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Digital microaggressions and LGBTQ+ youth: exploring potential impacts and opportunities for educational intervention
No full text© 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.LGBTQ+ youth frequently leverage the affordances of internet-enabled information and communication technologies (ICTs) to support their identity development, mental health, and well-being. Yet, anti-LGBTQ+ intolerance simultaneously persists in their digitally mediated contexts—including in the form of digital microaggressions. Data from an online survey of LGBTQ+ youth (age 14–24) residing across the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada were used to explore the relationships between six types of digital microaggressions, perceived stress, mental health, and psychological well-being through structural equation modelling. Findings suggest that exposure to some types of digital microaggressions may produce direct, incremental, and negative impacts on LGBTQ+ youth. Experiencing and witnessing discriminatory digital microaggressions had the most consistently significant relationships. Opportunities for future scholarship and insights for supportive intervention by caregivers, educators, and other professionals are discussed.This study was supported by a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Stage II Partnership Grant (#895-2018-1000) awarded to Dr. Shelley Craig
Indigenization of nursing education programs in Saskatchewan: A critical discourse analysis
No full textA Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Social Studies, University of Regina. xii, 365 p.The nursing academy, motivated by the release of the national Truth and Reconciliation
Commission’s (TRC) Calls to Action in 2015, has unequivocally declared support for and
commitment to Indigenization. However, the way Indigenization is defined and operationalized
in the nursing academy is varied and sometimes contested. Situated within the context of
colonialism in the Canadian healthcare system and nursing education, this study aimed to unpack
the conceptualization of Indigenization using the undergraduate nursing programs in the
province of Saskatchewan as a focus of the research.
To conceptualize Indigenization in the nursing programs, I explored the following three
questions: How do the strategic plans of these undergraduate nursing programs conceptualize
Indigenization? What are the experiences or practices of nursing program staff in implementing
Indigenization within their programs? How do the discourse found in texts and staff experiences
or practices sustain, reproduce, or transform existing power structures in the programs?
Using Spivak’s (2009) theory of the deconstruction of marginality as the overarching
framework, I examined the strategic plans of the three undergraduate nursing programs in
Saskatchewan including their parent institutions—University of Saskatchewan, University of
Regina, and Saskatchewan Polytechnic. I also interviewed a total of seven nursing staff members
from the three programs to gain an understanding of their practices of Indigenization. I analyzed
the strategic plans and interviews using a qualitative analysis approach informed by Lune and
Berg (2017) and Fairclough’s (2016) dialectical-relational approach to critical discourse analysis.
Through the study, I establish that the discourse of the strategic plans of nursing
education programs in Saskatchewan consists of four constructs of Indigenization: Indigenous
inclusion, relationship, reconciliation, and decolonization. Indigenous inclusion consists of
creating space, i.e., making the learning environment physically and culturally welcoming;
incorporating Indigenous ways of knowing; and supporting Indigenous students, faculty, and
staff. Relationship is characterized by mutuality and reciprocity, Treaty land acknowledgements,
and collaboration and engagement with Indigenous communities. Reconciliation is manifest in
institutional declarations that all members of the community, especially non-Indigenous ones,
bear responsibility to take up the TRC’s Calls to Action. Decolonization is defined in the
strategic plans; however, the plans do not describe how to achieve it. The findings show that
when the four constructs are presented as interchangeable processes, nursing education programs
run the risk of de-emphasizing each of these constructs as unique—albeit interrelated—processes
to achieve the overall goals of Indigenization.
The study shows that the nursing program staff tend to favour Indigenous inclusion and
building relationships over reconciliation and decolonization. The practices of nursing program
faculty and staff also reveal conditions that foster Indigenization as well as its benefits and
challenges. The research further shows how the nursing programs are addressing the ongoing
impacts of colonization by centering marginalized Indigenous Knowledges and systems.
However, it also reveals tensions and contestations including the fact that not every nursing
program faculty and staff are receptive to Indigenization.
