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. Jones characterized a mouse line which expresses a fluorescent protein only when inherited from the female parent. This tool will be useful for studying diseases caused by a specific type of genes, called imprinted genes, which function differently depending on whether they are inherited from the mother or the father. | Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Genetics (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Zhang studied the chemistry of bis(dipyrromethene) triple-stranded complexes. He developed a method for the synthesis of novel isomer of diformyldipyrromethanes, exhibited the first pair of isolated helicates and mesocates, and proposed a new scenario for the formation of helicate versus mesocate. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Kim explored how the social communication technology, folksonomy, is changing the way people organize Web resources. This empirical study proposes a conceptual framework to recast a folksonomy as a Web classification, and to better understand users' perception and use of folksonomy in organizing Web resources. | Doctor of Philosophy in Library, Archival and Information Studies (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Delgado-Jaime developed a methodology and a computer program to process spectroscopic data to fundamentally understand the reactivity of ruthenium-based catalysts in olefin metathesis reactions. This work serves as the foundation to study and understand similar catalytic systems in chemistry. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Froese examined the socially constructed strategies of consensus employed by the Federation of Independent School Associations of British Columbia to determine how this diverse group has consistently reached agreement on issues of policy and political action in support of independent schools in British Columbia. | Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Mohan examined the influence of K-12 schooling experiences on the racial and ethnic identity development of multiethnic students. She found that the formal aspects of schooling shape all students' racial and ethnic understandings, which, in turn, within the schooling context, most directly influence multiethnic students' experiences and identities. | Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. White researched the diversity and invasibility of intertidal communities. She showed reciprocal relationships between native diversity and invasion with competitive and facilitative effects operating in both directions, and that exotic and native macroalgae were grazed and chemically defended similarly. Understanding mechanisms that facilitate invasions enables us to identify and mitigate effects. | Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Robinson explored Margaret Cavendish's seventeenth-century vitalist natural philosophy in relation to her theory of discourse. This research contributes to our understanding of natural philosophies that, during the Scientific Revolution, ran counter to the dominant trend towards an increasingly mechanistic world view. | Doctor of Philosophy in English (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Goldbogen studied functional morphology and physiological ecology of lunge feeding in rorqual whales. He integrated data from high-resolution digital tags with morphological data of the skull to elucidate the mechanism of this unique filter feeding method employed by some of the largest animals of all-time. | Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Ahrens studied the depletion of tuna and billfish stocks globally using more suitable methods than had previously been used. He concluded that the losses were less severe than commonly believed, although many stocks are overexploited. A combination of fishing effort reduction and large spatial closures would maintain stocks at optimal levels and improve fishery value. | Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Darbandi developed a new technique in the field of computer vision to describe and recognize three-dimensional objects with high accuracy. The proposed technique has interesting geometric properties, and its effectiveness is primarily due to its descriptive power and the size of the descriptors it creates. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Silverman investigated the deadly protozon parasite Leishmania donovani, identifying novel secreted molecules, discovering a secretion system, and presenting the first description of leishmania exosomes and their immune-suppressing properties. Her work has significantly advanced the current knowledge of leishmania biology, with implications for other protozoan pathogens, and development of new therapeutics and vaccines. | Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology and Immunology (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Cina investigated the role of a certain protein isoform of a family of proteins responsible for communication between neighboring cells in brain development. She showed that the protein is required in directing neuronal migration in the mouse brain. This research has implications for understanding the spectrum of human neuronal migration disorders. | Doctor of Philosophy in Cell and Developmental Biology (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Sevy examined how participation in a memorial exhibit based on photographic images of deceased relatives proved therapeutic for Holocaust survivors and their children. Her research illuminates the role that community-based settings can play as forums in helping those who have undergone psychosocial trauma to deal with their losses. | Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Franklin showed that the genetic structure of a migratory insect, the cabbage looper, has been modified by the expansion of greenhouse production of vegetables in British Columbia. This provides an over-wintering environment for the previously transitory insect and strong genetic selection through the extensive use of a microbial insecticide. | Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Simpson developed and characterized new analytical instrumentation for the study of atmospheric particles. This work contributes to an improved understanding of certain physical properties of aerosols like size and composition, which can then be related to their role in atmospheric chemistry and global climate. | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Moffatt examined the types of difficulties older adults encounter when using pen-based computers such as Tablet PCs. She found three main sources of interaction difficulty and developed seven new techniques to address the difficulties uncovered. This work improves the accessibility of pen-based devices, especially for older adults. | Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Robertson examined how university field education coordinators address the challenge of assessing the professional suitability of social work students. Her research highlights the critical role field education coordinators play and generated recommendations for improving collaboration between university administrators, social work faculty and field educators. | Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership and Policy (EdD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Kaida investigated the impact of expanding access to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on sexual and reproductive health of HIV-affected women in South Africa and Uganda. She showed that women receiving HAART were more likely to use hormonal and barrier contraception, but were no different in their level of sexual activity or intention to conceive. | Doctor of Philosophy in Population and Public Health (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Hoskinson developed a method to triple the peak brightness, contrast and dynamic range of projection displays. The projector's light is reallocated and directed away from dark regions towards bright regions of the image being displayed by using a custom-designed array of steerable micromirrors and novel image-processing algorithms. | Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Yang's research explored novel methods to speed up the transfer of data inside integrated circuits. Her techniques achieve near-speed-of-light speeds while addressing problems of delay variations and signal degradation. She developed the theory behind these techniques and designed and tested a real chip to demonstrate them. | Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Liu studied the role of chemokines in the migration of immune cells across the monolayer of endothelial cells that line the cerebral blood vessels. He showed that unique chemokine-receptor interactions mediate the binding and migration of specific immune cell subsets across activated endothelium to initiate central nervous system inflammation. | Doctor of Philosophy in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Senousy numerically and experimentally studied the characteristics of an electromechanically coupled material, namely piezoelectric actuators, to be employed in the next generation of fuel injection systems. His developed models provide an invaluable tool for designing piezoelectric actuators for fuel injectors. | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Vidal studied how the processes of diffusion, adoption, and implementation of corporate responsibility practices occur in forest companies in Canada, Brazil, and the United States. Her research provides a framework for such processes and recommends how companies can better manage their portfolio of responsible activities. | Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry (PhD) |
| 2010 | Dr. Nosyk analyzed a collection of administrative and patient-level datasets to reveal decision-making behaviour of illicit drug users, lifetime patterns of substance abuse treatment and methods of treatment evaluation at the individual and aggregate level. This research has direct implications for the reform of policy in illicit drug control and treatment. | Doctor of Philosophy in Population and Public Health (PhD) |