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2021 research entries

Agriculture

 

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Natural enemy survey in Fraser Valley hop fields

Author: Nayla Charbonneau
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Renee Prasad


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A food waste snapshot of the UFV Culinary Program

Co-authors: Duong Ha and Lana Harach
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Renee Prasad


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Insects as an alternative protein: Literature review and taste test

Co-authors: Emma Lewis, Kiona Zacher, Mack Frost, and Gabriel Camparmo
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Renee Prasad


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A biodiversity and soil health survey of the Sumas prairie agricultural landscape

Co-authors: Noah Mylleville, Debora Soutar, Ava McKee, Weston Johnsrude, Oliver Weibe, Dawson Hepting, Teagan Innes, Miriam Hoogerdijk, and Reesa Jenvey
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Renee Prasad


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Survey of Damson hop aphids in four commercial hop fields in the Fraser Valley of BC

Co-authors: Douglas Okwara and Nayla Charbonneau
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Renee Prasad


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Sustainability case study of an agricultural social enterprise: Emma's Acres

Co-authors: Makenna Patrick, Julia Weiss, Leah Hamm, Melody Daigneault, Timothy Collins
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Renee Prasad


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Chemical cues of male and female Leptopilina japonica (Hymenoptera: Figitidae) parasitoids on food substrate of the nation wide berry pest, Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

Author: Jade Sherwood
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Renee Prasad


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Fields and streams: Historic farm use in relation to wetlands on the Sumas prairie

Author: Debora Soutar
UFV faculty supervisors: Dr. Mariano Mapili, Dr. Carin Bondar, and Dr. Renee Prasad


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Anthropology

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Mom nation: Tribal metaphor and the mommy blogosphere

Author: Rebecca Britton
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Nicola Mooney‌


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Incels as a tribe

Co-authors: Olivia Daniel and Dr. Nicola Mooney
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Nicola Mooney‌


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Biology

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Annotation of protein-coding genes in Drosophila ananassae by comparative genomics

Author: Samim Azami
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. James Bedard


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Microplastic abundance in Fraser River sediment

Author: Kristina Brunner and Dr. Sharon Gillies
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Sharon Gillies


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Using comparative genomics to sequence the protein-coding genes of Drosophila ananassae

Author: Kelsey Challman
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. James Bedard


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Optimizing culture conditions for growing Pandalidae shrimp cells in vitro

Co-authors: SungJae Cho and Dr. Lucy Lee
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Lucy Lee


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The effects of Haskap Berry (Lonicera caerulea) extract on the insulin/IGF-1 pathway and polyQ aggregates in Caenorhabditis elegans

Author: Chandanee Dancey
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Nathan Bialas


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Characterization of bacteria isolated based on their ability to bind to and metabolize hydrocarbons from motor oil

Co-authors: Alison Derksen, Rohin Makkar, and Dr. Stephen Thomas
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Stephen Thomas


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Antibacterial activity of an extract from Azadirachta indica (Neem tree) and its secondary metabolite Azadirachtin: A potential treatment for Helicobacter pylori

Author: Ranjot Kaur
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Carlos Leon Guevara


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Use of rainbow trout fish cell lines to study cellular uptake of fluorescently DiI-labeled lipid nanoparticles encapsulating siRNA in vitro

Co-authors: Heather Kelly, Dr. Sam Chen, Dr. Yuen Yi C Tam, Dr. Lucy EJ Lee, and Dr. Justin B Lee
UFV faculty supervisors: Dr. Lucy Lee, Dr. Justin Lee


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Biosurfactant production of bacterial isolates capable of oil metabolism

Co-authors: Rohin Makkar, Alison Derksen, and Dr. Stephen Thomas
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Stephen Thomas


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Does the presence of female sex pheromone impact the ability of Agriotes obscurus pairs to mate?

Co-authors: Sukhanjote Mann, Dr. Alida Janmaat, and Van Herk of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Alida Janmaat


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Gene hunting: Locating and annotating protein-coding genes in Drosophila ananassae

Author: Kat Marusiak
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. James Bedard


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The effects of Haskap Berry (Lonicera caerulea) extract on oxidative stress resistance and its intergenerational inheritance in Caenorhabditis elegans

Co-authors: Kabeer Poonia and Dr. Nathan Bialas
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Nathan Bialas


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The use of automated recording units in detecting Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias fannini) disturbances

Author: Dilan Praat
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Gregory Schmaltz


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Comparing pathogen prevalence in bumble bees from farms to natural areas

Author: Shon Pratap
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Sandra Gillespie


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Annotation and analysis of protein-coding genes in Drosophila bipectinata through comparative genomics

Author: Kyung Joo Son
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. James Bedard


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Time-dependent modelling of epidermal cell kinetics during radiation therapy

Co-authors: Isabelle St-Martin, Dr. Cheryl Duzenli, Dr. James Bedard
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. James Bedard


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The use of new technology in teaching local historical biology

Author: Katherine Townsley
UFV faculty supervisors: Dr. Sharon Gillies and Dr. Mariano Mapili


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Pathogen prevalence in wild bumblebees (Bombus spp.) across the Fraser Valley

Co-authors: Kennedy Zwarych and Dr. Sandra Gillespie
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Sandra Gillespie


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Business

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COVID-19 patients' resuscitation management: Dilemmas for healthcare professionals

Author: Johnny Christensen
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Masud Khawaja


