A doctoral citation summarizes the nature of the independent research, provides a high-level overview of the study, states the significance of the work and says who will benefit from the findings in clear, non-specialized language, so that members of a lay audience will understand it.
| Year | Citation | NID |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dr. Rubino investigated human behaviour and brain function in the acquisition and performance of skilled actions using eye-tracking, interactive robotics and brain imaging. Her work reveals that the oculomotor system plays a role in both developing motor skills and performing motor tasks after stroke. Her work offers a new avenue into discovery for stroke neurorehabilitation. | Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Sciences (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Kenward characterized crucial viral proteins and mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2, revealing core features of its cysteine protease and identifying potential antiviral targets. This work advances our understanding of the virus's lifecycle and aids in the development of resilient therapeutics against COVID-19 and future viral threats. | Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. O’Sullivan explored how quality is experienced by youth in community music making and learning contexts in Ireland. She observed Positive Youth Development in action and generated new quality touchstones. Through evocative stories, this study communicates how experiences that promote freedom, friendship, and community are integral to quality. | Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum Studies (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Vo examined racial disparity in health outcomes and healthcare participation. He found that racialized individuals experience inadequate pain management, and are less likely to participate in health research due to distrust. These findings highlight the impact of structural racism on healthcare access and stress the urgent need for systemic changes to achieve health equity. | Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Bradley examined the extraneous work software developers perform to coordinate their tools. He investigated how information already present within tools can act as a task context to ease developers' tool coordination effort. Future tools can use this task context to proactively assist developers complete their tasks more productively. | Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Stewart’s research found that being likeable during initial impressions is a stable trait that directly predicts educational attainment and social class, and indirectly predicts cardiometabolic risk. Her research increases our understanding of the importance of initial interactions during childhood. | Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Marković's work examines Miloje Milojević’s piano music, focusing on his incorporation of Serbian folk elements, Western classical forms, and modernist trends. It offers a deeper understanding of 20th-century Serbian piano music. The insights gained will aid future pianists in interpreting these underrepresented compositions. | Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano (DMA) |
| 2024 | Dr. Plavsic developed a virtual reality-based digital twin platform for facilitating remote mining operations. She applied her method to real-time monitoring and maintenance of mining equipment. She also studied the impact of optimization techniques on application performance to ensure its scalability and usability. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mining Engineering (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Shariatzadeh developed a wearable device equipped with sensor fusion technology to capture complex muscle activity dynamics and measure fatigue during dynamic exercises. His research establishes a muscle activity monitoring and fatigue prediction method, contributing significantly to sports science, rehabilitative medicine, and ergonomics. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Sanches Portella studied how to predict the future and keep secrets, mathematically speaking. He developed new online prediction algorithms and novel results on the limits of privacy-preserving data analysis. His findings may lead to more efficient optimization procedures and stronger cost-benefit analyses for private statistical estimation. | Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Guevara Rozo studied the biosynthesis of mannan in the cell walls of woody plants. By identifying and modifying genes linked to mannan production, she demonstrated that mannan can be altered without affecting plant growth. Her work provides valuable insights into how we can modify plant cell walls to enhance biofuel and biomaterials production. | Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Karimirad's research illuminates the effects of financial frictions and supply chain disruptions on firm default risk. His studies reveal how limited liability constraints cause economic distortions, identify key factors behind rising corporate yield spreads, and highlight the impact of supply chain disruptions on financial stability. | Doctor of Philosophy in Economics (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Pearson studied epistemic agency - the agency we have over what we believe. She proposed an alternative to the dominant control-based accounts of this concept, arguing instead that epistemic agency centrally involves the ability to set one’s epistemic contexts by determining which possibilities to take seriously. | Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Imani investigated the behavior of WE43 magnesium alloy in simulated body conditions to predict its longevity as a dissolvable medical implant. His research revealed the critical role of glucose and albumin in corrosion and stress cracking, highlighting the need for additional protection in various body conditions, and enhancing the safety and effectiveness of Mg implants. | Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. G√°mez studied how Indigenous communities of Mexico City organize independently to defend their territories and right to self-determination. | Doctor of Philosophy in Geography (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Zhang's doctoral work focused on the mechanism study of phosphorus polymer materials. It resulted in a a competing cyclization-decyclization and isomerization-addition steps in the polymerization. These findings will benefit the future study of these novel phosphorus containing polymers which could potentially be used in fire retardant materials. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Wu developed compact multimodal multiphoton microscopes for biomedical imaging. Volumetric 2- and 3-photon imaging is achieved with a fiber laser and miniaturized scanners and optics which can be integrated into a handheld imaging probe. This research brings the technology closer to clinical applications. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Pelz has explored the emergence of spatio-temporal patterns arising when nonlinear processes are restricted to spatially segregated compartments coupled through a diffusion field. For such models, relevant to cell signalling, I have investigated pattern forming properties and how time-varying signals undergo synchronization due to non-local coupling. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Timler's Participatory Action Research co-built food justice community with and for paroled women in BC. Findings highlight how qualitative processes, academic privilege and food-based praxis can be leveraged for anti-carceral collectivity. Findings benefit activist researchers, practitioners and criminalized people working to confront inequities. | Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Shah's doctoral work focused on energy-efficient compute acceleration for autonomous robotics. In her work, she proposed hardware-algorithm co-design approaches for robot perception and motion planning. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Gopal studied how different signals are altered in blood cells and surrounding cells within the bone marrow of Myelodysplastic syndrome and Acute myeloid leukemia patients. The findings from this research lead to the identification of a potential new biomarker to predict therapy response. | Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Oncology (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Angeli used field experiments and economic theory to study the labor market, social media, and social coordination. He has shown how holding pessimistic beliefs about discrimination can make it harder for someone to find a job, implying that policies addressing labor market discrimination should also consider effects on jobseekers' beliefs. | Doctor of Philosophy in Economics (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Chao developed immune-boosting lipid nanoparticles to enhance therapy for peritoneal metastasis. His formulations demonstrated improved immune activation, tumor eradication, and long-term anti-tumor immunity. This research offers significant potential for advancing cancer immunotherapy through nanomedicine. | Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Pegorer studied how a group of recent migrants experienced the city of Berlin, Germany, during two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. By focusing on Berlin's atmospheres, she showed how these people strived to make sense of the contrast between their attachment to the city, their home country, and the expectations associated with their identity as migrants. | Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology (PhD) |
| 2024 | Dr. Esposito studied how the concept of democracy is used in peacebuilding discourse, focusing on the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission and its support for Sierra Leone. She demonstrated the importance of critically analyzing organizational democracy discourse to move towards a quality, human-rights and empowerment-based practice of democratization. | Doctor of Philosophy in Law (PhD) |