Research Assistants Showcase Summer Work at Annual Poster Competition

As part of the summer assistantship, students are given the opportunity to write and submit an abstract and poster to share their research at the annual Undergraduate Summer Research Assistantship (USRA) Poster Competition.

Congratulations to the following College of Nursing research assistants and faculty who profiled their work at the USRA competition on August 18th.

RA: Razieh Alizadeh
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Louise Racine (Saskatoon Campus)
Project: Effects of International Immersion Experiences on Undergraduate Nursing Students' Level of Cultural Competency 

RAs: Sarah Bocking, Jennifer Ong & Vivian Murungi
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Lorraine Holtslander (Saskatoon Campus)
Project: "Stop and Slow Down": A pilot project of meditation and mindfulness techniques during a first nursing clinical experience 

RA: Megan Hewson
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Helen Vandenberg (Regina Campus)
Project: The History of the BC Hospital Association Convention, 1918-1931

RAs: Shelby Lang & Sydney Lerat
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Lynn Jansen (Regina Campus)
Project: Working Relationships: Translating Knowledge for Chronic Care Management in First Nation Communities

RA: Juan Martinez
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Tracie Risling (Saskatoon Campus)
Project: Defining Empowerment and Supporting Engagement: Saskatchewan Patients and the eHealth Citizen Health Information Portal 

RA: Vivian Murungi
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Lorraine Holtslander (Saskatoon Campus)
Project: The contentious issue of palliative care delivery in the correctional setting: A case study using findings from a scoping review

RA: Lindsey Wagner
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Wanda Martin (Saskatoon Campus)
Project: Creating an Urban Agriculture Action Plan

“Hiring undergraduate research assistants for summer is a win-win for both the College of Nursing, our faculty, as well as the students,” said Dr. Phil Woods, Associate Dean. “It’s a wonderful opportunity to expose students to nursing research, which will hopefully lead them to pursue graduate studies in the future. For our faculty, it’s an excellent opportunity for them to have access to additional resources to advance their research projects and for the College, it’s a chance for us to build our research capacity.”

For more information on undergraduate research assistantships, please visit the University of Saskatchewan Research website.

Learn more about the research projects here.