Grad Chat - Queen's School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs

Topic:  The Emptiness of Ecological Loss and Extinction. Overview: The goal of my research is to rethink the notions of ecology and extinction so that we can better understand the connections they have to emptiness, as well as explore the ramifications of emptiness for both the human, and more-than-human, world. 

Topic: E xamining bird habitat structure across space and over time using remote sensing data. Overview:  My research will contribute to an enhanced understanding of habitat occupancy by using airborne laser scanning to describe and quantify relevant habitat structure. It will also make a methodological contribution to the emerging field of ecoacoustics by developing and testing a method...

Topic:  Everything you wanted to know about MEERL! Overview:  MEERL or Master of Earth and Energy Resources Leadership program. What is the significance of this program and how has it impacted industry?

 Topic:  Experiences that inspires one to be an Environmentalist Overview: T he purpose of this research is to explore environmentalists’ perceptions and sense of oneness with the natural world. By listening to the stories of environmentalists, this study will explore participants’ significant life experiences, and the everlasting sensory impression of those experiences on current unders...

T opic:  Cast Out Urbanites: A comparative history and geography of how cows disappeared from Kingston and Cape Town Overview:  Today, while certainly not absent in all cities, cows are invisible as lively beings in many urban areas in which they once lived, illustrating the changing multi-species nature of urbanisation. Historically, cows were present in urban settlements and were used...

Topic:  What's it like being a student parent during Covid-19 Overview:  Tips on how to keep your kids occupied, home schooled, feel special and still get your research done too.

Topic:  Working remotely Overview:  Tips on how to continue to move forward with your research, keep positive and look after yourself, family and friends.

T opic:  Youth Alcohol in Kingston Overview:  Recent evidence shows an increase in alcohol-related emergency department (ED) visits among youth. We sought to quantify the impact of ED visits (type and frequency, patient characteristics and resource use) related to alcohol in our centre

T opic:  Youth Alcohol in Kingston Overview:  Recent evidence shows an increase in alcohol-related emergency department (ED) visits among youth. We sought to quantify the impact of ED visits (type and frequency, patient characteristics and resource use) related to alcohol in our centre

T opic:  Postoperative liver decompensation events following partial hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma among patients with cirrhosis Overview:  My research is focused on studying adverse outcomes after surgical resection of liver tumours. Specifically, the majority of patients with liver cancer also have underlying liver disease, called cirrhosis. So, the decision to remove the ca...

T opic:  Night shift work, melatonin, and circadian gene methylation in the development of breast cancer Overview:  Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Canada and globally. Breast cancer etiology is complex, and work environment as a risk factor is still poorly understood, particularly with respect to night shift work. It is estimated that 10-30% of the global working...

T opic:  The history of Indian Day Schools in Ontario between 1920-2000 Overview:  My research will conduct oral history Interviews with Indian Day School survivors by using Indigenous methods of data collection. I will then contextualize these histories with additional archival research conducted at the Library and Archives of Canada. This research will inform our understandings of Cana...

T opic:  The use of arts-based methods in health research Overview:  I will be talking about my Master's work and what I intend to do with my PhD exploring the use of arts-based methods in health research and incorporating a collage activity into that research as well.

Topic:  H2Only: Smart Filters for Efficient Oil/Water Separation. Overview:  In a world that relies heavily on the use of crude oil as an energy source, clean oil recovery and spill remediation is of dire importance. Removing oil from surfactant stabilized oil-in-water emulsions has become an issue in numerous industries as current separation processes are tedious and wasteful of resourc...

Topic: How to gain access to energy stored in plants by designing biological nanomachines which can efficiently release trapped energy . Overview:  With the continued depletion of fossil fuels the search for new sources of renewable energy are growing ever more urgent. One possible source of energy is the vast repository of carbon found within plant biomass. We aim to gain access to this func...

Topic:  “The Future of Work” Overview:  I am interested in the future of work and the changing nature of work more specifically how employees are beginning to use artificial intelligence at work through interactions with chatbots (i.e. IBM Watson) and intelligent employee assistants (i.e. Alexa for Business, Google Home at work, etc.). What is the work of tomorrow shaping to be like?

Topic:  Developing the Continuous Online Leaching Method for use in Bioaccessibility Risk Assessments Overview:  When soil is contaminated, we must perform a risk assessment to determine the potential for hazard towards humans who may work, play, or live in contact with the soil. A common method for modeling this soil exposure is through a bioaccessibility study, which can be performed i...

Topic:  “Academic literacy in first year college (the necessary “language” for communicating successfully in college)” Overview:  I’m researching the perceptions teachers and students have of academic literacy in the first-year of college.

Topic:  “TEDx Annual Conference Overview:  Grad students discuss what it means to do a TED talk

T opic:  Understanding and Supporting the School Transitions of Military-Connected Adolescents Overview:  The purpose of my two-phased sequential qualitative study is to (1) provide an in-depth, multi-perspective understanding of the school transition experiences of military-connected adolescents in Ontario, and (2) provide recommendations to inform policy and practice related to the sch...

Topic:  “Handing Over The Keys: Intergenerational Legacies of Incarceration Policy in Canada, Australia, and Aotearoa/New Zealand.” Overview:  I use critical policy analysis to unpack the legacies of incarceral policies in three countries, where generations of people within one family or community can be criminalized and experience institutionalization.

Overview: It's New Year's Eve but we are still on the air! Hear what is in store for grad studies in 2020

Overview: It's a special day, so with that comes a special edition of Grad Chat as we wrap up 2019.

Abbey Lee Hallett, Masters in Art Leadership. Overview: Abbey Lee talks about the Arts Leadership program and why it is important to train the next group of Arts Leaders who can lead the next generation of our country's arts and culture.

Topic: Valproic acid induced neural tube defects. Overview: Deviations in embryonic cell signaling induces birth defects such as neural tube defects seen in children born to mothers who are exposed to valproic acid during pregnancy.