Research
Living Research
The Living Research newsletter at right highlights a small sample of the ongoing research at Brescia University College. The Faculty Research and Scholarly Activity index below offers a more complete listing.
Living Research: Issue 1 | Issue 2
Faculty Research and Scholarly Activity
July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011
Prepared by the Office of the Academic Dean
Publications: Arts and Humanities, Food and Nutritional Sciences, Social Sciences, Sociology and Family Studies
Conference Proceedings: Arts and Humanities, Food and Nutritional Sciences, Social Sciences, Sociology and Family Studies
Publications
Arts and Humanities
Dr. Brian Diemert (English) – Diemert, B. (2011). Time and timelessness: Contexts for popular music. In D. Momcilovic (Ed.), Resounding Pasts: Essays in Literature, Music, and Cultural Memory. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing). 12-38.
Dr. James Doelman (English) – Doelman, J. (2012). Further poems by David Lloyd (1597-1663). Almanac: Yearbook of Welsh Writing in English, 16: 173-186.
Dr. Mary Frances Dorschel (French) – Dorschell, M. F. (2010). Therese of Lisieux and Alphonse de Lamartine: The spiritual transformation of romanticism. Carmel-Lights, 50: 4-18 (republished from Christianity and Literature, 58(3): 403-427).
Dr. Dominick Grace (English) – Grace, D. (2011). The anti-Heinleinian hero of The Last Canadian. Foundation 110: 60-72.
Dr. Dominick Grace (English) – Grace, D. (2011). Gotlieb upon Caliban. Extrapolation 52(2): 192-203.
Dr. Dominick Grace (English) – Grace, D. (2012). Review of The Definitive Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim Volume 1, by Alex Raymond. Science Fiction Research Association Review 299: 30-31.
Dr. Dominick Grace (English) – Grace, D. (2012). Review of Walter M. Miller, Jr. A Reference Guide to His Fiction and His Life, by William H. Roberson. Science Fiction Research Association Review 299: 13-14.
Dr. Dominick Grace (English) – Grace, D. (2012). Aardvarkian Intertexts and True Stories. Cerebus the Barbarian Messiah: Essays on the Epic Graphic Satire of Dave Sim and Gerhard. Eric Hoffman (Ed.). Jefferson NC: McFarland, 103:17.
Dr. Dominick Grace (English) – Grace, D. (2012). Testing the limits of genre/gender. In Cerebus the Barbarian Messiah: Essays on the Epic Graphic Satire of Dave Sim and Gerhard. Eric Hoffman (Ed.). Jefferson NC: McFarland. 163-74.
Dr. Dominick Grace (English) – Grace, D. (2011). Review of Cowboys & Aliens, dir. Jon Favreau, and Cowboys & Aliens, created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, written by Fred Van Lente, Andrew Foley, art by Luciano Lima. Science Fiction Research Association Review 298: 44-45.
Dr. Dominick Grace (English) – Grace, D. (2011). Review of Tesseracts Fourteen: Strange Canadian Stories. John Robert Colombo and Brett Alexander Savory (Eds.). Science Fiction Research Association Review 297: 48-49.
Dr. Dominick Grace (English) – Grace, D. (2011). Geffen and Ravna: A SF Sestina. SOL Rising July: 17-19. http://www. thefriendsofthemerril.org/2011_summer.pdf
Dr. Monika Lee (English) – Lee, M. (2011). body double. Feminist Studies, 37(3): 619
Dr. Monika Lee (English) – Lee, M. (2012). Creativity as deviance within the academy. Atrium: A Journal of Academic Voices, Spring 2012:1-14.
Food and Nutritional Sciences
Dr. Alicia Garcia (Food and Nutritional Sciences) and Dr. Wei Wei Da (Family Studies) – Garcia, A. A., & Da, W-W. (2011). Nutrition and physical activity of older immigrant Chinese adults: Exploring adaptations and sociological influences. Asian Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics (Hong Kong), 6(2): 72-81.
Dr. Alicia Garcia (Food and Nutritional Sciences) and Dr. Wei Wei Da (Family Studies) – Garcia, C. A., & Da, W-W. (2011). Immigration and its effects on the diet and physical activity of selected Asian older adults in Canada. In E. R. Judd and Z. Jijiao (Eds.) Mobility and Migration in China and the Asia Pacific Region. Beijing: Zhi Shi Chan Quan Chu Ban She [Intellectual Property Publishing House] pp. 87-105.
