Explore the 2022 student projects
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Division of Medical Sciences
Zooming in on brain aging: An ultrastructural investigation into microglia-neuron interactions
I am currently a fifth year honours neurobiology student at the University of Victoria. Over the...
SHINE a Light on Concussion Awareness: Efficacy of Neuroeducation Program in Youth
Jamie Morrison is a third-year undergraduate student studying Biology with a concentration in...
Faculty of Education
Validating Mobile EEG for Assessment of Cognitive Impairment Using an N-back Task
My name is Sierra Hall and I am a 5th year Kinesiology student at UVic. I’ve been involved with...
Don’t Weight: A Pilot Examination of Women’s Weight-Based Experiences Living with Cushing’s
My name's Sarah and I go by She/Her pronouns. I am in my last year of my combined degree in...
Using Portable EEG to Assess MCI: An Investigation of the P300 Component
My name is Hannah Smith and I’m a fifth-year kinesiology student at the University of Victoria. I...
Learning by Service: Connecting the Classroom to the Community
My name is Nate Brown and I am currently an emergency and resident support worker for the Victoria...
Measurements of Mental State via EEG: Using EEG to Understand the Impact of Burnout and Fatigue on Athletic Performance
My name is Hendrik ("Ludwig") Pepler and I am a 4th year Kinesiology student graduating in April...
Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science
Because I am a Woman: An Investigation of Gender Biases in Engineering Fields
Kezia is finishing her undergraduate degree at UVIC with a combined major in Psychology and...
Analysis of Biofilm Formation on Potential Artificial Reef Materials
Hello, my name is Logan O’Reilly; I am in my final term of Mechanical Engineering at UVic after...
CLueSS: Conceptual Linear Stretchable Space, Making Documents More Memorable and Navigable with SVG Images
My name is Paul Henderson and I am a fourth year student in Computer Science, with a background in...
How Effective are Backcountry Campers’ Point of Use Water Treatment Practices?
Alice grew up in Calgary, AB. She came to the University of Victoria in fall 2018 to pursue a...
Towards Vision-Based Agent Navigation for Signage System Evaluation
I’m Colin, a 4th-year student at the University of Victoria studying Computer Science and...
6-DOF Parallel Link Robotic Platform
From turbo Japanese imports to American rock crawlers, I have always found a way to have a good...
Parallel Batch-Dynamic Connectivity Problem with Improved Worst Case
I am a fourth year honours student in the Combined Computer Science and Mathematics program. I...
Utilizing Recycled Cloth to Make Fiber Reinforced Concrete and Investigating the Corresponding Performance
Collin Bilinski is a 3rd year student in the civil engineering program. Collin has been a concrete...
Faculty of Fine Arts
Investigating how the Success of TikTok Hinges on Black Creators’ Contributions
Maddy Morrison is a third-year student at the University of Victoria. She is working towards her...
Fisher Price Chatter Telephone: An Exploration of Childhood Nostalgia and the Monstrous
Nina Parrotta is a 23 year old Visual Arts Honours major and Applied Ethics minor at the...
El Bachiano: A look into Venezuelan Music, the Joropo and Raimundo Pineda’s Compositional Style
Connie Goetz is an inspirational Victoria based flutist and vocalist, known for her versatility...
Sound as Scenography: Applying Hildegard Westerkamp’s Site-Specific Soundscape Composition Techniques in the Theatre
Miriam Dumitra is a fourth-year student in the department of theatre focusing on sound and...
“Influenza Blues”: Pandemics, Music, and Mental Wellbeing from the Middle Ages to the Present
Jas Schweitzer is a fifth-year BA student at the University of Victoria double majoring in...
So as not to Offend the Common People: Queer Musical Figures in Seventeenth Century France and the Modern Day
Christopher Dlouhy (he/they) is a fourth-year pianist BMus student majoring in musicology and...
Colour Theory: The Secret Ingredient of Wayne Thiebaud’s Paintings
Hello! My name is Emma Crum and I’m a fourth student. As an aspiring art historian and passionate...
The Game of Life: Play and Enculturation in the Georgian Home
Caitlin is an Art History and Visual Studies in her final year of studies at the University of...
Faculty of Human and Social Development
Examining the Sociohistorical Context of HIV and its Impact on Older, Self-Identifying Gay Men’s Construction of Quality of Life (QOL)
Emily completed a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Victoria in 2014. Most recently she...
Exploring How Patient Age Affects Choice in Medical Order for Scope of Treatment (MOST) Designation
My name is Holly Heckl, I am a fourth-year nursing student specializing in emergency nursing. I...
Creating Research Tools to Gather Trans, Non-Binary, Two-Spirit, and Other Gender Expansive Patients Perspectives on Gender Identity Data Collection Within Canadian Healthcare Digital Systems
Roz Queen is a health informatician currently living in Victoria, BC. Her research focuses on how...
