Grad Chat - Queen's School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs

Hosted by CJ the DJ (Colette Steer), this is a 30 minute radio show featuring a graduate student or postdoc each week. Each episode is an opportunity for Queen’s grad students and postdocs to showcase ...more

Latest Episodes

March 01, 2022 00:30:03
Lacey Wice, (Anatomical Sciences) – Conservation of Mechanical and Material Properties in Phenol-Based Soft Embalmed Cadaveric Tissues and Joints

Lacey Wice, (Anatomical Sciences) – Conservation of Mechanical and Material Properties in Phenol-Based Soft Embalmed Cadaveric Tissues and Joints

In cadaveric biomechanics, fresh-frozen (FF) thawed specimens are considered the industry standard; maintaining high fidelity to in vivo counterparts. However, longevity concerns associated with...

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February 22, 2022 00:30:23
Bryan Collins (Environmental Studies) – What makes a resilient farm? Exploring transitions in Southeastern Ontario towards resilient agriculture.

Bryan Collins (Environmental Studies) – What makes a resilient farm? Exploring transitions in Southeastern Ontario towards resilient agriculture.

Using an interdisciplinary approach, Bryan questions how farmers in our region are coping with some of the agriculture sectors biggest risks; climate change, environmental...

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February 15, 2022 00:32:11
Janet Lawson (Kinesiology and Health Studies) – How to increase participation rates by improving peoples’ experiences with parasport.

Janet Lawson (Kinesiology and Health Studies) – How to increase participation rates by improving peoples’ experiences with parasport.

  Exploring how those involved in parasport learn about classification so as to develop, implement, and evaluate an educational tool to teach parasport stakeholders about...

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February 08, 2022 00:30:19
Emilia Ganslandt, (Environmental Studies), Exploring the Methods and Goals of the Young Climate Movement

Emilia Ganslandt, (Environmental Studies), Exploring the Methods and Goals of the Young Climate Movement

While the young climate movement has gained increasing attention in popular media, the movement is still largely absent from the climate literature. The studies...

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February 01, 2022 00:31:38
Saskia de Wildt, (Environmental Studies) – Exploring Polar Bear Research as Ethical Space, Practice and Process of Engagement (between science and Indigenous knowledge)

Saskia de Wildt, (Environmental Studies) – Exploring Polar Bear Research as Ethical Space, Practice and Process of Engagement (between science and Indigenous knowledge)

I examine what affective change towards an ethical space, process and practice of engagement can be achieved in polar bear research and management through...

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January 25, 2022 00:33:50
Hilal Kara, PhD candidate in Geography and Planning, on Precarious Work Among Young Graduates in Turkey: A Gendered Spatial and Temporal Analysis

Hilal Kara, PhD candidate in Geography and Planning, on Precarious Work Among Young Graduates in Turkey: A Gendered Spatial and Temporal Analysis

Situating itself within the context of the COVID-19 outbreak that crystallizes the blurring separation between life and work, this paper explores how young graduates...

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