Schedule

Time

Room A2131

Room A2133

Room A2210

Room L2084

Room L2100

8:30 am

Arrive from 8:30 am to check your schedules and find your place. Parking is free. Light refreshments are provided.

9am

  - 10:00

BUSINESS: Strengthening Organizations through Ethical Decision-Making and Employee Well-Being

(Moderator: Dr. Murray MacTavish)

Julianna Denton, “Balancing Human Resources Priorities: A Focus on Employee Well-Being and Long-Term Organizational Performance”

Sydney Harner, “Responsible Human Resource Management: Balancing Organizational Performance and Employee Wel-Being through Ethical Practice”

Courage Debrah, “Beyond Profit-First Leadership: How Redemptive Leadership Impacts Ethical Decision-Making and Employee Well-Being in the Modern Workplace”

SOCIAL SCIENCES: Resilience and Well-Being in Turbulent Times

(Moderator: Dr. James Cresswell)

Toik Gwendolyn Tieleman, “The Pro-Ana Paradox: Personal Experiences Navigating Pro-Ana and Recovery Content on ED Forums”

Ethne Zieb-Herrmann, “‘There’s always a good ending’: How Individuals with FASD Express Resilience against Hardship”

Moyo Collins, “Psychodermatology in College Students: Examining Symptom Perceptions, Health-Seeking Actions, and Psychological Help-Seeking”

SCIENCE: Revelations of Earth, Water, and Air

(Moderator: Dr. Chris Wang)

Rachel Barg & Dr. Stephen Jeans, “Interdisciplinary Study Emerges from Digging into Geology”

Josiah Nelson, “The Effect of Generic and Specific Labels on the Mislabelling of Salmon”

Dr. Matthew Morris, “The Origins of Rosy Red Minnows in Alberta”

Rafael Baillie, “Extraction of 𝛼-Pinene Through Steam Distillation”

THEOLOGY: Studies in the Hebrew Bible

(Moderator: Dr. Jonathan Lo)

Bryan Cheng, “The Book of Jonah”

Dongyeon Lee, “God’s Promise for Diaspora Mission Revealed in Isaiah 4 and 6: Insights from a Biblical and Theological Perspective”

Dr. Colin Toffelmire, “Scribal Prophecy and the Day of the Lord”

HUMANITIES: Literature and Myth

(Moderator: Dr. Darren Dyck)

Alen Francis, “Desire and Hope in Dostoevsky and Augustine”

Micael Bittle, “The Fruit of Temptation: A Study on John Milton’s Notions on Temptation”

Dr. Ken Nickel, “Are we beyond hope? Scrutinizing the Contents of Pandora’s Jar

10:10

  - 11:10

ARTS: Music is a Verb

(Moderator: Mark Bartel)

Joshua Liwanag, “The Role of Music in Video Game Immersion: A Case Study on Genshin Impact”

Joel Warren, “From the Silver Screen to the Cine-Concert: How the Storytelling Capabilities of Film-Music Affect Audience Reception, Experience, and Appreciation”

Amy Morris, “I Will Survive: The Role of Music on Trauma Resilience”

Bethany Wickens, “The Room Where It Happened: How Broadway Bootlegs Shape the Theatre Fandom”

EDUCATION: Hope, Philosophy, and Creative Knowledge Mobilization in Education

(Moderator: Dr. Saulo Neves)

Amy Lemke, “St. Augustine’s Theory of Education: A Synthesis of Essentialism & Holism”

Dr. Saulo Neves, “The ‘My Serious Life Project’ Year 2: “Transforming the Docuseries into a 45-minute film for Educational Use and Knowledge Mobilization”

Dr. Claudia Sasse & Johana Mak-Castro, “Finding Hope through International Students’ Eyes: Photovoice Insights for Teaching and Learning”

HUMANITIES: Janet Lewis, Novelist

(Moderator: Dr. Jonathan Goossen)

Kaili Blackwell, “Good Wives and Hard Choices: Domestic Piety in the Work of Janet Lewis”

Madeleine Goossen, “Tragedy in The Ghost of Monsieur Scarron”

Tianna Hardman, “The Evolution of Art in Janet Lewis’s The Wife of Martin Guerre”

THEOLOGY: Expanding the Horizons of Theological Conversations on Hope

(Moderator: Dr. Christina Conroy)

Lincoln Alexander, “Conservation and Conciliation: Seeing the Contours of Settler-Indigenous Relations by Looking at Contemporary Wildlife Management Disputes”

Huafang Wang & Yihong Zhu, “Reimagining Hope in Turbulent Times: A Theological Interpretation for Plant Drought Resistance and Regeneration”

