2024 Schedule
APRIL 8 - 12 Nanaimo Campus
Event Schedule
Day 1 - Monday, April 8..................................................page 3
10-minute presentations
Poster Sessions
Monday, April 8..................................................page 4
Opening Session and Keynote Address
Short Films and ITCH
Day 2 - Tuesday, April 9.................................................page 5
10-minute presentations
Poster Sessions
Tuesday, April 9.................................................page 6
The Project Pitch
Day 3 - Wednesday, April 10..........................................page 7
10-minute presentations
Poster Sessions
Wednesday, April 10...........................................page 8
SLAM
Three Minute Thesis
Day 4 - Thursday, April 11...............................................page 9
10-minute presentations
Poster Sessions
Spoken Word
Day 5 - Friday, April 12.................................................page 10
Awards Ceremony
The VIU community acknowledges and thanks the Snuneymuxw, Quw’utsun, Tla’amin, Snaw-naw-as and Qualicum First Nation on whose traditional lands we teach, learn, research, live and share knowledge.
CREATE is VIU’s largest student knowledge-sharing event run by the Office of Scholarship, Research, and Creative Activity.
Ways to present at CREATE
Posters
This category includes research posters and infographics
10-minute presentations
Oral presentations that can include digital slides (think PowerPoint)
10-minute performance
This category can include spoken word, song, music, dance, drama
3-minute SLAM
This category includes research posters and infographics
Three Minute Thesis
Just for graduate students. Participants present their graduate work in 3 minutes to a panel of non-specialist judges
Rant (like Rick)
2 minutes. Make a point. Intelligently.
Shorts
Short documentaries covering a variety of topics
Podcast
Student hosts engage in discussions about a variety of topics in a digital format
Photography
Exhibits of research and creative activity
The Project Pitch (2024)
Will help support five student projects go from creativity to innovation by providing project grants.
Huge thanks to Coastal Community Credit Union for sponsoring CREATE 2024!
Poster Sessions
Location: Upper Cafeteria
10 am - 12 pm
Equity, diversity and inclusion
Brum et al ; Balderson et al ; Murray; Crichton et al.; Watson
Health, resilience and well-being
Sutherland et al.; LeBaron; Hannesson; Sipos
Innovation, entrepreneurship and social change
Mooney & Norman
1 - 3 pm
TOUR 251
Braun; Mehta & Corante Garza; Hugh & Bender;
Diana; Torres & Tsai; Ibrahim; Singh
HOSP 358
Nguyen; Manne
2 - 4 pm
Integrated sciences, technology and environment;
Critchlow; Armogam & Sharpe; Mason-Guertin; Stetar
Innovation, entrepreneurship and social change
Haraguchi
NURS 219
Johnson et al.; Waller et al.; Hila et al.; Grey et al.
Day 1 - Monday, April 8
10-minute Presentations
Location: Royal Arbutus Room
9 - 10:15am
Health, resilience and well-being
Dean & Bonnar; Chadwick; Cole; Formaniuk
10:30-11:30
Teaching and learning
Hudson et al.; Scott; Hamilton
Location: B305|R444
2-3 pm
Cultural, heritage and creative expression
Zargarian; Seeliger; Akuach well
VIRTUAL EVENTS
research.viu.ca/create/create-schedule
Photography
Exhibits of research and creative activity
Rant (like Rick)
2 minutes Make a point, intelligently Podcasts
Sit back and enjoy listening!
People’s Choice Awards: Find the QRCodes in the Cafeteria or visit research viu ca/create/create-schedule and vote for your favourites
Day 1 - Monday, April 8
OPENING CEREMONY AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS
1 - 2 pm - Royal Arbutus Room
Data’s Role in the Art of Communication
Hayden Lansdell
Assistant Deputy Minister of the BC Data Service and Government’s Director of Statistics
Hayden was appointed to the role of Assistant Deputy Minister in 2019 He is responsible for the Statistics Act and the Anti-Racism Data Act and oversees a division with responsibilities ranging from the development of provincial statistics to the production of anti-racism research, and corporate data management to common data services that support delivery of services in all ministries
SHORT FILM FEST AND INCLUSIVE THEATRE COLLECTIVE (HORRAY!)
5 - 8 pm - Malaspina Theatre
Act 1 @ 5 pm
A selection of short films produced by VIU students covering a variety of topics
Intermission: light refreshments will be provided
Act 2 @ 7 pm
ITCH proudly presents an original play by student Ceridwen Nord.
