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2025-08-27

Daniel Gudino Perez, Social Dimensions of Health
Doctoral Social Dimensions of Health Health
Prescribed Safer Supply Policymaking in BC: A Qualitative Analysis of Problematizations, Intervention, and Evidence Making during Dual Public Health Emergencies
2025-08-27

Bernadette Alvarez, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Doctoral Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology Science
In vitro characterization of polysaccharide utilization locus 25 from Bacteroides caccae
2025-08-27

Prashanti Priya Angara, Department of Computer Science
Doctoral Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
Flexible integration of classical and quantum techniques in the evolutionary path to quantum utility
2025-08-25

Charles Killeen, Department of Chemistry
Doctoral Department of Chemistry Science
Charge-Tagging Synthetic Methodologies for Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Complex Systems
2025-08-25

Sajib Ghosh, School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures
Doctoral School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures Humanities
Bangla/Bengali Geminates: Contributions to Phonology, Phonetics, and Pedagogy
2025-08-25

Alison Macnaughton, Department of Geography
Doctoral Department of Geography Social Sciences
Multi-modal livelihoods, access, and agency in small-scale fisheries: case study insights from the Bolivian Amazon
2025-08-22

Miranda Amundsen, School of Nursing
Doctoral School of Nursing Health
Capacity Building in Neonatal Nursing Research in Majority World Settings: A Malawi Case Study
2025-08-21

Lei Xu, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Doctoral Department of Mechanical Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Distributed Nonconvex Optimization Algorithms with Compressed Communication
2025-08-21

Philip Baback Alipour, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Doctoral Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Quantum Field Lens Coding
2025-08-21

Kikila Perrin, Interdisciplinary Studies
Doctoral Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Studies
Learning to Listen: Cultivating Settler Support for Resurgence
2025-08-21

Jae-baek Lee, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Doctoral Department of Mathematics and Statistics Science
The Ramsey Multiplicity Problem
2025-08-20

Seyedali Dehghanian, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Doctoral Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Design, Fabrication and Characterization of Terahertz System-on-Chip Filters
2025-08-20

Lauren Matheson, Department of Psychology
Doctoral Department of Psychology Social Sciences
“Not Bi Enough:” An Examination of “Mostly Straight” Sexual Identities
2025-08-19

Ngozi Joe-Ikechebelu, Social Dimensions of Health
Doctoral Social Dimensions of Health Health
Picturing Change: A Study of the Social Structural Determinants of Health of Sub-Saharan African Women Migrants Living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada
2025-08-19

Arash Isapour, Department of Theatre
Doctoral Department of Theatre Finearts
Representation of Middle Eastern Masculinities in Canadian Theatre
2025-08-18

Nicholas Dyck, Department of Chemistry
Doctoral Department of Chemistry Science
Exploring P–H Activation Facilitated by the [Mo–PR2]+ Fragment
2025-08-18

Zhiming Huang, Department of Computer Science
Doctoral Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
Swap-Regret-Minimizing Bandits for Distributed Network Optimization
2025-08-14

Harvey Mackenzie, Department of Chemistry
Doctoral Department of Chemistry Science
π-Conjugated and inorganic materials for bottom-up self-assembly and top-down lithographic fabrication of nanostructures
2025-08-14

Andrew Johnston, Department of History
Doctoral Department of History Humanities
Transgressing Against Discipline: Courts Martial and Legal Reform in the Royal Navy, 1812-1889
2025-08-14

Muhammad Awais, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Doctoral Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Stable and Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells Fabricated in Ambient Air
2025-08-13

Talita de Francesco Calheiros, Department of Chemistry
Doctoral Department of Chemistry Science
Synthesis and Characterization of Gold Nanoparticle-Loaded Block Copolymer Vectors for Biomedical Applications
2025-08-13

Raphael Hoult, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Doctoral Department of Physics and Astronomy Science
Causal Theories of Relativistic Hydrodynamics
2025-08-12

Nazanin Saadat, Department of Psychology
Doctoral Department of Psychology Social Sciences
Investigating baseline structural MRI differences in individuals who progress along the Alzheimer’s disease continuum and those who remain cognitively stable
2025-08-12

Jinelle Woodley, School of Nursing
Doctoral School of Nursing Health
Frailty Risk Associated with Gendered Ageism: A Nurse Practitioner Shift Towards Health Equity for ‘Old’ Women
2025-08-11

Hala Qasqas, Department of Art History and Visual Studies
Doctoral Department of Art History and Visual Studies Finearts
The Culture of Recreation in Early Modern Damascus: Shadow Theatre and Coffeehouses
2025-08-11

