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The only thing you need to know about winter in Edmonton is that it’s cold: Using lived experience to inform how urban spaces are designed, planned, and governed for winter conditions
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This thesis makes a case for a more entangled perspective between humans, things, and weather on urban planning and design and brings increased attention to the everyday importance of urban spaces. This research involved multiple methods, including observation, artifact analysis, go-along...
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Understanding disorder, the female body and femininity: A qualitative exploration of the experiences of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome treatment
DownloadFall 2024
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome or PCOS is a condition characterized by different symptoms of menstrual abnormalities, overweight and obesity, acne, hair loss, and hirsutism (male hair growth pattern), based on the key feature of an increase in androgen synthesis by the ovaries. This is a condition...
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What I Want My Teachers to Know: The Lived Experiences of Adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
DownloadFall 2022
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a diagnostic term used to describe impacts resulting from alcohol exposure during prenatal development. Individuals with FASD have strengths they can use in and out of the classroom, yet much of the current FASD literature has largely focused on personal...