2011/2012 REPORT ON R E S E A R C H SCHOLARSHIP & C R E AT I V E ACTIVITY Message from the Interim Associate Vice President Academic The Annual Report on Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity showcases the diversity and depth of research at MacEwan University and celebrates the contributions made by individuals from all areas of our institution. The large number of student co-authors highlights the commitment of the university to the undergraduate learning experience and the incredible research opportunities available to students through the mentorship of our dedicated faculty. Dr. David McLaughlin Message from the Research Officer In 2011-12, MacEwan University’s research portfolio grew by leaps and bounds. The year heralded the development of the university’s first five-year strategic plan for research, the establishment of an undergraduate student research initiative, and an increase in faculty and student engagement in a variety of innovative research, scholarly and artistic projects. Credit for these successes is due, in large part, to the much valued achievements of faculty whose inspired scholarship featured in this report: • contributes to a strong learning environment, • assists the university to attract and retain high quality students and faculty, • leads to the establishment of research collaborations and partnerships, and • responds to the needs of the communities we serve. On behalf of the Office of the Associate Vice President Academic and Research, we extend thanks to the university research committees for their continuing service and support of research and scholarly projects. Further, for their assistance in preparing this publication, we extend thanks to staff in Research Services, the Faculty Commons, and the administration of our four faculties and schools. To learn more about faculty and student research or to explore opportunities for collaborations to benefit our communities, contact: Meghan Abbott, Research Officer 780-633-3265, [email protected] www.MacEwan.ca/Research All MacEwan University faculty – sessional, probationary, continuing, professional resource and senior officers – are invited to submit their annual contributions for consideration for inclusion in this report. The selection of scholarship highlights the individual contributions of faculty to their various disciplines. This report is not comprehensive and work may not have been done solely under the auspices of MacEwan University. Legend (S) = sessional faculty green = student author Eligible Categories • Peer-reviewed book(s) or chapter(s) authored/co-authored • Peer-reviewed book(s) or chapter(s) edited/co-edited • Article(s) in peer-reviewed journal(s) • Peer-reviewed conference presentation(s) • Other peer-reviewed scholarship • Grant(s) and award(s) • Non-peer reviewed scholarly activity TABLE OF CONTENTS CENTRE FOR THE ARTS AND COMMUNICATIONS Arts and Cultural Management ........................................................................................................1 Bachelor of Communication Studies ...............................................................................................1 Design Studies .................................................................................................................................4 Fine Art ............................................................................................................................................4 Music................................................................................................................................................7 Theatre Arts ....................................................................................................................................12 Theatre Production .........................................................................................................................13 FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE Anthropology, Economics and Political Science ...........................................................................17 Bachelor of Physical Education Transfer .......................................................................................22 Biological Sciences ........................................................................................................................24 Computer Science ..........................................................................................................................25 Engineering ....................................................................................................................................25 English ...........................................................................................................................................26 Humanities .....................................................................................................................................34 Mathematics and Statistics .............................................................................................................37 Physical Sciences ...........................................................................................................................39 Preparation for University and College .........................................................................................45 Psychology .....................................................................................................................................45 Sociology .......................................................................................................................................54 FACULTY OF HEALTH AND COMMUNITY STUDIES Child and