The
Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity Office is sponsoring a one-day
Faculty Research and Creative Activity Symposium on
Friday, April 13th during VIU’s first annual Research Week.
The symposium is
inclusive of scholarship, research and creative activity across
all disciplines and contexts and provides an opportunity to share and gain insight into current and developing research taking place by VIU faculty and staff, in a supportive academic environment. Presenters will be provided with 15 minutes to deliver their message followed by an additional 5 minutes for discussion.
Join us for an informative day of meeting, listening, learning & discussing!
Presentation ScheduleLocation: B305 Room 507 ‘BoardRoom’ & https://zoom.us/j/1006685179:00am Welcome9:10am Lindsay McCunn: Environmental Psychology Research at VIU
9:30am Robert Depriest: Examining the Importance of Transitional Supports that Foster Cultural (Re-)Connectedness Among Indigenous Youth Leaving Care
9:50am Marti Harder & Piera Jung: What matters - views of older adults residing in central Vancouver Island
10:10am Ross Desprez: The Continuing Tradition of Folk Music as a Tool of Historical Archive and Community Builder
10:30am Break10:50am Eliza GardinerPrison Theatre: Antigone at William Head Institution
11:10am
Kenneth Chooi:The Green Point Project: A Sustainable Journey
11:30am
Jean Blackburn & Dana McFarland: Getting your article into the right journal: "Think, Check, Submit"
11:50am Raymond Penner: The motion of a curling rock
12:10pm Break12:40pm
Alison Taplay & Susanne Green: Engaging New Voices in Research for Social Change
1:00pm John Predyk: The impact of the 'BC Artisans at Work' model in BC on visitor experience, business performance, & economic activity.
1:20pm Richard Lane: (Machine) Reading One Million Texts: Technological Innovation through Topic Modelling in the Digital Humanities
1:40pm Frank LoPinto: Broadcasting Digital Content to Remote Communities
2:00pm John Predyk & Nicole Vaugeois,Canada’s food artisans: Understanding an emerging economic sector
2:20pm
Eric DemersThe VIU Bird Banding Project
2:40pm Jerome Lesemann: Water beneath our feet: mapping groundwater for improved management of an essential resource.
3:00pmWrap-Up