Presentations

Finding authoritative drug information online, at Webinar presented through OLA's Education Institute, Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Presenters: Caitlin Carter, Gail Nichol

Description: Does Ibuprofen interact with Warfarin? Where can I find information about the use of St. John's Wort and depression? How do I find information on the usage of Methotrexate during pregnancy? If these questions sound familiar, then this webinar is for you! Join us while we review how to search for drug information online, with a focus on searching free and credible websites.

Systematic search and reporting techniques applied to the gray literature: A review of Canadian school breakfast program guidelines, at CPHA Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Authors: Godin, K., Stapleton, J., Kirkpatrick, S.I., Hanning, R.M., & Leatherdale, S.T.

Grey literature is an important source of information for large-scale review syntheses. However, there are many characteristics of grey literature that make it difficult to search systematically. Further, there is no ‘gold standard’ for rigorous systematic grey literature search methods and few resources on how to conduct this type of search. This...

Using Interactive Tutorials, a Case Study, and Oral Exams in Statistics Teaching, at Waterloo ON, Thursday, June 9, 2016

Presentation of my research project results to members of the SAS department Read more about Using Interactive Tutorials, a Case Study, and Oral Exams in Statistics Teaching

Systematic search and reporting techniques applied to the gray literature: A review of Canadian school breakfast program guidelines, at Mosaic '16 Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Tuesday, May 17, 2016:

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Authors: Godin, K., Stapleton, J., Kirkpatrick, S., Hanning, R. & Leatherdale, S.T.

“Leo Leonhard and Otto Jägersberg’s Rüssel in Komikland: An Art History of German Comics, in the Guise of a Comic about German Art History”, at Canadian Society for the Study of Comics Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Saturday, May 14, 2016

In 1972, artist Leo Leonhard and writer Otto Jägersberg published what Germany’s newsmagazine Der Spiegel described as “one of the most original books of the year … a clever collage of comic strip elements and stylistic quotations from art history.” This was Rüssel in Komikland, the story of Rüssel, a courtly mixture of human and elephant, and his beloved, Schüssel, a sentient and animated serving bowl. Together, the two produce a hybrid child, Schrüssel, and...

Using Interactive Tutorials and a Case Study to Promote Deeper Learning in Statistics, at Waterloo ON, Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Presentation of my LITE-grant-funded research project at OND conference Read more about Using Interactive Tutorials and a Case Study to Promote Deeper Learning in Statistics

“Mali and Werner’s Mike: Underground Sensibility in a German Bank’s Advertising Comic”, at Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference, Seattle, Washington, Friday, April 8, 2016

Household patronage and participation in Maputo’s informal food economy, at Cape Town, South Africa, Monday, February 15, 2016

Presentation for the University of Cape Town conference on Informality and the Urban Food System: Policy, Practice and Inclusive Growth Through a Food Lens (invited) Read more about Household patronage and participation in Maputo’s informal food economy

Memristor - The Missing Circuit Element, at EIT 3142, Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Graduate Research Seminar Series 2016

Current generation CMOS technology puts a constraint on further improvements in terms of speed and power. Thus, new methods, technologies and materials are required to further break into new advance computing devices. MOSFETs are extensively used as a basic building device to develop variety of digital logics and systems like memories, gates, signal processing chips etc. Let's find out if the missing circuit element "Memristor" provide some insight into future tech!

A tale of two cities: The impact of infrastructure access on vulnerability to food insecurity in Maputo and Matola, at Ottawa, Canada, Sunday, October 25, 2015

Presentation for the International Conference on Chinese and African Sustainable Urbanization (invited) Read more about A tale of two cities: The impact of infrastructure access on vulnerability to food insecurity in Maputo and Matola

Graduate Research Seminar Series 2016

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