See below for the 2026 graduate and undergraduate posters (printed and online).
Graduate and undergraduate morning presentations
| Poster number |
Title |
Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Exploring the Experiences of Front-line Workers in Group Homes within Ontario (UG) |
Abeeha Shuja, Elena Neiterman |
| 3 |
An Intersectional Inquiry into the Workplace Experiences of Racialized and Immigrant Early Childhood Educators in Ontario (UG) |
Afra Parvez, Philip Bigelow |
| 5 |
Experiences of Racialized Immigrant Women during the Pre-Hospital Phase of Emergency Medical Care (G) |
Ailin Jalili, Elena Neiterman, Charity Oga-Omenka |
| 7 |
Exploring the Lived Experiences of Young Adults Caring for Relatives Living with Dementia (UG) |
Alessia Apa, Elena Neiterman |
| 9 |
The Association Between the p Factor and Health-Related Quality of Life in Children with Chronic Physical Illnesses (UG) |
Anmol Jassal, Mark Ferro |
| 11 |
Envisioning the Impact of Mass Migration, Geopolitical Conflict, Climate Change, and Trust on Foodborne Illness Risk Among Refugees in Canada in 2045 (G) |
Ashvini Gulasingam, Vanessa Schweizer, Samantha B. Meyer, Irene Lambraki, and Shannon E. Majowicz |
| 13 |
Exploring the trust of Central-Eastern European immigrants from post-communist countries in the Canadian healthcare system (UG) |
Ecaterina Rosu, Samantha Meyer |
| 15 |
From Policy to Practice: Exploring Healthcare Workers' Experiences with Disaster Risk Management Plans in the Philippines (UG) |
Emily Dang, Warren Dodd |
| 17 |
Nicotine Use in the Canadian Army (UG) |
Ethan Guo, Shannon Majowicz |
| 19 |
Non-nutritive sweeteners in the United States food supply (G) |
Gwen Nguyen, Lesley Andrade, Rachel A Murphy, Sharon I Kirkpatrick |
| 21 |
AI-Induced Psychosis: Exploring Mechanisms and Risk Factors (UG) |
Jagriti Hira, Maureen Drysdale |
| 23 |
The Association between Food Service Employment and Food Safety Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in a University Student Population (G) |
Kate Breberina |
| 25 |
Defining AI Readiness in Health Data: Insights from the CAN-VIEW National Eye Data Repository (UG) |
Lakshna Ponrajah, Helen Chen |
| 27 |
Externalizing Behaviours Before, During, and After COVID-19 School Closures among Children with a Chronic Physical Illness (UG) |
Larisa Cao, Mark Ferro |
| 29 |
Examining the Associations Between Climate Variables and Lyme Disease Incidence in Ontario (UG) |
Lucas Markou, Shannon Majowicz |
| 31 |
AI vs Human Screening at Title/Abstract & Full Text (UG) |
Marco Gorici, Mark Oremus |
| 33 |
Barriers and Facilitators to the Implementation of Canine Assisted Interventions in School Settings (UG) |
Melissa Lu, Diane Williams |
| 35 |
Effects of Mixed-Mode Training and Supplementation on Insulin Sensitivity and Glycemic Control in Overweight/Obese Males and Females (UG) |
Muskan Basra, Michaela Devries-Aboud |
| 37 |
Evaluation of Fragility Index Use in Predicting Accelerated Oncology Drugs Subsequent Withdrawal by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (UG) |
Rahul Desai, Mark Oremus |
| 39 | Amplifying Racialized Women’s Experiences in Digital Menstrual Tracking (UG) | Ranmali Attapattu, Elena Neiterman |
| 41 |
The Cumulative Impact of a Perceived Stress and Lack of Social Support Profile on Physiological Stress among Firefighters in Waterloo, Ontario (G) |
Seun Adegboyega Adejumo, John G. Mielke, Tara McAuley, Ashok Chaurasia |
| 43 |
Effect of Social Connection on the Association between Executive Function and Depressive Symptoms: Analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (G) |
Taronish Kotwall & Suzanne L. Tyas |
| 45 | How can we be Free from Food? An Analysis of #foodfreedom on Instagram (UG) | Taylor Gowans, Aly Bailey |
| 47 | Perspectives of Health Professionals on Women’s Health Autonomy in the African Region (UG) | Thenugaa Rajeswaran, Charity Oga-Omenka |
| 49 | Investigating Online Health Information-Seeking and Sharing Among Women with Adenocarcinoma in Situ (AIS): A Media Analysis (UG) | Theshani Vijayaratnam, Elena Neiterman & Helen Chen |
| 51 | Social Prescribing and Mental Health Outcomes: Umbrella Review (UG) | Tomiwa Ogunleye, Mark Oremus |
| 53 | The Role of Music in Memory Recall and Emotional Regulation in Patients with Dementia (G) | Vidhi Modha & Laura Williams |
| online | Sleep Disturbance and Antipsychotic Use Among Older Adults in Canadian Long-Term Care | Madeline MacLean |
