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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Dr. Sajedi studied the effects of excessive soil moisture on processes involved with carbon and nitrogen mineralization, plant species distribution and forest productivity. In her research, she also assessed the impact of clearcutting and drainage on site productivity and soil carbon storage as potential management strategies in wet forest ecosystems. | Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry (PhD) |
| 2010 | Relying on the coordination chemistry of platinum, zinc, and cadmium, Dr. Frischmann discovered a variety of self-assembling nano-architectures including capsules, nanotubes, and liquid crystals. These materials are promising candidates for developing molecular wires, sensors, and catalysts. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Blackwell examined the link between various emotional styles and biological health in young women. She found that negative emotions predicted less optimal metabolic symptoms, whereas positive emotions were unrelated to these outcomes. This research suggests that interventions aimed at decreasing negative affect may reduce future risk for disease. | Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Chin discovered a novel social psychological phenomenon - that individuals feeling particularly uncertain about themselves are more inclined towards greater acts of goodwill. | Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Noureddin studied the effects of eye movements and blinks on EEG measurement, and developed new and useful methods for removing such artifacts without the need for electrodes attached to the face. The research has helped pave the way for real-time, usable EEG-based human interfaces such as a brain computer interface. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Fossett examined the effectiveness of a staff-training program in behavior assessment and intervention for deaf children with additional disabilities. Following training, a Deaf staff implemented the procedures with a deaf child with multiple disabilities and his family. Improvements in child behavior and participation suggest an avenue for supporting this unique population. | Doctor of Philosophy in Special Education (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Kalra suggests that by evaluating multiple endpoints to assess the therapeutic effects of targeted drugs in vitro and in vivo, we can better predict their performance in clinical trials. These studies showed that molecular targeting strategies involving a protein called Integrin Linked Kinase could be beneficial in the treatment of breast cancers. | Doctor of Philosophy in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Page examined the politics of wilderness conservation leading to the identification and establishment of the Great Bear Rainforest in British Colubmia. Using Actor Network Theory, he explored the scientific, cultural, economic and political practices articulating an alternative to structured conflict among environmentalists, forest companies and First Nations. | Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Richardson articulated an arts-based approach to researching an individual's gifts and talents. In this way she showed how one's inner-gifts are expressed through one's emotional and relational contexts. Her work challenges objective and technical ways of understanding inner-gifts within the field of education. | Doctor of Philosophy in Special Education (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Krzyzanowski examined the cumulative impacts of air pollution in British Columbia's Treaty 8 traditional territory. Air pollution levels were found capable of impacting forests, freshwater ecosystems and forest dependent communities. Community-based monitoring and comprehensive emission's reporting were recommended to minimise and manage the impacts of air pollution in northeast BC. | Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Turner studied the way in which families respond to health shocks and retirement incentives. Her research suggests that cooperation among household members can mitigate the economic effects of bad health outcomes and that the resulting gains are very sensitive to the degree of family cohesion. | Doctor of Philosophy in Economics (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Hennessy explored the use of new media by museums and anthropologists to create First Nations access to ethnographic collections from their communities. Using participatory methodologies, her research illuminated both the opportunities and tensions associated with the digitization of cultural heritage and the circulation of indigenous cultural property. | Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Tayi designed a comprehensive mathematical model for retrovirus-mediated gene transfer into mammalian cells. He experimentally investigated the kinetic steps and validated the mathematical model. He subsequently used the model to optimize the experimental system for centrifugation-based delivery of retroviral vectors into mammalian cells. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and Biological Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Khan developed a framework to satisfactorily address the challenges in a cooperative multi-robot system. Inspired by the human immune system, the multi-robot system consists of a team of autonomous and heterogeneous mobile robots which cooperate with each other to achieve a global goal while resolving conflicts and accommodating failures in the robots. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Shoa investigated an artificial muscle actuator device and characterized and modeled its physical properties. She studied the feasibility of using this device for guiding a catheter through arteries. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Barakauskas measured several presynaptic proteins in brain samples, developing and validating new methods to do so. Some of these proteins were altered in distinct regions of the striatum in post-mortem brain samples of subjects with schizophrenia. These findings implicate these proteins in brain dysfunction in patients. | Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Iyioha introduces a theory of Integrated Governance for health systems to address disparities between health governance regimes and consumer healthcare behaviour. She proposes that Integrated governance, which incorporates non-conventional human and material resources into health systems management, can create a functional health system for reducing inequity in healthcare delivery. | Doctor of Philosophy in Law (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Shi investigated the effects and mechanisms of growth differentiation factor 9 on activin-regulated inhibin and progesterone production in ovarian granulosa cells. These novel studies help us to understand the roles of these growth factors in the development of the ovarian follicles during the menstrual cycle. | |
| 2010 | Dr. Goodman studied the internal and external structure of invasion percolation, a mathematical model for the injection of fluid in a random medium. This research helps us understand how a random process can deterministically find the phase transition between two different kinds of behaviour. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Wen developed a potential solution for ultrasound-based dose computation for a type of radiation treatment of prostate cancer. He helped build a functional prototype imaging system that makes it possible to test the proposed method in the lab or clinically. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Shariff's dissertation focused on the evolutionary adaptiveness and social effects of emotion expressions, with a particular focus on the self-conscious emotions of pride and shame. His primary area of research, however, empirically addressed the relationship between religion and moral behaviour, with an eye towards uncovering the evolutionary and cultural origins of religious institutions. | Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Roberts used numerical and outdoor physical scale modeling techniques to investigate the three-dimensional surface representation in measurement campaigns of the urban surface energy balance. The resulting measurement protocol can be adopted in future studies to guide the optimal siting of radiation and turbulence flux sensors | Doctor of Philosophy in Geography (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Maeshima characterized the interaction of the protein CD44 with its carbohydrate ligand hyaluronan during an immune response. CD44 is expressed on the surface of immune cells and hyaluronan is found in the tissues surrounding cells. This work showed that this interaction occurs on proliferating T cells and regulates immune cell migration. | Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology and Immunology (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Hutton examined the role of inflammation in diabetes. Her research provides new insight into how a specific part of the immune system that recognizes infections and causes inflammation may play a role in the development of diabetes and in the rejection of transplanted organs. | Doctor of Philosophy in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Louidor studied various mathematical models of digital storage systems, with a view to rigorously estimating and computing the maximum amount of information they can hold. His research gives a better understanding of the line between what can and cannot be achieved, when designing such a system. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (PhD) |