Faculty Research Collection: Recent submissions
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Investigating energy justice in demand-side low-carbon innovations in Ontario
(Frontiers Media, 2021-08-12)The diffusion of low-carbon innovations, including innovative products and services, is required to accelerate a low-carbon energy transition. These innovations also have the potential to alleviate and perpetuate existing ... -
Methodology to identify demand-side low-carbon innovations and their potential impact on socio-technical energy systems
(MethodsX, 2021)The rapid diffusion of demand-side low-carbon innovations has been identified as a key strategy for maintaining average global temperature rise at or below 1.5 °C. Diffusion research tends to focus on a single sector, or ... -
Distribution, bioaccessibility and human health risks of toxic metals in peri-urban topsoils of the Kumasi Metropolis
(Scientific African, 2021)The occurrence of heavy metals in urban soils is of great environmental concern due to the unwanted health effect associated with their excessive exposure. The study assessed levels of heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, ... -
The role of scientific evidence in Canada's west coast energy conflicts
(Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, 2021)With salience, credibility, and legitimacy as organizing themes, we investigated how opposing communities engaged with scientific information for two contentious proposed energy projects in western Canada, and how their ... -
Communicating environmental research: Harnessing the power of curation
(Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, 2021)Never before has public communication of critical research, science, and knowledge on climate change and biodiversity loss been more important. The 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report, ... -
Developing a university learning, teaching and research framework through practice conversations
(Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2021)This project engaged faculty, students, alumni, and staff in re-visioning their university’s learning, teaching, and research framework. An extensive consultation process allowed participants to explore, discuss, and ... -
COVID-19 misinformation in Canada: Report on survey findings to date
(Royal Roads University, 2020-05-31)This report synthesizes preliminary findings of several Canadian-focused surveys relating to COVID-19 and misinformation. It focuses on two specific areas: • the extent to which Canadians are exposed to COVID-19 misinformation ... -
Mapping the individual and structural theories of financial crimes
(Journal of Financial Crime, 2020)The purpose of this paper is to argue for an integrated explanation of financial fraud. Greater emphasis must be placed on the structural and situational factors that are elements of fraud risks and fraud. The paper is ... -
Fostering openness within a higher education institution: Tensions, opportunities and a work in progress
(Brill | Sense Publishers, 2020)At our institution, the authors have engaged in open practices and have sought to promote a culture of openness. In this chapter, we discuss factors that we have identified as fostering a culture of openness at school, ... -
Fostering openness within a higher education institution: Tensions, opportunities and a work in progress
(Brill | Sense Publishers, 2020)At our institution, the authors have engaged in open practices and have sought to promote a culture of openness. In this chapter, we discuss factors that we have identified as fostering a culture of openness at school, ... -
Sustainability issue communication and student social media engagement: Recommendations for climate communicators
(Journal of Digital & Social Media Marketing, 2020)This study explores the digital and social media information habits and preferences of students, particularly as they concern issues-based communication relating to climate change and sustainability. Researchers surveyed ... -
COVID-19 adaptation and recovery: Human resource and training needs in Whistler, BC
(Zero Ceiling, 2020)This report documents a qualitative research project conducted between May and July 2020 by two researchers from Royal Roads University. The focus of the project was to understand more fully the Human Resource (HR) and ... -
Educational leadership development in the Greater Victoria School District using generative dialogue: Final report
(Hartney et al. (2020). Educational leadership development in the Greater Victoria School District using generative dialogue: Final report. Royal Roads University and Greater Victoria School District., 2020)This report documents the recorded experiences of principals and vice principals in the Greater Victoria School District, who voluntarily participated in the study of the first year of a new mandated approach to their ... -
The effectiveness of anti-money laundering policies and procedures within the banking sector in Bahrain
(Journal of Money Laundering Control, 2020)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify the anti-money laundering (AML) policies and procedures applied by the banks operating in Bahrain and assess the effectiveness of these policies. Design/methodology/a ... -
Developing elders support for trauma informed emergency departments (DESTINED): Final report.
(Centre for Health Leadership and Research, Royal Roads University, 2020) -
Fostering openness within a higher education institution: Tensions, opportunities and a work in progress
(Brill | Sense Publishers, 2020)At our institution, the authors have engaged in open practices and have sought to promote a culture of openness. In this chapter, we discuss factors that we have identified as fostering a culture of openness at school, ... -
Canada's Green New Deal: Forging the socio-political foundations of climate resilient infrastructure?
(Energy Research & Social Science, 2020)A global movement is underway to harness the power of coordinated state policy to address the significant and interrelated challenges of environmental degradation, climate change, poverty, and energy insecurity. In May ... -
Gastric bioaccessibility and human health risks associated with soil metal exposure via ingestion at an E-waste recycling site in Kumasi, Ghana
(Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2020)Over 1000 people make a living by processing electronic and electrical waste (E-waste) and scrap metals for the recovery of valuable metals and integrated circuits at Dagomba Line, Kumasi, Ghana. These processing include ... -
Examining the (lack of) impact the #disabilitytoowhite movement has had on higher ed disability service provision
(Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity Conference Proceedings, 2020)The paper first examines the media coverage surrounding the #disabilitytoowhite movement. It then unpacks the agenda of this activist movement. The paper subsequently surveys and gauges the current state of play around ...
