Faculty and Staff: Scholarly Work, Research, and Creative Activity
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[Post-print] Impacts of large-scale interior murals on hospital employees: A pharmacy department case study
(Emerald Publishing, 2020-01-20)Trending in modern interior design frameworks is an integration of real and simulated (i.e. photographs, murals) elements of nature into buildings, and a number of interdisciplinary studies concern the effects of nature ... -
Stochastic McKendrick-Von Foerster models with applications
(Elsevier, 2020-01-01)A newly presented McKendrick–Von Foerster model with a stochastically perturbed mortality rate is examined. A transformation method converting the model with nonlocal boundary conditions into a system of stochastic ... -
[Post-print] Hospital employees' perceptions of circadian lighting: A pharmacy department case study
(Emerald Publishing, 2019-11-04)An interdisciplinary body of literature has focused on the role of lighting in mitigating patient and employee stress and error-producing conditions in hospital settings. The purpose of this case study was to explore how ... -
Exposure-investment-return continuum in agritourism
(TTRA Canada, 2019-09-20)This paper introduces an exposure-investment-return continuum that will allow for future testing by researchers to determine the trade-offs in agri-tourism development. The aim is to support farmers to make more informed ... -
Enhanced performance and visitor satisfaction in artisan businesses: A case study of the evaluation of the ÉCONOMUSÉE® model in British Columbia
(VIU Publications, 2019-09)This case study describes an innovative model that was developed to enhance business performance and visitor satisfaction in the artisan sector. ÉCONOMUSÉE® is a non-profit organization founded in 1992 in Quebec, Canada ... -
Teaching academic writing in higher education
(Asian Institute of Research, 2019-09)Academic writing is one of the most complex tasks students encounter in university. Both domestic and international students struggle with academic writing; however, international students also face language barriers and ... -
What characteristics account for who participates in adult basic education at Vancouver Island University? A case study of policy and practice
(University of British Columbia, 2019-09)This study is an in-depth examination of what accounted for participation in Adult Basic Education (ABE) at Vancouver Island University (VIU) from 1995 to 2015. I use a qualitative case study and discourse analysis to ... -
Two decades of variable retention in British Columbia: A review of its implementation and effectiveness for biodiversity conservation
(Springer Nature, 2019-07-23)Stand-level retention is an important component of sustainable forest management which aims to balance ecological, social and economic objectives. Long-term retention of mature forest structures at the time of harvesting ... -
Commissioning the acoustical performance of an open office space following the latest healthy building standard: A case study
(MDPI, 2019-07-09)Healthy building design guides are cogent and necessary. While elements that contribute to healthy buildings are multifactorial, the perception of sound versus noise is subjective and difficult to operationalize. To ... -
Woolly stories: An art-based narrative approach to place attachment
(University of Saskatchewan, 2019-06-01)When people join an institution, no assurance of positive social connection exists. The mechanisms of psychological attachment to institutions are not well understood. However, place attachment is a predictor of individual ... -
Fantasy Island
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2019-04-11)Fantasy Island is a collection of poems by Vancouver Island University student and Nanaimo resident Jannine Grant exposing the illusions and impacts of colonialism on Vancouver Island and beyond. Historic and ongoing ... -
[Post-print] THRIVEable work environments: A study of interplaying factors that enable novice nurses to thrive
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2019-04)Aim: The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the impact of the interplay between workplace and developmental factors that enable and disable thriving within the first year of nursing practice. Background: ... -
[Pre-print] Alternative reproductive tactics and lifetime reproductive success in a polygynandrous mammal
(Oxford University Press, 2019-03)The widespread occurrence of alternative reproductive tactics (ARTs) highlights the diverse ways in which sexual selection can operate within a population. We studied ARTs in Columbian ground squirrels (Urocitellus ... -
BC Digital Library initiative: Radical collaboration toward community infrastructure for Open Access
(BC Digital Library, 2019-01)The idea of the BC Digital Library is to provide a community good by “materializing” infrastructure that enables Open Access to knowledge and stories about and by British Columbia and its people. As an ongoing initiative, ... -
Remembering the legacy of Shirley Chan: Saving Vancouver's Chinatown neighbourhood
(Planning Institute of British Columbia, 2019)A profile of community activist Shirley Chan, and her role in saving Vancouver's Strathcona neighbourhood from expropriation and demolition during the 1950s and '60s. -
In the hot seat: experiences of faculty members adjusting to the role of department chair
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2019)This study examined the lived experiences of faculty members in a post-secondary institution who had become the Chair of their department. The purpose of the study was to explore how the experience had affected the individuals ... -
Remembering the work of our elders: Ray Spaxman
(Planning Institute of British Columbia, 2019)A profile of Ray Spaxman, who has long been a leader in the field of planning, architecture, and urban design. -
[Book review] From colonial to modern: Transnational girlhood in Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand children's literature, 1840-1940
(Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019)Review of the book "From colonial to modern: Transnational girlhood in Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand children's literature, 1840-1940" by Michelle J. Smith, Kristine Moruzi, and Clare Bradford (Toronto: University ... -
[Post-print] Direct quantitation and characterization of fatty acids in salmon tissue by condensed phase membrane introduction mass spectrometry (CP-MIMS) using a modified donor phase
(Springer Nature, 2019-01)Existing mass spectrometric methods for the analysis of fatty acids often require derivatization, chromatographic separations and/or extensive sample preparation. Direct mass spectrometry strategies can avoid these ... -
Between the familiar and strange: Understanding good teaching in transnational education settings
(FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 2019)Little has been written about how or whether pre-service teachers construct understandings of good teaching during an international field placement; thus, a need arises to examine these contexts as sites to question, “How ...
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