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 2021

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Utilizing Creativity in Research, Alexander DR Paish

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Energy Efficient Chaotic Mixing, Shoyon Panday

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The impact of exercise in the postpartum period, Stephanie A. Paplinskie Ms.

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Moving Beyond Diagnostic Labels in ASD and ADHD Could Improve Access to Treatment., Kaitlyn M.A Parks Ms

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Narratives of Colombian Women’s Refugee Claims in Canada, Camila N. Parra Carrillo

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Improving Protective Sports Helmet Designs to Prevent Against Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries, Andrew Luke McConnell Patterson

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A Novel Sampling/Reconstruction Method for Non-Proton and Low Field MRI, Samuel Perron

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The body’s natural healing system (immune system) may be hindering post-surgery recovery, Holly T. Philpott

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Looking Inside Minerals using Sodium Nuclei and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Stephen Pilar

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How can single moms care for themselves and their children during a pandemic?, Lisbeth Pino and Joy MacDermid

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Uncanny Sleep: A Study of Sleep Paralysis through Health Humanities, Amala Poli

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Health Providers Perspectives on the Access and Use of Formal Health and Social Services by Stroke Caregivers, Hannah Pollock

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Thin Film Coatings on Cathode Materials in Lithium Batteries, Fanny Poon

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Association between Testosterone, Androgen Receptor Polymorphisms, and Mood, Christopher Purkis

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Feel the Burn, Danika A. Quesnel

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Is There a Secret Recipe to Choosing the Right Cofounder?, Audra G. Quinn

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Gendered food insecurity in northwestern Benin, Rosalind Ragetlie

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Can Mathematics Help Restore Forests?, Tedi Ramaj

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Psychedelics, and the Search for Higher Consciousness, Sidath Rankaduwa

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A Middle Ground: The Gendered Division of Housework in Heterosexual Mixed-Nativity Couples, Rebecca Rayner

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Why wait? Early rehabilitation strategies during casting of broken wrists to improve recovery., Stephanie Reischl

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The role of prr12a and prr12b in Zebrafish: A Model for a Rare Human Disease, Renee J. Resendes BSc; Gregory M. Kelly PhD; and Tugce Balci MD, FRCPC FCCMG

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Narrative's Role in the Retelling of True Crime Cases, Samantha L. Richard

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Integrating newly arrived migrants through organized sports clubs in Canada, Justin Robar

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Balancing Interests in Data: The Legal Constructs of Personal Data Protection and Data Exclusivity, Matthew Robertazzi Mr

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The Experience of Being a Parent of a Child with Medical Complexity: A Case Study Approach, Vanessa Rocchese

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Building Educator E-Pedagogy Efficacy and Increasing Student Engagement in the Virtual Learning Environment, Karen M. Roeck

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The Efficacy of Parent-Implemented Programs on Children’s Speech and Language Outcomes, Kathryn Rollins

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Exploring Spanish Art through exhibition data from 1800 to 1939, Barbara Romero Ferron

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Can You See What I'm Saying?: Cochlear Implant Users Experience Unique Listening Challenges in Internet Video Calls, Cailey A. Salagovic

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Transition from Oxic to Anoxic Conditions in a Nuclear Waste Repository, Elham Salehi Alaei

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Canadian Literary Magazines in Times of Crisis, Alexander J. Sallas

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The Effectiveness of the Protection Motivation Theory in Reducing Vaping Behaviour in a Student Population, Babac Salmani

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Portraits of Internationally Minded Educators, Polin M. Sankar-Persad

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Heat pipes: A versatile yet an underrated device, Dwaipayan Sarkar

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Improving Interventions for Individuals with Trauma, Somer Schaffer

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Advanced engineering simulators for safe operation of nuclear reactors, Omid Sedaghat

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Studying Fesaibility of Simultaneous Hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI and [15O]water PET Measurements, Ramanpreet K. Sembhi

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Affordances of Coding in School Mathematics and Beyond, Hatice Beyza Sezer

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Image-Sensing-Smart-Parking Systems (ISenSmaP), Aakriti Sharma Ms

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How Safe Should We Design the Wind Turbine for Hurricane?, chao sheng

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PDM Data Exchange Standard, Jason Shen

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Indigenous voices in the digital age: using digital storytelling to illustrate the lived experiences of urban Indigenous Peoples, Percy Percy Sherwood

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The role of body-related self-evaluations and emotions in the development of self-concept in adolescent girls, Kelsey Sick

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Real-time Automated Metrics for Virtual Bone Drilling, Evan S. Simpson

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Overcoming barriers to equitable change: Identifying sociological and policy barriers that prevent teachers from employing equitable methods, Rhiannon L. Simpson

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The Politics of Public Schooling in Nepal, and the Quest for Leadership for Social Justice: An Exploratory Study of Public School Leaders in Bardiya District, Shankar B. Singh

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Diseases diagnostic tool for ginseng growers, Pankaj Singla

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Is Your ED Ready for an Imminent Birth?, Alison Smith

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Keepsakes of Conflict: Objects Associated with War, Heather S. Smith