Inspiring Minds – A Digital Collection of Western’s Graduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity

 

WELCOME TO THE INSPIRING MINDS DIGITAL COLLECTION!

Inspiring Minds is a campus-wide partnership between Western Research, the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, the Writing Support Centre, Western Libraries, Student Experience, and Western's 11 faculties.

Inspiring Minds seeks to broaden awareness and impact of graduate student research, while enhancing transferrable skills. Being able to communicate your research to broad, interdisciplinary and lay audiences -- both inside and outside academia -- is becoming an increasingly important skill for scholars of all levels.

Inspiring Minds seeks to help graduate students enhance this skill.

This non-competitive showcase highlights work by Master's and Doctoral students from all 11 of Western's faculties, schools, and affiliates.


Submit your work by following these steps:

  1. From the top menu bar, click "My Account".
  2. On this page, "Create New Account" or Login. Please note that you do not have to use your Western credentials when creating your account. This account will live here in perpetuity after you graduate.
  3. Once you have created your account and logged in, on the left sidebar scroll down to "Author Corner", then click "Submit Research" and follow the steps.

If you have already submitted your work and would like to make edits, follow these steps:

  1. From the top menu bar, click "My Account".
  2. On this page, "Create New Account" or Login. Please note that you do not have to use your Western credentials when creating your account. This account will live here in perpetuity long after you graduate.
  3. Navigate to your submission under Inspiring Minds – Showcasing Western’s Graduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity "Articles" then click your submission title.
  4. On the top left sidebar, click "Revise submission" and revise your submission as desired.

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Submissions from 2025

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Contextualizing Embodied Movement: Young People’s Negotiations of Race, Gender, Culture, and Body Image, Samantha Adler

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Bridging Cultures Through Music: Exploring the ‘Neither Here Nor There’ Identities of Ghanaian Third Culture Kids Living in Canada, Seyram Y. Afealete Miss

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Seeing Data Clearly: How AI and Visualization Shape Understanding, Pedram ahadinejad

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Hot and Bothered: Rethinking Transit Design in the Era of Climate Change, Naser Ahmed

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Understanding the Microstructural and Corrosion Behaviour of Natural Copper, Grace T. Ajayi

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Investigating the corrosion behaviour of oxidized nuclear fuels, Mercy T. Ajayi

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Nurses’ Experiences Accessing Mental Health Services, Sophia Aksenchuk

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Friend or foe? The immune system. Friend or foe? Stem cells., Nouran N. Al-Banaa

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How do our brains process and perceive audiovisual information?, Mohammed Al-youzbaki

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Turning Plastic into a Conductor: A Graphene-Based Approach, FATEMEH AMINJAFARI and FATEMEH AMINJAFARI

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Revitalizing Identity: The Poetics of Resistance and Liberation in Contemporary Quichua Literature, Ernesto Anaguano

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Too Long, Too Twisty, or Both?, Niloufar Ansari Dezfuly

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Women Experiencing Homelessness and Child Separation: A Critical Feminist Narrative Inquiry, Olayinka O. Ariba

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Technoeconomic Analysis and Optimization of Agrivoltaic Greenhouses and Indoor Vertical Farming Structures by Employing Semi-Transparent Photovoltaic Panels and Heat Pumps in Canada, Nima Asgari

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Improving Mobility in Adults with Spina Bifida, Ella S. Baker Lehnen

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Lessons from the 2024 Jasper Wildfire, Courtney Barnesky

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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples’ Language and Symbolic Power, Priscila R. P. Barros

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Anti-gender movements in a global context: A comparative analysis of challenges to LGBTQIA+ rights in educational systems in Latin America and North America, Carlos Eduardo Barzotto

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Primary Care Pathways to Implement Holistic Hearing Healthcare for Older Adults, Jana N. Bataineh

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Listening with Respect: Solo Piano Works by Indigenous Canadian Composers, Ryan Baxter

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Predicting Microparticle Behavior across Different Environments, Seblework Detsw Bayeleyegn

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Refracted Realities: Painting Gen Z in the Digital Age, Natasha Claire Beaudoin

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Bringing “Home” to Long-Term Care, Denise M. Bedard

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Design Research: A Collaborative Approach to Tool Development, Rachel Benninger

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The Reproductive Health of Female Firefighters, Dorala Berinyuy Asesi

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From Stardust to Life: Exploring Molecules in the Cosmos in the era of James Webb Space Telescope, Charmi Bhatt

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Self-Driving or Self-Danger?, Moumita Bhowmik

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Flipping the Script on Huntington's Disease, Teija M I Bily

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How thoughts work: Making sense of derived intentionality, Daniel Bjorklund

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I’m listening; identifying cell communication that can relieve pain in osteoarthritis, Garth Blackler, Cheryle Séguin, and C Thomas G Appleton

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Beyond the Binary in Canadian Radical Poetry, Marisa Bordonaro

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An Overlooked Barrier: The Impacts of Specific Learning Disorder on Health Management Abilities, Stephanie M. Brocca

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Understanding the patterns of genetic engineering, Tyler S. Browne

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The Role of Private International Law in the Repatriation of Cultural Objects: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Path Forward, Kaleigh Campbell

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A Joint Effort: New Tools for Tackling Hand and Wrist Arthritis, Maxwell Campbell

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Growing Supermassive Black Holes, Ariel Chitan

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Rewiring Recovery: Supporting Mental Health After Stroke, Michelle Chow

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An Exploration in Artificial Intelligence and Its Effects into Design Choice-Making, Elyssa Yee-Kae Chung Ms.

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Pioneering Accessible Assessment of Language Comprehension for Non-Speaking Canadian Children with Cerebral Palsy, Juno "June" Coan-Brill

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“Falling Through the Cracks”: Strengthening Support for People with Parkinson’s and Their Care Partners, Olivia Crozier

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Understanding Caregivers in Graphic Novel Memoirs, Anastazia K. Csegeny

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Integrated Pest Management of Spider Mites: Navigating the Growing Complexity of Spider Mite Populations in Southwestern Ontario's Agriculture, Mikaelison da Silva Lima

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Patient satisfaction with advanced practice physiotherapy internationally, Chris Davis, Alison Rushton, Katie L. Kowalski, and Tim Noblet

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Educational Assistants: It’s about time we let them shine, Andrea Delarosbil

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Landfills are a necessary evil, Dharma Raj Dhakal

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Who and Where Are They? Understanding Identity and Intention in FSL Teacher Education, Julie Lynn D'Ippolito

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Exploring how Meaning-Making is fostered in a Dementia Day Program, Gabriela Drozd

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Microclimate meteorology in urban environments, Haoran Du

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Turning Steel Waste into Treasure—Without Fossil Fuels, Rojin Eghbali

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Smarter Choices, Safer Care: Rethinking Lab Test Use in Hospitals, Joud El-Shawa