Undergraduate Student Research

Winners of the 2025 Roger S. Smith Researcher Award


Applicant Name Department Supervisor Project Title
Lily Polenchuk Political Science Catherine Kellogg On Truth and Lies: Freedom Convoy or Lawless Mob?
Jordan Degeling Psychology Kyle Nash Nervous System Arousal as a Modulator of Moral Conviction
Thomas Marinus Sociology Philip Badawy From ‘Blue Collars’ to ‘Green Collars’: Workers’ Perceptions and Future Perspectives in Alberta’s
Beckett Burdinsky History, Classics & Religion Craig Harvey Waste Not: How Ancient Trash Informs Modern Sustainability
Mia Leedell Psychology Kim Noels Using basic psychological need fulfillment to predict language learner well-being: a longitudinal
study
Asees Kaur Psychology Dana A. Hayward Civics and Attention
Deepannita Srabon History, Classics & Religion Sharon Romeo The Tanka and Tebhaga: Women’s Role in Agrarian Struggles in
Erin Embury Sociology Sandra Bucerius From Bars to Barriers: Access to Treatment for Substance Misuse After Release
Misha Macwan Linguistics Yvonne Lam Familial heritage language use and ethnic identity: Exploring the Gujarati
Maya Kaushal English & Film Studies Louise Harrington Extemist Ideology in contemporary Indian English Fiction