Recipients
The Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) is pleased to recognize the contributions of the Student EDI Research Award recipients. Student recipients present their research to the Carleton community during the Fall term.
2025
Arleth Lugo Ruiz
Bachelor of Sociology (Honours)
Research Summary: Multiply Marginalized: Drug Consumption and Disability in Higher Education
Diksha Kale
PhD Candidate, Law and Legal Studies
Research Summary: Leaving Home: Using Interactive Fiction to Explore Student Attitudes towards Immigration
2024
Nagam Abuihmaid
Bachelor of Neuroscience and Mental Health (Honours)
Research Summary: Exploring the Impact of Traditional Islamic Practices on Muslim Students’ Mental Health Engagement with Campus Mental Health Services.
Martina Boddy
Masters, Earth Sciences
Research Summary: Considering Visible and Invisible Disabilities in the Field: Adapting to Improve Experiential Learning for Everyone
Keisha Cuffie
Bachelor of Political Science (Honours)
Research Summary: It’s Time, Reclaiming Our History: Including Black Canadians in University Curricula
Jada Gannon-Day
Combined Honours, Sociology and Anthropology
Research Summary: Images of Neoliberal Patriarchy: Youth Voluntourism and the Depoliticization of African Development
Rana Saadi
Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice (Honours)
Research Summary: Ally, Accomplice, or Co-Conspirator: What does allyship mean to BIPOC Students at Carleton University?
Erika Uzoegwu
Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours)
Research Summary: Race, Religion, and Inclusive Healthcare: Exploring Racial Dynamics and Spiritual Identities among Older Adults in an Evolving Landscape of Science and Medical Mistrust
2023
Cosette Arsenault-Deraps
Combined Honours, Indigenous and Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies
Research Summary: Reflections in the Water: How Indigenous Knowledge and Consent are Reflected in Fisheries Research
Aanya Baindur
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
Research Summary: Unveiling the Rainbow: Studying Carleton University’s Journey to 2SLGBTQ+ Inclusion
Olivia Little
Bachelor of Sociology (Honours)
Research Summary: Making the Invisible, Visible: a Guide for Structuring Support for Students with Invisible Disabilities Into Courses
Shadea Nance
Journalism and Film Studies (Honours)
Research Summary: Exploring Racial and Gender Diversity in Nintendo Wii Video Games
Pallavi Sodhi
Masters, Human-Computer Interaction
Research Summary: Accessible Play: Towards Designing a Framework for Customizable Accessibility in Games
2022
Lindsey Alcy
Honours Global and International Studies student
Research Summary: “Manje Kwit Pa Gen Met” [Cooked food has no owner]: the Hope of Food sovereignty among the Haitian Diaspora in Canada
Maryam Sahar
Master’s student in Migration and Diaspora Studies
Research Summary: Canada’s response to the humanitarian crises in Afghanistan (2021) and Ukraine (2022)
Carolyn Simon
Social work student minoring in Indigenous Studies
Research Summary: Weaving Indigenous Ways of Knowing in Social Work Education: A student’s perspective
Priya Van Oosterhout
Honours Neuroscience and Mental Health student
Research Summary: Racial Disparities Among Substance Use Study Participants
Samantha Wong
Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering student
Research Summary: Development of a Pocket Laboratory for Increasing Gender Representation in Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Programs
2021
Samira Amid
Law and Human Rights student
Research Summary: Qualitative Study of the Relationship Between Police and Racialized Male Youth Living in Canadian Social Housing Communities
Rumbi Chimhanda
PhD candidate, Political Science
Research Summary: Diasporic Experiences of Everyday Multiculturalism: Navigating Race and Space through African Women’s Beauty Practices
Meral Jamal
Journalism student (Minor in History)
Research Summary: A year of challenging institutionalized racism in journalism schools across Canada
Sami Islam
Journalism and Law student
Research Summary: Prosecutorial Discretion and Attorney General Directives
Khaled Madhoun
Engineering Physics student
Research Summary: EDI and Technology
Related News
3 min read
Congratulations to the 2025 Student EDI Research Award Recipients
7 min read
Congratulations to the 2024 Student EDI Research Award Recipients
6 min read