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

November 07, 2023 00:34:19
Dr Esra Alkim Karaagac  (Postdoctoral Fellow), Geography and Planning: “International Student Indebtedness in Canada”

Dr Esra Alkim Karaagac (Postdoctoral Fellow), Geography and Planning: “International Student Indebtedness in Canada”

Examing the role of private lending practices in Canada’s international higher education system, focusing on the socio-economic impacts of predatory lending on international student...

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November 01, 2023 00:41:28
Micky Renders (Environmental Studies) – Arctic Waste in Panniqtuuq (Pangnirtung) on Eastern Baffin Island

Micky Renders (Environmental Studies) – Arctic Waste in Panniqtuuq (Pangnirtung) on Eastern Baffin Island

My Ph.D. project is a creative research collaboration with Inuit Elders, artists and youth in Panniqtuuq (Pangnirtung), Nunavut, a remote community of 1600 on...

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October 24, 2023 00:38:53
Katie-Marie McNeill – Making the most of opportunities in higher education for your academic, professional and personal growth.

Katie-Marie McNeill – Making the most of opportunities in higher education for your academic, professional and personal growth.

A look at what graduate students can participate in during their studies that  helps them personally, professionally and academically. For upcoming interviews check out...

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October 18, 2023 00:36:42
Katie-Marie McNeill (History) – Prisoner Aid Beyond Borders: A Transnational History of Prisoner Aid Societies in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, 1930-1970

Katie-Marie McNeill (History) – Prisoner Aid Beyond Borders: A Transnational History of Prisoner Aid Societies in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, 1930-1970

The mid-twentieth century saw an increase in the volume and variety of activities that prisoner aid societies in each of the four areas of...

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October 11, 2023 00:30:49
Zoe Lord (Chemistry) – Testing the impact of cognitive overload on task performance in virtual reality (VR) to provide insights into VR design for chemistry education

Zoe Lord (Chemistry) – Testing the impact of cognitive overload on task performance in virtual reality (VR) to provide insights into VR design for chemistry education

Chemistry educators are turning to new technology like virtual reality (VR) to bring their students three-dimensional, interactive, and user-controlled learning environments to conceptualize molecular...

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October 04, 2023 00:36:08
David Rodrigues (Aging and Health) – Dentures and their Nutritional Impact in Older Adults

David Rodrigues (Aging and Health) – Dentures and their Nutritional Impact in Older Adults

Older adults are at an increased risk of experiencing loss of natural dentation; thus experiencing suboptimal nutritional status. So what impact do dentures have...

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