NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: McLean, Sarah C
Licensed Year(s): 2024 2023
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5766. 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 [surve...

Principal Investigator: Oberle, Eva
Licensed Year(s): 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5746. 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 s...

Principal Investigator: Singer, Claire L
Licensed Year(s): 2024 2023 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5732. In the context of the above (see Rationale), our overarching goal is to complete a territory-wide Indigenous knowledge study to determine what we know about berries, describe any changes that are being seen in berries, identify potential causes of these changes, and outline what further information needs to be collec...

Principal Investigator: Gibson, Ryan
Licensed Year(s): 2023
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5683. The study aims to fill in a literature gap describing government land policy, legislation and regulations in the Northwest Territories historically, and further aims to answer the following questions: - What has been the impact of government land legislation, regulation and policy on housing in the NWT? - How has g...

Principal Investigator: McGeer, Jim
Licensed Year(s): 2023 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5681. The objectives of this research project are to: 1) develop data on the aquatic toxicology of rare earth elements in northern ecosystems; 2) to contribute to water quality criteria for these metals. Three types of sample collections are proposed. These would be done at selected sites along the Ingraham Trail (hi...

Principal Investigator: Brezenski, Jeff
Licensed Year(s): 2023
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5636. The purpose of the baseline program field studies is to: characterize existing conditions in the project vicinity and surrounding region to support project planning, permitting, and development of a proposed lithium mine. One continuous air quality monitoring station will be installed to measure ambient concentratio...

Principal Investigator: Hobin, Erin P
Licensed Year(s): 2023 2022 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5586. 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: Denning, Bryany
Licensed Year(s): 2023
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5472. This analysis will seek to provide more detailed insights into recovery supports and services in the Northwest Territories. Through secondary analysis of the data collected during the Addiction Recovery Experiences Survey, The research team will explore the role of social support in addiction recovery, examine whethe...

Principal Investigator: Sluggett, Andrea Dawn
Licensed Year(s): 2023
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5526. Objectives: To explore how leaders collaborate and build successful Indigenous and Industrial Partnerships in the NWT to help Indigenous communities outside of NWT . To explore the following sub-research questions: 1. Which practices are organizations currently using to build industrial and collaborative relati...

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...