Personas to Support Health Care Provider Use of Patient Reported Outcome Measures in the care of Older Adults with Cancer
Bailey Hawkins is a fourth-year student in the Nursing program at the University of Victoria. She...
Men Who Have Chemsex With Men: A Path to Centring Our Stories
Bradley is a fourth year student in the School of Social Work. His interest in social work goes...
Digital Information Needs of Older Adult Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study
Hello, my name is Claire and I am in my fourth year of Nursing at the University of Victoria as...
An Evaluation and Reporting Framework for Community Dental Clinics Serving Underserved Populations
I am a fourth-year Bachelor of Social Work student and an uninvited settler on unceded...
Problematizing Prohibition: A Post Structuralist Analysis of BC’s Drug Decriminalization Framework
Dee Sharp is a harm reduction worker and fourth year social work student on xʷməθkwəy̓əm,...
Exploring People’s Perceptions of Virtual Medical Appointments
Jenny is in her final year at the University of Victoria, pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Health...
Resiliency Factors Among Newly Resettled Refugee Mothers and Households: Pathways and Impacts
My name is Julia (she/her/ella), I am currently completing my Bachelors degree in Health and...
Faculty of Humanities
Octavio Paz and Mexicanness: Tracing the Changes of National Identity from 1950 to 1975
I’m Tara, a third-year Hispanic Studies major here at UVic. I enjoy language learning, film...
Relative Clause Acquisition in L2 French and English
Carter Doyle is a fourth year UVic Linguistics student with a strong interest in second language...
Attitudes Towards Pronunciation in Syrians Learning English for Employment in Canada (SLEEC)
Hi! I’m Suraya, and this project wraps up the final year of my BA in Linguistics here at UVic....
Eva Perón as a Model for Class-Based Femininity
Hi, I’m Paige (she/her) and I’m in my last semester of a degree in History and Hispanic Studies! I...
Pages of Unity and National Identity: The Response of the Palestinian Press to British Repression during the 1936 Great Strike
My name is Alec Lazenby and I am in my fifth and final year of a History (Honours) and Political...
Using the Lens of Transitional Justice to Evaluate Reconciliation in Canada
Hey everyone! My name is Elyse and I am a fifth year philosophy student at UVIC. My areas of...
The Lost Voices of Meretrices: The Female Experience of Sex Work in the Roman World
Selayna Hostrawser-Cranfield is an experienced Museum Technician with a graduate diploma in...
On the Personal/Subpersonal Distinction: How Do We Conceptualize the Mind?
Fabian is nearing completion of his BA in Philosophy at Applied Ethics at the University of...
Home is Where the Hearth is: Post-Palatial Hearths at Ancient Eleon
Mira Harvey is a fourth year History and Greek & Roman Studies major, originally from Treaty 6...
‘Victors of History’: Museums and Memorials as Venues of Propaganda in East Germany
Rebecca Hartley is a fourth-year History Honours and Anthropology Minor student at the University...
Feminist Vengeance? Rape-Revenge Film and Women’s Empowerment
Hello! My name is Laura Kellough-Pollock, and I’m a fourth-year student, originally from the...
The Memorialization of Babin Yar
My name is Sophie Sacilotto, and I am currently working on a Bachelor of Arts degree in Honours...
Privilege Versus the People: a Study of Food, Volk, Elitism, and the Nazi State
Mira is in her fourth year at the University of Victoria as an Honours student in the Department...
The Phenomenology of Spirituality in Academia: Non-Analytic Methods of Knowledge Production
Scott Joly is a third-year undergraduate enjoying his fourth year of University as he saunters...
Re-storying History: Disrupting Colonial Narratives Through Indigenous Storytelling and Truth-Telling
My name is Alexis, and my traditional name is Lumsiyah. I am a Cowichan Tribes member on my...
Owing an Ode to Isa Craig Knox
Bethel Sileshi is an undergraduate student at the University of Victoria studying English and...
The Student Reader: Reading Experiences in Undergraduate English Classes and the Cultivation of Empathy
Simone is a fourth-year student in the English Honours and Professional Communication programs....
Keys to the Success of the K-Pop Phenomenon in the West: K-Pop Marketing Strategies & Confucian Ideology
Naoko Iida is a 4th year Pacific Asian & Studies major in the Faculty of Humanities as well as...
The EU’s East-West Divide: Assessing the Extent and Effects of Differences in the EU’s Post-Communist States of Hungary and the Czech Republic
Laura Smith is in her final year at UVic studying Political Science with a minor in Professional...
En Pointe, in Print: Dance and the Early Nineteenth-Century Press
Anne Hung is in her final year of study, pursing an English Honours degree with a minor in...