Lian Lister, “A Sabbath Vision as Hope for Creation: Practicing Resistance and Restraint in a Culture of Consumption”

HUMANITIES: Studies in the World Wars

(Moderator: Dr. Aaron Peters)

Ethan Nickerson, “‘The Fourth Central Power’: An Analysis of Bulgaria and Its Contributions to the Central Powers During the First World War”

Finley Van Hell, “Sobibor: Understanding Revolt in Despair”

11:20

  - 12:30

Plenary Presentation: “Reimagining Hope in Turbulent Times” in the  Airhart Theatre (A1085)

Dr. Ken Draper, Professor of History

12:30

Lunch Break: Food is provided in the Atrium for those who signed up for lunch at registration. Paid lunch is also available in the Calf.

Time

Room A2131

Room A2133

Room A2210

Room L2084

Room L2100

12:45

  -1:00

Lunch-Time Information Session: “Research Ethics Capacity-Building at Ambrose University” (Rita Yembilah & Pam Nordstrom) – in A2210

1:10

  - 2:20

Author Meets Critics

Dr. Alyssa Michaud’s

Automatic Artistry:

Negotiating Musical Creativity in a Technological Age

with critics

Dr. Luke Dahn and Dr. Joseph Roso (Moderator: Dr. Mark Bartel)

SCIENCE: Poster Session

IN THE UPPER ATRIUM

Ivan Crisostomo, “Development of a Green Chemistry Experiment for Undergraduate Biochemistry Laboratory”

Alexandra Martens & Arwynn MacPherson, “Urbanization and Rising Risk of Echinococcus Multilocularis in Pets and Humans in Alberta”

Sherri Krahn & Harsimar Singh, “Managing Pea Weevil Populations within Alberta’s Agriculture”

Juliana Hajduk & Prissy Chuoi, “A Deadly Spin: Impact of Whirling Disease in Alberta”

Ellia Tse & Avalon Legault, “The Dirt on Earthworms: Annelid Aliens’ Effect on Alberta’s Ecosystems

Cole Giesbrecht & Ben Farley, “Alberta Indicator Species: The Black Hills Mountainsnail (Oreohelix cooperi)”

2:30

  - 3:30+

BUSINESS: Hope, Resilience, and Performance: Exploring Leadership Approaches That Transform

(Moderator: Dr. Wilian Gatti)

Jackson Earle, “An Analysis of Coaching Leadership Styles in High-Performance Sport: Identifying Which Approach Best Supports Athlete Development and Competitive Success in Sport”

Nicole Fraser, “Transforming Leadership in the Management of Youth Sports: Servant Leadership as a Foundation for Resilient and Flourishing Young Athletes”

Josh Hill, “Hope-Driven Leadership: Building Resilient Organizations”

Dr. Willian Gatti Junior, “Entrepreneurs as Designers: Implications for Teaching and Learning”

SOCIAL SCIENCES: Social Contexts & Human Behaviour and Identity

(Moderator: Dr. Joel Thiessen)

Ariana Davis, “Knowledge Changes Behaviour: Exploring Human Behaviour Change through Informing Individuals of the Prestige Effect by Extending Processes Associated with the Bystander Effect”

Maria Withey, “Does Religious Context Affect Expression of Sexual and Gender Diverse Culture?”

Tonny Mwangi, “Serving through the Lens of Identity: Exploring How First-Generation Immigrants’ Identities Influence Their Service Delivery”

HUMANITIES: Humanities for Our World

(Moderator: Dr. Ken Draper)

Joel De Bruyn, “A Christian Response to the Changing World”

Emilie Pregal, “The Negative Impact Social Media Has on Female Athletes”

Matthew Smith, “Cultivating Citizens: The Essential Role of the Humanities in Democratic Life”

Paul Wong, “A Christian Studies Approach to Homelessness”

EDUCATION: Panel Session

(Moderator: Dr. Christy Thomas)

How Future Teachers Are Cultivating Hope

with

Dr. Claudia Sasse

and School of Education

Alumni and Students

THEOLOGY: Theology and Contemporary Issues

(Moderator: Dr. Colin Toffelmire)

Rylee Flamont, “A Theological Reflection on Disability”

Kin Wing Chan, “Responding to Public Issues concerning LGBTQ+ through Pauline Theology”

James Black, “Through the Eyes of the Apostle Paul: Examining Biblical Evidence for Women Leadership”

Hayley Meijndert, “Charismatic Communities and Christian Ethics: Exploring Spirt-Empowered Ministry and Ethical Responsibility”