Listed below are the various research projects which received ARC funding:
Summer 2022
- Quantifying the Spread of Tuberculosis/Clustering Smart Meters - Jeremy Chiu (Math & Statistics) - $3,000
Spring 2022
- Erasing Colonial Encounter: Portraiture in New Netherland - Alena Buis (Art History & Religious Studies) - $2,591
- Project Pollinator Count: A Student Citizen Science Research Initiative at Langara College - Aldona Czajewska (Office for Student Engagement) & Ji Yong Yang (Biology) - $3,000
- The Influence of Clinical Teachers on Nursing Student Anxiety in Baccalaureate Practice Education - Anna Douglas (Nursing) - $2,100
Fall 2021
- Cardiovascular Function and Its Association with Athletic Performance Measures in Female College Soccer Players - Andrew Perrotta (Kinesiology) - $2,861
- Resting Cardiovascular Function and Its Association with Athletic Performance Measures in Female Soccer Players - Brent Day (Kinesiology) - $2,740
- Clustering Performance Evaluation in Chronic Care Management - Quynh (Monica) Nguyen (Data Analytics/Math and Statistics) - $2,297.79
- Thematic and Taxonomic Categorization Styles in European Canadian, Chinese, and Indian Students: A Replication and Extension - Erin Lea( Social Sciences/Psychology) - $2,031
- Still Creek Environmental Monitoring Program, Part 3 - Andrew Egan (Geography and Geology and Interdisciplinary Studies) - $2,300
- From Personal Stories to Reconciliation: Coqualeetza Indian Hospital, Intergenerational Trauma, and Healing among Members of the Secwepemc Nation in BC - Georgina Martin (Aboriginal Studies ) - $2,770
Summer 2021
- Vintage Scooter Conversion - Joseph Lattanzio (RMTP) - $2,600
- Heritage for the 21st Century: Increasing Student Engagement Using Digital Tools - Cara Tremain (Anthropology) - $3,000
- Still Creek Environmental Monitoring Program, Part 2 - Andrew Egan (Geography and Geology and Interdisciplinary Studies) - $2,890
Spring 2021
- Still Creek Environmental Monitoring Program - Andrew Egan (Geography and Geology and Interdisciplinary Studies) - $2,810
- Making the Cut: Experiences of Minority Entertainment Workers in Hollywood North - Gagun Chhina (Sociology) - $3,000
- An Examination in Cardiorespiratory Performance and Cardiovascular Function in Healthy College Students - Andrew Perrotta (Kinesiology) - $3,000
- Chaga Mushroom (Inonotus Obliquus) Bioactivity Studies - Garyen Chong (HSCI/Biology) - $3,000
Spring 2020
- Open Art Histories - Alena Buis (Art History & Religious Studies) - $2,000
- Applying the Complexity Quadrants and Intercultural Perspective to Critically Examine the Incidence and Prevalence of Academic Dishonesty on Campus - Jessica Kalra (Biology) - $2,200
- Contrada Mella Ceramics Project - Jennifer Knapp (Interdisciplinary Studies) - $3,000
- Categories or Relationships? Cross-Cultural Differences in Categorization - Erin Lea (Psychology) - $2,860
- Journalism in Transition: How Canadian Journalism Educators View the Roles, Values and Qualifications of the Journalistic Profession in the 21st Century - Jennifer Leask (Journalism) - $1,200
- Resiliency in Nursing Students: The Power of the Hour - Mary Peters (Nursing) - $500
- Perspectives on Diet and Spiritual Development According to Contemporary Buddhist Writers - A Student-Faculty Collaborative Project and Publication - Benjamin Wood (Asian Studies) - $3,000
- Diversifying the Curriculum in Theatre Arts at Studio 58, Continued - Kathryn Shaw (Theatre Arts) - $2,500
Fall 2019
- Vancouver Museums and the Ancient Past: Uncovering Mesoamerican Collections in the City - Cara Tremain (Anthropology) - $2,386.03
- Genomic and Metabolomic Characterization of Canadian Inonotus Obliquus (Chaga) - Garyen Chong (HSCI/Biology) - $3,000
- Exploring the Role of Co-Factors in Inducing an Anticancer Immune Response - Jessica Kalra (Biology/Health Sciences) - $3,000
- Diversifying the Curriculum in Theatre Arts at Studio 58, Continued - Kathryn Shaw (Theatre Arts) - $500
- Comparison of Ampicillin and Antimicrobial Peptide Resistance in Staphylococcus Aureus - Prashant Kumar (Biology) - $3,000
- A Study of Robot Brain Architecture Using Methods of Animation Principles - Trista Townsend (Continuing Studies) - $2,000
Summer 2019
- Ocean Plastics Phase 2 - Philip Robbins (Fine Arts) - $3,000
- Mathematically Modelling Swarming Insects - Jeremey Chiu (Math & Statistics) - $2,500
Spring 2019
