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2025-07-09

Linnea Leist, School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
Masters School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education Health
Exploring Teacher Wellness Using Poetic Representation with Teachers in their First Five Years
2025-07-08

Brooke Higginbottom, Department of Sociology
Masters Department of Sociology Social Sciences
“I hate the distrust”: A Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding Perceptions and Experiences of Asexuality, Sexual Difficulties, and their Treatment by Healthcare Professionals”
2025-07-08

Roya Alipour, Department of Greek and Roman Studies
Masters Department of Greek and Roman Studies Humanities
Power and Portrayal: Reimagining Persia in Classical Greek Thought
2025-07-07

Emma Houston, Department of Biology
Masters Department of Biology Science
Ins2 gene dosage in a polycystic ovary syndrome mouse model: Role in pathogenesis and health during pregnancy
2025-07-03

Jiarui Zhu, Social Dimensions of Health
Masters Social Dimensions of Health Health
Investigating the Impact of Green Spaces on the Well-being of Older Chinese Immigrants
2025-06-27

Farbod Tahbazzadeh, Department of Civil Engineering
Masters Department of Civil Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Design of direct- and indirect-formed rectangular hollow section beam-columns
2025-06-27

Aynaz Saket Balgouri, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Masters Department of Mechanical Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Developing Electroconductive Microcarriers for Cell Manufacturing
2025-06-26

Amanda Field, Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
Masters Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies Education
A Longitudinal Examination of Word Reading, Transcription, and Executive Function in Early Elementary English and French Immersion Student Populations
2025-06-23

Spencer Skaper, School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
Masters School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education Health
Regional Cerebral Pulsatile Hemodynamics During Isocapnic and Poikilocapnic Hyperthermia
2025-06-16

Christine N. Funk, Department of Political Science
Masters Department of Political Science Social Sciences
Narrated Subjects: Parent Advocacy, Biopower, and the Politics of FASD in Canada
2025-06-13

Emily Miller, School of Medical Sciences
Masters School of Medical Sciences Health
Neuroanatomical relationship between cannabinoid type-1 receptors and dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area
2025-06-12

Paul Emme, School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures
Masters School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures Humanities
Fairness and Justice in High-stakes Language Testing: Test-taker Perspectives on the IELTS Speaking Test for Immigration and Higher Education in Canada
2025-06-05

Shuyi Long, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Masters Department of Mathematics and Statistics Science
Are Convertible Bonds Efficiently Priced in the Chinese Market? Insights from a Simulation-Based Pricing Model
2025-06-04

Jamie Morrison, School of Medical Sciences
Masters School of Medical Sciences Health
Three-Dimensional Multiple Object Tracking and its Effects on Functional, Cognitive, and Biological Outcomes in TBI Survivors: A Patient-Oriented Study
2025-05-21

Anna Podhorodeski, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Masters School of Earth and Ocean Sciences Science
Subsurface Indicators of Active Faulting in the Central Strait of Georgia, British Columbia and Implications for Hazard and Risk
2025-05-21

Hiroko Sakai, School of Social Work
Masters School of Social Work Human and Social Development
Coloniality of Pain and Decolonial Pain Care: Examining the Effects of Colonial Violence on Chronic Pain Through Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw Women’s Experiences
2025-05-20

David Joseph Auresy Serrano Suarez, Department of Civil Engineering
Masters Department of Civil Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Modelling the impact of water and land use on low flows in Xwulqw'selu Sta'lo', a coniferous rain-dominated watershed on Vancouver Island
2025-05-15

Spencer Matthewman, School of Public Administration
Masters School of Public Administration Human and Social Development
Development of a Performance Measurement Framework for the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund
2025-05-15

Jose Ossorio, Department of Computer Science
Masters Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
Toward an Extensible Quantum Platform-Agnostic Combinatorial Optimization Library
2025-05-15

