Reflecting and Reconnecting is the focus of Research Month 2023. The Office of Research and Graduate Studies is excited to foster collaborative conversations, engage student researchers and reflect on our research success. We’re connecting with the Library and the Centre for Teaching and Learning as vital resources to support research at CBU, recognizing the amazing people right here within our campus community.
Please join us as we Reflect and Reconnect during Research Month 2023!
POSTPONED as campus is closed due to weather.
Avis Mysyk, presenting: Culture and Indigenous Corporate Group in Colonial Mexico
Simon Barrick, presenting: Reimagining possibilities for sport in Canada: Lessons from the curling club
Mohamad Musa, presenting: Culturally Responsive Mental Health Supports in Canada: Are We Lacking Services or Knowledge?
CBU and Nova Scotia Health will host a student pitch competition that will bring together students, businesses, entrepreneurs, investors and community stakeholders to support investment in the health sector.
RSVP is required. Click here for more information: Student Pitch Event – Cape Breton University : Cape Breton University (cbu.ca)
RSVP is required. Email research@cbu.ca, subject line: REB
Dr. Bruce Hatcher, CBU Associate Professor of Biology, played an instrumental role in the path toward the designation of the UNESCO Bras d’Or Lake Biosphere. Dr. Hatcher will be sharing his work, engaging colleagues in a presentation: Dead Zones in the Bras d’Or Lake Biosphere Reserve: Should we be Afraid?
Join Dr. Kevin McKague, Canada Research Chair in Social Enterprise and Inclusive Markets and Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Leadership at CBU, as he shares a presentation that examines the evolution of small businesses in Cape Breton from 1864 to 1927, based on a unique dataset, the Dun and Bradstreet Mercantile Business Listings. Gain insights into Dr. McKague’s findings from 10 communities in Cape Breton, identifying patterns in the evolution of merchants, traders and small-scale manufacturers and how they have responded to economic, technological, and social changes.
RSVP required: email research@cbu.ca, subject line: RM Launch
Matthias Bierenstiel, presenting: Maskwiomin – Research of Birch Bark Extract based on almost lost Indigenous Knowledge of a Mi’kmaw Skin Remedy
Marie Battiste, presenting: Building an Indigenous Knowledge Framework for Advancing History Education in Canada
Eleanor Anderson, presenting: The Role of Knowledge Systems in Tourism Planning
Zotero is a free, open-source software that helps you manage your references – everything from gathering research to in-text citation to your final reference list. This workshop will give an introduction to the software, from how to set it up to how to best make use of it in research and writing. Faculty and students invited to register.
The workshop will be held in the computer lab, but everyone is welcome to bring their own device that they primarily use for research.
SEATING IS LIMITED. Click here to register
Join Jasmine Hoover for a hands-on session where you will create a Data Management Plan for your (real or made up) project, using the DMP assistant. The DMP assistant is a tool developed by Portage, which allows researchers to easily create, share and edit Data Management Plans, and is used by researchers across Canada. Registered researchers will need to create a login here: https://assistant.portagenetwork.ca/
With the implementation of the Tri Agency Data Management Policy , all grant proposals submitted should include methodologies that reflect best practices in DRM, one best practice is data management planning. Currently some Tri Agency funding opportunities require Data Management Plans and more are expected to require them in the near future. DMPs are living documents that explain how data will be collected, documented and protected/preserved as well as whether it will be shared and where it will be deposited.
Join three of CBU’s OER grant recipients to hear about their work creating open textbooks. This panel discussion will outline three unique open textbooks in development by teaching faculty at CBU. Gain insights into how they are creating their open textbooks, including advice for those interested in creating OER in the future. Moderator Jason Loxton will engage panellists, Geoffrey Lee-Dadswell, Shannon Ezzat and Peter MacIntyre.
RSVP required: email ctl@cbu.ca, subject line: OER
Sarah Barnes, presenting: A thousand days and counting: Sleep, sound, and a community health project
Janet Kuhnke, presenting: Self-treatment of Abscesses by Persons who Inject Intravenous Drugs: A Community-based Quality Improvement Inquiry (Phase 1)
Joseph Parish, presenting: The Language of Death: Using Qualitative Data from Death Records to Derive Quantitative Proxies of Sociocultural Determinants of Health in the Living
Take an opportunity to meet the ORGS team and get details about the support services the team provides. This session will provide guidance on the research administration process at CBU and provide clarity on the various steps to engage and apply for research funding.
RSVP is required. Email research@cbu.ca, subject line: ORGS Team
Ian Brodie, presenting: Legend and Politics: Assembling a casebook
Mark Silverberg, presenting: Poetry and Mindfulness
Shauna MacDonald, presenting: The Cape Breton Lighthouse Memories Project
Join us on Tuesday, March 21, 11:40- 12:50 in the CTL (CC-254), when Justin Spillman (Instructor, Engineering) provides an overview of 3D printing’s potential in the classroom. Learn about this cutting-edge technology that is accessible at CBU and collaborate to find relevant applications for 3D printing in your courses.
RSVP required: email ctl@cbu.ca, subject line: 3D
Cape Breton University’s Snapshot Thesis/Major Project event provides a platform for CBU students to present key aspects of their research to a live audience. Join us to hear these amazing CBU student researchers share their work (actual presentation order may differ).
Benjamin Smith
Leadership and group cohesiveness: A coach’s perspective.
Tushar Kumar Baraiya
Social determinants of health in Indigenous communities in Canada based on their nutrition.
Debra Wall
Exploring the journey of persons transitioning while accessing a community comfort closet
Volodymyra Zuieva
GC-MS chemical analysis and investigation of pharmacological activities of a birch bark extract from Betula papyrifera
Lara Suhail Abu Mustafa
How it feels to talk about something you can’t talk about
Matthew MacLeod
Exploring Motivations and Barriers to Volunteering Amongst CBU students
Anna George
Investigating the Psychological Effects of Adult Colouring using a Mixed Methods Approach
Vanditaben Soni
A retrospective investigation on the impact of an accessible community kitchen garden in rural nova scotia on modifiable risk factors for dementia.
Debra Wall
Role as a research assistant.
PLEASE NOTE: Registration is required for in-person attendance for Snapshot Thesis presentations. Email research@cbu.ca to RVSP or for a Teams link to join virtually.
