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
Speech attributes estimation (Intelligibility, Quality, and Loudness) and Speech Enhancement using Machine Learning Algorithms, Vahid Ashkanichenarlogh
Equity in Canadian Postpartum Care Practices, Andrea Atkinson
The Exploration of Sociocultural Impacts on Physical Activity Levels Among Muslim Women Students Studying at Western University, Mais Awadallah
Breathing Easier: Harnessing AI for Better Lung Imaging, Ramtin Babaeipour
Data preparation & ethics: How developers’ values shape the dataset in Artificial Intelligence (AI) development, Pinar Barlas
1918 Influenza in Canadian Newspapers, Hanna C. Barnett
A zero-waste method for the sustainable production of textile fibers from agricultural waste, Neha Batta
Two Australian Composers, Two Sonatas, Two Canadian Pianists, Ryan Baxter
Co-Designing a Spoken Language Assessment Tool for Educators of the d/DHH, Rachel Benninger
From Stardust to Life: Exploring Molecules in the Cosmos, Charmi Bhatt
Performance based design of sound wall foundation under freeze-thaw cycle effects, Omar Bolbol
The Role of Pronunciation in Billy Bragg’s Music, Mary Blake Bonn
Developing Anti-Corrosion Coatings for Metal Infrastructure, Jessica Bosso
Combining non-invasive methods to guide brain surgery in children with epilepsy, Juan S. Bottan, Renee-Marie Ragguett, Lingkai Tang, Matea Zuljevic, Greydon Gilmore, Andrea Andrade, Michael T. Jurkiewicz, Emma G. Duerden, Maryam Nabavi Nouri, Roy Eagleson, and Sandrine de Ribaupierre
An unfinished tale about a storyteller focused on empowering others with economic knowledge, Arthur Bronzim
Stable isotopes, tracking water, and burying nuclear waste safely, Carsyn Cassidy
Embodying Guilt in Neoliberalism, Shubhayan Chakrabarti
A Real Headache - Understanding Treatment Response to Migraine, Chloe L. Cheung
Examining the Complexities of Subjectification in Early Childhood Education, Kwang Dae (Mitsy) Chung Miss
Insights into the debated gating of mtCU using computational modelling, Danielle M. Colussi
A Philosophical Analysis of Difficulty, Jordon Leigh James Craib
Understanding Caregivers in Graphic Memoirs, Anastazia K. Csegeny
Gender-based violence and breast cancer: A threat to women’s health equity in Canada, Cara Anne Davidson
How satisfied are patients with advanced physical therapy practice?, Chris Davis
How does the "6th sense" contribute to our auditory spatial attention?, Erisa Davoudi
How does a tiny beam of light make a nuclear power plant safer?, Yongqiang Deng Mr.
Virtual More Than Words®: A Caregiver-Mediated Program for Autistic Preschoolers, Lauren Denusik
Experiences of non-profit staff providing care for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: Key takeaways from Uganda and Ethiopia., Satveer Dhillon
Loss. Now what?, Jill Dombroski
Exploring the roles of Kindlin 1 and Kindlin 2 in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Anamika Dutta
Revolutionizing Computing Speed: Improved Light Detection Materials for Data Processing, Chinenye U. Ekeruche
Gastronomy & Peace, Maria Paula Espejo Mrs
Composing Music with Canadian Kids for Postpandemic Recovery, Fiona Evison
Networks of resistance: a regional analysis of extractive conflicts in Central America, Giada Ferrucci Ms
Persistence and Survival: Searching for the Jewish Girl in Children’s and Young Adult Literature, Melanie J. Fishbane Ms
Gravitationally Detecting Exoplanets, Chris Fox
Which impacts? Peripheral nerve magnetic stimulation at powerline frequencies, Eleonore Fresnel
Finding Drug Targets in the Liver to Treat Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Diseases, Chen Jun Gao
Resilience in Power Systems, Mohammad Ghanbari
Mining the knowledge gap of Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections among Black youth in Canada, Bethelehem Girmay and Obidimma Ezezika
Accessing Providers for Co-Occurring Health and Mental Health Disorders for Children and Youth in Ontario, Grace Golden
Contextualizing Compensation: The antecedents and consequences of executive pay disparity, Ainsley Gonder
Thinking Abilities in People with Seizure Conditions: Which Are Impaired?, Hannah G. Gray, Karnig Kazazian, Conor Wild, Dr. Derek B. Debicki, Dr. Adrian M. Owen, and Dr. Teneille Gofton
The Development of Interstellar Meteoroid Streams, Cole R. Gregg and Paul Wiegert
Unraveling the Mysteries of Pleione: Shedding Light on Strange Spectra in a Hot Be Star, Jamie I. Griffiths
Art or Con? Exploring Instapoetry at the Intersection of Creator Culture, Digital Entrepreneurship, and Artistic Innovation, Tanja Grubnic