Graduate and undergraduate afternoon presentations
| Poster number |
Title |
Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Exploring System Coordination and Student Engagement Across UW Health and Wellness Services (UG) | Asantewa Quansah, Russ Tupling |
| 4 | Investigating the Association between Mental Health Disorders and Opioid Use Among Youth in Canada (UG) | Brent McCready-Branch, Mark Ferro & Scott T. Leatherdale |
| 6 | How do youth circumstances, experiences, and perceptions influence enrolment in post secondary education in the Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge region? (UG) | Christopher Osborne, Kelly Anthony |
| 8 | Coping Strategies to support expressions of grief and bereavement among healthcare workers in acute and non-acute healthcare settings: a scoping review (G) | Crystal-Jade Cargill, Elena Neiterman, and Phil Bigelow |
| 10 | Trends in Any, Combusted, and Non-Combusted Nicotine Product Use Among Youth in Canada from 2017 to 2024 by Sociodemographic Characteristics (G) | Dominique Bernales, Makenna N. Gomes, Vicki L. Rynard, Robin Burkhalter, David Hammond |
| 12 | Multilevel factors influencing self-reported sexually transmitted infections among women in Africa: an analysis based on Andersen’s Behavioral Model (G) | Ebenezer Armah-Ansah |
| 14 | Glucose Homeostasis in Gastrocnemius Muscle of Taffazin KO Mice (UG) | Eknoor Saini, Robin Duncan |
| 16 | Lost in Translation: Perceived Experiences of International Students with Chronic Illnesses Navigating the Danish Healthcare System (G) | Johane Jensen-LeBlanc |
| 18 | The Effect of Barriers faced by South Asian Immigrants on their Children's Health (UG) | Khushleen Bawa, Ellen MacEachen |
| 20 | Incapacity Literacy: Bridging the Gap Between Financial, Health, and Mental Health Literacy (UG) | Marco D'Angelo, Helen Chen |
| 22 | Experiences of Paid-work and Caregiving Responsibilities Among South Asian Women in Ontario, Canada (UG) | Maria Naqvi, Elena Neiterman |
| 24 | Data-Driven Insights into Medication Non-Adherence: A Predictive Analytics Approach (G) | Marilyn Marcano-Maurera & Ying Zhu |
| 26 | Empowering Educators as Protective Factors: Exploring Adult Learning Strategies Through the Community Resilience Coalition (UG) | Matthew Petracca, Jennifer Yessis |
| 28 | Oura Ring Use in Women's Health (UG) | Nadeen Al-Janabi, Jim Wallace |
| 30 | Mapping Effective Communication Strategies for Digital Anti-Hate Initiatives (UG) | Omoye Edokpolor, Jennifer Yessis |
| 32 | Evaluating AI as a Stress Management Tool Among University Students (UG) | Rose Aydin, Plinio Morita |
| 34 | Profiling Technologies Used in Pakistan to Support the Tuberculosis Care Pathway (UG) | Saad Ahmed, Charity Ogo-Omenka |
| 36 | Evaluating the Brain and Body Programme: The Role of Social Relationships and Intergenerational Engagement in Dementia Care (UG) | Shams Alabdali, Laura Middleton |
| 38 | Analyzing Nutrition Interventions and Dietary Counselling Strategies for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Among South Asian Adults: A Scoping Review (UG) | Shanzey Shaikh, Ashley Amson |
| 40 | The Effects of Elevated CO₂ Emissions on the Nutritional Quality of Rice Crops; A Scoping Review (UG) | Shaziya Kaba, Sharon Kirkpatrick |
| 42 | Reporting, experimental design, and analysis practices limiting replicability of experimental spinal cord injury research: a systematic review (G) | Simran Saggu, Brittany Fedor, Romana Vavrek Lecerf, John Gensel, Sydney Storvold, Antoinette Nguyen, Kale Scatterty, Karim Fouad, Abel Torres Espin |
| 44 | Government Policy & Identity: Comparing the Experiences of Chinese and Romanian Adoptees (UG) | Tienna Schade, Kelly Anthony |
| 46 | Evaluating the impact of experiential learning based on principles of Neuroplasticity applied in the undergraduate course Design Your Future (G) | Urszula Pasterkiewicz, Philip Bigelow, Elena Neiterman, Christine Purdon, Diane Williams, Jennifer Yessis, Victoria Rico |
| 48 | SCI-EHR: A Multi-source Harmonized Electronic Health Records Dataset for Research in Spinal Cord Injury and Disease (G) | Vladyslav Shein, Marzieh Mussavi Rizi, PhD, MCS, Abel Torres-Espin, PhD |
| 50 | Exploring Cancer Screening in Africa: A Rapid-Review of Barriers and Facilitators (UG) | Zeeyaan Bourdeau, Helen Chen |
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