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 2021
Uncanny Sleep: A Study of Sleep Paralysis through Health Humanities, Amala Poli
Health Providers Perspectives on the Access and Use of Formal Health and Social Services by Stroke Caregivers, Hannah Pollock
Thin Film Coatings on Cathode Materials in Lithium Batteries, Fanny Poon
Association between Testosterone, Androgen Receptor Polymorphisms, and Mood, Christopher Purkis
Feel the Burn, Danika A. Quesnel
Is There a Secret Recipe to Choosing the Right Cofounder?, Audra G. Quinn
Gendered food insecurity in northwestern Benin, Rosalind Ragetlie
Can Mathematics Help Restore Forests?, Tedi Ramaj
Psychedelics, and the Search for Higher Consciousness, Sidath Rankaduwa
A Middle Ground: The Gendered Division of Housework in Heterosexual Mixed-Nativity Couples, Rebecca Rayner
Why wait? Early rehabilitation strategies during casting of broken wrists to improve recovery., Stephanie Reischl
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
Narrative's Role in the Retelling of True Crime Cases, Samantha L. Richard
Integrating newly arrived migrants through organized sports clubs in Canada, Justin Robar
Balancing Interests in Data: The Legal Constructs of Personal Data Protection and Data Exclusivity, Matthew Robertazzi Mr
The Experience of Being a Parent of a Child with Medical Complexity: A Case Study Approach, Vanessa Rocchese
Building Educator E-Pedagogy Efficacy and Increasing Student Engagement in the Virtual Learning Environment, Karen M. Roeck
The Efficacy of Parent-Implemented Programs on Children’s Speech and Language Outcomes, Kathryn Rollins
Exploring Spanish Art through exhibition data from 1800 to 1939, Barbara Romero Ferron
Can You See What I'm Saying?: Cochlear Implant Users Experience Unique Listening Challenges in Internet Video Calls, Cailey A. Salagovic
Transition from Oxic to Anoxic Conditions in a Nuclear Waste Repository, Elham Salehi Alaei
Canadian Literary Magazines in Times of Crisis, Alexander J. Sallas
The Effectiveness of the Protection Motivation Theory in Reducing Vaping Behaviour in a Student Population, Babac Salmani
Portraits of Internationally Minded Educators, Polin M. Sankar-Persad
Heat pipes: A versatile yet an underrated device, Dwaipayan Sarkar
Improving Interventions for Individuals with Trauma, Somer Schaffer
Advanced engineering simulators for safe operation of nuclear reactors, Omid Sedaghat
Studying Fesaibility of Simultaneous Hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI and [15O]water PET Measurements, Ramanpreet K. Sembhi
Affordances of Coding in School Mathematics and Beyond, Hatice Beyza Sezer
Image-Sensing-Smart-Parking Systems (ISenSmaP), Aakriti Sharma Ms
How Safe Should We Design the Wind Turbine for Hurricane?, chao sheng
PDM Data Exchange Standard, Jason Shen
Indigenous voices in the digital age: using digital storytelling to illustrate the lived experiences of urban Indigenous Peoples, Percy Percy Sherwood
The role of body-related self-evaluations and emotions in the development of self-concept in adolescent girls, Kelsey Sick
Real-time Automated Metrics for Virtual Bone Drilling, Evan S. Simpson
Overcoming barriers to equitable change: Identifying sociological and policy barriers that prevent teachers from employing equitable methods, Rhiannon L. Simpson
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
Diseases diagnostic tool for ginseng growers, Pankaj Singla
Is Your ED Ready for an Imminent Birth?, Alison Smith
Keepsakes of Conflict: Objects Associated with War, Heather S. Smith
Social Skills Development in Bilingual Children, Tayebeh Sohrabi
Through the Lense of Youth, Michelle S. Solomon
The Implementation Of The Research Quality Assurance Policy In The Ecuadorian Public Regional Universities: The Case Of The Manabi Province, Diego R. Sornoza Parrales
Bio-based Formaldehyde-free Wood Adhesives, Dennise J. Sosa
The Coping Strategies of Older Adults with Age Related Vision Loss (ARVL) – A Narrative Account, Zakara J. Stampp
Mental health benefits of physical activity in youth with cerebral palsy: A scoping review, Jessica Anna Starowicz
Street Tree Effects on Road Surface Temperatures, Austine P. Stastny
Bracing for Future Outbreaks: Review of Canadian Design Codes for Housing Wind Resilience, Sarah A. Stevenson Ms.
World-Shaping Speech, Heather Stewart
The Evolution of Be Star Disks in Binary Systems, Mark Suffak