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2022-01-01

Jennifer Favreau

Formal and informal mentorship relationships seem to increase new and early career teacher (ECT) retention. The purpose of this study is to ascertain the impact of formal and informal mentorship on new and ECT retention in Northern Alberta. Semi-structured interviews with three teachers who moved...

Spring 2022

Sell, Hannah A

Study 1: Introduction In Canada, the COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted many routine health services, placed additional strain on the health care system, and resulted in many Canadians being either unable or unwilling to attend routine immunization appointments. We sought to capture and synthesize...

Spring 2022

Thomson, Claire

Most written Lakota histories jump from the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, briefly describe the refuge in Canada many Lakota people sought, and then resume in 1881 when Chief Sitting Bull returned to the United States. Typically, the people who stayed in the Wood Mountain Uplands, in...

2022-01-02

Liao, Chia-Ying Judy

SSHRC IDG awarded 2022: This project seeks to challenge the stereotype of the forever foreigner by highlighting the liveliness and diversity of the Chinese diaspora community in Western Canada. The project draws upon the Strathcona basketball program in Vancouver, BC as a case study, examining...

2022-01-02

Lugosi-Schimpf, Nicole Vanessa Theresa

SSHRC IDG awarded 2022: This research responds directly to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action #93, which recognizes that racism between Indigenous and immigrant communities is a problem in Canada and needs to be addressed (2015a, 2015b). The goal of our research is to build...

2022-01-01

Crystal Saunders

How might rural northern school divisions attract and retain excellent teachers? Northern communities are faced with many challenges when it comes to attracting and retaining teachers in their rural communities. This study aimed to identify incentives which can support northern school divisions...

Fall 2022

Sharafaddin-zadeh, Yekta

Several countries recommended universal masking as a preventive health measure to contain the spread of COVID-19 before public health officials in Canada started endorsing public mask wearing. In the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, public use of face masks was controversial. Many...

Spring 2022

Kootnikoff, David J.

In this dissertation, I identify an aesthetic tradition in settler literary texts that parallels the settler state’s political response to such policies as multiculturalism and Reconciliation. I argue that modern Canadian fiction in English continues the tradition of romantic art in Hegel’s...

Spring 2022

Santos, Amanda D

With the current proliferation of clinical information technologies in Canada, patient portals and other online tools are becoming increasingly adopted in healthcare. Many people use the Internet for health-related purposes to connect with peer support groups and read about their medical...

Spring 2022

Sana, Samina Arif

Immigrant and refugee (im/migrant) families settled in Alberta (AB) are often challenged to overcome structural barriers (i.e., accent discrimination, English as a foreign language, culture shock) in the way of navigating and actively utilizing vaccination services. Research is scarce on the...