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 2024
Teaching the IBDP: Experiences and Effects, Lorissa N. Sinasac Ms
How Is Technology Shifting Away Control from Humans: Blockchain, AI, and the Future of Algorithmic Authority, Leily Soleimanof
Improving Crop Productivity and Safety using Organic Liquid Fertiliser Sources, Rukayat Adeola Somoye, Ezekiel Akinkunmi Akinrinde, and Isola Ajiferuke
Journey to Mars: Rosalind Franklin Rover's Quest for Life, Ananya Srivastava
The Right to Health and Human Rights: Healthcare Providers' Perspectives on Artificial Technologies in Canada., Earlel Thiyagaratnam
The role of motivation and enjoyment in learning to write: Are they as important as we think?, Serena Thompson
Investigating Muscle Associated with Hip Impingement, Hannah Traynor
A Case Study of Tohoku Plaintiffs Overcoming Prejudice Using Storytelling in the Courtroom, Wei Chieh Tsai Mr.
Pigs need vaccines too: plant-made pharmaceuticals for livestock, Jordan T. VanderBurgt
The LEGO Chemistry: modification of nanoclusters through click-chemistry, Carolina Vega
Understanding Teachers' Perspectives on Nutrition Education in Ontario Elementary Schools, Ashley P. Vito Ms
Developing Biodegradable Microparticles for Personal Care Product Applications, Western University
Global socio-environmental justice: amplifying the voice of Brazilian Water Peoples, Andre Wolmer de Melo
Digital Technologies for the Enhancement of Anatomy Education, Sidney Wright
New 3D Ultrasound Could Improve Liver Cancer Treatment, Shuwei Xing
Understanding protective factors for children after exposure to parental gender-based violence, Julia Yates
Seeing is believing: developing novel resistant germplasms to elucidate plant antiviral immunity, Shaokang Zhang
Lift, Eat, Repeat: Understanding Eating Disorders in People Who Want to be More Muscular, Lisa Y. Zhu
Submissions from 2023
The relationship between cortisol, perceived stress, and dental caries experience in adolescents and young adults, Naima Abouseta, Sharat Chandra Pani, Noha Gomaa, S. Jeffrey Dixon, and Ali Tassi
Road Salt, Robert Addai
The Experiences of Familial Mental Illness Stigma Among Individuals Living with Mental Illnesses, Joseph Adu and Joseph Adu
Does red blood cell shape regulate oxygen supply to the body?, Keith C. Afas
Exploring Ecological Questions in Early Childhood Education through Artistic and Sonic Approaches, Malvika Agarwal
Probing the brain’s capacity to learn a new language without trying, Amiya S. Aggarwal
Latina Immigrant Women’s Experiences of Higher Education and Leadership, Isabella Alencar Maroja Chaves
The Cultural and Political Monster: Body Horror as Disability Representation and Identity Crisis, Billie Anderson
Language and Working Memory Online Assessment Tool, Niloufar Ansari Dezfuly
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