Dr. Alicia Garcia (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Wilson, E. D., & Garcia, A. C. (2011). Survey of beliefs, attitudes and behaviors regarding environmentally-friendly initiatives in hospital foodservice. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practise and Research, 72: 43-47.
Dr. Danielle Battram (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Newham-Kanas, C., Irwin, J. D., Morrow, D., & Battram, D. S. (2011). Motivational interviewing using co-active life coaching skills as a treatment for adults struggling with obesity. ICPR,6: 211-228.
Dr. Colleen Gobert (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Fleming, L. & Gobert, C. (2012) Room service meal systems: A patient education tool? Dietitians of Canada Prctice: Exploring Members’ Practice Issues, 58: 5.
Dr. Sharareh Hekmat (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – El Hassan, D. & Hekmat, S. (2012). Dietary acculturation of Arab immigrants in the Greater Toronto Area. Journal of Dietetic Practise and Research, 73(3): 2-5.
Dr. Sharareh Hekmat (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Hemsworth, J., Hekmat, S. & Reid, G. (2012). Micronutrient supplemented probiotic yogurt for HIV-infected adults taking HAART in London, Canada. Journal of Gut Microbes. 3(5):1-6.
Dr. Sharareh Hekmat (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Whaling, M.A., Luginaah, I., Reid, G., Hekmat, S. et.al. (2012). Perceptions about probiotic yogurt for health and nutrition in the context of HIV/AIDS in Mwanza, Tanzania. Journal of Health Population Nutrition. 30(1): 31-40.
Dr. Sharareh Hekmat (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Irvine, S., Hummelen, R. & Hekmat, S. (2011). Probiotic yogurt consumption may improve gastrointestinal symptoms, productivity and nutritional intake of people living with human immunodeficiency virus in Mwanza, Tanzania. Journal of Nutrition Research, 31: 875-881.
Dr. Sharareh Hekmat (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Hummelen, R., Hemsworth, J. Changalucha, J., Butamanya, N. L., Hekmat, S., Habbema, J. D. F. & Reid, G. (2011). Effect of micronutrient and probiotic fortified yogurt on immune-function of anti-retroviral therapy naive HIV patients. Journal of Nutrients, 3(10): 897-909.
Dr. Sharareh Hekmat (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Irvine, S. & Hekmat, S. (2011). Evaluation of Sensory Properties of Probiotic Yogurt containing food products with prebiotic fibres in Mwanza, Tanzania. Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences, 2: 434-439.
Dr. Sharareh Hekmat (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Hemsworth, J., Hekmat, S. & Reid, G. (2011). The development of Micronutrient supplemented probiotic yogurt for people living with HIV: Laboratory testing and sensory evaluation. Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, 12: 79-84.
Dr. Sharareh Hekmat (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Hekmat, S. & Varriano, S. (2011). The effects of incorporating sweet potato and peanut flours on sensory properties of probiotic yogurt in Mwanza, Tanzania. Journal of Dairy Science, 94: 540.
Dr. Sharareh Hekmat (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Hekmat, S. & Reid, G. (2011). The effect of different sweeteners on growth and survival of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 in milk. Journal of Dairy Science, 94: 291.
Dr. Sharareh Hekmat (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Hekmat, S., et.al. (2011). Sensory evaluation of various probiotic yogurts in Mwanza, Tanzania. Journal of Dairy Science, 94: 542.
Dr. Sharareh Hekmat (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Hekmat, S. & Irvine, S. (2011). Sensory evaluation of probiotic yogurt containing food products with prebiotic fibres in Mwanza, Tanzania. Institute of Food Technologists, 058-01, 52.
Dr. Sharareh Hekmat (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Hekmat, S. and S. Irvine. 2011. The effect of probiotic yogurt consumption on the ability to work and gastrointestinal symptoms among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Mwanza, Tanzania. Institute of Food Technologists, 096-06, 77.
Dr. June Matthews and Dr. Paula Dworatzek (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Matthews, J. & Dworatzek, P. (2012). ‘Millennial’ graduate students’ use of technology and problem-based learning to enhance higher-level cognition in health promotion program planning. American Journal of Health Sciences, 3(3): 195-200.
