NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Bourgeois, Rebecca Lorraine
Licensed Year(s): 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5233. This community-driven work is conducted with the Tli?cho Government, who are currently in possession of stored materials and have expressed a collective wish to develop a welcoming space where these belongings can be experienced by the community, and where future repatriations can be held. The objectives of this resea...

Principal Investigator: Bourdages, Madelaine
Licensed Year(s): 2022 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5224. The first objective of this project is to quantify microplastic concentration and composition in water, sediment, zooplankton, and air around Great Slave Lake. The second objective of this project is to examine if microplastic concentrations are greater near communities than the open water of Great Slave Lake. The thi...

Principal Investigator: Pacholski, Laura J
Licensed Year(s): 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5107. The main objectives of the field work for 2022 will be to determine if the Ekati Diamond Mine is having an effect on the surrounding aquatic environment, wildlife, and air quality, and to provide baseline data for areas where mine development may occur in the future. In winter, water samples will be collected unde...

Principal Investigator: Supernant, Kisha
Licensed Year(s): 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5178. This research project aims to: 1) Learn from local Elders and knowledge keepers in culturally appropriate ways of stewarding and protecting Indigenous knowledge; 2) Explore critical issues including policies and guidelines for repatriation, building archives, and ensuring Indigenous data sovereignty; and 3) Knowledge ...

Principal Investigator: Crooks, Claire
Licensed Year(s): 2022 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5102. The goal of the project is to build capacity and evaluate the efforts in the area of violence prevention and mental health promotion programming for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Two-Spirit, Queer/Questioning (LGBT2Q+) youth. The research team provide educators and other professionals who work directly with LGBT2Q+ Y...

Principal Investigator: Sharma, Sangita
Licensed Year(s): 2022 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5167. Led by Arctic communities and informed by Indigenous methodologies, the research team aim to work with Indigenous people to immediately explore knowledge gaps in 18 Arctic communities of varying size to document and understand: 1) The experiences, challenges, and consequences (positive and negative) of COVID-19 and CO...

Principal Investigator: Tran, Lisa
Licensed Year(s): 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5143. The goal of this project is to collect environmental monitoring of wildlife (incidental observations only), vegetation, air quality, hydrology and aquatics in the Snap Lake study area. Methods used are outlined in the management and monitoring plans (aquatic effects monitoring program, water management plan, wildli...

Principal Investigator: Gall, Patrick N.
Licensed Year(s): 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5159. The objective of this wind monitoring proposal is to continue to measure the wind energy potential at CN Hill (approximately 130 km from Yellowknife) until the site is next serviced and the equipment removed. This is part of an alternative energy study for the Yellowknife area. Wind data will be collected using instru...

Principal Investigator: Durnford, Kerry Lynn
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4971. The aim of this study is to highlight the impact that Bachelors in the Science of Nursing (BSN) project-based practica have had on various aspects of community practice partner organizations. The objectives of this study are: 1) to understand the perspectives of community practice partners utilized by Nursing Practice...

Principal Investigator: Sabin, Jerald
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4967. This study is being done to gather information about the attitudes and opinions of voters in Tlicho Community Government elections about democracy, policy, and elections management. This survey is part of the Consortium on Electoral Democracy, a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Partnership gra...