Maya Willard-Stepan, Department of Geography
Masters Department of Geography Social Sciences
Balancing Energy and Ecosystems: Exploring the spatiality of renewable energy development for a low carbon future
2025-05-13

Jade Skye, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Masters School of Earth and Ocean Sciences Science
A Deeper Look: The development of global peat depth datasets and subsequent carbon stock estimates
2025-05-09

Andrew Bickell, Department of Biology
Masters Department of Biology Science
Impacts of Heatwaves and Hypoxia on Gene Expression in the Pacific Oyster and the Development of Monitoring and Mitigation Tools for Summer Mortality
2025-05-07

Julia Weder, School of Environmental Studies
Masters School of Environmental Studies Social Sciences
Unsettled Futures: Pathways for Indigenous Solidarity on Haida Gwaii
2025-05-05

Alexandra Stewart, Social Dimensions of Health
Masters Social Dimensions of Health Health
“Care is Connection”: How Place Shapes Experiences of Care for Precariously Housed Adults Nearing End-of-Life
2025-05-05

Cameron Trim, School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
Masters School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education Education
Usability Testing of a Mobile Health Physical Activity Application for People with an Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Mixed Methods Study
2025-05-01

Koorosh Abbaspour, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Masters Department of Mechanical Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Developing an impedimetric glucose sensor using multi-layer molecularly imprinting technique
2025-05-01

Dawson Wade, Department of Political Science
Masters Department of Political Science Social Sciences
Emergency Climate Governance: Surveying Provincial Opportunities for Leadership on Emissions Mitigation through Emergency Management Legislation
2025-04-30

Pablo Gonzalez Nieto, Social Dimensions of Health
Masters Social Dimensions of Health Human and Social Development
Supply and Sellers: Insights into the Unregulated Opioid Market from a Drug Checking Service in Victoria, British Columbia
2025-04-29

Weiyi Liu, Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
Masters Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies Education
Mastering Proximal Goals: The Interplay Between Self-Evaluation, Self-Efficacy, and Goal Attainment in Self-Regulated Learning
2025-04-28

Gemma Tarling, Department of Anthropology
Masters Department of Anthropology Social Sciences
Situating Cultural Heritage Management at ȾEL¸IȽĆE/cəlíɫč within the Pasts, Presents, and Futures of BC Archaeology
2025-04-28

Carmin Blomberg, School of Social Work
Masters School of Social Work Human and Social Development
Reclaiming Body and Spirt: A Bear’s Journey Home
2025-04-25

Vladislav Govor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Masters Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Automatic Characterization of Surface-Breaking Crack Defects in Pipe Walls Using Ultrasound Images
2025-04-25

Kali McDougall, Department of Geography
Masters Department of Geography Social Sciences
Optimization of C- and L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar for All-Season Rift Detection: A Case Study of the Larsen C Ice Shelf
2025-04-25

Kara Hagedorn, Department of English
Masters Department of English Humanities
The Affective Phenomenology of Beyond-ment and The Narrative Voice of Toni Morrison's Jazz
2025-04-24

Kyra Willoughby, Social Dimensions of Health
Masters Social Dimensions of Health Human and Social Development
Manidookewin: Exploring Community Wellness with Elders and Knowledge Keepers in Whitesand First Nation
2025-04-24

Ninad Tongay, Department of Computer Science
Masters Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
Dynamic and Cost-Efficient Deployment of Large Language Models Using Uplift Modeling and Multi Armed Bandits
2025-04-23

Aaditya Mukherjee, Department of Computer Science
Masters Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
Fast Trips: A Scalable Insertion Operator Approach for Ridesharing over Time-Dependent Road Networks
2025-04-23

Roberto Alberto, Department of Anthropology
Masters Department of Anthropology Social Sciences
Embodied Virtual Capital: The Neoliberal Rationality of Aspiring Electronic Athletes
2025-04-22

Dhwani Sutariya, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Masters Department of Physics and Astronomy Science
Study of Dalitz Decays from pi^{0} in e^{+}e^{−}→tau^{−}tau^{+} Events Recorded by the Belle II Detector as a Control Sample for Dark Sector Search Validation
2025-04-22