Dr. Len Piché (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Whitney, E., Rolfes, S., Hammond, G., & Piché, L. (2013). Understanding Nutrition, First Canadian Edition, Nelson Education Ltd., Toronto, ON.
Dr. Len Piché (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Wright-Thompson, A. & Piché, L. (2011). Nutritional analysis of a long-term care menu before and after an increase in raw food cost allowance. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practise Research, 72: 141-145.
Dr. Len Piché (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Usdenski, E. & Piché, L. (2011). Web-based interactive map informs the public about the restaurants in London, ON. Dietitians of Canada Practice, 55:8.
Dr. Len Piché (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – He, M., Piché, L., Beynon, C., Kurtz, J., & Harris, S. (2011). Screen-related sedentary behaviours of school-aged children: Principals’ and teachers’ perspectives. Health Education Journal, 70(1): 32-38.
Social Sciences
Dr. Paul Barker (Political Science) – Barker, P. & Charlton, M. (2012). Crosscurrents: Contemporary Political Issues, Nelson, Canada.
Dr. Jennifer Sutton (Psychology) – Kearns, S. & Sutton, J. E. (2012). Exploring the experience of pilots within Canadian general aviation flight operations. Collegiate Aviation Review, 30(1): 16-31.
Sociology and Family Studies
Dr. Edward Bell (Sociology) – Bryman, A., Bell, E., & Teevan, J. J. (2012). Social Research Methods: Third Canadian Edition, Oxford University Press.
Dr. Edward Bell (Sociology) – Bell, E., Woodley, M. A., Aitken Schermer, J., & Vernon, P. A. (2012). Politics and the general factor of personality. Personality and Individual Differences, 53: 456-551.
Dr. Edward Bell (Sociology) – Woodley, M. A. & Bell, E. (2012). Consanguinity as a major predictor of levels of democracy: A study of 70 nations. Journal of Cross-cultural Psychology, published online May 3, 2012.
Dr. Helene Cummins (Sociology) – Cummins, H. A. (2012). Queen bees and mommy tracking: How’s a woman academic supposed to get ahead? Advancing Women in Leadership Journal, 32: 1-22.
Dr. Lara Descartes (Family Studies) – Descartes, L., Asencio, M., & Blank, T. (2011). Paying project participants: Dilemmas in conducting research with poor, marginalized populations. Advances in Social Work, 12(2): 1-9.
Dr. Lara Descartes (Family Studies) – Blank, T., Asencio, M., & Descartes, L. (2012). Issues in the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in couple and family therapy. In J. Bigner & J. Wetchler (Eds.), The Handbook of LCBT-Affirmative Couple and Family Therapy, New York: Routledge, pp. 299-312.
Conference Presentations and Published Abstracts
Arts and Humanities
Dr. Nadine de Moras (French) – de Moras, N. (2012). The role of frequency in the acquisition of L2 pronunciation: The example of the French liaison. Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching 4th Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC.
Dr. Nadine de Moras (French) – de Moras, N. (2012). L’enseignement de la pronunciation en L2 l’exemple de la liaison. Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics, Waterloo, ON.
Dr. Nadine de Moras (French) – de Moras, N. (2012). L’enseignement de la pronunciation en L2 l’exemple de la liaison. Conférence en didactique des langues étrangères et seconds, nouvelles technologies et résultants d’apprentissage, Guelph, ON.
Dr. James Doelman (English) – Doelman, J. (2012). Elegies on the death of the Earl of Southampton (1624). Conference of the Society for Renaissance Studies, Manchester, UK.
Dr. Dominick Grace (English) – Grace, D. (2012). Going home with Cerebus. Popular Culture Association of Canada Conference, Niagara Falls, ON.
Dr. Dominick Grace (English) – Grace, D. (2012). Stand-Up comedy: Chester Brown's paying for it and humour. Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference, Boston, MA.
Dr. Dominick Grace (English) – Grace, D. (2012). The thing is . . . .: Carpenter's and Watts's vision of the fantastically monstrous. International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Orlando, FL.
Dr. Dominick Grace (English) – Grace, D. (2012). Ray Davies and the art of ambiguity. Southwest Texas Popular Culture Association Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Dr. Dominick Grace (English) – Grace, D. (2011). One Thing after Another. Academic Conference on Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Dr. Dennis Hudecki (Philosophy) – Hudecki, D. (2012). Defending methodological naturalism. Canadian Philosophical Association Annual Meeting, Waterloo, ON.
