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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
2025-04-10

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

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
2025-04-10

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
2025-04-09

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

Lucas Murphy, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Masters Department of Mechanical Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
The Rapid Health Assessment of Lithium-ion Batteries Using Machine Learning
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
2025-01-10

Lawrence Armo Biney, Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
Masters Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies Education
Connecting Threads: Exploring the Link between Academic Help Seeking and Student Sense of Belonging in Online Learning
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
2024-12-19

Jiazhuo Jiang, Department of Computer Science
Masters Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
CNN-Based Models for Pitch Estimation, Modification, and Auto-Tuning
2024-12-19

Laura Taylor, School of Public Administration
Masters School of Public Administration Human and Social Development
Bridging Intent and Action: Uncovering Barriers to Indigenous Collaboration in Metro Vancouver’s Climate Action Development
2024-12-19

Jinshuai Gan, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Masters Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Cavity Optomechanical Oscillation Locking
2024-12-18

Loc Ngo, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Masters Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology Science
Intron 5 of Ars2 contains internal ribosomal entry sites that control expression of cytoplasmic ARS2 protein isoforms
2024-12-18

Yuzhe Gan, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Masters School of Earth and Ocean Sciences Science
Constraining Northern Cordilleran lithosphere thickness and xenolith residence times using mantle xenolith geochemistry
2024-12-17

Haifei You, Division of Medical Sciences
Masters Division of Medical Sciences Science
Investigating macropinocytosis as the mechanism of ATP-induced PANX1 internalization in Neuro2a cells
2024-12-17

Fatemeh Mazinani, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Masters Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Facilitating Detection and Sizing of Crack Defects in Pipes by 3D K-Means Clustering
2024-12-17

Titu Wilson, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Masters Department of Mechanical Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Computational Fluid Dynamics Investigation on Radon Concentration in Residential Buildings
2024-12-16

Sahand Mosayyebpour, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Masters Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Multi-Channel Source Separation with Video Data
2024-12-13

Cameron Hill, Department of Greek and Roman Studies
Masters Department of Greek and Roman Studies Humanities
Household Management in Three Family Tragedies: Aeschylus’ Agamemnon, Sophocles’ Electra, and Euripides’ Iphigenia at Aulis
2024-12-13

Alyssa Husband, Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
Masters Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies Education
Self-Regulated Learning, Stress Mindset, and Mental Health in Post-Secondary Learners
2024-12-13

Long Ching Man, Department of Geography
Masters Department of Geography Engineering and Computer Science
Spatiotemporal Distribution, Abundance, and Persistence of Kelp Forests in the Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia, Canada
2024-12-12

Pavitra Chundekkad, Department of Biology
Masters Department of Biology Science
AMPA and NMDA receptor localization and recruitment in a central circuit of the mammalian retina
2024-12-12

Patrick Falle, Department of Sociology
Masters Department of Sociology Social Sciences
Graduate Experiences in Community-Engaged Research: Exploring the Motivations, Barriers, and Benefits of Graduate Students Conducting Community-Engaged Research
2024-12-12

Adriana Sanchez Balderas, Department of Anthropology
Masters Department of Anthropology Social Sciences
Where The Hearth Burns, Recipes of The Soul. Time and Place Through Foodways Among Lacandon Maya from Mensäbäk
2024-12-12

Jamal Wilson, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Masters Department of Mechanical Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Experimental Validation and Evaluation of a Parallel Hybrid-Electric Propulsion System for Small-Scale UAVs
2024-12-12

Saleh Mohammed Shahriar, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Masters Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Lightweight and Explainable Deep Learning Model for EV Battery Voltage Prediction
2024-12-12

Fiona Ramnaraign, Division of Medical Sciences
Masters Division of Medical Sciences Science
Elucidating the Mechanisms Underlying Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Therapeutics: The Effects of Postnatal Choline Supplementation and Exercise Intervention on Cellular Proliferation in the Neurogenic Niche of the Hippocampus
2024-12-11

Mahya Khazaei, Department of Computer Science
Masters Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
Real-Time Gesture-Based Sound Control System
2024-12-10

Sansal Gungor Gumuspala, Department of Sociology
Masters Department of Sociology Social Sciences
Breaking the Binary: Gender Identity Communication of Nonbinary Individuals in Türkiye
2024-12-10

