Kwantlen authors, Kwantlen Polytechnic University publications, scholarly publishing
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The Office of Research and Scholarship at KPU publishes an annual bibliography of faculty scholarly activity. The catalog of Scholarly Activity for the year 2012 collected in the following 23 pages represents all that is best about KPU: important, interesting and vibrant activities across the...
rap literature, English literature Study and teaching
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Researcher profile of Calvin Tui a student in the Department of English, Faculty of Arts. Calvin Tiu’s main goal is to incorporate passion with learning by inspiring students to break out of traditional forms of education and make a path of their own. Calvin achieved this by incorporating his...
Researcher Profile of Dr Stephen Peplow, a faculty member in the School of Business at KPU whose research interests are in geographical information systems (GIS), statistics and agent-based modeling.
Katie’s leading edge research explores girls’ use of selfies as a means of self-exploration and self-definition. More info on the Making Selfies/Making Self Research Project
Acting Together (AT-CURA), gang prevention, youth gangs, Connecting Minda, undergraduate research
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Brooke Knowlton with poster based on her work with the Acting Together (AT-CURA) research program, presented at the 2011 Connecting Minds Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference at the Richmond campus.
Dr. Gira Bhatt leads a cross-disciplinary, multi-partner, community-based team in the Acting Together - Community University Research Alliance (AT-CURA) project which aims to reduce youth gang involvement and build community resilience.
Acting together (AT-CURA), SikhSummit, gang prevention
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AT-CURA collaborated Sikh Leadership and Law Enforcement Summit on Gang Violence: A step Towards Action and Results. RCMP Pacific Region Training Center, Chilliwack Center: RCMP Staff Sergeant Baltej Dhillon
AT-CURA research meeting , AT-CURA Research centre, Surrey Campus Student Assistants: AT-CURA: Clockwise: Brooke Knowlton, Deniel Nancorda,Isabel Scheuneman Scott, Sara Lewis, Samantha Lim, Eric Mah
Kathrin Arcari is a KPU student majoring in Psychology and minoring in Counselling who has a keen interest in education abroad and human interaction. While travelling the world and promoting human rights advocacy, Kathrin has been given the opportunity to develop her research.
Attorney General and Minister of Justice Suzanne Anton presents Dr. Gira Bhatt with a Crime Prevention and Community Safety Award in recognition of Acting Together-CURA’s work. Photo courtesy: Province of British Columbia
social anthropology, textual analysis, history of Indian religions, Canadian society, South Asian Canadians, minorities, ethnic minorities
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Researcher Profile of Dr. Kamala Nayar, a faculty member specializing in South Asian Studies at KPU who is committed to interdisciplinary inquiry, with an interest in ethnic studies, especially in relation to Canadian society.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s (KPU) federally funded “Acting Together” Community University Research Alliance (AT-CURA) project was selected by Senator Ogilvie as one of seven taxpayer-funded research projects with demonstrated benefit to the lives of children and youth. Senate Chamber,...
Kwantlen authors, Kwantlen Polytechnic University publications, scholarly publishing
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The Office of Research and Scholarship at KPU publishes an annual bibliography of faculty scholarly activity. The research and scholarly activity profiled in this publication illustrates the variety of topics and methods by which KPU is enhancing its reputation as an applied polytechnic...
social media, selfies, identity, feminism, post-structuralism, visual literacy skills, visual culture, communication
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Katie Warfield is a KPU faculty member in the department of Journalism and Communication at the Surrey Campus and she is the lead researcher of the Making Selfies/Making Self Research Project.
