Inquiry@Queen's Undergraduate Research Conference Proceedings最新文献

{"title":"Dynamic Nature of Positionality: How my Positionality has Changed Through Experience","authors":"Cameron Hare, Lucie Lévesque","doi":"10.24908/iqurcp16636","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24908/iqurcp16636","url":null,"abstract":"As an individual of mixed Métis and European descent, growing up and working/studying in a colonial system, I often reflect on how my biases, perspectives, and identity impact my research in Indigenous health promotion. I am aware that my position of privilege may unintentionally marginalize and disempower others. However, I also acknowledge that my connection to my Métis family and community has given me insights into the perceptions and worldview of Indigenous communities in Canada. In this paper, I explore the dual nature of my position and how it is challenged and shaped through my work with the Kahnawà:ke School Diabetes Prevention Program, Indigenous health promotion leaders, and interactions with Indigenous community members. I discuss how my cultural and personal backgrounds, influenced by my Métis and European heritage, are both questioned and reinforced in these experiences, leading to a deeper connection with my family and community. By considering my positionality, I discuss how it both contributes and poses challenges to the research process in Indigenous health promotion contexts.","PeriodicalId":431089,"journal":{"name":"Inquiry@Queen's Undergraduate Research Conference Proceedings","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123814651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An Introduction to Educational Research through Scholarly Bricolage","authors":"Xiaomeng Liu, Michelle Searle","doi":"10.24908/iqurcp16646","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24908/iqurcp16646","url":null,"abstract":"A variety of different approaches, theories and philosophies can be used to engage in diverse range of projects through bricolage (Sharp, 2019). The use of bricolage employs difference in research methods and stimulates creativity (Kincheloe, 2011). Projects have spanned a range of scholarly activities and included learning about an assessment and evaluation research group and supporting KMB of research group activities through reporting and website design. Gathering information on awards, funding as well as activities and publications from our group members enables us to summarize key information and reflect comprehensive work in visual and written reports. We focused on the content, graphics, structure and navigation aspects of our website. Research within assessment and evaluation plays an important role in teaching and learning process. By conducting data analysis on testing student competency development in an evaluation course, we translated the research question into the language of statistical tests of hypotheses. Paired two-sample t-test and two-way ANOVA test are generated using statistical programming language R. After processing the data, we took authorship roles in a peer-reviewed publication and presentation to write the findings based on the results and interpret the ultimate impact. Our findings have identified the evaluator competencies are improved apparently through the evaluation course where the findings are supported by the data of pre- and post-course scores. Overall, this summer learning opportunity allowed us to piece together a different understanding that demonstrated the power of collaboration when diverse skill sets are brought together to advance and make visible educational ideas. \u0000References \u0000Kincheloe J. L. (2011). Describing the bricolage: Conceptualizing a new rigor in qualitative research. In Steinberg S. R., Kenneth T. (Eds.), Key works in critical pedagogy (pp. 177–189). Brill Sense. Crossref. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-397-6_15 \u0000Sharp, H. (2019). Bricolage research in history education as a scholarly mixed-methods design. History Education Research Journal, 16(1), 50-62. https://doi.org/10.18546/HERJ.16.1.05","PeriodicalId":431089,"journal":{"name":"Inquiry@Queen's Undergraduate Research Conference Proceedings","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126113432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Increasing Attitudes of Biological Determinism in Youth","authors":"Lauren Kidd, Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant","doi":"10.24908/iqurcp16762","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24908/iqurcp16762","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigates changes in attitudes towards gender and sexual fluidity and binaries, gender roles, and reproductive restrictions among different age cohorts. There is a historical trend towards increasingly progressive attitudes amongst different age cohorts, whereby the youngest generation is typically the most progressive. Currently, there is a regression in progressive attitudes among youth with increased support for biological determinism. \u0000  \u0000Supported by research from academic sources, this paper discusses how individual attitudes are formed and change between generations. Focusing on increasing attitudes supporting biological determinism, this paper investigates the consequences dominant social attitudes have on self-identity formation. Through linking biological determinism to reproductive