Daniel Hedji, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Masters Department of Physics and Astronomy Science
Development of In-Situ Plasma Processing on 1.3 GHz Superconducting Radiofrequency Cavities at TRIUMF
2025-04-22

Annie Yang-Schulz, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Masters Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Study of Protein-Small Molecule Interaction via Nanoaperture Optical Tweezer
2025-04-22

Peyton Juhnke, School of Indigenous Governance
Masters School of Indigenous Governance Human and Social Development
Grounding Métis Resurgence in wâhkôhtowin: A Relational Approach to Reimagining Governance
2025-04-22

Pouria Feyzi Oskouei, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Masters Department of Mechanical Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Nonlinear Heat and Mass Transfer Resistivities for Liquid-Vapor Interfaces
2025-04-17

Cayley Boyd, Department of Economics
Masters Department of Economics Social Sciences
The indirect effects of clean cookstoves: Foraging time, gender, and agricultural production in Rwanda
2025-04-17

Andrea T.T. Nguyen, Department of Computer Science
Masters Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
Thresholded Linear Bandits
2025-04-17

Maryam Shirdel Pour, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Masters Department of Curriculum and Instruction Education
The Importance of K-12 Teachers’ Approaches to Assessment in an Inquiry-Based Educational Setting
2025-04-17

Mohammad Foad Abazari, Division of Medical Sciences
Masters Division of Medical Sciences Science
Characterization of Cholinergic mediated α7 and α4β2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Responses in Layer1 Interneurons of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex
2025-04-16

Sarah Quinn, School of Nursing
Masters School of Nursing Human and Social Development
Health care provider experiences with an electronic patient portal in cancer care: A qualitative study
2025-04-16

Margarita Coppard, Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
Masters Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies Education
Contribution of English Oral Vocabulary Knowledge to Reading Development in Grade 1 French Immersion Students
2025-04-16

Kieran Phillips, School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education
Masters School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education Education
Using Vertical Force-Velocity Profiling to Predict Swim Start Performance
2025-04-16

Anders Woodland, Department of Sociology
Masters Department of Sociology Social Sciences
Nonbinary Identity Development in Four Experiences: Dissonance, Catalyst, Delay, and Actualization
2025-04-16

Rui Zhang, Department of Computer Science
Masters Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
Morphology Agnostic Multi-Agent Character Contro
2025-04-16

Zehou Wu, Department of Computer Science
Masters Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
Two Views of Cryptography and the Gap In-Between
2025-04-15

Erica Dolman, School of Public Administration
Masters School of Public Administration Human and Social Development
Podcast as Policy Communicator: How Lived Experiences of Extreme Heat Events Inform Local Policy Conversations
2025-04-15

Ameneh Mollasharifi Targhi, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Masters School of Earth and Ocean Sciences Science
Climate Variability of Seasonal Wind Extreme Events in North America
2025-04-14

Madeleine MacDonald, Department of Psychology
Masters Department of Psychology Social Sciences
Understanding Experiences of Self-Acceptance and Embodiment Among People with Chronic Health Conditions
2025-04-14

Sabrina Guzman Skotnitsky, School of Environmental Studies
Masters School of Environmental Studies Social Sciences
Creating Climate Resilience: An Arts-based Approach for Helping Youth Process Climate Anxiety and Generate Active Hope
2025-04-14

Lydia Walton, Department of Biology
Masters Department of Biology Science
Physiological and behavioural responses of a keystone intertidal predator, Pisaster ochraceus, to periodic aerial heat stress
2025-04-14

John Mba-Wuni Wuntah, Department of Geography
Masters Department of Geography Social Sciences
Exploring Food Waste in Universities: A Case Study of the ��ɱ�� and the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology
2025-04-14