I conclude by discussing implications of the research—the importance of explicitly
defining Indigenization and its goals for deconstructing politics and practices in the nursing
programs, and for examining racism as an ongoing problem in nursing education. Through this
study, I invite members of the nursing academy to take a deconstructive lens to their everyday
practices of Indigenization.
Keywords: Indigenization, decolonization, reconciliation, colonialism, nursing, racismStudentye
Analyse stylistique du métissage dans Le Ventre de l’Atlantique
No full textA Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in French and Francophone Intercultural Studies, University of Regina. vii, 76 p.Fatou Diome, née au Sénégal, a quitté son pays natal pour aller en France. Cette période a été
difficile pour elle, mais elle en a tiré l'inspiration pour Le Ventre de l'Atlantique, roman à caractère
autobiographique paru en 2003. Elle y confronte les rêves d'émigration des jeunes Sénégalais, qui
voient la France comme un paradis, à la dure réalité de l’exploitation des immigrants africains.
Tout au long de son oeuvre, Fatou Diome navigue entre les mondes européens et africains et il en
résulte de nombreux procédés de métissage culturel. Cette étude se concentre sur l’analyse du
métissage culturel dans Le Ventre de l'Atlantique de Fatou Diome. Au moyen des matériaux de la
stylistique, la recherche mettra en lumière les interactions parfois dramatiques et parfois
humoristiques entre la culture sénégalaise et la culture française. Concernant le matériau du
locuteur, l’auteure Fatou Diome, tout comme la narratrice Salie, doivent questionner leur identité
métissée. Concernant le destinataire, le choix de la langue française révèle que le public est
européen, tandis que la question de l’immigration s’adresse aux jeunes africains. Concernant la
situation, les mélanges de lieux et de moments au Sénégal et en France permettent de combiner les
cultures et de construire la nouvelle identité métissée de Diome/Salie. Concernant la visée
argumentative, l’auteure fait flèche de tout bois en encensant et en critiquant en même temps les
aspects positifs et négatifs des cultures africaines et européennes. Il faut, par exemple, s’inspirer
du modèle européen pour s’opposer aux mariages arrangés, ou s’efforcer de développer l’Afrique
au lieu de chercher à émigrer. Concernant l’immigration, c’est là le thème central du roman, qui
motive les décisions et qui est, en quelque sorte, le moteur du métissage culturel. Enfin, il y a le
thème du football, une activité « unificatrice » profondément ancrée dans les deux cultures qui est
aussi, comme l’immigration, source de métissage. Enfin, la recherche veut mettre en lumière
l’humour dans cette oeuvre. L’humour est plus qu’une tonalité narrative, c’est aussi un outil de
métissage culturel et cela semble avoir été jusqu’à maintenant peu reconnu par les critiques de
Fatou Diome.Studentye
A multi-proxy environmental and limnologic paleo-reconstruction of two lakes in Southern Saskatchewan recording the past 6,700 cal. years BP based on ostracods
No full textA Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Geology, University of Regina. xiv, 117 p.Paleoenvironmental and paleolimnological reconstructions are of great importance to understand future responses of the environment to climate change and environmental stress. Two lake archives, Deep Lake and St. Denis – Pond 1, are used to understand past environmental and limnological conditions in the northernmost part of the Great Plains of North America. Climatic conditions are inferred from the lake sediments and the ostracod assemblage for the Mid- to Late-Holocene (6,700 to 120 cal. yr BP). Mainly, dry conditions with shorter wetter conditions prevailed during the Mid-Holocene as suggested by the presence of a depositional hiatus from 6,302 to 4,366 cal. yr BP and evidences for wetter periods inferred from the bulk-sediment chemistry (Al, Si, K, Fe, K/Ti, Fe/Ti and Mn/Ti), the stable isotopes (ẟ18O, ẟ13C), and the trace element composition of the ostracod valves (Mg/Ca, U/Ca, Fe/Ca). The Late-Holocene displays overall centennial cyclicity fluctuations between wet and dry periods but mostly dry during the last 2,000 years. Both Deep Lake and St. Denis – Pond 1 records seem to respond to regional changes although the period between 2,714 and 1,691 cal. yr BP appear to be responding to local rather than regional forcings due to the moist signature that presents like some but not all the lakes in the northern Great Plains. Likewise, the Medieval Warm Period is recorded by the record of St. Denis – Pond 1, in which dry conditions were inferred.Studentye
Supportive sideline