rights, this paper discusses the importance of bodily autonomy for identity formation. \u0000  \u0000The feminist interpretations of data presented in this paper hope to invoke consideration about the possible consequences of an increasing trend toward regressive attitudes. Overall, this paper alludes to where internalized misogyny comes from and how it can hinder self-identity development. Despite youth being in an unprecedented time of access to information and knowledge, they have not reported the expected results of increasingly progressive attitudes towards gender and sex. This paper calls the reader to re-examine the direction of our social discourse, attitudes towards gender and sex, and the expectation for increasingly progressive attitudes.","PeriodicalId":431089,"journal":{"name":"Inquiry@Queen's Undergraduate Research Conference Proceedings","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128659310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bioprocess Modelling, Intensification, and Control","authors":"Gabriel McQueen, N. Hudon","doi":"10.24908/iqurcp16677","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24908/iqurcp16677","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 \u0000Chemical bio-process intensification, driven by the need for sustainability and cost-effectiveness, has gained significant attention. This study explores dynamic intensification (DI), a strategy to enhance efficiency by modifying system dynamics, operation, and control. Two key approaches are investigated: intensification by design, involving deliberate changes to physical and chemical aspects, and intensification by control, optimizing process parameters and feedback loops. \u0000The research focuses on the Optimal Periodic Control (OPC) method, dating back to the 1960s but now revisited with modern technology. To investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of dynamic intensification, a comprehensive methodology encompassing modeling, optimization, linearization, dynamic intensification, and control was designed. This methodology ensures systematic and standardized testing of DI in various bioprocesses within the industry. \u0000Through rigorous case studies, such as Activated Sludge Model No. 1 (ASM1) and an antibiotic perfusion bioreactor, the study demonstrates the practical benefits of dynamic intensification, including enhanced process efficiency and control. Applying model predictive control (MPC) further improves process efficiency, and the intensified systems are thoroughly compared to their respective base cases. \u0000The insights gained from this research contribute to advancements in bioprocessing technologies across industries, paving the way for sustainable and efficient engineering practices. Engineers can leverage this knowledge and the developed methodology to optimize chemical bioprocesses through innovative intensification strategies, ultimately promoting more eco-friendly and economical bio-processes. The study's comprehensive methodology offers valuable insights and understanding for bioprocess engineers seeking to enhance system efficiency and contribute to a greener future. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000","PeriodicalId":431089,"journal":{"name":"Inquiry@Queen's Undergraduate Research Conference Proceedings","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124054488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Building the de-risking state: Power, policy and Canada’s Social Finance Fund","authors":"George S. Hodges, Dan Cohen","doi":"10.24908/iqurcp16757","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24908/iqurcp16757","url":null,"abstract":"In 2018 the Canadian Government announced the Social Finance Fund, a $755 million pool of public capital with the purpose of accelerating the growth of social finance markets in Canada. The Fund promises to unlock large new sources of funding for social purpose organizations by de-risking private investments (reducing investor losses by providing capital that will be lost first in case of investee default), dually offering investors financial returns as well as an opportunity to do social good with their capital. While the literature has interrogated the theoretical contradictions present in social finance markets, there has been little attention to how social finance markets emerge through acts of policy, and how de-risking private capital becomes a priority of the state. This paper examines how the changing network of actors over decades of policy debate led to the evolution and launch of the Social Finance Fund. The paper also argues that international policy learning was critical to the prioritization of de-risking private investments in social finance markets.","PeriodicalId":431089,"journal":{"name":"Inquiry@Queen's Undergraduate Research Conference Proceedings","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131031737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Trauma Informed Educational Strategies and Recommendations for Post-Secondary Health Science Programs","authors":"Princess Talabi, C. Goldie","doi":"10.24908/iqurcp16699","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24908/iqurcp16699","url":null,"abstract":"While trauma-informed care is commonly discussed in the context of interactions between healthcare providers and patients, its significance also extends to educational