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Chemistry

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Peptide mapping utilizing the endopeptidase pepsin: A novel immobilization method optimized via capillary electrophoresis and mass spectrometric analysis

Co-authors: Connor Frey and Dr. Golfam Ghafourifar
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Golfam Ghafourifar


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Development and optimization of the in-situ fabrication of microfluidic immobilized enzyme reactors (µIMERs) employing chymotrypsin and Triethoxysilylbutyraldehyde

Author: Kenneth Ku
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Golfam Ghafourifar


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Efficacy of molecular clutch systems for large scale molecular machines

Co-authors: Kevin Gajsek, Brianna Whatley, Gavyn Lastoria, Dr. Jacob Spooner, and Dr. Noham Weinberg
UFV faculty supervisors: Dr. Jacob Spooner and Dr. Noham Weinberg


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Electronic structure and electrochemistry investigation of a bimetallic nickel compound towards CO2 reduction

Co-authors: Amna Hadzovic and Dr. Linus Chiang
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Linus Chiang


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Assessment of lipophilicity using computational chemistry: Ruthenium complexes as potential anticancer treatments

Co-authors: Khuong Ho, Dr. Noham Weinberg, and Dr. Jacob Spooner
UFV faculty supervisors: Dr. Noham Weinberg and Dr. Jacob Spooner


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Effects of phenols in the secondary coordination sphere of Cu-salen complexes

Co-authors: Kenneth Mejia, Anmol Sharma, and Dr. Linus Chiang
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Linus Chiang


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Comparison of Ni-salen & Co-salen complexes with and without pendant phenol groups in the secondary coordination sphere

Author: Alyssa Molina
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Linus Chiang


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Effects of pendant phenol functional groups in the secondary coordination sphere on the electronic structure of heme-like Fe-salen complexes

Co-authors: Ryan Rivett and Dr. Linus Chiang
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Linus Chiang


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Electronic structure investigation of electron rich and deficient Cu-salen complexes

Co-authors: Anmol Sharma and Dr. Linus Chiang
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Linus Chiang


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Health sciences

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Malnutrition in children from impoverished communities of India

Author: Samreet Gill
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Kathy Keiver


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MYSelf Club: A virtual intervention for children with self-regulation challenges

Co-authors: Jenna Knelson, Dr. Alison Pritchard-Orr, Dr. Kathy Keiver, and Alex Thompson of the Abbotsford School District
UFV faculty supervisors: Dr. Alison Pritchard-Orr and Dr. Kathy Keiver


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Exploring the impact of nursing students' program experiences on post-graduation career specialty choices

Author: Leia Perovic
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Shelley Canning


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Psychology

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Autism spectrum disorder: An examination of knowledge, perceptions, and beliefs

Co-authors: Mariah Baker and Dr. Lesley Jessiman
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Lesley Jessiman


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Perceptions of elder abuse; in the eye of the beholder? An examination of how perceptions of elder abuse are influenced by ageism and aging myths

Co-authors: Hope Buchanan and Dr. Lesley Jessiman
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Lesley Jessiman


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Age is an issue of mind over matter; if you don't mind, it doesn't matter: An examination of young adults' anxieties about aging and death in the face of COVID-19

Co-authors: Bailey Cooper and Dr. Lesley Jessiman
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Lesley Jessiman


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An examination of how our sexual self-schemas develop

Author: Claire Kirk
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Lesley Jessiman


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Loneliness is proof that your innate search for connection is intact: An examination of the role our social brains play in loneliness

Co-authors: Chelsey Perry-Ens and Dr. Lesley Jessiman
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Lesley Jessiman


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Adverse childhood experiences and attachment styles

Author: Emily Rybak
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Lesley Jessiman


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Women's sensitivity to cues of threat in online dating and the (in)effectiveness of safety recommendations

Co-authors: Shelby Shuster, Alayna Witzel, and Dr. Shawn Geniole
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Shawn Geniole


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Are there social costs for dishonest signalling?

Co-authors: Logan Smith and Dr. Shawn Geniole
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Shawn Geniole


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Death anxiety and spirituality across the lifespan: Factors and relationships amidst COVID-19

Author: Regan Thompson
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Lesley Jessiman


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Social work and human services

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Social justice: Obvious or ambiguous?

Co-authors: Natalie Dahl, Jennifer Banh, Olivia deGroot, Elizabeth Welton, Courtney Mignot, Kiran Toor, Dr. Lisa Moy, Dr. Amanda LaVallee, and Brianna Strumm PhD(c)
UFV faculty supervisors: Dr. Lisa Moy, Dr. Amanda LaVallee, and Brianna Strumm PhD(c)


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Sociology

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The frontline: COVID-19's impact on Canada Border Services Agency's frontline officers

Author: Angela Banting
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Michael Corman


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Enforcing the rules versus 'doing what's right': Lived experiences of labour and delivery nurses in the context of COVID-19

Author: Michelle Grafton
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Michael Corman


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Newcomers and their children: Immigrants' belongingness in a new community

Author: Paul Jakhu
UFV faculty supervisor: Dr. Chantelle Marlor


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"(Research has) been a really sweet way to optimize my time at school. Looking back, I’m so grateful that I did this. It has truly been a highlight to work under Shelley (Canning). She has been a wonderful mentor and has impacted me and my nursing practice immensely."

  • – Rosaley Klassen
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