No full textA Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Psychology, University of Regina. 48 p.The purpose of this study is to explore how parental involvement, pressure, and support are communicated to athletes during their transition into high-performance sports. Parents play a crucial role in athletic development by providing opportunities for early sport sampling and eventual specialization. However, there is a lack of research on how these factors are communicated to athletes. Using qualitative interviews with six high-performance athletes, it was revealed that while parents initially played a strong role in decision-making, athletes gradually gained autonomy over time. Parental involvement shifted from active participation to a spectator role as the athletes matured. Parental support was primarily financial, but emotional support, including attendance, non-verbal cues, and verbal affirmations, was also crucial. Athletes who shared the pressures of high-performance sports with their parents found relief, though many struggled to open up. While parental pressure was generally perceived as supportive and expectations were reasonable, most athletes internalized pressure. Athletes typically led conversations regarding their performance, with most valuing honest feedback. The importance of parental communication is highlighted in shaping an athlete’s experience during a critical transition in their athletic career
Flue gas pretreatment method for removal of SO2 for solvent-based post-combustion carbon dioxide capture
No full textA Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Applied Science in Process Systems Engineering, University of Regina. xiii, 99 p.There is no doubt that our current best bet to significantly reduce the carbon footprint in the
atmosphere while buying us the time to shift from our over-dependence on fossil fuels to
greener/cleaner energies is the amine-based post-combustion carbon capture process (PCC).
Nevertheless, amidst advances in amine-based PCC technology and its well-known reputation
in CO2 capture, flue gas impurities (SO2 and NO2) cause much harm to the capturing
efficiency and render the absorbing solvent unable to stand the test of time (degradation).
Conventional pretreatment technologies such as Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR),
Selective Non-catalytic Reduction (SNCR), and Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) are
employed in industries to control SO2 and NO2 emissions. However, with the deployment of
these pollutant removal technologies, residual quantities of SO2 and NO2 remain in the flue
gas entering the carbon capture system. As a result, to optimize the performance of aminebased
CO2 capture systems, it is essential to develop effective pretreatment methods that
enable the removal of SO2 and NO2 from flue gas before carbon capture with amine solvents.
For this reason, the present study was set forth to provide a novel solution to the detrimental
effect of SO2 on the amine-based post-combustion carbon capture process. To selectively
remove SO2 from a flue gas stream, an inexpensive deep eutectic solvent (Im:EG) of mild pH
(8.42) composed of Imidazole (Im) and Ethylene Glycol (EG) was developed. The
physicochemical properties such as density and viscosity were determined at 50 ℃ were
1.09090 −3 and 6.258 mPa.s respectively. The absorption-desorption behavior of Im:EG
DES was studied at the bench-scale level using a simulated flue gas composed of 10.2 ppm
SO2 (10.1% O2, N2 balance) The results showed that Im:EG DES maintained a good
absorption-desorption behavior for three continuous cycles. For example, the absorption
capacities of Im:EG DES (μg/l), stood at 2.88, 2.85, 2.85, which indicates an excellent
regeneration ability and a good cyclic capacity. Additionally, the effect of desorption
temperature on the initial rate of SO2 desorption, cyclic capacity, and the amount of desorbed
SO2 was investigated from 70 ℃ to 100 ℃, at increments of 10 ℃. The outcome showed a
positive correlation between temperature, the initial rate of SO2 desorption, cyclic capacity,
and the total amount of SO2 desorbed, such that the desorption process was thermally
activated and conforms well with thermodynamic principles. Also, the results from the kinetic
analysis showed that the desorption reaction order was 4.0, and the minimum energy required
to trigger SO2 desorption from Im:EG DES was 60.65 kJ/mol. Finally, based on experimental
results and the chemical properties of Im:EG DES, it was inferred that Im:EG DES effectively
removed SO2 from the gas stream through H-bonding and electrophile–nucleophile
interactions.Studentye
Do cultural and pseudoneglect-related factors predict professional race-driving collision biases?
