Faculty Poster Display
Event Date:
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 - 10:30am to 12:00pm EST
Event Location:
Orsi Learning Commons
ENSU Undergraduate Posters
Event Date:
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm EST
Event Location:
Orsi Learning Commons
New Frontiers in Research Fund: 2023 International Initiative for Research on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Competition - Information Webinar
Event Date:
Thursday, February 16, 2023 - 10:00am to 12:00pm EST
Event Location:
Online event
Graduate Student Conference: Three Minute Research (3MR)
Event Date:
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm EST
Event Location:
CASES Atrium
About the Event
The Three Minute Research (3MR) is an academic competition that cultivates graduate students' presentation and research communication skills, and challenges them to describe their research within three minutes to a general audience. The competition is open to all graduate students of Lakehead University, and they have to explain their research or scholarly/creative activity through a video presentation of up to three minutes.
Shaw Spotlight brings to life compelling human-interest stories from our communities in diverse short-form documentaries. We are proud to provide each category winner of Lakehead University’s 3MR competition an opportunity to be highlighted in a Shaw Spotlight feature. Each category winner will work with a Shaw Spotlight producer to tell their story and share their project, nationwide.
How to create a video
For more information, please click here.
Registration
To register to participate in this event, please complete the following form by February 3, 2023.
Graduate Student Conference: Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
Event Date:
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm EST
Event Location:
CASES Atrium
About the Event
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is National competition for thesis-based graduate students in which participants present their scholarly and creative activity, and its wider impact in 3 minutes or less. The challenge is to present complex research in an accessible and compelling way with the assistance of only one static slide. The competition celebrates exciting and innovative graduate student research while promoting communication, public speaking, and storytelling skills.
Registration
To register, please complete the following form by February 3, 2023.
"Like a String of Beads/âniskôhôcikan: Indigenous Futurisms" - Chelsea Vowel
Event Date:
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 - 2:30pm to 3:45pm EST
Event Location:
Online event (In-person viewing is possible in Thunder Bay in AT 3006)
About the Event
The Department of English at Lakehead University is pleased to present a public talk by Chelsea Vowel "Like a String of Beads/âniskôhôcikan: Indigenous Futurisms."
About the Speaker
Chelsea Vowel is Métis from manitow-sâkahikan (Lac Ste. Anne) Alberta, residing in amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton). Parent to six children, she has a BEd, LLB, and MA. She is a Cree language instructor at the Faculty of Native studies at the University of Alberta. Chelsea is a public intellectual, writer, and educator whose work intersects language, gender, Métis self-determination, and resurgence. Author of Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit Issues in Canada, she and her co-host Molly Swain produce the Indigenous feminist sci-fi podcast Métis in Space, and co-founded the Métis in Space Land Trust.
Registration
Register for zoom link here.
In-person viewing is possible in Thunder Bay in AT 3006
Co-sponsors
Indigenous Learning Program
Indigenous Access Program
Office of Indigenous Initiatives (Orillia)
Social Justice Studies Program
Research Showcase: "Implementing and Evaluating the JoyPopTM App as a Tool to Support Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Youth in Northwestern Ontario" - Dr. Aislin Mushquash, Ishaq Malik, Jaidyn Charlton
Event Date:
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm EST
Event Location:
Senate Chambers
About the Presentation
In partnership with Dilico Anishinabek Family Care and Children's Centre Thunder Bay, we will present on the implementation and pilot evaluation of the JoyPopTM app into mental health services for youth in Northwestern Ontario. We will also describe future research to test the effectiveness of the app as a tool for youth.
About the Speakers
Dr. Aislin Mushquash, Department of Psychology
Dr. Aislin Mushquash is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Lakehead University. Her research program is focused on coping – the conscious or voluntary efforts used to regulate or manage one’s emotions, thoughts, behaviours, and physiological reactions in response to stress. Within this area, Dr. Mushquash’s work can be divided into research (a) examining predictors and consequences of maladaptive coping; and (b) implementing and evaluating innovative interventions to support adaptive coping. Dr. Mushquash has led the implementation and evaluation of the JoyPop TM mobile mental health app as a tool to support resilience and mental health among youth in Northwestern Ontario. Dr. Mushquash is a Registered Clinical Psychology and provides consultation, assessment, and treatment services for First Nations children, youth, and adults through Dilico Anishinabek Family Care.
Ishaq Malik (MA student)
Ishaq (Izzy) Malik is a Master’s student in the Clinical Psychology program at Lakehead University under the supervision of Dr. Aislin Mushquash in the Coping Research Lab. His research currently focuses on implementing and evaluating innovative interventions to support adaptive coping. Specific interests centre around the acceptance of mobile mental health apps and the associations between personality, coping, and mental health.
Jaidyn Charlton (MA student)
Jaidyn Charlton is a Master’s student in the Clinical Psychology program at Lakehead University under the supervision of Dr. Aislin Mushquash in the Coping Research Lab. Her current research is aimed at further understanding personality (e.g., psychopathy), coping, and stress in everyday life. She has experience supporting projects examining the JoyPop TM mental health app, childhood adversity, youth mental health, Indigenous mental health, help-seeking, resilience, substance use, attachment, and housing stabilization.
Natural Resources Canada: Webinar for: Energy Innovation Program - Carbon capture, utilization and storage RD&D Call – Storage & Transportation Focus Area
Event Date:
Thursday, March 9, 2023 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm EST
Event Location:
Online event
NSERC/SSHRC: Global Centres for Research on Climate Change and Clean Energy
Event Date:
Thursday, March 9, 2023 - 11:00am to 12:00pm EST
Event Location:
Online event
Date/Time: March 9, 2023 at 11:00 AM / Thursday, March 9, 2023, from 11 am to 12 pm (EST) (Password: GRC2023)
NSERC and SSHRC will be offering joint information sessions on the NSF Global Centres initiative.
IGNITE - Trivia Edition
Event Date:
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm EST
Event Location:
Lakehead University Faculty Lounge
IGNITE Interests. IGNITE Conversations. IGNITE Connections.
IPED invites you to an early evening of trivia fun where 3 speakers will showcase their research, project, innovation or journey. Interactive presentation software will allow our audience to: learn more about current research and partnerships; participate in a fun and interactive way; and provide an opportunity to network, form teams and win prizes.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? This event is open to all students, faculty and staff from any department as well as business, industry, not-for-profit groups, and all levels of governments throughout the region.
Speakers List to Date:
- Dr. Nathan Basiliko, Faculty of Natural Resources Management
- Maxwell Robinson, Ingenuity Ascend Graduate
- Dr. Anna Koné, Health Science
Event Details
4:00PM............................Registration and Networking
4:30PM............................Welcome - Presentations begin
5:45PM............................Closing Remarks
Event FAQ
Complimentary Appetizers - Please fill in the dietary restrictions portion of the registration section in advance if needed.
May I bring a guest? Yes, please feel free to bring a guest. However, we WILL require you to register your guest, as this is a catered event.
Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event? Printed tickets are NOT required. We will have a list of registrants at the door.
What are my parking options upon arriving at the Lakehead campus? Please follow the event signage to the parking area upon entering the campus via the Oliver Road and Balmoral Street entrances. Parking is COMPLIMENTARY for this event.
Event is in Partnership with:
Lakehead University's Ingenuity - On Campus Student Business Incubator Space
Thunder Bay's Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC)
Registration
To register for this event, please click here.