Lakehead University Knowledge Commons: Recent submissions
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Traveling wave-based fault location in power grids using neural networks
(2025)downtime and improving public safety. One practical FL approach involves utilizing traveling waves (TWs) to locate the fault along a transmission line. TW-based FL methods are highly regarded for their speed and resilience ... -
Spaces of possibility: transmasculine representation in contemporary media
(2025)This thesis is a qualitative multi-case study of three contemporary media spaces: Reddit’s r/ftm subreddit, YouTube’s Jammidodger channel and Dimensions 20: The Unsleeping City (Mulligan, 2019) as sites of public pedagogy. ... -
Where I sit: an autoethnography of being/becoming a neurodiverse student
(2025)This SSHRC-funded autoethnographic portfolio explores the lived experiences of a neurodiverse university student through transformative multimedia story-making. Drawing from the researcher's personal journey with anxiety, ... -
Investigating the use of paper mill residuals as agricultural soil amendments in Thunder Bay, Ontario
(2025)This study investigates the repurposing of pulp and paper mill residuals as soil amendments for agriculture around Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Two pulp and paper mill residuals, wood ash (WA) and pulp and paper mill mixed ... -
Long bolted HSS-to-HSS connection for modular structures: a solution for indigenous housing challenges
(2025)Remote Indigenous communities across Canada are experiencing severe housing shortages and widespread repair needs, both stemming from engineering challenges encountered during construction. To address these issues, ... -
The effect of land conversion from forest to agriculture on soil health indicators in rainy river, Ontario
(2025)Due to changing climate and shifting crop zones, there is an opportunity for agriculture to expand in northern regions. This will require conversion of forest and scrubland to agriculture. Conventional methods of land ... -
Industrial residuals in land reclamation: enhancing soil recovery and ecological function in disturbed glacial soils
(2025)This dissertation investigates the reclamation potential of industrial residuals in remediating disturbed glacial soils in Northeastern Ontario. Focusing on two distinct yet similarly degraded landscapes — abandoned aggregate ... -
Development of Mid-IR Laser
(2025)We proposed and demonstrated a mid-IR fiber laser at 1925 nm using a thulium-doped fiber as the gain medium. The designed laser needs lower pump power compared to that previously reported. The developed laser is compact ... -
Teaching through the tensions: dwelling in multiple accountabilities and responsibilities as a scholar-activist educator
(2025)This portfolio explores the experiences of a twenty-first century educator (myself) in my role as a white settler educator working in a unique high school education model, in a diverse urban context in Winnipeg, Manitoba, ... -
The apology mosaic: sexual assault survivors’ experience in receiving an apology from the perpetrator as a form of accountability
(2025)Through the methodology of descriptive phenomenology, the purpose of this qualitative research was to explore the lived experiences of female sexual assault survivors in Canada who received an apology from their perpetrator ... -
Shaping my Latinx body in Canada: challenging internalized anti-fat bias
(2025)This research project explores my journey as a Mestizo Latinx Immigrant woman in Canada and how, with a body transformation, I came to realize that I have an internalized anti-fat bias. As an autoethnographer, I delve ... -
From Manomin to ‘Wild’ Rice and Back Again: Understanding the Transformations of a Native Ontario Grain and Indigenous Cultural Resurgence
(2024-12)Manomin (also called manoomin) is a native Canadian grain (Zizania palustris) that was the main carbohydrate food for many Indigenous people in Ontario for many generations and over a million pounds were harvested per year ... -
In the interest of reconciliation in education: inclusive indigenous content and modifications to the Ontario social studies and history curriculum from 1998 to 2023
(2025)The Ontario Social Studies and History curriculum aids students in developing skills, knowledge, understanding, and attitudes that will benefit them in the classroom, their communities, and beyond. Nonetheless, there are ... -
A novel current source converter-based ultra-high-power offshore wind energy conversion system
(2025)In medium voltage (MV) ultra-high-power (over 10 MW) offshore wind energy conversion systems (WECS), current source converter (CSC)-based series-connected configurations are a good candidate. However, existing CSC-based ... -
Housing crisis and international students' health in Canada: a case study at Lakehead University
(2024)This research seeks to examine the housing experiences of international students, utilizing Lakehead University as a case study site to ascertain the potential effects of the prevailing housing crisis and different forms ... -
Photonic sensor based on surface-enhanced raman scattering for the detection of trace chemicals
(2025)The research presented in this thesis describes the development of a three-dimensional (3D) tapered optical fiber-based surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensor for detecting trace chemicals. The developed system ... -
Supporting transgender, non-binary, gender-nonconforming, and Two Spirit (TGNBGN2S) students in the classroom
(2025)The goal of the research and Portfolio was to create an online training module for teachers that will better educate them on how to support TGNBGN2S students in their classrooms. Studies show that transgender, non-binary, ... -
Optimal and global autonomous navigation in environments with convex obstacles
(2025)Motion planning for autonomous navigation in unknown environments cluttered with obstacles is a fundamental challenge in robotics, requiring efficient, safe, and reliable strategies for path planning. This thesis introduces ... -
Improving urban mobility for people with visual loss at floating bus stops in Canada
(2024)At present time, technological advancements and emphasis on inclusive urban planning are a priority for transportation professionals to enhance urban mobility for road users, especially for people with vision loss (PWVL). ...