Medieval Madness is a farcical murder mystery starring a diverse group of VIU students as cast and crew.
Poster Sessions
Location: Upper Cafeteria
9 - 11 am
Equity, diversity and inclusion
Jensen-Granger & Walker; Haraguchi; Armogam; Baker
Health, resilience and well-being
Sheppard; LeBaron et al.; Alm & Taheri; Van Der
Veen
10 am - 12 pm
Horticulture (6 groups)
Kovalenko et al.; Macleod et al.; Bouchard et al.; Chapman et al.; Boles et al.; Thomas et al.
Integrated sciences, technology and environment
Watson; Sorensen et al ; Palmer et al ; Fraser
1 - 3 pm
Health, resilience and well-being
Fortin et al.; Dean & Bonnar; Hudson; Smith; Wutke; Hartwich
Teaching and learning
Lewis et al.; Dutchak
Day 2 - Tuesday, April 9
10-minute presentations
Location: Upper Cafeteria
9:30 am - 11 am - RAR
Graduate students
Ashigabu et al ; Lund; Jayaram & Mishra; Adjei; Mehta; Hassan; Starr
Location: B305 | R444
9-10:30 am
Equity, diversity and social justice
Armogam; Charnley; Laudoceur; Leaf; Armogan & Sharpe
2 - 3 pm
Innovation, entrepreneurship and social change
Jeletzky & Wood; Fraser
Design Works
Check out the Interior Design displays in the Theatre Lobby and the Cafeteria and vote for your favourite.
People’s Choice Awards: Find the QRCodes in the Cafeteria or visit research.viu.ca/create/create-schedule and vote for your favourites.
Day 2 - Tuesday, April 9
THE PROJECT PITCH
2 - 4:30 pm - Royal Arbutus Room
Let's innovate.
Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.
Theodore LevittThe Project Pitch will help support five student projects go from creativity to innovation by providing $3,000 project grants.
Round Two Finalists
Chelsey Watts
BSc Major in Biology
Supervisor: Eric Demers
Emma Peterson
BSc Major in Biology
Supervisor: Jasmine Janes
Hayes Evans
BA Major in Psychology
Supervisor: Elliott Marchant
Isabella Regine Loberiza
BSc Major in Biology
Supervisor: Andrew Loudon
Joshua Patience
MEd in Educational Leadership
Supervisors: Nicole Davey, Deborah Koehn & Paige
Fisher
Lizzy Schafers
BSc Major in Biology
Supervisors: Jasmine Janes
Maharajan Alagesan
MA in Sustainable Leisure Management
Supervisor: Janet McKeown
Mohsen Samadi
MEd in Educational Leadership
Supervisor: Leah Taylor
Thomas Champaigne
BSc in Biology
Supervisors: Jasmine Janes & Jamie Gorrell
Thomas Heyd
BA Major in Psychology
Supervisor: Becky Earhart
Project Pitch Judging Panel
Jolynn Green | Executive Director | Cowichan Futures Central Islands
Graham Truax | Executive Director & EiR | Innovation Island Technology Association
Ken Hammer | REALTOR® | RE/MAX Nanaimo
Carolyn Holms | Executive Director | Nanaimo Art Gallery
Sally Vinden | Associate Dean | VIU Faculty of Trades and Applied Technology
The Project Pitch is made possible through generous funding from Coastal Community Credit Union
Poster Sessions
Location: Upper Cafeteria
9 - 11 am
Resilience of Island, coastal and rural regions
Krazanowski et al ; Huf; Seeton; Temporal
Integrated sciences, technology and environment
Havekotte; Hein; Wong; Detillieux; Walker
10 am - 12 pm
Cultural, heritage and creative expression
Hein; Gray; Wall; Hutchins
Equity, diversity and inclusion
Falcunitin & Anderson; Charnley; Buck et al ;
Watson; Jardine & MacFadgen; Gallant et al.
1 - 3 pm
Graduate Students
Manjur et al; Kalra; Alagesan; Meeker
Equity, diversity and inclusion
Stocking & Krauss; Cotsford-Heather et al ; Villar
Cesar et al.
