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Debris flows, common in mountainous terrain worldwide, are often primarily attributed to intense precipitation events, leading to rapid downslope transferals of sediment from hillslopes to channels…

A preprint is a version of a research manuscript posted by its author to a preprint server prior to peer review. Preprints are associated with a variety of benefits including the ability to rapidly…

The Brenot Creek landslide in northeastern British Columbia initially failed in the early 1980s and was relatively inconspicuous until a failure in August 2014 commenced a period of sustained…

The "automobility" system refers to the prevalence of the private car, including technology, infrastructure, and cultural elements. In this thesis, I investigate automobility at the micro-…

"Indigenous peoples make up 5% of the world's population but protect 80% of the world's biodiversity" (COP 15, 2023). This close relationship to the environment means that…

Non-Indigenous teachers are pivotal in First Nation schools, delivering education while navigating cultural differences and historical contexts (Jardine, 2019). This research project sheds light on…

Indigenous leadership is strengthened by family and community connections, which help keep leaders grounded and self-aware. (Minthorn, 2015; Joseph, 2013; Kovach, 2009). Okanagan-Similkameen (syilx/…

If Indigenous students are considered "at-risk" at BC public post-secondary educational institutions due to hardship, socioeconomic discrepancies, and/or learning disabilities, what can…

The objective of our research was to identify the values and principles embedded in our captikʷɬ laws, traditions, and leadership practices, and to better understand how they can be applied to the…

The Covid-19 Pandemic highlighted the critical role of the internet in shaping citizenship in Canada, as individuals and businesses deepened their reliance on digital connectivity. The literature on…

The geomorphology of British Columbia has been strongly affected by the Quaternary history of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet. This project uses a high resolution lidar dataset combined with field…

The conservation of intraspecific genetic diversity is guided by the distribution of genetic variation across geographic space (i.e., spatial structure) and across the genome (i.e., genomic structure…

Road mortality poses a significant threat to freshwater turtles globally, including the western painted turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii). Even low levels of road mortality can severely impact the long…

Southwestern British Columbia is characterized by notable geologic and physiographic features, including the Jurassic-Tertiary Coast Mountain batholith (Coast Plutonic Complex) and the Quaternary…

Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are promising zero-emission power sources for electric vehicles and stationary power systems. The efficiency and durability of PEMFCs are significantly…

This thesis investigates the effects of "S" zoning in the Metrotown Town Centre of Burnaby, specifically the Maywood/Central Park East neighbourhood. The introduction of "S"-…

The increasing practices of medical crowdfunding and global medical missions have enabled people and communities facing health inequities to access essential healthcare services not provided by local…

Cyclin dependent kinase 8 (CDK8) is a serine/threonine protein kinase that forms a module with Cyclin C, Mediator 12 and Mediator 13. The kinase module reversibly interacts with the Mediator, a 26-…

The capture and conversion of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) is a widely researched strategy to addressing the climate crisis and mitigating CO2 emissions stemming from the use of fossil-…

Humans are having myriad direct and indirect effects on marine species. Echinoderms appear particularly prone to dramatic population declines and extirpations driven by both disease and anthropogenic…