Grad Chat 593397: Recent Episodes
Queen's School of Graduate Studies
Grad Chat is a 30 minute radio show presented by Queen's School of Graduate Studies on CFRC 101.9. Listen to learn about science and cutting-edge grad student research!
This week on Grad Chat:
Christiana Okyere, PhD in Rehabilitation Science, supervised by Drs Heather Aldersey and Rosemary Lysaght.
Topic: Inclusive Education for Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Ghana.
Overview: The 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and Human Rights Conventions such as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability have recognized the right of children with disabilities to be included in general education settings. Several empirical global studies on inclusion and disability have shown that inclusive education provides the best opportunity to support the development of persons with disabilities. However, implementing inclusive education in developing countries such as Ghana where disability often signifies a complete disqualification from education can be challenging. The overarching goal of my research is to understand the experience and implementation of inclusive education with children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in Accra, Ghana.
This week on Grad Chat:
Leo Erlikhman, MA in Sociology, supervised by Drs Victoria Sytsma, Heather Murray and David Walker.
Topic: Youth Alcohol in Kingston.
Overview: Our objective is to describe youth presentation at the Emergency department from alcohol related issues. Information gathered will allow for temporal maps to be developed along with demographic profiles of those who access services.
This week on Grad Chat:
Sawyer Hogenkamp, Master of Education, supervised by Dr Ben Bolden.
Topic: Bus Drivers Perceptions’ of Bullying on the Bus.
Overview: Through surveys and interviews with Ontario bus drivers, I uncovered how they perceived bullying, the strategies they used to address bullying, and gained an overall sense of what is working/not working for them when dealing with bullying on school buse
An interview with Eric Bateman on the Inter-religious encounters during the Crusades (Medieval History)
This week on Grad Chat: Vanessa di Battista, PhD in Civil Engineering, supervised by Dr Kerry Rowe.
Research Topic: Geosynthetics in Site Remediation.
Overview: Contaminated sites are a worldwide problem from fuel spill affected areas in Antarctica to brownfield site reuse in urban areas. This research has focused on investigating the use of geosynthetic (geomembranes and geosynthetic clay liners) barrier systems in the remediation and reuse of these sites..
This week on Grad Chat: Evan Keys MNSc in Nursing, supervised by Dr Marian Luctkar-Flude.
Topic: The integration of virtual simulation into undergraduate nursing training in resuscitation science.
Overview: Virtual simulation, or ‘serious games’, are educational games which enable students to learn course content through an engaging and innovative modality. Virtual simulation has shown promising results in a variety of nursing roles, and therefore it is imperative that we evaluate the potential benefit of virtual simulation in improving the training of one of nursing’s most crucial tasks. .