Kun Peng, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Masters Department of Mechanical Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Multi-agent Footstep Steering with Deep Reinforcement Learning
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
2024-12-10

Celia Payne, Department of Exercise, Science, Physical and Health Education
Masters Department of Exercise, Science, Physical and Health Education Education
Evaluating the mental, social, and physical benefits of recreation programming for older adults
2024-12-10

Annabelle Czihaly, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Masters Department of Physics and Astronomy Science
An Odyssey in Exploring Nuclei: High-Precision Mass Measurements of Exotic Tin Isotopes and Progress Toward Implementing a Phase-Based Measurement Technique
2024-12-09

Kai Mountfort, School of Public Administration
Masters School of Public Administration Human and Social Development
A Theory-Based Evaluation of the District of Sooke’s Official Community Plan from a Planetary Health Perspective
2024-12-09

Benjamin Wild, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Masters Department of Mathematics and Statistics Science
Entropy bounds for Glass networks
2024-12-09

Jonas Buro, Department of Computer Science
Masters Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
Policy-Value Concordance for Deep Actor-Critic Reinforcement Learning Algorithms
2024-12-06

Nathan Sykes, Department of Biology
Masters Department of Biology Science
Introgression and subtle population structure in threatened Pacific rockfishes
2024-12-06

Tess Leishman, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Masters School of Earth and Ocean Sciences Science
Characterizing soil and structural dynamic behaviour using ambient vibration techniques for earthquake hazard assessment
2024-12-04

Minghao Liu, Department of Civil Engineering
Masters Department of Civil Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Experimental evaluation of the wicking and reinforcement functions of wicking nonwoven geotextile-geogrid composite in roads
2024-12-04

Victor Lau, Division of Medical Sciences
Masters Division of Medical Sciences Science
Light and electron microscopy reveal iron deposition patterns and novel iron-rich cell states across aging and Alzheimer’s disease pathology conditions
2024-12-04

Alison E. Barnard, Department of Sociology
Masters Department of Sociology Social Sciences
Farmers’ Perspectives on Transitions Away from Animal Agriculture Food Systems
2024-12-04

Bethany Woodbridge, Department of Geography
Masters Department of Geography Social Sciences
Co-Navigating Value: An Exploration of Indigenous Environmental Valuation Through Participatory Mapping of Cedar Trees
2024-12-03

Jamal Mohammad Khani, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Masters Department of Physics and Astronomy Science
Transient Dynamics in Electromagnetically Induced Transparency
2024-12-03

Bushra Mohammed, Department of Sociology
Masters Department of Sociology Social Sciences
Emerging Tropes: Race, Gender, and Monstrosity Master Frames in Podcasts’ Depiction of Serial Killers
2024-12-03

Bianca Bobotis, Division of Medical Sciences
Masters Division of Medical Sciences Science
Sex chromosomes and sex hormones differently shape microglial properties during normal physiological conditions in the adult mouse hippocampus
2024-12-03

C. Danae Zachari, Department of Geography
Masters Department of Geography Social Sciences
How Communities Thrive and Foster Sustainable Livelihoods – An Exploratory Community-based Research with Koforidua Zongo
2024-12-03

Cydne Rae Potter, Department of Geography
Masters Department of Geography Social Sciences
Forest Stand Hydrological Recovery of Snow Accumulation and Ablation Investigated Using Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) Enabled LiDAR
2024-12-02

Vanessa Zoras, School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
Masters School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education Education
Co-Designing a Theory-Driven Severity/Risk Outcome Report for Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) with Experts and Athletes Leads to Higher Knowledge, Attitudes, and Motivations
2024-11-29

Mallory Loria, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Masters Department of Physics and Astronomy Science
Calcium Excess in Novae: Beyond Nuclear Physics Uncertainties
2024-11-26

Sherin George, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Masters Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Label-Free Study of Bovine Serum Albumin Conformational Dynamics using Optical Nanotweezers and Experimental Analysis of Asymmetric DNH Nanostructures
2024-11-25

Pengcheng Hu, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Masters Department of Mechanical Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Integration of Model Predictive Control and Reinforcement Learning for Dynamic Systems with Application to Robot Manipulators
2024-11-22

Geraldine Franquet, School of Child and Youth Care
Masters School of Child and Youth Care Human and Social Development
Impact of Community on the Mental Health of Birthing Parents in Canada
2024-11-22