environments. Within post-secondary institutions, a considerable number of students begin their academic journey carrying experiences of past traumas or encounter trauma during their training. This is particularly relevant for health science education, where the curriculum involves addressing sensitive topics within classroom, laboratory, and clinical settings. These learning situations can inadvertently expose students to the risk of reliving trauma or experiencing distressing emotional responses. Hence, educators need to be attuned to their students' traumatic backgrounds and incorporate evidence-based techniques that mitigate distress, to adequately prepare students for their clinical practice roles. The objective was to systematically identify trauma informed educational (TIE) strategies or recommendations  that have been implemented in post-secondary health science programs.\u0000This scoping review was completed using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) scoping review methodology. A search of academic literature was completed using the following databases: MEDLINE (Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCO), Embase (Ovid), Education Source Complete, and ERIC. Search results were screened by two reviewers for relevance and data extraction was completed using a customized tool. Results were synthesized and aggregated in JBI SUMARI.\u0000Findings from 42 studies with diverse methodological approaches identified seven elements characterizing trauma-informed strategies (awareness, prevention, preparation, exposure, coping skills, flexibility, and structure). These elements were observed across five distinct strata of educational settings: 1) institutional, 2) curriculum, 3) educator, 4) student, and 5) equity and diversity.\u0000Integrating TIE strategies into health science education is urgently needed to create safe learning environments, better equip educators, and empower students to navigate trauma-related content with confidence and sensitivity. As the healthcare landscape continues to evolve, a collective commitment to advancing trauma informed education will ultimately contribute to more resilient, informed, and compassionate healthcare professionals.","PeriodicalId":431089,"journal":{"name":"Inquiry@Queen's Undergraduate Research Conference Proceedings","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133418009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pairing Optical and Atomic Hydrogen Detections to Assess Newly-Discovered Galaxy Candidates","authors":"Eilis Sheahan, K. Spekkens","doi":"10.24908/iqurcp16700","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24908/iqurcp16700","url":null,"abstract":"As optical telescopes become more advanced, their detections begin to unveil very faint, previously unobserved extragalactic objects in the night sky – some of which could be among the smallest and most diffuse galaxies ever discovered. Many of the objects detected appear to be comprised of young, blue stars which seem to exist in isolation from any parent galaxies. In this research, we attempt to connect the very faint optical detections with atomic hydrogen, HI, detections from archival surveys, in order to assess the likelihood that they are newly-discovered galaxies and whether they are actively forming stars. Using the Systematically Measuring Ultra-diffuse Galaxies (SMUDGes) catalog to generate a list of potential candidates, the HI profile corresponding to each candidate’s coordinates was generated and smoothed, ensuring the detection of subtle emissions. Out of the 48 candidates analyzed, 2 very promising candidates emerged and properties like the object’s recessional velocity and HI mass were determined. While the lack of emissions detected may point to radio surveys not being deep enough to detect subtle HI emissions, observing these successful candidates may allow for the formation, origins and evolution of these objects to be studied, thus expanding our knowledge of the universe and galaxy formations.","PeriodicalId":431089,"journal":{"name":"Inquiry@Queen's Undergraduate Research Conference Proceedings","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124127925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Approaches to Live Digital Performance Creation","authors":"Seymour Irons","doi":"10.24908/iqurcp16744","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24908/iqurcp16744","url":null,"abstract":"As an artist, thinking about live digital performance, I have always been curious about the intersection between media and wellness and how technology could possibly be applied in a therapeutic setting. \u0000I investigated these intersections at FOLDA through participant interaction with live motion capture rendering, at Queens Ingenuity labs, and through social inquiry of virtual space with Prof. M Wheeler at the Isabel Bader Center. This research continued with VR experimentation at the Eastern bloc residency in Montreal hosted by UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal and the Connected Minds CFREF launch. Finally I was given the opportunity to further my findings through a project creation residency with the Kick and Push Festival. \u0000After inquiring into live digital performance, and its broader connections to wellness, I have found that technology can bring audiences together when they are tasked with using it together. The more social and accessible