Youth Care .....................................................................................................................59 Disability Studies ...........................................................................................................................63 Early Learning and Childcare ........................................................................................................63 Holistic Health ...............................................................................................................................65 Nursing ...........................................................................................................................................65 Police and Investigations ...............................................................................................................70 Social Work ....................................................................................................................................71 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Accounting and Strategic Measurement ........................................................................................75 Bachelor of Commerce ..................................................................................................................75 Human Resource Management ......................................................................................................89 Legal Assistant ...............................................................................................................................90 Management Studies ......................................................................................................................90 LIBRARY ..........................................................................................................................93-94 ADMINISTRATION ..............................................................................................97-99 APPENDIX Research, Scholarly Activity & Creative Achievement Fund (RSACAF) October 2011 Call ............................................................................................................103-104 Conference, Exhibition & Performance Travel Fund (CEPTF) February 2012 Call ..........................................................................................................105-106 Research, Scholarly Activity & Creative Achievement Fund (RSACAF) March 2012 Call ..............................................................................................................107-108 Centre for the Arts & Communications Faculty in the Centre for the Arts and strategic investments in this area. Within the Communications (CFAC) continue to past few years alone, CFAC has significantly demonstrate growth and excellence in research, increased its funding support to both full-time scholarly and creative practice by offering a as well as sessional faculty, which made it diverse range of peer-reviewed scholarly and possible for them to work on a wide range of creative works both here and abroad. The research projects and creative pursuits. Whether milestone achieved so far is a strong testament it is a critical look into the globalization of to the commitment on the part of our faculty to communication, a jazz collaboration, or a be at the leading edge of their discipline and to critical examination of the environmental art use research and scholarly activity as another practices in the Polar Regions, the net benefits important opportunity to engage students in the to CFAC, our faculty, and to our students learning process. include a higher profile of our programs as well as a learning experience informed by factors The rise in the number of research and creative including research and real-world professional activities, however, will not be possible without practice. ARTS AND CULTURAL MANAGEMENT s n o GINTHER, Rose i t a Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentation(s) c Presentation date: June 1, 2012 i Ginther, R. (2012, June). Field Placement –Pedagogical potholes and pathways. Presented at n the Association of Arts Administration Educators Conference, George Mason u University, Claremont, CA, USA. m BACHELOR OF COMMUNICATION STUDIES m o MACPHERSON, Iain C d Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentation(s) n Presentation date: June 20, 2012 a MacPherson, I. (2012, June). Complexity, hybridity, and the globalization of Japan. Presented at the Global Studies Conference, Moscow, Russia. s Presentation date: June 1, 2012 t MacPherson, I. (2012, June). Paradox, perspective, and particularity: Neoliberalism and Japanese r A Management. Presented at the Canadian Communication Association Annual Conference, Waterloo, ON. e h MAZO, Lucille t r o Peer-Reviewed Book(s) or Chapter(s) Authored/Co-authored f Mazo, L., Chen, N., Church, A., Cloutier, M., Paradis, D. A., Robertson, D. and Ruperts, e C. (2012). Communicating environmental issues in an undergraduate journal. In M. Kefaki and Y. Pasadeos (Eds.), Challenges in International Communication (pp 129-139). r t Athens, Greece: Athens Institute for Education and Research, ATINER 2012. n e Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentation(s) C Conference dates: May 20-23, 2012 Mazo, L. (2012, May). Correlations between university educators’ communication and learning styles. Paper presented at the Annual International Society for Technical Communication Conference Summit 2012, Chicago, IL, USA. Report on Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity 2011/2012 1 C Non-Peer Reviewed Scholarly Activity e Mazo, L., Church, A., Cloutier, M., Paradis, D. A. and Robertson, D. (2012). n