Undergraduate Research

This list shows researcher who have indicated interest in working with undergraduate students on research projects.
Last Name First Name Type Research Interests Department(s) Faculty
Laher Ismail Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences (except clinical aspects); Cardiovascular diseases; animal models of sleep apnea; Diabetes; exercise; oxidative stress; regulation of small artery tone, mechanisms of pressuce-induced vasomotor responses, exercise, sleep Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics Faculty of Medicine
Chen Frances Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Health psychology; social connection; social support; stress; coping; conflict and negotiation; hormones; Neuroendocrinology Department of Psychology Faculty of Arts
Brown Carolyn Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Epigenetics and epigenomics; Other basic medicine and life sciences; Gene regulation and expression; Genomics; Developmental genetics (including sex determination); Applied Genetics; Chromosomes: Structure / Organization; DNA methylation; Epigenetic control of gene expression; Gene Regulation and Expression; Genes escaping X-chromosome inactivation; Long non-coding RNAs; X-chromosome inactivation; XIST RNA Department of Medical Genetics Faculty of Medicine
Nathan Lisa Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Social relations; Critical studies of technology; climate change adaptation; Indigenous Information Studies; Information Ethics & Policy School of Information Faculty of Arts
Coombs Daniel Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Mathematical biology; Cellular immunology; Complex physical systems; Epidemiology (except nutritional and veterinary epidemiology); Cell Signaling and Infectious and Immune Diseases; Cell biophysics; Disease models; Epidemiology; Immune cell signalling; Mathematical biology; Mathematics Department of Mathematics Faculty of Science
Sly Laura Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Innate immunity; Inflammatory bowel disease; Inflammation; macrophages; Innate immunity; Cell signalling Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine
Hermida Alfred Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Journalism studies; Digital journalism; Media innovation; social media; Transformation of news; Entrepreneurship School of Journalism, Writing, and Media Faculty of Arts
Pavlidis Paul Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Engineering and technology; genomics; Bioinformatics; cellular and molecular neuroscience; Genetics; disorders of the nervous system; single-cell genomics; Computational Biology; Gene regulation Department of Psychiatry, Michael Smith Laboratories Faculty of Medicine
Fels S Sidney Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Electrical engineering, computer engineering, and information engineering; Medical and biomedical engineering; Human Computer Interaction; biomechanical modeling of human anatomy; Machine Learning; new interfaces for musical expression; speech synthesis Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty of Applied Science
Zhao Jiaying Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Natural environment sciences; Psychology, social and behavorial aspects; Behavior Change; Cognitive Science; Environment and Society; Poverty; Psychology - Biological Aspects; Public Policy; Socio-Economic Conditions; sustainability; climate change Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Department of Psychology Faculty of Science
Schluter Dolph Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Biological adaptation; Speciation (evolutionary processes); Natural selection and sexual selection; evolution; Origin of species; evolutionary genetics; Adaptive radiation Department of Zoology Faculty of Science
Hallam Steven Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Microbiome; Microbial ecology; metagenomics; Biological engineering; Synthetic biology; Bioinformatics; Machine Learning; Entrepreneurship Department of Microbiology & Immunology Faculty of Science
Lester Richard Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Infectious diseases; Digital health; Mobile health (mHealth); Precision Public Health; Patient-centered care; Global Health; Infectious diseases Division of Infectious Diseases Faculty of Medicine
Rea Christopher Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Chinese literatures; Asian history; Chinese literature; Cinema; Print culture; translation; Humor Department of Asian Studies Faculty of Arts
Donner Simon Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Atmospheric sciences; Oceanography; Other media and communication; Climate Science; climate change impacts; Climate policy; Coastal Ecosystems; Marine Environment; Climate modelling and prediction; Science communication; Net-zero emissions; Coral reefs Department of Geography, Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries Faculty of Arts