Madelaine Beaumont, School of Nursing
Masters School of Nursing Human and Social Development
The Language of Neglect: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Single Room Occupancy Housing Inspection Reports
2025-04-11

Bennett King-Nyberg, Department of Psychology
Masters Department of Psychology Social Sciences
The Photo-Truthiness Effect: The Influence of Nonprobative Photos on Truth Judgments in a 2 Phase Procedure
2025-04-11

Iurii Frolov, Department of Pacific and Asian Studies
Masters Department of Pacific and Asian Studies Humanities
The Making of the Cambodian People’s Party: Patronage, Power, and Politics after the Khmer Rouge
2025-04-11

Clinton Pereira, Department of Civil Engineering
Masters Department of Civil Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
CO2 Sequestration in Concrete: Assessing Impacts on Microstructure, Plastic Properties, Mechanical Performance, and Long-Term Durability
2025-04-11

Yijie Wu, Department of Computer Science
Masters Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
Yijie Wu
2025-04-11

Vincent Bolt, School of Social Work
Masters School of Social Work Human and Social Development
Learning from 2SLGBTQ+ Youth who have experienced homelessness in Sudbury, ON
2025-04-11

Stephanie Tang, School of Public Administration
Masters School of Public Administration Human and Social Development
A critical discourse analysis: Comparing how governments and non-government organizations operationalize intersectionality within gender-based analysis plus
2025-04-11

Lina Simbaqueba Marin, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Masters Department of Mathematics and Statistics Science
Quasirandom forcing in Regular Tournaments
2025-04-11

Su Han Ong, School of Nursing
Masters School of Nursing Human and Social Development
Patient Conceptualizations of the Patient-Provider Relationship: A Discourse Analysis of the r/dialysis Subreddit
2025-04-10

Rochelle Esterhuizen, Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
Masters Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies Education
“I was labeled as fat and anxious rather than in need of care”: Understanding Experiences with Weight Stigma among 2S/LGBTQIA+ People in Canada
2025-04-10

Emily Eirikson, School of Child and Youth Care
Masters School of Child and Youth Care Human and Social Development
Exploring the Potential of Belonging: A Participatory Study with Disabled Youth
2025-04-10

Shankhalika Srikanth, School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures
Masters School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures Humanities
Production of verbal morphology in heritage speakers of Tamil
2025-04-10

Tara McSweeney, Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
Masters Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies Education
Exploring the Intersection of Weight and Disability Stigma in Canada: An Intersectionality-Informed Approach
2025-04-10

Leigha Foster, School of Child and Youth Care
Masters School of Child and Youth Care Human and Social Development
Threads of Resilience: Unraveling the Labyrinth of Agency and Social-Structural Vulnerabilities in Female Youth Survival Sex through an Institutional Ethnography Lens
2025-04-09

Gabriella Prosperi-Porta, School of Nursing
Masters School of Nursing Human and Social Development
Community-Centred Care: Exploring the Integration of Community Context in Healthcare
2025-04-09

Trevor Michalchuk, Department of Chemistry
Masters Department of Chemistry Science
Fate and distribution of atmospheric volatile organic compounds from wastewater treatment facilities
2025-04-09

Bita Ebrahimi, Department of Geography
Masters Department of Geography Social Sciences
Building Awareness and Reducing Stigma Toward Waste Pickers Through Virtual Reality (VR) Storytelling
2025-04-09

Lydia Lobbezoo, School of Public Administration
Masters School of Public Administration Human and Social Development
Police Oversight and the Search for Justice in British Columbia
2025-04-07

Joshua Brooks, School of Music
Masters School of Music Finearts
A Tune by Any Other Name: Jazz, Musical Works, and Copyright
2025-04-07

Alicia Ward, School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures
Masters School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures Humanities
Hybrid Memorial Culture: Moving Beyond Rigid Interpretations of Ukrainian Memorial Culture at Babyn Yar
2025-04-07