- Ocean Plastics – Philip Robbins (Fine Arts) - $3,000
- Contrata Mella Ceramics – Jennifer Knapp (Interdisciplinary Studies) - $3,000
- Untra DNA Barcoding of Cannabis Varieties – Ji Yang (Biology) - $3,000
Fall 2018
- Increasing Diversity in Theatre Arts Classrooms - Kathryn Shaw (Theatre Arts) - $3,000
- Public-Private Places: Exploring Universal Washroom Uses at Langara College – Mono Brown (English) - $2,566
- Development and Formulation of Novel Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs) for Activity Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) – Prashant Kumar (Biology) - $3,000
- DNA Barcoding of Ants in the Pacific Northwest – Kenneth Naumann (Biology) - $3,000
Summer 2018
- Monitoring and Modelling a Dynamic Coastal Sand Dune Ecosystem – Andrew Egan (Geography) - $630
- Open Textbooks and International Student Success: A Canadian Case Study – Julian Prior (Education Technology) - $625
- PPBGS – A Personalized Profile Based on Gamifcation System – Hazra Imran (CSIS) - $3,000
- Clean Paint, Clean Air, Clean Water – Helena Wadsley (Fine Arts) - $2,500
- Development of a novel protocol for an exosomes based liquid biopsy for Breast Cancer – Jessica Kalra (Biology) - $3,000
- Educational VR Platform – Jason Madar (CSIS) - $3,000
- Examination of the portrayals of Ethnic minorities in Children's award-winning books over the past 60 decades – Mersedeh Ghassemieh (Mathematics) - $2,652
- Leaning by Gaming – Saeed Mirjalili (CSIS) - $3,000
Spring 2018
- Developing a National Food Service Standard to Prevent Malnutrition in Hospital – Janice Sorensen (Nutrition & Food Service Management) - $3,000
- Student Nurse Knowledge, Awareness, and Attitudes of Hepatitis C (HCV) – Denise Thomas (Nursing) - $1,735
- The Bregatorto Project – Jennifer Knapp (Interdisciplinary Studies) - $3,000
Fall 2017
- Growing Tenibrio Molitor on a waste biomass to produce high protein insect flour – Mario Moniz de Sa (Biology) - $3,000
- Development of a 3D printable animation mannequin – Kim Lam (CSIS) - $3,000
- MARC Coding for Library Technicians – Dale West (Library Technician) - $2,500
Summer 2017
- Characterization of exosomes and exosomal circular RNA from Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Carcinoma cell lines - Jessica Kalra (Biology/Health Sciences) - $3,000
- Attentional Biases in Test-Anxious Students (pending REB approval) - Erin Skinner (Psychology) - $3,000
- Electrochemical Treatment of Wastewater by Sulphate Oxidation - Todd Stuckless (Chemistry) - $3,000
- Scoping Review of the Barriers and Facilitators to Enabling Scholarly Activity within Canadian Schools of Nursing - Morgan Yates (Nursing) - $3,000
- Optimizing compost processing by monitoring microbial community succession - Dave Anderson (Biology) - $3,000
- VR Visualization of high-thruput screening data - Jason Madar (CSIS) - $2,340
- Computational Chemistry for Undergraduates: Studying the Structure-Property Relationships of Conducting Polymers with Potential Application in Electronics - Paulo Sgarbi (Chemistry) - $3,000
Summer 2016
- Locating a Wearable Device in an Industrial WiFi Network - Kim Lam (CSIS) - $3,000
- Attitudes and Intentions: Thoughts of Education and Learning among South Asian Students - Gagun Chhina (Sociology) - $3,000
- Satellites - Aaron Bushkowsky (English / Theatre Arts) - $2,810
- Feed the Good Wolf: Creating an iPhone App to Help People with Their Self-Improvement Resolutions - Bryan Green (CSIS) - $2,160
- Collaborative, Interdisciplinary, Digital Narrative on Migration & Displacement - Leanne Johnson (Publishing) - $1,180
Spring 2016
- The Invasive European Fire Ant: Multiple Origins & Supercolonies - Kenneth Naumann (Biology)
- A Collaborative Applied-Research Project: Student Engagement with Seniors’ Communities - John Falcus (Langara School of Management) & Janet Douglas (Social Service Worker)
- Chloroplast DNA Barcodes as a Tool for Identification of Hop Varieties - Ji Yang (Biology)
- Analysis of Medicinal Cannabis & Perceptions of Efficacy - Paul Sunga, Kelly Sveinson, Margo Nelson & Daryl Smith (Health Sciences)
- Coastal Geology of the Esowista Peninsula, Tofino, BC - Mark Smith (Geography/Environmental Studies/Interdisciplinary Studies)
- The Bregatorto Project - Jennifer Knapp (History/Latin/Political Science/Interdisciplinary Studies)
Please read the latest edition of the IDEAlogue to learn more about these ARC-funded projects.