• How Can Settlers (re)Learning Their Ancestry Challenge Settler Colonialism? 

  Graham, Sarah (2019-05-17)

  When asked about my ancestral heritage a few years ago, I had little to say other than that my family has been in Canada for many generations and we are of vaguely European descent. Such a disconnection with the places ...
• Fasting Modulates Synaptic Plasticity in the Dentate Gyrus of Male Rats 

  Choi, James (2019-05-17)

  Intermittent fasting (IF) is a dietary restriction regimen that involves alternating periods of eating with fasting. Studies in animal models have shown that IF increases the long-term potentiation of neural transmission ...
• How Does Community-Engaged Theatre Achieve its Political Goals?: The Interaction Between Theatrical Form and Message in Moisés Kaufman’s The Laramie Project 

  Anderson, Ryann (2019-05-17)

  Community-engaged theatre is an extremely broad label as a genre. Performances of this category can take on many forms, brought together as a cohesive genre by common elements. One such commonality is their tendency to ...
• The Effects of Multiple Concussions on Heart Rate Variability at Rest, Steady State Exercise, and Recovery 

  Harrington, Marisa (2019-05-17)

  This study investigated the long-term effects of concussions on heart-rate variability (HRV) to examine the link between neurological and cardiovascular health and functioning. A total of 28 participants were recruited; ...
• Ships and Midshipman Fish: Does boat noise influence aggression in a highly vocal fish? 

  Mackenzie, Woods (2019-05-17)

  Underwater noise from anthropogenic activities such as recreational boating and commercial shipping has drastically increased over recent decades and is still continuing to rise. An increasing amount of research has shown ...
• Tearing the Fabric: A critique of Materialism in Philosophy of Mind 

  Pandora, Passia (2019-05-17)

  One of the long-standing questions in the field of philosophy of mind is called the mind-body problem. The problem is this: given that minds and mental properties appear to be vastly different than physical objects and ...
• Traits of extinction: The conservation of species at risk in British Columbia 

  Gannon, Kiara (2019-05-17)

  We are facing a global biodiversity crisis in which extinction is occurring at an unnaturally high rate as a consequence of human activities. Biodiversity loss has profound human consequences, including habitat change and ...
• BRCA Consenting Seminar Outcomes Proposal 

  Ma, Canice (2019-04-27)

  Ovarian cancer is the most fatal women’s cancer where every day, five Canadian women will die from the illness. Recent advances in the hereditary understanding of the disease have shown a significant role of the BRCA gene ...
• Ending Interjections? The Impact of a Higher Proportion of Women in Canadian Legislatures 

  McMillan, Rachel (2019-04-27)

  Despite the drama it brings to oft mundane proceedings, heckling is despised by both politicians and the Canadian public. Is it possible that increasing the number of women in politics could change this aspect of our ...
• Feminism and the Mother in 20th Century Québécois Literature 

  Porteous, Isabelle (2019-04-27)

  This study seeks to draw a link between a series of literary characters in a maternal or matriarchal role, within the context of feminine voice and second- and third-wave feminist theory. In seeking out the maternal ...
• Pollination Aters Floral lLngevity of Arctic Lupine 

  Reid, Clara (2019-04-27)

  This is a pollination ecology study conducted in the boreal forest of southern Yukon. Insect pollination is a mutualistic relationship in which the plant receives pollen necessary to produce seeds, while the pollinator ...
• Opioid Replacement in Prison: Narratives in the Media 

  Russell, Sarah (2019-04-27)

  In contrast to the Canadian public, opioid-dependant inmates are more vulnerable to infectious diseases (such as HIV/AIDS and hepatitis), violence, and overdose. Current harm reduction policies offer some drug users in ...
• Family and State Power in Meiji and Postwar Japan: From Family as Corporation to Company as Family 

  Ruszel, Julian (2019-04-27)

  My initial vision for this research was to study the history of family in modern Japan in order to better understand collectivist family structures and their relationship to the forces of westernization and individualistic, ...
• Accessibility Innovation in Higher Education Through Telepresence Robots 

  Silvera, Alexis (2019-04-27)

  In this project, I will examine the use of telepresence robots to increase accessibility into physical classroom environments. Despite the supports we provide at UVic, students with special needs for access are underrepresented ...
• Effects of 3D Multiple-Object Tracking on Off-the-Block Reaction Time in University of Victoria Varsity Swimmers: A Pilot Study. 

  Snowden-Richardson, Taylor (2019-04-27)

  Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine if training visual selective attention on the Neurotracker had an effect on off-the-block reaction times of varsity swimmers at the University of Victoria. This ...
• A Roof Over Their Heads: Challenges of Housing Affordability in Victoria 

  Stewart, Lexy (2019-04-27)

  Housing is a basic human right and a key social determinant of health. Housing also informs people’s sense of place, and contributes to both physical and mental health outcomes. The growing issue of housing unaffordability ...
• Innovative Non-Destructive Techniques for Assessing Quality of Building Envelopes 

  Tso, Lois (2019-04-27)

  The University of Victoria First Peoples House is a leading sustainable building with innovative design. Constructed in 2008, the building features the use of recycled material and rammed earth. In this project, non-destructive ...
• Opsins in the dark: Characterizing “light-sensitive” genes in the Brazilian eyeless cavefish, Phreatobius cisternarum. 

  Liu, Di (Amy) (2019-04-27)

  Cave dwelling animals are well studied examples of environmental cues leading to regressive evolution. Losing complex traits such as vision is thought to be due to negative selective pressures on light sensitive functions ...
• Addition of Cytidine Base Editors to Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for Correction of p.N370S, a GBA1 Mutation Responsible for Type 1 Gaucher Disease 

  Wells-Durand, Emma (2019-04-27)

  As for many genetic disorders, the novel Base Editing system derived from the CRISPR/Cas9 system, and its ability to mediate genome editing serves a potential tool for correcting the point mutation largely responsible for ...
• Biochar: Rediscovering the Wisdom of Indigenous Soils 

  Whitehead, Paige (2019-04-27)

  Indigenous burning and soil building practices throughout time created productive, resilient, and biodiverse soils which are studied today for applications in carbon sequestration, soil remediation, and designing resilient ...

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