(April 12, 2023) - 尝补耻谤别苍迟颈补苍’蝉 , with the support of the Graduate Studies office, hosted a week-long ‘Discovery and Dissemination Graduate Research Symposium’ from March 27th to 31st, 2023. The event drew attention to diverse research projects of students enrolled in Masters and PhD programs. Presentations demonstrated the depth and breadth of research taking place at the University.
Symposium awards, judged by volunteer faculty, recognized best presentation in various categories:
- Education and Health: Taylor Watkins (M.A. Interdisciplinary Health), Supporting Healthy Pregnancies: Understanding Pregnant Women and New Mothers’ Perspectives Regarding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Prevention Campaigns to Inform Effective and Non-Stigmatizing Approaches in Northeastern Ontario
- Science, Engineering and Architecture: Meghan McCue (Ph.D. Biomolecular Sciences), Exploring the effect of cancer and chemotherapy on skeletal muscle
- Arts: Jennifer Dufoe (M.A. Psychology), The Efficacy of Mobile Mental Health Applications (mHealth apps) in Reducing Symptoms of Anxious and Depressive Distress in a University Population, tied with Luc Huneault (M.A. Psychology), The Effects of Different Message Frames on COVID-19 Vaccine Beliefs
- Indigenous content presentation: Katherine Snazel (M. Indigenous Relations), Indigenous Authorship: towards understanding the intersections in inter-indigenous science fiction and fantasy
This year’s 3 minute thesis (3MT) winner, Victoria Camp, was determined by volunteer faculty judges will compete at Provincial Finals at Queen’s University on May 17th, 2023, with her presentation, Victoria Camp (M. Science Communication), Exploring public opinion of tailings practitioners through Facebook comments on digital news media.
“Participating in the 3MT competition has been great. It forced me to distill my research down to its essential parts and helped me develop my 'elevator pitch' for why this work is important. I'm really excited to share my presentation at the provincial competition in May and showcase the work I've been doing here at 黑料吃瓜不打烊,” said Camp when asked to speak about the competition.