From improving AI literacy and quality of life for adults with physical disabilities to the implications of social media on body image and finding effective pathways out of the Canadian criminal justice system, UBCO researchers are set to continue making positive impacts in society after being awarded nearly $1.5 million in new research funding today.
A total of 14 UBCO-led projects were awarded funds as a part of this morning’s announcement of investments into Canadian Research by Karim Bardeesy, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry on behalf of the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions. The funds were made available through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight and Insight Development Grants programs.
Insight Grants support research excellence in the social sciences and humanities, funding both emerging scholars and established scholars for research initiatives of two to five years.
Insight Development Grants support research in its initial stages, enabling the development of new research questions and experimentation with new methods, theoretical approaches and/or ideas. Funding is provided for short-term research development projects of up to two years that are proposed by individuals or teams.
More than $16 million in funding was awarded across both UBC campuses through the Insight, Insight Development and Partnership Development Grants programs.
Insight Grants
UBC Okanagan-led projects and programs
- John-Tyler Binfet (Okanagan School of Education)
Understanding the Uptake and Benefits of On-Campus Therapy Dog Programming - Diana Carter (Creative and Critical Studies)
Gender-inclusive language usage and the barriers to implementation in French and Spanish language classrooms - Manfred Elfstrom (Economics, Philosophy and Political Science)
Mobilizing the Mountains: Coal and Collective Action in Appalachia and North China - Kathleen Martin-Ginis (Health and Exercise Sciences)
How does exercise improve quality of life/subjective well-being in adults with physical disabilities? Exploring the roles of quality-participation experiences and life-domain satisfaction - John Graham (Social Work)
Improving the Bereavement Experience Among People Experiencing Homelessness in Canada - Ilya Parkins (Community, Culture and Global Studies)
Sartorial Emotion Work and Social Reproduction
$95,255
Insight Development Grants
UBC Okanagan-led projects and programs
- Annamma Joy (Management)
Beyond Prediction: Integrating Interpolation and Conceptual Blending to Better Understand Human Meaning-Making - Maya Libben (Psychology)
What the Feed Feeds Back: Measuring Attention in Social Media Feeds and Its Implications for Body Image - David Macdonald (Economics, Philosophy and Political Science)
Evaluating Effective Pathways out of the Canadian Criminal Justice System - Karis Shearer (Creative and Critical Studies)
Kalevan Naiset: Reading epic poetry in Finnish migrant-settler communities in Northern Ontario. - Sarah Dow-Fleisner (Social Work)
Parenting Following Childhood Family Adversity: How Yesterday’s Children Become Today’s Parents - Min Hu (Economics, Philosophy and Political Science)
Unpacking the Gender Earnings Gap: A Systemic Analysis of Canadian STEM+ Academic Departments - Patricia Lasserre (Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics)
LandLearn: Collaborative XR and AI experiences for K-12 Wetland Education - Madeleine Ransom (Economics, Philosophy and Political Science)
Advancing AI Literacy through Trustworthy AI