Michelle Barrette, Social Dimensions of Health
Doctoral Social Dimensions of Health Health
Promoting Nature Engagement in Early Adolescence by Defining the Core Components and Indicators of a Comprehensive Nature-Based Literacy
2025-08-11

Tristan Zaborniak, Department of Computer Science
Doctoral Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
Toward Quantum Computational Biomolecular Structure Prediction
2025-08-08

Michael Gennari, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Doctoral Department of Physics and Astronomy Science
Electroweak Radiative Corrections in Super-Allowed Beta Decays from Ab Initio Theory
2025-08-06

Shuang Li, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Doctoral Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Towards Sustainable and Realtime Wireless Body Area Networks: Smart Scheduling and Session-Specific Design with Deep Reinforcement Learning
2025-08-06

Kushal Dhake, Department of Chemistry
Doctoral Department of Chemistry Science
Bicyclobutane reactivity enables access to densely functionalized aza-multicyclic compounds
2025-08-05

Adam Johnson, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Doctoral Department of Mechanical Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Beyond the Speckles: New Horizons in High-Contrast Imaging for Exoplanet Science
2025-07-30

Charlotte Ross, Department of Indigenous Education
Doctoral Department of Indigenous Education Education
Adult Silent Speakers: A nīhithaw Perspective
2025-07-25

Jessica Speedie, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Doctoral Department of Physics and Astronomy Science
Planet Hunting and the Dynamical Structure of Planet-forming Disks
2025-07-23

Christina Robillard, Department of Psychology
Doctoral Department of Psychology Social Sciences
Reciprocal Associations Between Basic Psychological Needs Frustration with Nonsuicidal Self Injury and Disordered Eating in Daily Life
2025-07-22

Ze Shi Li, Department of Computer Science
Doctoral Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
Exploring Automation of User Feedback Analysis for Requirements Engineering
2025-07-18

Mehrab Najafian, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Doctoral Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Construction of Sudoku, Magic Rectangles, Magic Sudoku, Twin Sudoku, and Their Extension to 3D Sudoku With Application in Cryptography and Data Security
2025-07-17

Zahra Jahangiri, Department of Civil Engineering
Doctoral Department of Civil Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
A Machine Learning Approach to Surrogate Development for Canadian Power System Toward Decarbonization
2025-07-16

Mary Anne Vallianatos, Faculty of Law
Doctoral Faculty of Law Law
A Legal History of Asian Migration, Race, and Exception in British Columbia, 1885-1949
2025-07-10

Te-Chun Wang, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Doctoral Department of Mathematics and Statistics Science
Renormalized limits of the stochastic heat equation and the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang equation in high dimensions
2025-07-08

Ying Ying Ye, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Doctoral Department of Mathematics and Statistics Science
Chordality of Digraphs, Signed Graphs, and Signed Bigraphs
2025-07-08

Amarah Epp-Stobbe, School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
Doctoral School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education Health
Objective quantification of physical athlete load in women’s rugby sevens
2025-07-07

Kimberly Shapkin, School of Nursing
Doctoral School of Nursing Health
Healthcare Professionals’ Experiences with Treatment Decision Making When Older People are Living with Neurocognitive Disorders (MCI-Dementia) and Comorbid Conditions
2025-07-04

Taylor Snowden-Richardson, School of Medical Sciences
Doctoral School of Medical Sciences Health
A Multimodal Assessment of the Long-Term Effects of Concussions in Adults over age Fifty
2025-07-04

Karen E. Efford, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Doctoral Department of Curriculum and Instruction Education
Becoming a Teacher: A Narrative Inquiry into the Experiences of Beginning Teachers
2025-07-02

Maheyer Shroff, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Doctoral Department of Physics and Astronomy Science
Effectively Exploring New Physics: A first EFT interpretation using the WZ→llvl process with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
2025-06-23

Seyed Morteza Moghimi, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Doctoral Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Load Optimization for Connected Smart Green Buildings Using Machine Learning
2025-06-18

Lucie Kotesovska, Department of English
Doctoral Department of English Humanities
Lyrical Agency as a New Symbiosis: Renegotiating Private and Public Worlds in Irish Poetry, 1965–2023
2025-06-18

Jenny McGrath, School of Child and Youth Care
Doctoral School of Child and Youth Care Education
Child and Youth Care Fieldwork during COVID-19
2025-06-09

Camille Febvre, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Doctoral School of Earth and Ocean Sciences Science
Co-evolution of ecosystems and their environments: modeling the evolution of ecosystem-level responses to, and impacts on, environmental temperature
2025-06-06

Madeline Doucette, Department of Psychology
Doctoral Department of Psychology Social Sciences
Oral Contraceptives and Cognition: Advancing Methodology, Measurement, and Knowledge Translation in Sex and Gender-Informed Neuropsychological Research
2025-06-05