Aviv Padawer-Blatt, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Masters Department of Physics and Astronomy Science
Simulating the Chemical Enrichment of the Intra-Group Medium
2025-04-03

Stephen Behnke-Joyce, School of Public Administration
Masters School of Public Administration Human and Social Development
Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals in the Greater Victoria Area: “It’s the Little Things that Count”
2025-03-31

Megan Davies, Department of Biology
Masters Department of Biology Science
Monitoring Deep-Sea MPAs: Functional and Trait-Based Approaches for Adaptive Management in Changing Oceans
2025-03-26

Sean Calvert, Department of History
Masters Department of History Humanities
Julius Evola and Mytho-Reactionary Politics in 20th Century Italy
2025-03-17

Ivan Garcimartin Carmona, Department of Pacific and Asian Studies
Masters Department of Pacific and Asian Studies Humanities
Engendering Fashion: Gender Performativity, Fashion, and Formal Occasions in Japan
2025-03-17

Aniket Mahindrakar, Department of Computer Science
Masters Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
MountainScape Semantic Segmentation of Historical and Repeat Images
2025-03-17

Cassidy Smith, Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
Masters Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies Education
Bodies of Work: Exploring Anti-Violence Counsellors’ Embodied Narratives of Trust
2025-03-11

Samaneh Javadinia, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Masters Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Deep Learning Methods for Mitigating Catastrophic Forgetting in Medical Imaging
2025-03-04

Sophia Loewen, Division of Medical Sciences
Masters Division of Medical Sciences Science
Maternal immune activation and sex modulate hippocampal microglial properties in developing mice and result in behavioral changes in adult mice
2025-02-21

Brenda Lavallee, School of Social Work
Masters School of Social Work Human and Social Development
Do children raised on income assistance develop “poverty scar” lifelong behavioral patterns and coping strategies that adversely affect their adult decisions?
2025-02-05

Kalila Morsink, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Masters School of Earth and Ocean Sciences Science
δ^13C of mid-Pacific carbonate sediments around the time of Ocean Anoxic Event 2
2025-01-31

Amanda Poitras, School of Social Work
Masters School of Social Work Human and Social Development
Maskihkîy-Watikwâ: Peace-Athabasca Delta Community Access to Traditional Indigenous Medicines for Health and Well-Being
2025-01-15

Kristy Potskin, School of Social Work
Masters School of Social Work Human and Social Development
Our Bodies Are Sacred: The Lived Experiences of Indigenous People Who Have Faced Weight Discrimination
2025-01-14

Shane Doddridge, Department of Anthropology
Masters Department of Anthropology Social Sciences
Dimensions of Tŝilhqot’in toponymy: Language, heritage, and meaning
2025-01-13

Desmond Hedderson, School of Health Information Science
Masters School of Health Information Science Human and Social Development
Canadian Paramedic Perceptions and Requirements for Adoption of Speech Recognition Technology: A Mixed Methods Study
2025-01-13

Felix Parkinson, Department of Geography
Masters Department of Geography Social Sciences
Flushed Away: How low and high magnitude turbidity currents affect the bathymetry, morphology and, sedimentation in the Nass Delta submarine channel
2025-01-10

Willow Paul, Social Dimensions of Health
Masters Social Dimensions of Health Human and Social Development
“Despite knowing that I was so committed, I still had so much grief to process”: Indigenous Peoples Experiences with and Recommendations for Improving Post-Abortion Supports in Canada
2025-01-09

Luis Antonio Herrera Ibarra, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Masters Department of Mechanical Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Impacts of Curtailment Costs on Optimal Generation and Storage Capacity
2025-01-06

Carmen Holmes-Smith, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Masters School of Earth and Ocean Sciences Science
Wave Run-up on a Highly Dissipative Beach
2024-12-10

Haley Kuecks-Winger, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Masters Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology Science
Characterization of epigenetic changes in Rana [Lithobates] catesbeiana tissues during natural and induced thyroid hormone-dependent metamorphosis using mass spectrometry