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enhancing the prevention of injury and disability @ work (epid@work) is a research centre that focuses on increasing workplace health and safety.  this panel will present three current opportunities for employers, employees, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , and researchers to get involved with community-based research.  come and join us to learn about new and exciting projects on mental health stigma, improving sleep for high risk workers, and an upcoming cohort study.                                                               

speakers

kathy sanderson

dr. kathy sanderson is an associate professor of human resources and organizational behaviour in the faculty of business administration.  she is the assistant director and theme lead for equity, diversity, and inclusion with epid@work research centre.  kathy’s research focuses on reducing pain at work, in the areas of emotional abuse, newcomer welcoming, mental health stigma and employee retention in northwestern ontario.  she is a registered psychotherapist (ontario) and provides employment-based crisis intervention services.

deborah scharf

deborah scharf, phd (university of pittsburgh, 2009) is a clinical and health psychologist and an associate professor of psychology at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . she is also the mental health lead for epid@work. dr. scharf's research includes studies of healthcare access for poor and underserved groups; behavioural health delivery systems; cannabis and tobacco use, treatment, and policy; behavioural healthcare services for injured workers, military personnel, and veterans; and innovations in in vivo electronic data capture. dr. scharf provides psychological services to injured workers in the community and trains graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to do the same.

vicki kristman

dr. vicki kristman is a professor in the department of health sciences and director and senior scientist of the epid@work research institute at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . she holds a 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 -ontario research chair in injury & disability prevention. she conducts research to better understand factors associated with health and disability in the workplace to develop and test interventions to improve the lives of workers.

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media fandom has been an object of academic inquiry since the 1990s, with much of the early theories of fandom describing it as a largely subversive subculture. however, media fandom became increasingly mainstream with the rise of digital culture in the second decade of the 21st century. this has led to conflicts between fans, and between fans and producers, over who gets to speak for fans, and what power they should have to shape contemporary popular culture. i will discuss the history of media fandom and its transformation over time, with a focus on how the mainstreaming of fandom has influenced current political discourse in the u.s. and canada.

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dr. monica flegel is a professor in the department of english and researches in the field of cultural studies, focusing on child studies, animal studies, and fan and media studies. she has developed courses on all of these subjects, covering everything from social media culture to representations of animals in popular culture. her past sshrc grant, with dr. jenny roth from women’s studies, focused on fanfiction and its relation to legitimate authorship and copyright law.  she has published extensively, both as a single author and with co-authors, in victorian literature and culture, the journal for critical animal studies, transformative works and culture, continuum, the journal of fan studies, and the australasian journal of popular culture. her most recent book, co-authored with dr. judith leggatt, superhero culture wars: politics, marketing, and social justice in marvel comics (2020). 

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iisd-ela, in collaboration with myera group, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and indigenous communities, has undertaken a multi-year research project to study changes to water quality and fish and aquatic ecosystem health associated with co-culture of fish and wild rice. the project aims to evaluate the capacity for wild rice to bioremediate aquaculture waste products and determine what beneficial effects the plants can receive from this treatment in terms of growth and nutrient composition. the project will develop and implement community-based water quality monitoring, assess the health of resident fish and the quality of aquatic habitats, and allow sustainable practices to be established for the co-culture of fish and wild rice by indigenous communities.

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dr. vince palace, iisd-ela

dr. vince palace is the head research scientist at the iisd-experimental lakes area, responsible for coordinating both ongoing research projects and developing and facilitating new research initiatives. he is an aquatic toxicologist with 25 years of experience in determining exposure, evaluating potential impacts and developing mitigation strategies related to chemical and non-chemical aquatic stressors. working with industry, government and community stakeholders, vince has led projects on the impacts of agriculture, hydroelectric power, the oil and gas industry, and mining on aquatic ecosystems and has co-authored more than 125 papers in the peer-reviewed scientific literature.

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lignin has been regarded as an underutilized by-product of the chemical pulping and cellulosic ethanol industries. to improve the financial profit of these processes and prevent a major loss of resources, value-added products could be produced from lignin. recently, different processes were developed for generating lignin at commercial scales in an effort to facilitate the production of value-added products from lignin. for example, the lignoboost and lignoforce technologies are commercial processes for producing kraft lignin, while tmpbio technology is employed for producing hydrolysis lignin in a cellulosic enzymatic process. due to the commercial availability of lignin, extensive research has been conducted on producing altered lignin-based value-added products.

dispersants and flocculants are water-soluble chemicals with significant worldwide applications. dispersants are widely used in the mining, oil, textile, and construction industries. flocculants are widely used in the mining industry for density control in thickeners, or as rheology modifiers in the concentrate thickeners, for instance. they are also used in municipal and industrial wastewater systems. however, the commercial dispersants and flocculants are mainly oil-based, ineffective, expensive, and/or non-biodegradable.