Food and Nutritional Science
Dr. Danielle Battram (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Battram D. S. (2012) Understanding caffeine and health. Dietitians of Canada Annual Conference, Toronto, ON.
Dr. Danielle Battram and Dr. Paula Dworatzek (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Broxterman, J. N., Giroux, I., Battram, D. S., Dworatzek, P.D. N., Mandich, G., Colby, P., Mathyssen, J., & Hramiak, I. (2012) Impact of a pilot group behaviour change program (“PREPARE”) on nutritional and health characteristics in adults with prediabetes. Annual CDA Meeting, Vancouver, BC.
Dr. Danielle Battram and Dr. Paula Dworatzek (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Francis, L., Battram, D. S., Giroux, I. & Dworatzek, P.D. N. (2012) PREPARE: A pre-diabetes lifestyle intervention based on Social Cognitive Theory. Preliminary baseline assessments of nutrition-related knowledge, outcome expectations, and self-efficacy. Dietitians of Canada Annual Conference, Toronto, ON.
Dr. Danielle Battram and Dr. Paula Dworatzek (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Shier, A., Giroux, I., Broxterman, J., Colby, P., Battram, D. S., Dworatzek, P. D. N., Mandich, G., & Hramiak, I. (2012). Cooking workshop experience of middle and older adults participating in the PREPARE prediabetes lifestyle intervention program. Dietitians of Canada Annual Conference, Toronto, ON.
Dr. Paula Dworatzek and Dr. Danielle Battram (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Cianfrini, L., Habros, M., Dworatzek, P.D. N., Giroux, I., & Battram, D. S. (2012) Baseline physical activity characteristics from the PREPARE pre-diabetes lifestyle intervention – Preliminary findings. Dietitians of Canada Annual Conference, Toronto, ON.
Dr. Paula Dworatzek and Dr. Danielle Battram (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Horne, R. A., McLeod, J. R. Dworatzek, P. D. N., & Battram, D. S. (2012). The effects of a 6 month nutrition education program on diet quality in persons at risk for or with metabolic syndrome. Annual Conference of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Austin, TX.
Dr. Paula Dworatzek (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – McLaren, J., MacLellan, J., McManus, R., Dworatzek, P. D. N., & Giroux, I. (2012). Perception of personal and offspring risk of Type 2 diabetes among women with GDM. Dietitians of Canada Annual Conference, Toronto, ON.
Dr. Paula Dworatzek and Dr. June Matthews (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Quenneville, E., Dworatzek, P. D. N., & Matthews, J. (2012). Formative evaluation of university peer nutrition education program: A population health approach. Dietitians of Canada Annual Conference, Toronto, ON.
Dr. Colleen Gobert (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – McComb, K., Thomas, H., Davies, L., & Gobert, C. (2012) Exploring the use of community gardens by the Karen community in London, ON. Dietitians of Canada National Conference, Toronto, ON.
Dr. Colleen Gobert (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – McComb, K., Thomas, H., Davies, L., & Gobert, C. (2012) Exploring the use of community gardens by the Karen community in London, ON. Canadian Stroke Congress, Calgary, AB.
Dr. Colleen Gobert (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Miller, K., Hobson, S., Hramiak, I., Gobert, C. & Kloseck, M. (2012) Why older adults withdraw from diabetes self management education: A grounded theory study. Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Faculty of Health Sciences Symposium, London, ON
Dr. Colleen Gobert (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Miller, K., Hobson, S., Hramiak, I., Gobert, C. & Kloseck, M. (2012) Why older adults withdraw from diabetes self management education: A grounded theory study. Annual Ontario Gerontology Association Conference, Toronto, ON.
Dr. Colleen Gobert (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Peters, L., Gobert, C., Giroux, I., Teasell, R., & Foley, N. (2012). Nutritional assessment following stroke: What is used clinically? Preliminary results from a Canadian survey of Registered Dietitians. Dietitians of Canada National Conference, Toronto, ON
Dr. Colleen Gobert (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Peters, L., Gobert, C., Giroux, I., Teasell, R., Foley, N. (2012). Screening and assessment of nutritional status following stroke: Preliminary results from a Canadian survey of Registered Dietitians. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practise Research, 73(2): 2 (online).