Black Thomas Andrew Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Atmospheric sciences; Environment and natural resources economics; Natural resource management; Soil sciences; Biometeorology; Microclimate modification; Soil physics; Greenhouse gas emissions; Evapotranspiration Applied Biology Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Nislow Corey Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Genomics; Mechanisms of carcinogenesis; genomics; Genetics; drug discovery; Biotechnology; Space Biology Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Scott Douglas Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Astronomical and space sciences; Physical sciences; Cosmology; Science and Knowledge Department of Physics & Astronomy Faculty of Science
Hohl Corinne Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Medical, health and life sciences; National Research Networks; Toxic Drug Crisis; Pandemic and Health Emergencies Preparedness; Drug safety and effectiveness; Health Information Technology; Clinical Decision Making; Health services research Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty of Medicine
Wong Judy Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Cancer genetics; Mechanisms of carcinogenesis; Drug discovery, design and delivery; Nucleic acids studies; Enzymes (including kinetics and mechanisms, and biocatalyst); Cancer biology; Aging; Genome Instability; Nucleic Acid Structures; Pharmacology; Genetics and Genomics Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sutherland Jason Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Health care effectiveness and outcomes; Health care administration; Access to care; Healthcare costs; Health systems; Patient-Reported Outcomes; Quality; Surgery; Regional variations in healthcare access, cost and quality School of Population and Public Health Faculty of Medicine
Mohseni Madjid Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Chemical engineering; Water quality engineering; Drinking Water; Chemical Pollutants; Used Water; Clean Technologies; Advanced oxidation; Drinking water quality and treatment; Electrochemical water treatment processes; UV based water purification and treatment; Water re-use; Per- and Poly-fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering Faculty of Applied Science
Chen Jiahua Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Statistical theory and modeling; empirical likelihood; finite mixture model; sample survey; asymptotic theory; imputation Department of Statistics Faculty of Science
Tremlett Helen Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Epidemiology (except nutritional and veterinary epidemiology); multiple sclerosis; Neuroepidemiology; Pharmacoepidemiology; prodrome,; Drug safety and effectiveness; Pharmacogenomics; comorbidities; health administrative data; Gut microbiome; prodromes Division of Neurology Faculty of Medicine
Bredin Shannon Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Medicine, nursing and health curriculum, pedagogy and didactics; Psychology, social and behavorial aspects; Indigenous health; Physical education and development curriculum, pedagogy and didactics; Psychosocial, sociocultural and behavioral determinants of health; Health promotion and disease prevention; Motor Behaviour (Motor Expertise, Learning, and Development); Human Performance; Physical Activity; Knowledge Translation and Mobilization; Indigenous Health and Physical Activity; Long-Term Athlete Development; Childhood Development; sport School of Kinesiology Faculty of Education
Whitton Jeannette Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Speciation (evolutionary processes); Plant developmental and reproductive biology; Plant evolutionary ecology; Evolution of asexuality; Evolution and consequences of polyploidy; Speciation/ diversification; Species at risk in Canada; Conservation policy; Plant evolutionary ecology, Evolution of asexuality, Evolution and consequences of polyploidy , Speciation/ diversification, Species at risk in Canada, Conservation policy Department of Botany Faculty of Science
Krzic Maja Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Soil sciences; Soil health; Soil management; Soil science education Applied Biology, Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Byrne Jeffrey Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Historical studies; Decolonisation; Global History; Revolutions; Africa; Middle East Department of History Faculty of Arts
Ichikawa Jonathan Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Epistemology; Feminist philosophy; Human rights, justice, and ethical issues; Philosophy of language; Social philosophy; epistemology; ethics; Philosophy of Language; feminist philosophy; ethics of belief; knowledge; skepticism; context-sensitivity; consent; ethics of sex; rape culture Department of Philosophy Faculty of Arts
Elmo Davide Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) philosophy of engineering; rock engineering; geosciences; Numerical modelling; Machine Learning Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering Faculty of Applied Science
Madison Kirk Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Atomic, molecular, and optical physics; Quantum sensors; Quantum Gases; Laser cooling; Bose-Einstein Condesation; Fermi-Degenerate Gases; Quantum optics; Laser physics Department of Physics & Astronomy Faculty of Science
MacLachlan Mark Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Supramolecular inorganic chemistry; Inorganic materials; Supramolecular organic chemistry; Synthesis of materials; Functional materials in materials chemistry sciences; Supramolecular Chemistry; Nanomaterials; Biomaterials; Cellulose nanocrystals; Chitin; Materials Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science
