it’s direct dependence on climate, the multi-billion dollar global ski industry is considered a climate change “canary in […]

This projects aims to support the data collection of a mix-method study to be implemented by a team of 6 undergraduate students. The study investigates the epidemiology and the lived experience of sexually transmitted infections of socially vulnerable English, Spanish and French speakers, immigrants/refugees. It will be done by uncovering issues of sexual and reproductive […]

This project aims to support the data collection of a mix-method study to be implemented by a team of 6 undergraduate students. The study investigates the epidemiology and the lived experience of sexually transmitted infections of socially vulnerable English, Spanish and French speakers, immigrants/refugees. It will be done by uncovering issues of sexual and reproductive […]

This project aims to support the data collection of a mix-method study to be implemented by a team of 6 undergraduate students. The study investigates the epidemiology and the lived experience of sexually transmitted infections of socially vulnerable English, Spanish and French speakers, immigrants/refugees. It will be done by uncovering issues of sexual and reproductive […]

This project aims to support the data collection of a mix-method study to be implemented by a team of 6 undergraduate students. The study investigates the epidemiology and the lived experience of sexually transmitted infections of socially vulnerable English, Spanish and French speakers, immigrants/refugees. It will be done by uncovering issues of sexual and reproductive […]

This projects aims to support the data collection of a mix-method study to be implemented by a team of 6 undergraduate students. The study investigates the epidemiology and the lived experience of sexually transmitted infections of socially vulnerable English, Spanish and French speakers, immigrants/refugees. It will be done by uncovering issues of sexual and reproductive […]

Recent rapid increase in the number of Chinese international students with English as a second language (ESL) attending Canadian schools has led to the exploration of in-service ESL teachers’ teaching strategies towards these students. Working with View-Wide International Education Group and using multiple case studies, this study will articulate the nature and challenges of ESL […]

The aims of this research project are to develop, implement and evaluate an innovative, interactive on-line education and training package for non-government, community based Health Care Providers (HCPs) on Domestic Violence (DV) screening and intervention. There are multiple reasons that Health Care Providers (HCPs) do not include routine screening for DV in their care practices; […]

Composting is a method of waste management using biological degradation at aerobic condition. Although the process is one of the efficient and least expensive waste management options, nuisance odors emanating from waste processing facilities degrade the air quality of neighborhood. Odor compounds vary significantly depending on the type of wastes, process conditions and include bioaerosols, […]

As a result of human impacts on the natural world, our societies may have to profoundly transform many of the systems that affect our everyday lives – especially our energy, food, and transportation systems. As these systems are complex and interconnected, it is difficult to foresee how they might behave as they change, and how […]