No full textA Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychology, University of Regina. vii, 22 p.Pseudoneglect is a phenomenon found in neurologically-typical individuals wherein more attention is paid to the left side of space than the right during visuospatial tasks. The leading hypothesis is that this attentional bias is due to the right hemisphere’s typical dominance in visuospatial tasks, which directs greater attention to the contralateral side of space. As a consequence of this leftward over-attendance, individuals tend to collide more often with objects on their right than their left during walking tasks. This rightward collision bias has also been found in some driving research. However, a majority of driving collision research has been done in culturally similar countries, and limited research has been done in naturalistic settings. As such, the goal of this study was to not only determine if pseudoneglect-related factors (age, gender, handedness) relate to driving collision biases in a professional and real-world setting but also to determine if cultural factors (reading direction and driving side) are predictive of collision biases. To do so, videos of Formula 1 driver collisions (N = 54) were examined for collision side, after which culture and demographic data on the at-fault driver were obtained. Formula 1 was specifically chosen due to its nature of a professional league with both international locations and drivers, with a variety of both left and right turns in its tracks. While not finding any factor to be a statistically significant predictor of collision side biases, we did find an interesting trend of drivers from left-side-driving countries having an overall rightward collision bias, while those from countries that drive on the right had a slight overall leftward bias. This trend supports previous research into rightward collision biases while also illustrating the need to expand collision research into a broader range of cultures
Alliances, assemblages, and affect: Teacher activism within and beyond the union in Saskatchewan
No full textA Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education, University of Regina. xii, 264 p.In recent decades, Canadian governments have increasingly drawn upon global neoliberal
policies to regulate the work of teachers and their professional organizations (Bascia, 2015;
Smaller, 1998). Neoliberalism has radically altered educational policies with respect to
curriculum, teaching pedagogy, and teachers’ professionalism (Apple, 2006; Ball, 2003),
impeding teachers’ ability to deliver democratic education (Darder, 2019). Viewing teacher
activism broadly, this research explored Saskatchewan teacher activists’ resistance to marketdriven
educational reforms through their engagement with both the power of grassroots social
movements and the institutional authority of their union. Guided by Harding et al.’s (2018)
poststructural framework of alliances, assemblages, and affects, this dissertation utilized Bartlett
and Vavrus's (2017) comparative case study approach to explore teachers’ activism across place,
space, and time. Sources included semi-structured interviews with ten known teacher activists
and two focus groups with the same participants. Informed by Saldaña (2021), data was analyzed
using eclectic coding then interweaved to generate poetry-like narratives representing teachers’
individual and collective voices. Findings showed that teachers strategically navigated activism
amidst conflicting personal, professional, and political demands. Both cognitive and affective
motivations served as the impetus for participation and activists’ involvements shifted dependent
upon factors such as work-life balance and perceived risks. Though teachers viewed grassroots
activism as more responsive and hopeful, they also valued the collective strength of the union
and recognized its role in their political development. This dissertation distinguishes itself by
exploring multifaceted teacher activism through poststructuralism thereby moving beyond mere
critique and emphasizing how teachers resist neoliberalism through intentional acts.