Folk Joshua Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Physical sciences; 2D materials and Vanderwaals heterostructures; Quantum electronics; Thermodynamics of quantum systems; Strongly correlated phenomena; Topological phenomena; Quantum transport Department of Physics & Astronomy Faculty of Science
Carvalho Rick Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Other health sciences, n.e.c.; Biomaterials; materials interfaces; bonding to hard tissues; materials development Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences Faculty of Dentistry
Herdman Anthony Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Sensory systems, auditory; Neurocognitive patterns and neural networks; Neuroimaging Methods (EEG/MEG); Central auditory processing; Auditory and visual perecptions related to reading acquisition (1st and 2nd languages); Brain computer interface School of Audiology and Speech Sciences Faculty of Medicine
Martindale Andrew Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Social sciences; Indigenous Archaeology; Northwest Coast; Oral Traditions; Spatial Analyses; Archaeology and the Law; Political economy; Radiocarbon Dating; Indian Residential Schools Department of Anthropology Faculty of Arts
Iurascu Ilinca Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Comparative literatures; Theories of cultural studies; Media, visual and digital culture; German literature; Comparative Literature; Cultural Studies; media theory; Media history; critical theory; film studies Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies Faculty of Arts
Matsubara Joanne Aiko Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Sensory systems, visual; Cellular interactions (including adhesion, matrix and cell wall); Gene and molecular therapy; Cellular neuroscience; neuroscience; vision; cell and development; cell death pathways; innate immune response; eye disease, retinal degenerations; Alzheimer's disease; neurodegeneration Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Faculty of Medicine
Klein Bern Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Mineral processing and beneficiation; Mineral Processing; rheology of mineral suspensions; comminution; sensor based sorting Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering Faculty of Applied Science
Hall Kathleen Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Linguistics; Psychology and cognitive sciences; Phonology; Phonetics; Laboratory Phonology; Sign Languages Department of Linguistics Faculty of Arts
Law Hedy Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Opera; eighteenth-century French music; the French Enlightenment; music and signs; ; global music history; gender and sexuality; music and race; music with Cantonese lyrics; global Cantonese music School of Music Faculty of Arts
Mole Christopher Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Philosophical psychology (including moral psychology and philosophy of action); attention; Philosophy of Psychiatry; Philosophy of Literature Department of Philosophy Faculty of Arts
Ciocca Valter Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Auditory grouping of speech and non-speech sounds, also known as "auditory scene analysis"; perception and production of normal and disordered speech School of Audiology and Speech Sciences Faculty of Medicine
Kubota Ryuko Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Specialized studies in education; critical applied linguistics; culture and language; Language Rights and Policies; language education; language ideologies; multicultural education; race and language teaching Department of Language & Literacy Education Faculty of Education
Chen Yu Christine Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Engineering and technology; energy systems; Electric power system modelling, control, and operation; Renewable energy sources; electricity markets Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty of Applied Science
Krassioukov Andrei Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Other clinical medicine; spinal cord injury, autonomic nervous system, electrophysiology, rehabilitation Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Faculty of Medicine
Austin Jehannine Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Clinical genetics (except cancer genetics); genetic counseling; genetics services; mental health Department of Medical Genetics, Department of Psychiatry Faculty of Medicine
Auld Vanessa Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Zoology; Cell; Cell Biology; Development; Developmental Genetics; epithelia; Genetics; glia; in vivo imaging; Molecular Genetics; nervous system; Neurogenesis and Gliogenesis; permeability barriers Department of Zoology Faculty of Science
Hudson Zachary Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Synthesis of materials; Functional materials in materials chemistry sciences; Organic chemical synthesis; Optical properties of materials; Luminescent materials; Organic electronics; Polymer chemistry; Organic chemistry; Organic light-emitting diodes Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science
Peacock Simon Faculty (G+PS eligible/member) Natural sciences; metamorphic petrology; Tectonics; earthquakes Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences Faculty of Science