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Sikh Immigration with Jasmine Padam
Immigrating to a new country is never easy, and for Sikh women in Canada, the experience comes with its own unique challenges. Jasmine Padam, a master’s student in the...
Educational Policies with Alycia Garcia
This week, we’re exploring how education policies can shape a student’s future—especially for those new to the country. Alycia Garcia, a PhD student in the Department ...
Galaxy Clusters with Max Kurzner
In today's episode, we’re zooming out from individual stars to entire galaxies! Max Kurzner, a PhD student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, takes us on a jo...
Star Formation with Breanna Crompvoets
This week on Beyond the Jargon, we’re looking to the stars—literally! Breanna Crompvoets, a PhD student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, joins us to break d...
Kinesiology with Sophia Mastrangelo
This is the last episode of Beyond the Jargon 2024! Our final guest is Sophia Mastrangelo, a 2nd year Master's student in Kinesiology. This was a super interesting f...
Psychology - Lifespan Health and Development with Tara Cooper
The guest for this episode is Tara Cooper, who is a 2nd year master’s student in the department of Psychology, specifically in Lifespan Health and Development. I invit...
Musicology with Cleo Yong
On the second episode of Beyond the Jargon Season 10, I spoke to Cleo Yong. Cleo is a second-year master’s student in musicology, focusing on a very interesting piece ...
Coastal Climate Solutions Leaders with Luke Seybold
Beyond the Jargon exists to give a platform to graduate students at UVic so they can discuss their research in an accessible and non-formal way. I will be interviewin...
Graduate Student Perspectives on Indigenous Research Methodologies: Indigenous Youth-Led (Re)search & Sexuality
In this episode, Olvie talks about her thesis project related to Indigenous Youth-Led (Re)search & Sexuality. Olvie also shares reflections about the Indigenous Resear...
The Sociology of Healthy Aging and Assistive Technology
Thomas recently completed his Master’s in Sociology. He and I have been working on a project related to older adults and the use of technology to support aging in plac...
Dual Public Health Emergencies in British Columbia
This episode features the research interests and work from Daniel Gudino, a graduate student affiliate and research assistant at the Canadian Institute for Substance U...
Amplifying Trans Voices: Community-Based Research
In this episode, Eli, an international graduate student of the Social Dimensions of Health program at UVic, shares key terminology regarding LGBTQ2+ themes and other i...
The umbilical cord: the healing power of the arts
In this episode, theatre grad student, Lindsay Delaronde shares her journey in academia and how her trajectories of personal growth influenced her different education...
A look Into Psychosis Narratives
In this episode of Beyond The Jargon, I sit down with Anthropology PhD candidate, Luke Kernan, and we discuss the topic of Psychosis Narratives. We explore what psycho...
The Sociology behind AI and Surveillance Capitalism
"In this episode, I sit down with Talya Jesperson, Sociology Master's Student at the University of Victoria, and we discuss human AI relationships and the implications...
Uncovering the lost fishing gear of the Salish Sea
Lost fishing gear is a globally under studied problem, damaging marine ecosystems via habitat degradation, killing marine life, and negatively affecting commercial fis...
What About Care in Child and Youth Care?
In this episode I sit down and talk with Graduate students Wolfgang Vachon and Shannon Cherry, in a conversation that surrounds the work of Wolfgang's PhD research inq...
S7 E11: Dennis Gupa
In this episode Taiwo sits down with Dennis Gupa - a PhD Candidate in the Theatre Department. Dennis explores how indigenous performance and human settlements are affe...
S7 E10: Leah Tidey & Taiwo Afolabi
In this very special episode; Taiwo chats with Leah Tidey, a PhD Candidate in the Department of Theatre, University of Victoria. Leah does research in Qualitative Soci...
S7 E9: Stephanie Grukhle
In this episode; Taiwo interviews Stephanie Grukhle. Stephanie is a Master's student in the Department of Political Science and her research focuses on the internation...
S7 E8: Smith Oduro-Marfo
Taiwo chats with Smith Oduro-Marfo, a PhD Candidate in the Department of Political Science. Smith's research explores surveillance, privacy, and identification systems...
S7 E7: Nicole Bates-Eamer
Taiwo sits down with Nicole Bates-Eamer, a PhD Candidate in the Department of Political Science, whose research explores the intersection between climate change and th...
S7 E6: Ambreen Shehzad Hussaini
This time, Taiwo talks to Ambreen Shehzad Hussaini, a PhD cadidate in the department of Art History and Visual Studies, about her research into contemporary artistic e...
S7 E5: Lynn Ng Yu Lin
In this episode, Taiwo explores the work of Lynn Ng Yu Lin, a PhD Candidate in the department of Political Science and her research into the concept of foreign domesti...
S7 E4: Alby Berticević Nicols
In this episode, we join Alby Berticević Nicols, an autistic, agender economics student who is also an activist. Alby discusses their research how economic systems are...
S7 E3: Elaine Laberge
In this episode of Beyond the Jargon, we meet Elaine Laberge, a PHD student in Sociology. Taiwo Afolabi and Elaine discuss the lived experiences of inter-generational ...
S7 E2: Tara Brosschot
We join Tara Brosschot, who traveled all the way from the Netherlands to study biology here at UVIC. In this episode, she discusses her research on parasitic worms (or...
S7 E1: Tanya Manning-Lewis
In this episode: Taiwo meets Tanya Manning-Lewis, 3rd year PHD student in the department of curriculum and instruction with a focus on language and literacy. Taiwo and...
S 06 E 10 Matt Miller
Matt Miller is a MSc candidate in the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences at the University of Victoria, and an Ocean Bridge leader. For more information, you can visit...
S 06 E 09 Dave Nagel
Dave Nagel is a PhD candidate in Faculty of Education at the University of Victoria with an emphasis on Leadership Studies. For more information, he can be reached by ...