Tayler Zavitz, Department of Sociology
Doctoral Department of Sociology Social Sciences
When Empathy Becomes a Crime: The Repression and Criminalization of Animal Activism in Canada
2025-06-03

Raj Deepak Suruli Nagarajan, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Doctoral School of Earth and Ocean Sciences Science
Global Sensitivity Analysis for Terrestrial Carbon Cycle Simulations Under Present and Future Climate Conditions
2025-05-27

Buse N. Bedir, Department of Psychology
Doctoral Department of Psychology Social Sciences
Parenting Under Stress: The Role of a Home-Based Intervention in Enhancing Efficacy and Reducing Stress in Families
2025-05-27

Rachael Fitzpatrick, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Doctoral Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology Science
Investigating the function of eosinophils in mucosal immunity
2025-05-26

Tarun Kumar, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Doctoral Department of Physics and Astronomy Science
On-sky Applications of Adaptive Optics: Performance Measurements and Globular Cluster Photometry
2025-05-22

Shera Potka, Department of Computer Science
Doctoral Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
Three Ethical Dimensions of AI: Fairness in Social Recommenders, Bias Detection in LLMs, and Privacy in NLP
2025-05-15

James Tricker, School of Environmental Studies
Doctoral School of Environmental Studies Social Sciences
The emergence of novel disturbance in Jasper National Park – evaluating the causes and implications of 100 years of landscape change using repeat photography
2025-05-15

Kevin Tunnicliffe, Department of English
Doctoral Department of English Humanities
Anaesthetic Modernism
2025-05-15

Jianwei An, Department of Computer Science
Doctoral Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
Bandwidth Tomography
2025-05-13

Jeffrey Bruton, Interdisciplinary Studies
Doctoral Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Studies
The Quest for an Affordable Dante Implementation for Non-Perceivable Latency Rehearsal and Performance by Physically Distanced Musicians
2025-05-12

Christina Chakanyuka, School of Nursing
Doctoral School of Nursing Health
“Come here, let’s take care of you”: Indigenous Nurse Wellness and Intergenerational Mentorship with/in Community
2025-05-12

Raul Ivan Perez Martell, Department of Computer Science
Doctoral Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
Raul Ivan Perez Martell
2025-05-07

Wenjuan Lu, Department of History
Doctoral Department of History Humanities
Reasoning Canada’s Rights in Immigration Matters, 1867-1977: The Conceptual Labour of State Sovereignty
2025-05-01

Walid El Gadal, Department of Computer Science
Doctoral Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
AI-Driven Security in Software-Defined Networks: A Unified Framework for Intrusion Detection and Mitigation
2025-04-30

Xinxin Shang, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Doctoral Department of Mechanical Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
On Switched Control Systems and Model Predictive Control under Uncertainty: Theory and Applications
2025-04-29

Shruti Tandon, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Doctoral Department of Curriculum and Instruction Education
An Art Education Methods Course for Pre-Service Elementary Generalist Teachers: Developing Competencies through the Studio Habits of Mind
2025-04-28

Jonathan Sader, Department of Chemistry
Doctoral Department of Chemistry Science
Studies Toward a Unified Synthesis of 6,11-Dioxasteroids
2025-04-25

Qin Yuan, School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures
Doctoral School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures Humanities
The Efficacy of Explicit Instruction of Discourse Connectives on Chinese EFL Learners’ Argumentative Writing Performance Across Different Writing Proficiency Levels
2025-04-25

Dongyang Zhang, Department of Chemistry
Doctoral Department of Chemistry Science
Scalable fabrication of formamidinium lead triiodide perovskite solar cells in ambient air
2025-04-23

Nicki Benson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Doctoral Department of Curriculum and Instruction Education
Reaching Advanced Indigenous Language Proficiency: Innovative Strategies for Adult Learners
2025-04-23

Ismail Sami Abdelaziz Afia, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Doctoral Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Privacy-Preserving Protocols: Advancing Security and Flexibility with Policy-Based Sanitizable Signatures and Fair Exchange Mechanisms
2025-04-23

Theron Finley, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Doctoral School of Earth and Ocean Sciences Science
Neotectonics of major faults in the Canadian Cordillera
2025-04-23

Ziwei Zhang, Department of Geography
Doctoral Department of Geography Social Sciences
Detection of Coccolithophore Bloom Development in the Salish Sea, Canada: Leveraging Reflectance Data from Autonomous Shipborne In Situ Radiometers and Sentinel-3A with a Random Forest Classifier
2025-04-23

Brett Henderson, Department of Chemistry
Doctoral Department of Chemistry Science
Computational Models of Nanostructured Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion
2025-04-22

