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:
- From the top menu bar, click "My Account".
- 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.
- 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:
- From the top menu bar, click "My Account".
- 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.
- Navigate to your submission under Inspiring Minds – Showcasing Western’s Graduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity "Articles" then click your submission title.
- On the top left sidebar, click "Revise submission" and revise your submission as desired.
Submissions from 2023
Machine-Based Algorithm for Adjusting Activity Targets to Increase Physical Activity and Sustain User Engagement Among Sprout Users, Babac Salmani
Investigating whether mixed urania-thoria fuel is a safer alternative for urania fuels., Geethu Sasikala
Animals in the ancient Ritual Landscape, Maris A. Schneider
Women’s sexuality after Spinal Cord Injury: It’s time to talk about pleasure and intimacy, Merna Seliman
A study illustrating the viability of in-vivo simultaneous hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI and [15O]-water PET measurements, Ramanpreet K. Sembhi
Sensing Pressure with Light, Lee Sikstrom
Recognizing the Human-Animal Bond through veterinary social work, Sarika Singodia
Engaging family/care partners to promote resident health and well-being in Canadian long-term care homes, Alexander J. Stephen
Nature prescriptions in musculoskeletal rehabilitation, Nicole Struthers
Blowing cold air to treat acute brain injuries, Olivia Tong
Gender and Entrepreneurship: Levelling the Playing Field for Women Entrepreneurs in Developing Economies, Goomaral Michelle Tumurchudur
Highlighting menstruation in sport: it’s about time we hear from the athletes themselves, Kelli Tyndall
Clinical Care of Masters Athletes: A Needs Assessment Survey, Princess A. Ulona and Jane S. Thornton
MRS2: A Prospective Drug Target in Gastric Cancer:, Sukanthathulse Uthayabalan
Deciphering what information people use while reading, Deanne Tak On Wah
Creating Radiation Treatment Plans with Artificial Intelligence, Edward Wang, Hassan Abdallah, Jonatan Snir, Jaron Chong, David A. Palma, Sarah A. Mattonen, and Pencilla Lang
Tracing the Genealogy of Urdu Crime Fiction in the Indian sub-continent:1880-1940, Amina Wasif
Decoding the Path to a Cure: Using zebrafish to Explore Craniometaphyseal Dysplasia, Nuwanthika Gimhani Wathuliyadde Ms
Improving Efficiency and Confidence through Mental Practice: A Guide for Music Educators, James Winchell
The Potential of Replacing Concrete with Sand and Recycled Polycarbonate Composites, Morgan C. Woods
From Doubts to Decision: Decoding Immigrant Vaccine Hesitancy in the Fight Against COVID-19, Yasaman Yazdani
Submissions from 2022
Partial upgrading of bitumen oil to transportable fuel, Moataz Abdrabou
Food induced metal release, Robert Addai
Finding Radical Ways to Synthesize Phosphorus Containing Molecules, Jeanette A. Adjei
Light but strong, Navid Afrasiabian
Health Inequalities in Maternal & Child Health: Effects of COVID-19 Hospital Policies on Marginalized Populations, Maria Ahmed
Perinatal mental health: Key to mother and child well-being, Shahnaz Shahid Ali and Panagiota Tryphonopoulos Dr.
Are Ecodistricts an Example of Energy Territorialization ? An investigation of energy use in Parc Marianne, Montpellier and Olympic Village, Vancouver, Dominica Babicki
Prevention of new and recurrent breast cancer brain metastases using immune response guided radiation therapy, Sawyer Badiuk
Why Questioning Social Discourses Can Reduce Your Vulnerability To Disasters, Oluwole Martins Badmus
Listen to my “Silence”, Joo-ae Judy Bae
Growing Digital Equity Through Accessible Blockchain Applications to Grow Low-Tech Spaces, Jay Mark M. Balmes
Study on Integration of FastAPI and Machine Learning for Continuous Authentication of Behavioral Biometrics, Priya Bansal
Designing a Language Assessment Tool for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Rachel Benninger
Mental healthcare for youths in Cameroon, Dorala Berinyuy Asesi
Finding molecules in Space, Charmi Bhatt
Rerouting Neurotrauma Recovery, Eoin N. Blythe
Reconciliation Requires Housing: The Role of Housing in Enhancing Access to Higher Education for Indigenous Learners, E. Victoria Bomberry and Chantelle A. M. Richmond
‘Opening Up’ Higher Education in Canada, Mara Bordignon
The Canadian Convoy Protest as Memory Project, Peyton Campbell
Forming Authentic and Purposeful Relationships with Racialized Communities from an Anti-Oppressive Lens: A Framework for African, Caribbean, and Black Communities, Jaimeson R. Canie
The Artist-Entrepreneur – Identities in Conflict, John Aaron Castillanes
How to wisely use the resource at the edge of network?, Shi Chang
Effectiveness of Machine Learning Classifiers for Cataract Screening, Ronald Cheung
Creative biomaterials for tissue regeneration, Cho-E Choi
Implementation of a feasible virtual sound environment for hearing aid fitting, SUNG BEEN CHO
More than just the powerhouse of the cell?, Danielle M. Colussi