Dr. Sharareh Hekmat (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Cimo, A., Hekmat, S. & Lui, E. (2012). Manufacturing probiotic yogurt fortified with ginseng and examining effects on vascular health. Cultivating Natural Bioactives for Health and Disease Conference. (First Prize on Poster Competition).
Dr. Sharareh Hekmat and Dr. Colleen Gobert (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Ayers, J., Theurer, J., Hekmat, S., Gobert, C. & Giroux, I. (2012) Assessment of dysphagia knowledge and confidence in skills amongst undergraduate nutrition students in London, Ontario. Canadian Association of Speech-language Pathologists and Audiologists Conference and Annual General Meeting, St John’s, NL.
Dr. Sharareh Hekmat (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Ayres, J., Theurer, J., Hekmat, S. et.al. (2012). Assessment of Dysphagia knowledge and confidence in skills among undergraduate nutrition students in London, Ontario. CASLPA Conference.
Dr. Sharareh Hekmat (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Hekmat, S.et.al. (2012). Measuring the survival rate of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 in Ginseng fortified milk. CIFST Conference.
Leslie Macaskill and Dr. Paula Dworatzek (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Richter, S., Vandervet, L., Macaskill, L., Salvadori, M., Seabrook, J., & Dworatzek, P. D. N. (2012). Direct observation of food intake in an elementary school setting is accurate reliable when conducted by trained undergraduate nutrition students. Dietitians of Canada Annual Conference, Toronto, ON.
Dr. June Matthews (Food and Nutritional Sciences) – Moulson, B. & Matthews, J. (2012). Barriers and facilitators to local food procurement for institutional buyers in London, Ontario. Dietitians of Canada Annual Conference, Toronto, ON.
Social Sciences
Dr. Paul Barker (Political Science) – Barker, Paul. (2012). The Minister of Health and LHINs: What is the appropriate relationship? Canadian Association of Programs in Public Administration Conference, Ottawa, ON.
Dr. Anne Barnfield (Psychology) – Carey, A. D., Murray, S. J., & Barnfield, A. M. C. (2012) The effects of therapeutic riding (TR) on children. Horses in Education and Therapy (HETI) XIV Congress of Therapeutic Horse Riding.
Dr. Anne Barnfield (Psychology) – Applegath, K., Grahn, J., & Barnfield, A. M. C. (2012). Lyrics and Language: Does music with lyrics affect language comprehension? Lake Ontario Visionary Establishment Conference, Niagara Fall, ON.
Melissa Jean (Management and Organizational Studies) – Jean, M. & Forbes, C. (2011), Mompreneurs: An exploration of their entrepreneurial reality. Annual Conference of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada: Entrepreneurship & Family Business Track. Montreal, Quebec.
Melissa Jean (Management and Organizational Studies) – Jean, M. & Sturby, C. (2011), Fortune Minerals – The NICO Project. Annual Conference of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada: Case Track. Montreal, Quebec.
Dr. Sara Morrison (History) – Morrison, S. (2011). Plant or perish? Managing the Stuart royal forests. Sixteenth Century Studies Society Conference, Fort Worth, TX.
Dr. Sara Morrison (History) – Morrison, S. (2012). Planting versus natural regeneration? Managing the English royal forests in the seventeenth century. American Society for Environmental History, Madison, WI.
Sociology and Family Studies
Dr. Edward Bell (Sociology) – Bell, E. (2012). Consanguinity and democracy: Is there a link? Annual Meeting of the Behaviour Genetics Association, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Dr. Wei-Wei Da (Family Studies) – Da, W-W. (2012). Factors affecting gender relations in the family: The case of Muslim women living in London, Ontario. Canadian Sociological Association Conference, Waterloo, ON.
Dr. Lara Descartes (Family Studies) – Descrartes, L. (2012). The representation of single lesbian mothers in parenting and family literature. Annual Meeting of the Popular Culture Association, Boston, MA.
Dr. Steven Kleinknecht (Sociology) – Shaffir, W. & Kleinknecht, S. (2012). Social control and cultural continuity: The cases of Old Order Mennonites and Hassidic Jews. 29th Qualitative Analysis Conference, St John’s, NL.
Dr. Steven Kleinknecht (Sociology) – Kleinknecht, S. & Shaffir, W. (2012). Technological boundaries and identity maintenance: A comparison of Hassidic and Old Order Mennonite Cultures. Canadian Sociological Association Meeting, Waterloo, ON.
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