lignin can be tailored to have diverse charge densities, molecular weights, and degrees of hydrophilicity, all of which are of significant importance for dispersants/flocculants. after chemical modification for dispersant and flocculant production, lignin-based polymers will inherit some unique features from lignin (e.g. hydrophobicity and three-dimensional structure) that are not available in the currently used commercial flocculants/dispersants. in this presentation, dr. fatehi will elucidate 1) recent development in the production of lignin-based water-soluble products following polymerization and grafting pathways, 2) fundamental challenges and opportunities associated with the generation, characterization, and use of such products, and 3) the future trend in sustainable material development.

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dr. fatehi is a professor, canada research chair (tier ii), and nohfc industrial research chair of the chemical engineering department at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , ontario, canada. he is also the director of the biorefining research institute of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . his main research area includes biorefining, lignin, nanotechnology, lignocellulose valorization, waste management, and colloid and interface science. his outstanding achievements were recognized with many awards nationally, such as, the hatch innovation award (2019) from the chemical institute of canada, the emerging leaders in chemical engineering from the canadian society of chemical engineers (2018) and early researcher award from the government of ontario (2014), john c. smith award from pulp and paper association of canada (2011), and regionally, such as the distinguished research award from 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 (2022). dr. fatehi was among the top two percent of researchers in the world on both categories of career and annual contributions determined by stanford university in 2020, 2021 and 2022. since 2008, he has co-authored more than 250 journal articles (> 6500 citations identified by google scholar search engine, jan 20 2023), 8 book chapters, and more than 100 conference papers. he has been working with many international companies, and he holds 6 patents. since 2012, he has secured more than $ 9 m in research funds from private sectors and government organizations. he has trained more than 70 graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and post-doctoral fellows.

- glimpsing the man behind the image –

part of ongoing research on the nature and future of religion

public lecture – everyone welcome

presenter

prof. marie taylor, religious studies, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜

ataylor@lakeheadu.ca

location

trinity united church hall

(rear entrance across from the armouries, accessible)

and streaming at  https://trinityunited.church/livestream/

time

tuesday, march 7, 2023, 7:00 – 9:00 pm

(intermission; discussion may follow)

join us on campus on tuesday, february 28th from 10am to 12pm for a networking opportunity with mr. terry bates from thermofisher scientific. learn about the exciting work fisher scientific is doing and engage in conversation with terry and johanne from corning. 

don't miss this chance to expand your knowledge and network!

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dr. karen mcqueen, associate professor, will present on collaborative research of an innovative intervention to improve breastfeeding outcomes among first time mothers. the 4-site randomized controlled trial was conducted in thunder bay and the greater toronto area. the presentation will focus on the intervention, methodology, findings, and their implications.

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dr. karen mcqueen, school of nursing

karen mcqueen, rn, phd, is an associate professor in the school of nursing at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . she has extensive experience in the area of perinatal and women’s health as an educator, researcher and registered nurse. her research focuses on infant feeding among diverse populations including first-time mothers’ self-efficacy, individuals who use substances during pregnancy and those with perinatal mood disorders. additional research includes qualitative exploration of the experience of sexual assault disclosure.

you are invited to join dr. andrew dean, vice-president research and innovation as he engages the honourable jonathan wilkinson, minister of natural resources canada in a conversation about the importance of research and innovation in the natural resource sector in canada.

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join us for an inspiring tour of lakehead's new juried and featured art in the cases building! select exhibitors will be on hand to discuss their works. you are invited to view a wide variety of creative pieces of art, chat with the artists about their creative processes, and learn about how arts and integrated research can engage, provoke and share research through different mediums. you are also very welcome to wander the other exhibition gallery spaces in the bora laskin education building and lakehead international.

admission is free and all are welcome!

• light refreshments will follow the tour.
• art tour with reception from 4:00-5:30.

museum of underwater art’s coral greenhouse, john brewer reef, australia. 20 reef guardians propagate coral for reef conservation.
artist: jason decaires taylor. artist's statement. photos by jason decaires taylor (2019) and adam smith (2021).

for more information, please contact:

curator: pauline sameshima psameshima@lakeheadu.ca
galleries coordinator: tashya orasi torasi@lakeheadu.ca
galleries email: galleries@lakeheadu.ca

阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's 18th annual research & innovation week will be celebrated in thunder bay from february 27 – march 2, 2023 with the theme improving our lives through research.

you are cordially invited to attend:

opening ceremonies

join us in launching the 18^th annual research & innovation week with greetings from dignitaries and a proclamation from the city of thunder bay.

date: monday, february 27, 2023

time: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

location: 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , agora