technology is, the more effective it is with producing performance that audiences will also enjoy. This research makes me wonder if audiences prefer to view and interact with performance with technology but not through it.","PeriodicalId":431089,"journal":{"name":"Inquiry@Queen's Undergraduate Research Conference Proceedings","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114895027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Theatrical Complications","authors":"Benjamin Ma","doi":"10.24908/iqurcp16689","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24908/iqurcp16689","url":null,"abstract":"Though theatricality as a concept has been extensively and variously theorized vis-a-vis live theatre through the sharing of space (see Cole 1975; Davis and Postlewait 2003; Davis and Postlewait 2003; Petrović-Lotina 2019; Shank 1969), through the rejection of the quotidian (Durang 1999; Heim 2020; White 2019), and through heightened expression (Carlson 1990; Peterson 2023; Smith 1984); many of its core tenets have recently been challenged through the rising prominence of virtual theatre. In this paper, I explore various theories of and about theatre to redefine “theatricality” as a term in its application to virtual (music) theatre. Additionally, I investigate how Rise, Shine, Sing!, a weekly, online participatory community music theatre project, reconfigures the demands for its participants to assume the unique role of spectator-performer, thus redefining the terms of engaging with and through theatricality in this medium. \u0000My interest in redefining theatricality in virtual contexts is motivated by the (post) pandemic impulse to prioritize audience safety in line with public health measures to protect those who are at risk, whether for reasons of age, ability, or health status. Because virtual theatre is therefore now a matter of access, theatricality is in a position to be (re)defined. I explore this in three ways: through further theorizing around the suspension of disbelief–a departure from the quotidian space that defines our daily living–which characterizes theatricality (see Causey 2006; Féral 2002; MacDonald 2013); through theatre’s reconfiguration of the social world’s constructivity to develop new iconography in gesture; and through a renegotiation of the opportunities for heightened experience on the part of the performer-spectator.  \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":431089,"journal":{"name":"Inquiry@Queen's Undergraduate Research Conference Proceedings","volume":"435 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126107168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Rainforest IV at 50","authors":"Amanda L. Tschanz","doi":"10.24908/iqurcp16718","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24908/iqurcp16718","url":null,"abstract":"            Rainforest by David Tudor was a commissioned piece in 1968 for Merce Cunningham’s dance RainForest, in which Tudor experimented with using found objects (with transducers) as loudspeakers (Rogalsky 2006, 93). In 1973, Tudor “gave the piece away” and led a workshop of emerging artists in New Hampshire (Rogalsky 2006, 183-184), expanding the work to the immersive experience known as Rainforest IV. Fifty years later, our goal was to capture the creativity and community of the 1973 workshop, while incorporating new approaches. \u0000            From exploring scrapyards to borrowing vintage geography equipment from Queen’s University, we collected items that contributed unique acoustics to the sounds we wanted to match with them. Our collection was narrowed down to 30 items chosen by participants during our workshop at the H’Art Centre, a local art centre, after two weeks of testing objects and sounds. Although many types of sounds were used, there was discussion around the use and practice of field recordings. At the end of our workshop, we took our objects to the Baby Grand Theatre, where they were suspended, lit, transducers attached, and fed sounds that suited them best. A significant difference from 1973 was the use of impulse responses, in place of contact microphones, to enhance the sounds. During a 5-hour live performance, our session was recorded and then played back through our objects as a stand-alone installation over the following ten days.   \u0000            I discovered through this process that community is the heart of Rainforest IV. Tudor’s kindness influenced both the participants, through shared meals and encouraging advice (Adams, et al. 2023) and the piece itself.  In 2023, shared skills, ideas, and meals helped create both an “electronic ecology” (Rogalsky 2006, 205), and a community. Despite our changes, Tudor’s vision of community was ever present- as if it came from the piece itself. \u0000  \u0000Bibliography  \u0000Adams, John DS, John Driscoll, Phil Edelstein, Linda Fisher, Ralph Jones, Ron Kuivila, Petr Kotik, and Susan Stenger, interview by Matthew R Rogalsky and Laura J Cameron. 2023. David Tudor's Rainforest IV at 50: A Conversation (July 15). \u0000Rogalsky, Matthew R. 2006. \"Idea and Community: The Growth of David Tudor's Rainforest, 1965-2006.\" London: none, April. Accessed 2023.","PeriodicalId":431089,"journal":{"name":"Inquiry@Queen's Undergraduate Research Conference Proceedings","volume":"158 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127366309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}