My Mother was an Archivist: Exploring the Worldbuilding Potential of Queer Archives Through Theory and Autoethnography
Beau Houle (they/ them) is a queer, non-binary, neurodivergent artist, writer, and educator. They...
Disability and the School-to-Prison Pipeline
My name is Brooke Berube and I am a 5th year student at the University of Victoria with an honors...
Francophones in the Closet: Situating Yourself on the Linguistic Spectrum From a Minority Setting
Hi there, my name is Justine Bélanger, and I am about to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in...
‘In Her Watery Habit’: Geodramatics on the Thames in London’s Love to the Prince Henry
Amogha Lakshmi Halepuram Sridhar is a fourth year English Honours student working towards a minor...
Fire From Sea and Sky: Defensive Responses to Japanese Attacks on British Columbia During the Second World War
Aaron Stefik is an undergraduate scholar at the University of Victoria currently completing his...
Voice Feminization Training: Acoustic Changes and Speaker Perceptions
My name is Zia van Blankenstein (she/her) and I am a fifth-year linguistics student, graduating...
Dimensions of English Commodification in Japan
Travis is a 4th year student in his final semester majoring in Pacific and Asian Studies with a...
Empty Beds: Representations of Euthanasia in Nazi Propaganda Films
Sarah is currently completing an undergraduate degree with a Double Major in History and Germanic...
Comparaisons Narratologiques: Le Père Goriot et Madame Bovary
My name is Yiwei Wu and I am a fourth-year undergraduate student at the University of Victoria. I...
March 21st and May 1st, 1933: Nazi Germany and the Nature of Fascism
Kiegan Barron is a fourth-year Honours History and Political Science student. His academic...
The River’s Legal Personality: A Branch of Growing on Canada’s Multi-Juridical Living Tree Being Cultivated by Canadian and Indigenous Law?
My name is Andrew Ambers, and I am from the ‘Namgis Nation, which is part of the Kwakwaka’wakw...
Greeks Bearing Gifts: Greek Gift Inscriptions in Context
My name is Ben Watts-Wooldridge and I am in my final semester of a BA Honours degree in Greek and...
Marrying Christ: Bernard of Clairvaux and the Song and Songs in Aemilia Lanyer’s Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum
Jocelyn Diemer is a third-year Religion, Culture and Society and honours English student...
Faculty of Science
Characterizing How Intermittent Fasting Affects Age-Related Reproductive Decline in Caenorhabditis Elegans
Hi! I am a fourth year Bachelor of Science Biology Honours student concentrating in neurobiology...
Opioid Detection by Surface Enhanced Raman for Community Drug Checking
Hi! My name is Annabel, and I am a fourth-year honours student studying Chemistry and Mathematics...
A Fault in our Backyard: Using Geophysics to Investigate Crustal Fault Activity on the Saanich Peninulsa
Ellie McLeod (she/her) is a settler here on lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) territories and recently...
Paired Eternal Domination in Trees
Elena Moss is a fourth-year math honours student. She is interested in the areas of graph theory...
Chemiluminescent Reactions With Robotic Assistance
Hello! My name is Wil Munro and I’m finishing my third year doing a double honours in chemistry...
Considering the Role of Disorder in Protein Interactions and Localization
Hello, my name is Martin Loe, and I am a fourth-year Biochemistry and Microbiology Honours...
Investigating the Endothelial Inflammatory Response to Treponema pallidum Infection
Akash is a final year student majoring in microbiology. He has a strong interest in research and...
A Gold Cure: Using Gold Nanoparticles to Improve Cancer Chemoradiation
Ocean is a 4th year undergraduate student pursuing a major in biochemistry and a minor in physics...
Survival Rate of Euglossa Bees
Sierra Grant is a third-year undergraduate student at the University of Victoria where she is...
Extremely Fast P – C Bond Formation Using Ruthenium
My name is Alexis. I grew up in Courtenay. I have always been interested in math and science. I...
The Impact of the Meridional Temperature Gradient on the Spatial Distribution of Chemical Weathering Fluxes
Hi, my name is Keighan Gemmell. I am a fourth-year combined honours Chemistry and Earth and Ocean...
Establishing a New Protocal to Investigate Sensory Adaptation in a Mouse Model of Rett Syndrome
Taylor Kaban is in her final semester of a BSc. in the combined biology and psychology program,...
Investigating Thyroid Involvement in Rett Syndrome
Hello my name is Jenna and I am graduating from UVic with a BSc. Microbiology Hons. I have made...
Spatial Navigation and Maze Learning in a Fish with Alternative Reproductive Tactics
Madeleine is a fourth-year student in the University of Victoria Biology Department with an...