Faryal Ali, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Doctoral Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Intelligent Microscopic Models for Traffic Flow Characterization
2025-04-22

Allison Selinger, Department of Chemistry
Doctoral Department of Chemistry Science
Deriving function from complex linked equilibria: systems chemistry with self-assembled p-sulfonatocalix[n]arenes in aqueous solution
2025-04-17

Erin Wilkins, School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education
Doctoral School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education Education
Designing and Implementing Employee Wellness Frameworks: An Action Research Approach
2025-04-16

Alex Wells, Social Dimensions of Health
Doctoral Social Dimensions of Health Human and Social Development
2SLGBTQ Recreational Sport Participation: Mental Health, Social Support and Community Connection
2025-04-16

Ian Chagunda, Department of Chemistry
Doctoral Department of Chemistry Science
Mechanistic Investigations of Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions Using Advanced Mass Spectrometric Methodologies
2025-04-15

Clea Moutrie Beale Sturgess, Department of Psychology
Doctoral Department of Psychology Social Sciences
The Paradox of Fat Embodiment
2025-04-15

Mattie Walker, Social Dimensions of Health
Doctoral Social Dimensions of Health Human and Social Development
Transforming Supports: Trauma-Related Mental Health Care with Trans and Gender-Diverse Young People
2025-04-15

Aaron Slobodin, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Doctoral Department of Mathematics and Statistics Science
Graph-theoretic and chemical properties of anionic fullerenes
2025-04-14

Pauline Song-Choi, Department of Psychology
Doctoral Department of Psychology Social Sciences
A Narrative Exploration of the Experience of Racialized Youth Who Receive Mental Healthcare in Victoria, BC
2025-04-14

Sean Bazzocchi, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Doctoral Department of Mechanical Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Data-Driven Real-Time Model Identification of UAS for Adaptive Control
2025-04-11

Manting Wang, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Doctoral Department of Mathematics and Statistics Science
Deterministic and Stochastic Modelling of Infectious Diseases in the Early Stages
2025-04-11

Guy Salomon, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Doctoral School of Earth and Ocean Sciences Science
Multi-scale remote sensing to characterize crustal faulting in the northern Pacific Cordillera
2025-04-09

Yunyong Guo, Department of Computer Science
Doctoral Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
An Energy-Saving Model for Integrating IoT with Fog and Cloud Computing in Telehealth Applications
2025-04-09

Mohsen Haghighat, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Doctoral Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Experimental Validation of On-chip Terahertz Spoof Surface Plasmon Polariton Structures Integrated to Coplanar Strip Waveguide
2025-04-04

Theresa Mackay, Department of History
Doctoral Department of History Humanities
Landscape with Kitchen: Women and foodways of the Gàidhealtachd in the western Highlands and Islands of Scotland, 1770–1840
2025-04-03

Lila Boulet, Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
Doctoral Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies Education
Tracking Early Literacy Development and COVID-19 Learning Loss
2025-04-01

Patrick Cormier, School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
Doctoral School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education Education
Invisible Monitoring Using Athlete Worn Sensors in Elite Women's Soccer
2025-03-25

Nicole Boucher, School of Environmental Studies
Doctoral School of Environmental Studies Social Sciences
Understanding moose population declines in salvage-logged landscapes: Impacts of forest harvest on juvenile moose habitat use and survival, maternal strategies, and predator-prey interactions in interior British Columbia
2025-03-25

Yussuf Reza Esmaeili, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Doctoral Department of Mechanical Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Intelligent Machine Learning-based Leakage Detection and Localization in Vacuum-assisted Composite Manufacturing
2025-03-21

Anna O'Meara, Department of Art History and Visual Studies
Doctoral Department of Art History and Visual Studies Finearts
Spectacle as World: Situationist Theories on the World of Images
2025-03-17

Jesse Robertson, Department of History
Doctoral Department of History Humanities
Fathoming Empire: Marine Knowledge and Colonial Navigation in an Indigenous Seascape, 1825-1906
2025-03-07

Sanaz Matinkoosha, Gustavson School of Business
Doctoral Gustavson School of Business Business
From Surviving to Thriving: The Dynamics of Regaining Work Meaningfulness in Career Transition of International Skilled Migrants
2025-03-06

Neha Acharya-Patel, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Doctoral Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology Science
Optimizing eDNA methods to assess marine ecosystem health
2025-02-26

Alexandros Dimopoulos, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Doctoral Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Detection of Fraudulently Recycled Integrated Circuits
2025-02-22

Nima Dorji, Faculty of Law
Doctoral Faculty of Law Law
Happiness Theory of Constitutionalism: A Contextual Analysis of the Nature of Bhutan’s Constitution