Principal Investigator:McMahon, Rob Licensed Year(s):2024
2023
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5595.
Telecommunications services in remote communities of northern Canada are usually more expensive, slower, less available, less reliable, and of lower quality regarding service compared to their southern and urban counterparts. The global pandemic has further highlighted the digital divide and broadband service dispari...
Principal Investigator:Cruz, Sheila Licensed Year(s):
2023
2022 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5513.
The aim is to understand what the escort policy means to the pregnant women and the escorts and what impacts it has on the overall birthing experience. The objectives of this study are: 1) To understand the relationship of the escort to the pregnant woman and the rationale for escort choice when travelling to give bir...
Principal Investigator:McMahon, Rob Licensed Year(s):
2023
2022 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5515.
Along with research outcomes regarding digital technology adoption and use, this project continues to contribute to a strong foundation for sustainable, appropriate digital literacy training in the NWT, at a time of rapid development of digital infrastructure (through the Mackenzie Valley Fibre Link and other major in...
Principal Investigator:Oberle, Eva Licensed Year(s):2024
2023
2022202120202019 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5405.
The Middle Years Development Instrument (MDI) is a self-report questionnaire that gives students a voice by answering questions about their feelings and experiences both inside and outside of school. The MDI uses a holistic, strengths-based approach to measure five dimensions of child development strongly linked to so...
Principal Investigator:Andrew, Leon Licensed Year(s):2024
2023
2022 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5402.
The aim of this project is to support adaptation of Dene be´re´ (Dene be´re´) systems to climate change through a harvesting and sharing program that includes hunters, women and youth. To do so, the research team propose to increase the communication of knowledge on Dene be´re´ and to build a community harvesting pilo...
Principal Investigator:Neufeld, Hannah Licensed Year(s):
2022
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5373.
The objectives of this research are to gather the firsthand experiences of policymakers, administrators, and health care providers on implementing and supporting access to maternal health services among Indigenous mothers; and to apply and adapt the Interactive Theory of Breastfeeding to explore theoretical concepts i...
Principal Investigator:Andrew, Leon Licensed Year(s):
2022
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5053.
The Todzi Ne´ne´ Plan will be created through a collaborative planning process, and will focus on developing a way forward for maintaining a healthy, self-sustaining Todzi population. A community level plan will be developed in each of the Sahtú communities with a community conservation planning approach and will be b...
Principal Investigator:Mallett, Alexandra Licensed Year(s):
2022
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5165.
Along with community partners, the project will seek to determine: 1) the extent to which changes are occurring with respect to electricity generation and use at the community level in three communities in NWT; 2) how, what and who is involved in the governance of energy within communities and how this is evolving; an...
Principal Investigator:Hobin, Erin P Licensed Year(s):2023
2022
2021 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5144.
The study has five objectives: 1) To examine prevalence and patterns of non-medical cannabis use, including use among young adults, age of initiation, and levels of dependence; 2) To examine the cannabis retail environment, including the extent to which consumers shift from illicit sources to legal retail sources, and...
Principal Investigator:Labron, Meg Licensed Year(s):
2021
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4850.
The purpose of this research is to address the gap in social work knowledge and literature regarding how environmental social work practice is done (re: a clearly defined practice model), by speaking to social workers in the Northwest Territories who are doing this type of work.
This thesis research has 4 objectiv...