Research Chat

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Research Chat showcases research contributed by Laurier’s graduate students who share their work in their own words. Visit wlu.ca/Research-Chat to read a follow up article and show notes and links. Research Chat is a partnership between the Office of Research Services, the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, and the Laurier Library.

  1. How Municipalities Respond to Homeless Encampments

    2023-05-03

    How Municipalities Respond to Homeless Encampments

    The episode features: Hannah McGurk, (she/her) who completed her Master's degree in the Applied Politics program at Laurier.She is interviewed by Emily Kraemer, (she/her), who completed her Master's degree in the Applied Politics program at Laurier.Her research generated a report that analyzed municipal responses to homeless encampments. The report emerged from a community-engaged research project with the Region of Waterloo and provides a comparison of encampment protocols among six municipalities, through a human rights lens.Additional information about the research and transcript (with relevant links) is available from wlu.ca/Research-Chat

    22 min
  2. Measuring Inclusion to Make Effective Municipal Policy

    2023-05-01

    Measuring Inclusion to Make Effective Municipal Policy

    This episode features: Emily Kraemer (she/her), who completed her Masters degree in the Applied Politics program at Laurier.She is interviewed by Hannah McGurk, who completed her Masters degree in the Applied Politics program at Laurier.Emily’s research focused on diversity in municipal policy settings and how diversity enriches good decision-making at the municipal level.Additional information about the research and transcript (with relevant links) is available from wlu.ca/Research-Chat

    15 min
  3. Equal Employment Opportunities for All

    2023-04-26

    Equal Employment Opportunities for All

    This episode features: Hari KC, (he/him) is a Post-doctoral Fellow working at the Balsillie School of International Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University.His recently completed PhD research explored international migration flows, centred on Nepal.He is interviewed by Ali Hosseini, (he/him), a PhD student in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs.Additional information about the research and transcript (with relevant links) is available from wlu.ca/Research-Chat

    19 min
  4. Acceptance of Democratic Values in Afghanistan

    2023-04-24

    Acceptance of Democratic Values in Afghanistan

    The episode features: Ali Hosseini, (he/him), a PhD student in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs.He is interviewed by Hari KC, (he/him) a Post-doctoral Fellow working at the Balsillie School of International Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University.His research focuses on the failure of the international community to assist Afghanistan citizens in accepting democratic values.Additional information about the research and transcript (with relevant links) is available from wlu.ca/Research-Chat

    20 min
  5. Improving Environmental Impact Assessments

    2023-04-19

    Improving Environmental Impact Assessments

    The episode features: Carolyn Brown, (she/her) a PhD student in the Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences at Laurier.She is interviewed by Carla Johnston, (she/her) a PhD student in Global Governance at the School of International Policy and Governance at Laurier.Her research focuses on making Environmental Impact Assessments as valuable and informative as possible to address developments' environmental impacts. Specifically, she focuses on fish health near the Mactaquac Hydroelectric Generation Station (MGS), upstream of Fredericton, New Brunswick on the Wolastoq | Saint John River, as part of the Mactaquac Aquatic Ecosystem Study.Additional information about the research and transcript (with relevant links) is available from wlu.ca/Research-Chat

    22 min
  6. Voices Missing from Global Food Policy Discussions

    2023-04-17

    Voices Missing from Global Food Policy Discussions

    The episode features: Carla Johnston, (she/her) a PhD student in Global Governance at the School of International Policy and Governance at Laurier  and a member of the Northern Food Systems Research Group,Laurier Centre for Sustainable Food Systems.She is interviewed by Carolyn Brown, (she/her) a PhD student in the Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences at Laurier.Her work examines the link between global and local food policy and ensures Indigenous knowledge and voices are included at all levels of food policy discussions.Additional information about the research and transcript (with relevant links) is available from wlu.ca/Research-Chat

    23 min
  7. A Better Way for Firms to Model Credit Risk

    2023-04-12

    A Better Way for Firms to Model Credit Risk

    This episode features: Hiromichi Kato, (he/him) is a PhD student in the Department of Mathematics.He is interviewed by Patrícia Ferreira, (she/her) a PhD student in the Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences and 2022 WinS Hypatia winner.His research uses the power of math to inform financial market decisions to better reflect today's real financial markets.Additional information about the research and transcript (with relevant links) is available from wlu.ca/Research-Chat

    10 min
  8. Why do Animals have Stomachs?

    2023-04-10

    Why do Animals have Stomachs?

    The episode features: Patrícia Ferreira, (she/her) is a PhD student in  the Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences and 2022 WinS Hypatia winner.Her research uses the power of CRISPR gene editing to create fish that have no stomachs and then uses these animal models to explore why organisms have stomachs and what the implications are of having a stomach, or not.She is interviewed by Hiromichi Kato, (he/him) a PhD student in the Department of Mathematics.Additional information about the research and transcript (with relevant links) is available from wlu.ca/Research-Chat

    16 min
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Research Chat showcases research contributed by Laurier’s graduate students who share their work in their own words. Visit wlu.ca/Research-Chat to read a follow up article and show notes and links. Research Chat is a partnership between the Office of Research Services, the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, and the Laurier Library.

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    Office of Research Services Wilfrid Laurier University, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2023
  • Episodes
    29
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