Communicating environmental issues in an undergraduate journal. Journal of Communication and Computer, 9(6), 697-706. t r e ROCCIA, Peter f o r Article(s) in Peer-Reviewed Journal(s) t Roccia, P. J. (2012). Rendering the semantic field of help meet: Etymology and the “true” h meaning of marriage in Milton’s divorce tracts and Paradise lost. In R. Andrews e and R. Florio (Eds.), Love, Friendship, Marriage: 32nd Annual Medieval and Renaissance Forum at Plymouth State University. (pp. 85-90), 15-16 April 2011. The Public Heritage A Institute Regis College: Weston, MA. r t s Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentation(s) Conference dates: June 20-22, 2012 a Roccia, P. J. (2012, June). The strange case of The 99: Translating the comic book medium from n left to right, from west to east. Presented at the Fifth Conference on Global Studies, d Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia. C Presentation date: May 30, 2012 Roccia, P. J. (2012, May). Mimicking the medium: The effects, affect, and ethics of media o transfer from comic books to advertising. Presented at the Canadian Communication m Association, Congress for the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON. m Presentation date: May 26, 2012 Roccia, P. J. (2012, May). Between the naked and the unclean: Milton’s polemical translation of the u Hebrew Old Testament’s ervat davar in the divorce tracts and Paradise Lost. Presented at the n Canadian Society for Renaissance Studies, Congress for the Humanities and Social i Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON. c a Conference dates: April 20-21, 2012 Roccia, P. J. (2012, April). A detour on the road to prophecy?: Influence, inquisition, and invective t i within the historical moment of Julius Caesar Scaliger and Nostradamus, Agen, France, o 1533–55. Presented at the 33rd Annual Medieval and Renaissance Forum, Plymouth n State University, Plymouth, NH, USA. s Conference dates: March 7-9, 2012 Roccia, P. J. (2012, March). One word order?: Conceptual syntagmatics, linguistic imperialism, and the consequences of English syntax for scientific discourse. Presented at Communicating in a World of Norms: International Communication Association Regional Conference in Europe, Information and Comunication in Contemporary Globalization, Lille, France. 2 Report on Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity 2011/2012 Grant(s) and Award(s) s Roccia, P. J. (2011, August). Rest in peace. First Prize, Avenue Edmonton’s Short & Tweet n Contest, Edmonton, AB. o i t Non-Peer Reviewed Scholarly Activity a Presentation date: November 20, 2011 c Roccia, P. J. (2011, November). Comic books, media, and time travel. Conducted at Pure i Speculation Festival, Edmonton, AB. n u m VERMEER, Leslie m Article(s) in Peer-Reviewed Journal(s) o Mackey, M., Vermeer, L., Storie, D. and DeBlois, E. (2012). The constancy of the school C “Canon”. A survey of texts used in grade 10 english language arts in 2006 and 1996. Language and Literacy, 14(1): 26-58 d n Other Peer-Reviewed Scholarship a Vermeer, L. (2012, April). Defended and passed doctoral dissertation Reading Between the s Lines and Against the Grain: English Language Arts and Social Reproduction in Alberta. t Degree conferred November 2012. r A Non-Peer Reviewed Scholarly Activity e Vermeer, L. (2012). Reviewer of six stories and two books. Resource Links, 17(5), 17(4) and h 17(3). t r o ZYPCHYN, Karen f e Article(s) in Peer-Reviewed Journal(s) r Zypchyn, K. (2012). Getting back to the garden: reflections on gendered behaviours in home t n gardening. Earth Common Journal, 2(1). e C Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentation(s) Presentation date: May 11, 2012 Zypchyn, K. (2012, May). Lessons in student engagement: MacEwan University journalism students learn from a new teacher called poverty. Presented at the Canadian Alliance of Community Service Learning Conference 2012, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK. Report on Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity 2011/2012 3 C Non-Peer Reviewed Scholarly Activity e Zypchyn, K. (2011). Review and revision of the textbook Ecology: Concepts and Applications n (2nd Canadian Edition) by M.C. Moles and J.F. Cahill. McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd.: Canada. t r e DESIGN STUDIES f o r PARKER, James t h Grant(s) and Award(s) e Parker, J. (2012, March). Logo competition winner. Oliver Community League Festival, A Edmonton, AB. r t s FINE ART a n GOMEZ, Liz (S) d Article(s) in Peer-Reviewed Journal(s) C Gomez, L. (2012). Natural History and Haptic Images. Antennae, 20(Spring), 106-116. o m Patchett, M., Foster, K., Gomez, L. and Roe, A. (2012). Ruffling Feathers: Exhibiting the Monstrous Geographies of the Plumage Trade. Antennae, 20(Spring), 27-54. m u Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentation(s) n Conference date: March 28-April 1, 2012 Gomez, L. (2012, March). Exhibiting Affect: A Case Study in Material Encounters and Curatorial i c Practice. Paper presented at the Cultural Studies Association Annual Conference, a University of San Diego, CA, USA. t Conference date: May 10-12, 2012 i o Gomez, L. (2012, May). Affect and Artifact: Colonial Collecting in Western Canada. Paper presented at the Association for Canadian Studies in Ireland XVIth Biennial n Conference, University College, Dublin, Ireland. s Other Peer-Reviewed Scholarship Gomez, L. and Patchett, M. (2012-2013). Curators. Fashioning Feathers: Dead Birds, Milinery Craft and the Plumage Trade. Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton AB. 4 Report on Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity 2011/2012