Keywords: teacher activism, teacher unions, social movements, poststructuralismStudentye
Developing photoresponsive lipid nanoparticles for the triggered release of small molecules
No full textA Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Chemistry, University of Regina. xix, 101 p.This thesis will examine numerous photo responsive drug delivery nanoparticles
containing two different first-generation (1G) donor-acceptor Stenhouse adduct (DASA)
molecules, DOPC, DLPC, cholesterol and lauric acid. The DASA isomerizes upon
visible light irradiation, thereby increasing membrane permeability through disruption of
the bilayer and releasing cargo. A 1G dioctyl DASA and a new 1G cholesterol-DASA
conjugate were synthesized, and their photophysical properties were studied and
compared. The dioctyl DASA was studied in DLPC with and without lauric acid, as it
was observed that the lauric acid promotes thermal isomerization of the photochrome,
eliminating photocontrol of the system. Thus, the incorporation of acid was removed for
the remaining studies. DLPC was found to be a “leaky” system, so DOPC was studied
afterwards. The dioctyl DASA in DOPC was found to be a highly stable system capable
of responding to a visible light trigger, but additional disruption is required for
therapeutical applications. Cholesterol was incorporated into this system and found to
further stabilize the nanoparticle, releasing even less cargo. Again, this system
responded to a visible light trigger but released insufficient cargo. The cholesterol-DASA
conjugate was hypothesized to create further disruption within the DOPC liposome,
triggering a greater amount of release upon its photoswitch, but unfortunately the
opposite was observed. However, useful insights were gained regarding the effects of
the donor group on the switching capacity of 1G DASAs, the impact of the incorporation
of cholesterol on a DOPC liposome, as well as important aspects of the calcein release
assay were discovered, providing valuable information to researchers continuing with
these methods. Finally, it was discovered that the highly lipophilic cholesterol-DASA
conjugate was able to incorporate into the lipid bilayer to a higher extent than was seen
with the dioctyl DASA. This has potential in creating a photo responsive nanoparticle
system, as photochrome incorporation tends to be a challenge in developing such
systems. Overall, advancements were made in tailoring the design of the components
within these nanoparticles as well as the methods used to study release.
Keywords: DASA, Photoswitching, Liposome Nanoparticle,
Cholesterol-DASA conjugate, Triggered releaseStudentye
The SHRIKE Experiments with poetic form and the ghazal through the lenses of surrealism and the gothic
No full textA Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Creative Writing and English, University of Regina. viii, 106 p.The Shrike is a collection of poetry that draws on poetics and theory related to surrealism,
the ghazal, the uncanny and the gothic to explore an interest in the boundaries, limitations and
transformation that comes from experimenting with genre and form. The notion of the “antighazal”
or “non-ghazal” is adopted and challenged by The Shrike and is used as a means for
further poetic experimentation and to understand the capacity for change within the ghazal form.
The difference between ghazals in English and ghazals in Urdu is also discussed in regards to the
tradition and culture the ghazal finds itself rooted in.
Sigmund Freud’s notion of the uncanny is used to understand the sense of dread and fear
that is often expressed or displayed in The Shrike. The collection uses the vampire figure to
express the speaker’s experience regarding love, desire, powerlessness, and the overall object of
male as lover and the female gaze. This in return relates to poetic discourse surrounding writers
such as Phyllis Webb and Adrienne Rich and their feminist use of the ghazal. The notion of the
vampire, or Dracula, is also explored to understand the question of “What is a monster? What
makes a monster?” and the monster’s role in The Shrike. The addition of the vampire shows how
I’ve transformed the ghazal. I’ve applied surreal and gothic elements to ghazals that are still
stringent in their adherence to the form. This indicates the varying subject matter that can inhabit
the ghazal without removing its formal devices. I don’t think the ghazals of this collection bend
the rules and neither do I try to make the form work for me. I work with the form. Therefore, the
collection showcases the form’s adaptability and how I’ve extended it.
Additionally, the collection investigates the speaker’s relationship with herself, the earth,
and the spiritual within domesticated or undomesticated spaces to communicate solitude, grief
and empowerment. I also discuss my surrealist sensibility and what that means for me as a
woman.
Keywords: poetry, genre, form, ghazal, surrealism, gothic, uncanny, feminist, DraculaStudentye