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DARE: 2026 Research Project Postings

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Anne F. MacLennanamaclenn@yorku.caDepartment of Communication & Media StudiesPodcasting's Possibilities for Mental Health: The Rise in Mental Health Podcasting and Societal Acceptance of Open Discussions of Mental Health
Ida Ferraraiferrara@yorku.caDepartment of EconomicsExplaining Skill Gaps in Canada: Adult Learning and Inequality (Arthur F. Williams DARE Project)
George J. Georgopoulosgeorgop@yorku.caDepartment of EconomicsAsymmetric Information, Cross Border Acquisitions, Premiums, and Post Acquisition Returns
Jinyue Lijinyueli@yorku.caDepartment of EconomicsUse of AI in Economics Courses
Berta Esteve-Volartbertaev@yorku.caDepartment of EconomicsAdvancing Gender Diversity in Leadership Positions
Agnes Whitfieldagnesw@yorku.caDepartment of EnglishJudicial Training in Language/Translation/Interpretation Awareness
Tiana Reidtareid@yorku.caDepartment of EnglishAutobiographies of Black Toronto
Deanne Williamsdmw@yorku.caDepartment of EnglishShakespeare and Diasporic Book History in Spain and Portugal, 1592-1820
Pasha Mallapmalla@yorku.caDepartment of EnglishThe Dreamworld: Lost and Found
Rukmini Baruarbarua@yorku.caDepartment of HistoryCircuits of Wonder: South Asian Performers and the Global Politics of Racialized Labour
Abril Liberatoriabrill@yorku.caDepartment of HistoryHistorical Atlas of Italians in Canada (Arthur F. Williams DARE Project)
Cheryl Cowdyccowdy@yorku.caDepartment of Humanities‘Little White Savages’: The Anglo-Indigeneity of Settler Colonial Childhoods in Fictional English-Language Captivity Narratives and Their Circulation and Readership within the Transatlantic Book and Periodical Trade, 1880-1920 (Arthur F. Williams DARE Project)
Abigail Shabtayashabtay@yorku.caDepartment of HumanitiesExamining the Landscape of Performing Arts Initiatives for Children and Youth
Maria L. Figueredomfiguere@yorku.caDepartment of Languages, Literatures & LinguisticsDigital Magazine Research-Creation: Hispanic Cultural Production in Canada
Jacqueline Ngjwng2009@yorku.caDepartment of Languages, Literatures & LinguisticsFrom language learning to belonging: Negotiating transnational identities of multilingual students in Canadian EAP classrooms
Liz Smeetslsmeets@yorku.caDepartment of Languages, Literatures & LinguisticsAn experimental study on first language loss: Dutch immigrants in Canada (Arthur F. Williams DARE Project)
Thomas Kettigtkettig@yorku.caDepartment of Languages, Literatures & LinguisticsRhotic articulation in To/r/onto English
Antonella Valeoantvaleo@yorku.caDepartment of Languages, Literatures & LinguisticsContext Matters: An Investigation of Oral Corrective Feedback in the Adult ESL Classroom.
Ethel Tungohantungohan@yorku.caDepartment of PoliticsMigrant activism in digital spaces and in real-life: contesting far-right anti-immigration rhetoric
Carlo Fanellifanelli@yorku.caDepartment of Social ScienceFrom Remote Work to Return-to-Office: Implications for Worker Well-Being (Arthur F. Williams DARE Project)
Amelie Barrasabarras@yorku.caDepartment of Social ScienceThe Secularism on the move project
Jessica Braimohjbraimoh@yorku.caDepartment of Social ScienceHear us, house us: Visioning a group-based foster care model for youth with complex needs
Cary Wucarywu@yorku.caDepartment of SociologyActiveTO initiative and urban health
Chris Robinsoncrobinso@yorku.caSchool of Administrative StudiesThe Canadian Homeowners’ Problem: Should I take a Reverse Mortgage?
Isha Sharmasharmai@yorku.caSchool of Administrative StudiesVirtual Influencers and Body Image Representation: Comparing Depictions and Short-Term Psychological Effects among Young Consumers
Daniel W Richardsdanwrich@yorku.caSchool of Administrative StudiesLife After Work: Narratives of Retirement Among Low-Income Canadians
Ali Asgaryasgary@yorku.caSchool of Administrative StudiesWorld Cup Crowd Management Experiences: Canada
Saikat Sarkarsarkars@yorku.caSchool of Administrative StudiesDo male and female CEOs behave differently when compensated with ESOs?
Nabil Tahanintahani@yorku.caSchool of Administrative StudiesOptimal Pricing and Conditions for a Reverse Mortgage Lender in Canada
Jennifer A. Spinneyjspinney@yorku.caSchool of Administrative StudiesInvestigating Severe and Extreme Wind Experience in Ontario to improve disaster resilience
Semih Yildirimyildirim@yorku.caSchool of Administrative StudiesCross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions Under Global Fragmentation: Which Firms Acquire and Which Deals Succeed?
Marie-Hélène Budworthbudworth@yorku.caSchool of Human Resource ManagementExpanding Our Monoracial Lens: Exploring the Experiences of Multiracial People in the Workplace
James Chowhanchowhan@yorku.caSchool of Human Resource ManagementA Multi-Domain Work and Non-work Approach to linking Resources and Demands, Attitudes and Behaviours
Stephen Chensychen@yorku.caSchool of Information TechnologyMulti-objective backpropagation for training neural networks
Peter A. Khaiterpkhaiter@yorku.caSchool of Information TechnologyData Analytics in Environmental Applications
Marina G Erechtchoukovamarina@yorku.caSchool of Information TechnologyDeveloping synthetic datasets for improving multilabel text classification in the Sustainable Development domain
Sotirios Liaskosliaskos@yorku.caSchool of Information TechnologyComputational Reasoning with Stock and Flow Macroeconomic Models
Zijiang Yangzyang@yorku.caSchool of Information TechnologyA systematic literature review on the application of explainable artificial intelligence in healthcare
Maxxine Rattnermaxxiner@yorku.caSchool of Social WorkExpanding discourse around dying through Photovoice: Part II
Trish Lenztrishl@yorku.caSchool of Social Work'Yes In My Backyard...But Not Like That': Discursive Rebranding of Opposition to New Emergency Shelter Locations in Toronto
Sarah Maitersmaiter@yorku.caSchool of Social WorkInsights into Teacher Challenges in Managing and Reporting Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect
Matthew Bucemimbucemi@yorku.caThe Writing DepartmentFantasy and Science Fiction on the Canadian Market
Rich Shivenerrichshiv@yorku.caThe Writing DepartmentDigital Participation and Community Knowledge: Supporting International Research on Games and Online Investigation