Health, resilience and well-being
White; Greene
Day 3 - Wednesday, April 10
10-minute presentations
Location: B305 | R444
9-10:15 am
Health, resilience and well-being
Sutherland et al ; Fortin et al ; Stehr-So; Busch; Cooke
Location: Upper Cafeteria
2 - 3 pm
Integrated sciences, technology and environment
Posner; Williams; Sboto; Surry
3 - 4:30 pm
Graduate students
Manjur et al.; Ali; Mills; Thompson; CosseySutton
3-minute SLAM
Location: Madrona Room (B305|R332)
9-11 am
Hartwich; Charnley; Szilagyi; Edwards; Low;
Wickland; Thoms; Walker; Stetar; Thompson;
Maduagwu; Farquhar; Waring; Wall; Hassan
People’s Choice Awards: Find the QRCodes in the Cafeteria or visit research.viu.ca/create/create-schedule and vote for your favourites.
Day 3 - Wednesday, April 10
THREE MINUTE THESIS
5 - 6:30 pm - Royal Arbutus Room
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a university-wide competition for graduate students in which participants present their graduate work and its wider impact in 3 minutes or less to a panel of non-specialist judges. The challenge is to present complex issues in an accessible and compelling way, with the assistance of only one static slide.
VIU 3MT Finalists
Alea Mills
MEd in Special Education
Supervisor: Jean Maltesen
Insights Toward: A Case Study Encouraging Disability in Post-Secondary Education
Danielle Cossey-Sutton
MEd in Educational Leadership
Supervisor: Willow Samara Allen
Trauma-Informed Education
Kathy White
Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Graduate Certificate
Supervisor: Shannon Dames
Legally Tripping: Making Psychedelics Legal in Canada
Lila Lund
MEd in Educational Leadership
Supervisor: Leah Taylor
Violence in Schools
Megan Thompson
MEd in Educational Leadership
Supervisor: Sean Toal
How 21st Century Skills can be Approached in British Columbia’s High Schools
Nikkitta Fame
Master of Community Planning
Supervisor: David Witty
Net Zero Permanent Supportive Housing for the Homeless
2024 will be the fifth year for VIU to participate in this exciting competition
Over 40 Canadian universities are taking part The VIU winner will represent our university at the regional finals hosted by the University of British Columbia Okanagan, on May 8, 2024.
Poster Sessions
Location: Upper Cafeteria
9 -11 am
NURS 219
Shorter et al; Fontenla et al; Olsson et al; Fraser et al
TRMT 449
Shen; Gamp; Imam; Bagiopoulos; Yang; Yamada
10 am - 12 pm
Graduate Students
Ashigabu et al; Ali; Raedwulf Pogue; Jayaram et al; Adjei; Samadi; Dsouza; Tejani
1 - 3 pm
Integrated sciences, technology and environment
Peterson; Norman; Anzarut; Palmer; Eggert; Singh
10 -11 am
Day 4 - Thursday, April 11
10-minute presentations
Location: B305 | R444
Health, resilience and well-being
Sheppard; Willems; Hartwick
Spoken Word
Location: Madrona Room
9 -11 am
CREW 311 Long Form Poetry
Medland; Gray; Chong; Gordon; Bollinger;
Solano; Hepner; Edwards
People’s Choice Awards: Find the QRCodes in the Cafeteria or visit research viu ca/create/create-schedule and vote for your favourites
Day 5- Friday, April 12
AWARDS CEREMONY
2:30 - 4:30 pm - B356 | Room 109
CREATE distributes thousands in awards and prizes annually. Thanks to the generous donation from Coastal Community Credit Union, over $25,000 worth of awards and prizes will be given out at CREATE 2024.
Event-Based Awards
Meritorious awards will be presented for CREATE's various events.
Research Posters, Infographics, 10-minute presentations, 3-minute SLAM, Photography, R ants, Shorts, 3MT, Podcasts, and Design Work
All awards are eligible to also receive the Blue Ribbon designation.
Other Awards
All for One and One for All Award
Positive Space Award
Pay it Forward Award
Social Sciences Award
VIU SRCA Award
Indigenous Book Prize
Climate Action and Sustainability Book Prize
Sustainable Development Goals Awards
Michael L. Warsh Law Corporation Award
And more!
Awarded students will be notified on Thursday evening and receive the invitation to the Awards Ceremony on Friday!
For more information, please contact Vanessa Moraes Student Research Engagement Coordinator create@viu.ca research.viu.ca/create
Huge thanks to Coastal Community Credit Union for sponsoring CREATE 2024!