VIU Scholarship, Research, and Creative Activity

Student Highlights

Check out some amazing student work from the past year! 

Interior Design Final Projects are to the right (wow!), scroll down to find posters (amazing!), some short 3 minute videos (awesome!), and then some class based e-magazines (inspiring!). Enjoy!

2020 Vancouver Island University Interior Design Showcase

Posters

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Impact of peer mentorship programs

Fekete, Brooklynn; Bridges, Hailey; Compagna, Kelsey; Paule, Sam; Sadlemyer, Jessica (Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)

The purpose of this program was to facilitate interconnectedness and a sense of community within the nursing programs at Vancouver Island University. 

Language connotations in the media and the impact on fear of terrorism

Kenney, Liam; Kainth, Kyle; Rogers, Brendan (Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)

Poster exploring the language used by Canadian media when describing terrorist activities.

Pinpointing the problem: A study examining the effects of IMS on secondary shoulder impingement

Douglas, Griffin (Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of IMS on shoulder range-of-motion with a shoulder impingement patient.

Microplastic prevalence at Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes personatus) spawning beaches on eastern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Murphy, Olivia (Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2020)

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of microplastics in selected sand lance “spawning” beaches (locations where sand lance eggs were observed), “non-spawning” beaches (locations where sand lance eggs were sampled but were not observed) and “non-sampled” beaches (locations that were not sampled for sand lance eggs) on eastern Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.

Student Video Collaborations

The following six short films illustrate various Scholarship, Research, and Creative Activity projects undertaken by VIU students. The films were done by DIGI281 students as part of their Spring 2020 classwork. They did a beautiful job capturing their fellow students' work. Well done all!

Short Doc by Chloe Geddes showcases Kate Arnold's research on homelessness
Short Doc by Riley Leaman showcasing three CRIM350 students
Short Doc by Louis Gagne showcasing Jessica Driver's research with teh Black Ghost Knifefish at VIU
Short Doc by Sarah Dunlop showcasing research in Wechiau, Ghana
Short Doc by Björn Samson showcases three artists from Advanced Printmaking
Short Doc by Emir Yasar showcasing Enes Yasar's theatre experience with VIU's production of "Shakespeare's Land of the Dead"

E-Magazines