Does Kelp Need Help? Influences of Variation in Local Environmental Conditions on Macroalgal Community Composition and Diversity
Brittnie is in her final year at UVic, majoring in Biology with a Marine Concentration and an...
Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
Too Good To Go: Switzerland’s Initiative to Eat Away the 2.6 Million Tonnes of Food Waste Each Year
Hello! My name is Reece Hawthorne, I am a fourth-year Gustavson school of business student who is...
The Paradox of Luxury and Sustainability in the Fashion Capital of the World
Natasha is currently in her 4th year at UVic. In September 2021, she started her exchange at...
Faculty of Social Sciences
Lifestyle Migration and the NeoNomad’s Search for Place in Tofino, British Columbia
Gabe Mara is a fourth-year Anthropology student at the University of Victoria. His research...
Restoration Economies and Agrarian Reform in sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of the Great Green Wall in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Isabel is working towards a BA(Hon) in political science, with a minor in global development...
Cognition & Storytelling in Early Childhood An Exploration of the Relationship between Executive Functioning and Narrative Development
Juno is a fourth-year honours student in the Department of Psychology. She is primarily interested...
The Political, Legal and Economic Vulnerabilities of BC’s Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Supply Chain
As a climate justice organizer, campaign strategist and consultant, Emily Lowan has worked with...
Pedagogy to Oppression: An Exploratory Application Analysis of Canada’s Education System
Mila is a fourth-year Honours Sociology & Psychology student at the University of Victoria. In...
Allied Interpreters: Qualitative Interview Research Studying How Uncertified Interpreters Working With Migrant Agricultural Workers Perceive Their Role, Power Dynamics, and Ethics
Arista is a 4th year Honors student in the Department of Sociology. She is passionate about making...
The Power of Diaspora: Influencing Discourse and Policy of the Hong Kong Protests (2019-20) in Canada and the UK
Michael is in his fourth year of a Political Science major and a Journalism minor. He is...
Justifying War in an Insecure World
I'm a fourth-year political science student in the honours program. While I've lived on Vancouver...
Creating Seafloor Classification Maps and Detecing Eelgrass Change in Choked Pass, BC
Hello! My name is Bryn, and I am a fourth-year Geography student at UVic. I grew up in Kelowna,...
Cacao Origin Transparency in the Artisan Chocolate Industry
Sarah is a third year BSc student at the University of Victoria pursuing a combined major in...
What are the Political Implications of MicroCredit?
I am a student at UVic majoring in Political Science and Economics. My JCURA research and...
The Indirect Effect of Physical Activity on Depressive Symptoms Through Physical Self-Concept Among Emerging Adults
Jessica is currently completing her honours thesis and her final year of the psychology program....
That’s the Way Our Ancestors (tatiches) Taught Us: A Graphic Novel
Fabiola Sanchez (she/her) is an Anthropology student with interests in museums, rock art, and...
Exploring the Impact of Climate Change Depression and Anxiety on Pro-Environmental Behaviours
Hello! My name is Kaylie Schols-Flett and I am currently in my 4th and final year of my BA of...
No Friends on a Powder Day: Sense of Place and Wellbeing in Mountain Resort Towns
I am in the final semester working to complete a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Geography. My...
The Co-Evolution of Technology and Gender Roles
My name is Linnea, and I am a fourth-year economics student in the BSc honours program. I chose to...
The e-Marketplace of the Self: Understanding Influencer Representation of the Authentic Self
Sascha Clazie-Thomson (He/Him) is a fourth-year student in Anthropology and Economics. Through his...
Soil Quality, Management Practices & Farmer Health in BC
Kayla is a fourth year geography student who has spent the last eight months working with Brooke...
Provincial Government Policy Responses to Covid-19 Regarding Indigenous Populations: A Comparative Case Study of Alberta and British Columbia
Jenna Hrechka is a settler born on treaty six territory colonially known as Edmonton, Alberta...
The Impact of Fire Severity in the Western Canadian Arctic: a Study of Vegetative Recovery in Two Terrain Types
Government Spending and Economic Outcome: A Study of Effects of the Government Stimulus During COVID-19 Pandemic in the US
Presentation Can Be Viewed HereMy name is Gina Tran. I am a 4th year BSc (Honours) Economics...
Comparing the Flood Prediction Performance of Two Machine Learning Models
Sean Wilson hasn’t followed the most conventional path into the discipline of Economics. Years of...
Impact of Financial Distress on Corporate Social Responsibility
My name is Xu Yikai. , I am an Economic 4th year BA Honours student at the University of Victoria....
Supraglacial Melt Feature Detection of the Barnes Ice Cap Using Synthetic Aperture Radar
Connor has a strong curiosity about everything to do with glaciers and has a keen interest in...