Laurel Sleigh, School of Environmental Studies
Masters School of Environmental Studies Social Sciences
“Knowledge is power”: Re-imagining catch monitoring methods for the Kitasoo Xai’xais community-based fishery
2024-11-22

Daoping (Peter) Li, Department of Computer Science
Masters Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
FTRL-WRR: Learning-Based Two-Path Scheduler for LEO Networks
2024-11-21

Kathryn McKenzie, Department of Anthropology
Masters Department of Anthropology Social Sciences
Converging Open Science and Respecting Indigenous Knowledge to Enrich Capacity of Zooarchaeological Comparative Collections: An Example from the University of Victoria
2024-11-21

Chehak Nayar, Department of Computer Science
Masters Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
Exploring Text-based Support for Designing Weave Drafts
2024-11-20

Mohammadreza Rahmani Manesh, Division of Medical Sciences
Masters Division of Medical Sciences Science
Quantitative analysis of astrocyte properties in a Syrian hamster model of COVID-19
2024-11-19

Dina Ghazinader, Department of Civil Engineering
Masters Department of Civil Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Numerical Study of the Structural Performance of Strong Wood Light-frame Shear Walls Under Large Lateral Loads
2024-11-18

Sarina Kashanj, Department of Computer Science
Masters Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
Comparing Visualizations and Text on Smart Watches while Running in Realistic Environment
2024-11-12

Negar Rahmati, Department of Civil Engineering
Masters Department of Civil Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Advances in Reverse Osmosis Membrane Engineering and Alginate Recycling: Covalent Surface Modifications for Membrane Performance and Analysis of Molecular Changes and Calcium Crosslinker Removal for Alginate sustainable practices
2024-11-12

Lynn Rannankari, Department of Geography
Masters Department of Geography Social Sciences
Using Acoustics to Explore Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus velifera) Ecology and Habitat in British Columbia
2024-11-07

Sophie Kiernan, School of Public Administration
Masters School of Public Administration Human and Social Development
A just transition for oil and gas regions? A comparative analysis of just transition policies in Denmark, New Zealand and Scotland
2024-11-01

Kiri Daust, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Masters School of Earth and Ocean Sciences Science
Deep Learning Downscaling of Climate Variables to Convection-permitting Scales
2024-10-29

Sara Asghari, Department of Computer Science
Masters Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
Enhancing Fact-Checking in Large Language Models: Cost-Effective Claim Verification through First-Order Logic Reformulation
2024-10-29

Jiahao Deng, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Masters Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Library Usage Analysis in the C++ Codebase of Fedora Linux 37
2024-10-25

Hadiseh Mohammadi, Department of Civil Engineering
Masters Department of Civil Engineering Engineering and Computer Science
Nonlinear dynamic assessment of mid-rise light-frame wood shear walls under horizontal and vertical ground motions
2024-10-25

Nell Perry, Department of Sociology
Masters Department of Sociology Social Sciences
Institutional Inquiry: Campus Responses to Gender-Based Violence in British Columbia
2024-10-16

Tatiane Rigonati Silva, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Masters Department of Curriculum and Instruction Education
Teeter-tottering Between Worlds: Newcomer Children’s Voices & Stories on Identity in Canada
2024-10-16

Syeda Mahfuza Begum, Department of Computer Science
Masters Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
Edge Server Placement Considering Resilience in Mobile Edge Computing Networks
2024-10-10

Daisuke Yamakawa, Department of Biology
Masters Department of Biology Science
Proanthocyanidins in Poplar Roots: Effects on Mycorrhizal Colonization and Nitrogen Uptake
2024-10-09

Layla Haddad, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Masters Department of Physics and Astronomy Science
Comparison of optical trapping between gold and silver nanostructures
2024-10-07

Renjun An, Department of Computer Science
Masters Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
Inferring Network Topology for Distributed Machine Learning Model Training
2024-10-07

Ahmed Musa Awon, Department of Computer Science
Masters Department of Computer Science Engineering and Computer Science
Self-Admitted Scientific Debt: Navigating Cross-Domain Challenges in Scientific Software
2024-10-02

Tara R. Cooper, Department of Psychology
Masters Department of Psychology Social Sciences
The Risk for Dementia in Older Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Does Cognitive Reserve Affect Time to Dement in Adults with ADHD Symptoms?