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Student Researchers
FACULTY OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Harjyot Samra | Business
Student Motivations for Engaging in Research
Supervisor | Dr. Marcella La Fever
Donna Gomes | Library & Information Technology
CICS Historical Research, Cataloguing, and Website Design
Supervisor | Satwinder Bains, MEd & Sharanjit Sandhra
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
J. Andrew Alexander | Biology
Enrichment, isolation, and identification of oil degrading bacteria
from Abbotsford, BC, Canada
Supervisor | Dr. Stephen Thomas
Marcus Cardoso Trento | Biology
Evaluating the Genotozic Potential of Naphthenic Acids using
Fish Cell Lines
Supervisor | Dr. Lucy Lee
Alison Dubé & Tiffany Turner| Biology
Annotation of genes on the Drosophila Biarmipes dot chromosome
using comparative genomics
Supervisor | Dr. James Bedard
Kevin Janz | Biology
Pyrethroid Insecticides Inhibit the Electron Transport Chain in
Mammalian Mitochondria
Supervisor | Dr. Anthony Stea
COLLEGE OF ARTS
Thomas Funk | Anthropology
Ethnography Around Borders: Three Weeks in the West Bank
Supervisor | Dr. Nicola Mooney
Libby Griffin| Environmental Communications
The importance of street trees in Abbotsford, BC
Supervisor | Dr. Michelle Riedlinger & Dr. Mariano Mapili
Ariel Brown | Geography
Evidence of Anthropogenic disturbance preserved in wetland
sediments adjacent to the Fraser River
Supervisor | Dr. Jonathan Hughes
Jordan Bryce| Geography
A comparison of anomalous fading rates (g-value) found using
two different laboratory methods
Supervisor | Dr. Olav Lian
Libby Griffin| Geography
An example of the importance of using multiple dating methods,
Calvert Island, British Columbia
Supervisor | Dr. Olav Lian
Tracey Heron| Geography
Recent landscape disturbance recorded in sediments beneath a
small lake in the Fraser Lowland of British Columbia
Supervisor | Dr. Jonathan Hughes & Dr. Daniel Selbie
Gareth Wells | Geography
Wetland Sediments Tell of Holocene Earthquakes
Supervisor | Dr. Jonathan Hughes
Mandeep Kaur Saran | Biology
In Situ Enrichment, Screening, and Characterization of Biosurfactant
production and Alkane metabolism in Oil-degrading Soil Bacteria
Supervisor | Dr. Stephen Thomas
Karisa Teindl | Psychology
“Mind Reading” by Face & Voice: An Examination of the Effects
of Ageing on the Comprehension of Emotion
Supervisor | Dr. Lesley Jessiman
Desneige Meyer | Biology
Comparative Biochemical Analysis of Lonicera caerulea L.
Supervisor | Dr. Ron Wilen
Brandon Tomm | Psychology
The role of subject variables in automatic emotion regulation:
a study of personality variables, social support, and cognitive
control
Supervisor | Dr. Sven van de Wetering
Mikhail Roy | Biology
Cellular Toxicity of Herbicides
Supervisor | Dr. Anthony Stea
Harjit Sidhu | Biology
Development of a Sensitive PCR Assay for the Identification of
Genetically Engineered Elements in Organic Processed Foods
Supervisor | Dr. Anthony Stea
Genevieve St-Martin | Biology
Preparing Nurses for Personalized Medicine and Genetics: An
Assessment of Knowledge and Comfort in Undergraduate
Nursing Students
Supervisor | Dr. James Bedard
Nicole Wierks | Biology
Prevalence of Genetically Modified Components in Cereals in the
Canadian Marketplace
Supervisor | Dr. Anthony Stea
Meagan Beatty | Chemistry
Uncovering the Truth about Nitro-Pyrroles While Synthesizing a
Macrocyclic Anion Receptor
Supervisor | Dr. Cory Beshara
Brandon Reader | Chemistry
Effect of Pressure on Conformational Equilibria: A Comparative
Study Using Experimental Data and Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Supervisor | Dr. Noham Weinberg
Kyle Rollheiser | Chemistry
In-Vitro Selection of RNA cleaving DNA-zymes
Supervisor | Dr. Jason Thomas
David Watson & Brandon Wiebe | Chemistry
Classical Force Field Parameterization for Calculations of Molecular
Systems Under Extreme Conditions
Supervisor | Dr. Noham Weinberg
Karissa Wall | Psychology
The Effects of Labelling on Perceptions of Atheists
Supervisor | Dr. Lesley Jessiman & Dr. Andrea Hughes
Mike Edwards| Visual Arts
Mapping Away from the Sublime
Supervisor | Davida Kidd, MVA
Dorothy Keating| Visual Arts
Mike ‘the Mechanic’: Virus Detective
Supervisor | Davida Kidd, MVA
Nastasha Mol | Visual Arts
Learned Compassion
Supervisor | Grace Tsurumaru, MFA
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Brian Davis | Kinesiology & Physical Education
Improving Soccer Skills following a 90 min Exercise Protocol
in the Heat
Supervisor | Dr. Jason Brandenburg
Kamaldeep Gill | Kinesiology & Physical Education
Effects of a Strength Based Motor Skill Development Program
on a Test of Executive Function in Children with FASD
Supervisor | Alison Pritchard-Orr, MSc
Scott Ramsay | Nursing
Assessing Young Athletes’ Knowledge and Perceptions
of Concussion
Supervisor | JoAnne Nelmes, RN, BSN
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